Let's talk about PCs then. I have a 2 year old Compaq running at 1.2 GHz. I also have a 400 mHz iMac, which either runs better or as well in pretty much every aspect. When I bought my PC, the warranty and the extended warranty were voided just because I added an internal zip drive. I'm on my 3rd $100+ video card on the thing because the previous two blew out, and they weren't supported either even though I had only bought them weeks before. The modem is acting wierd, and I expect it to die anytime now. I tried upgrading from windows ME to windows 2000 pro a couple times now, but the newer OS doesn't have the necessary drivers to allow me even to use the USB port on my computer. I've had to completely wipe everything from it at least 6 times now since I bought it 2 years ago and start from scratch because the windows system is too unstable. It's constantly crashing or freezing. I paid $800 for it, before I bought the useless extended warranty. I've never recieved any support for it because Compaq, the place I bought it from, no one gives a dam. As long as we're talking about support, take my Dad's Powerbook 5300 CS. This computer was bought nearly 10 years ago, and just last month I sent it in and had it completely refurbished by apple for free because they still hadn't abandoned it. I've never had any problem getting support for a mac. All in all, I've put around $2000, counting the buying it into this PC and it still isn't satisfactory. When you Buy a PC you're not buying a working, ready to go computer, you have to go out and get more and more stuff for it to work right. I'd say that dollar for dollar, Macs are a much better buy than PCs. Brian
In a message dated 10/25/2003 11:10:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > at risk of stirring up yellowjackets, I forward this. This woman claims > to "love" Macs, but gives all the arguments from years of exposure to > MicroSerfs. I don't know if there are good and sufficient responses to > this, so put it out for the Committee At Large, hoping you can provide > some for this poor soul. > > Begin forwarded message: > > > ... > > And given all the evidence that Windows sucks, Macs are still has a > > significantly small share of the computer users around the world. > > > > Why is that? > > > > 1) They're significantly more expensive. Tell me the last time you were > > able to buy a brand new Mac for $400. > > 2) You can't just go out, buy new parts and easily replace them. It is > > a > > very expensive thing if it is possible. > > 3) There's not a lot of software available for the Mac. > > 4) Windows may suck but a huge percentage of the users are businesses > > who can't afford to throw it all away to buy more expensive computers > > that won't work with their systems. > > > > Like I have said, I love Macs and have since I first started using > > computers about 20 years ago. The first computer I ever touched was an > > Apple. I would love to have one sitting on my desk next > to my PC. > > ... -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
