On 8/17/05, david <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This argument has a huge flaw. Once upon a time a Mac was seriously > over engineered but they are not today. A Mac largely uses components > that come right off the shelf the same as PC manufacturers. The only > exception would be the logic board but even there Apple is using far > fewer custom chips today and utilizing off the shelf components there > too. Apple's assembly quality control is probably better which > accounts for Apple's lower dead on arrive rate than other > manufacturers but once you've achieved burn in I don't think the > argument that Apple's are higher quality holds water. >
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