Without fanning the flames of a potential flamewar, I think it's
worth mentioning that now that Macs are using Intel Core processors,
direct harware comparisons between Apple hardware and, e.g., Dell are
now very possible. And the premium one pays for running OS X is not
nearly as much as everyone seems to assume. If you match the hardware
feature-for-feature, Macs are actually competitive with similar
WinTel hardware.
The real difference is that Dell etc. offer ultra-low-end machines,
and Apple does not -- the new Mac mini, base config, is $599 -- which
is, admittedly, more than a bottom-line Dell. But it's not
*significantly* more than a similarly-configured Intel Core Solo
Dell, once you factor in all the "standard" features of the MacIntel
mini (Wireless G, Bluetooth 2.0, gigabit ethernet, etc).
- Darcy
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On 04 Mar 2006, at 12:33 AM, Mark D Lew wrote:
On Mar 3, 2006, at 5:46 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote:
Please, not a Mac/PC war.
I think we can offer personal input without making it a war.
I use PCs a lot at my day job, but I've always preferred Macs for
home. A significant part of that is because Macs are what I'm used
to.
If I had it to do over again, I think I might well choose PC.
Objectively, I think I'd still like Mac interface better, and I
definitely like that Macs are much less vulnerable to viruses and
the like, but I don't think those alone would be worth the ~20%
more you pay for a Mac. I'm frugal by nature, so price is a big
factor for me.
But familiarity matters. Even if it was more or less by accident
that I got started on Macs, I now have a familiarity investment in
them, and that's sufficient reason for me to stick with them.
Lora mentioned that her place of work is Mac-dominated. I would
consider that a valid reason to consider switching. Or if it's
just a question of learning the Mac system for work while still
keeping the familiar Windows system at home, I think that's a good
thing to do. It's essentially what I do in my work, but vice versa.
mdl
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