At 12:41 AM -0600 2/24/05, Dyna wrote:
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.
There is a lot more to quality than who builds it. Engineering is far more important.
Exactly! You can have the best components in the world, but if they are used in a poorly designed unit, it all amounts to a pile of expensive parts which is probably not worth the asking price. With a good design, you wind up with a whole which is actually worth more than the sum of it's parts.
And speaking of being not worth the asking price, has anybody seen this yet?:
Dirty deeds on dirt-cheap Dells?
Dell has been "systematically deceiving" its customers by advertising low-priced computers that aren't actually available for purchase and changing its financing packages for the worse without notifying customers. That's according to a California law firm that's filed a class-action lawsuit against the PC giant, accusing it of bait and switch, false advertising, and fraud.
(From Cnet.)
JR
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