. Time and again, when you compare Macintosh with similarly equipped PeeCees, most of the time, the Peecees end up being far more expensive than the Mac.
-Laurent.
Perhaps I should clarify that I'm largely comparing hardware here- I have refused gifts of bootleg Windoze with no regrets! Looking Mac and PC hardware these days one finds that a lot of the parts (hard drives, optical drives, memory, etc.) are the same. The Power PC is clearly a more powerful and efficent processor, but the PC processor will none the less handle most people's computing tasks capably. As for build quality, many Macs are now built by the same subcontractors that make PCs so there is no Mac advantage.
In software Macs are clearly far superior to Micro$oft's attempts, but Linux is reasonably user friendly and will meet most peoples needs. Given the bugs in OSX, I sometimes wonder why I pay good money for upgrades when I could be having just as much "fun" tearing my hair out at 3 am trying to make it work running Linux for free...
So how much cost premium is a Mac worth? For the user on a tight budget with basic needs an old PC running Linux will do the job for less than the cost of a Mac. For me I figure a 20% premium over PCs is the most I'll pay extra for a Mac. For some, a Mac is a status symbol like a luxury car and they will pay any amount to obtain one...
Dyna
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