Daniel: Thanks for you note. I would agree.
I live just North of Harvard Square. Cambridge is quite expensive as is Boston these days. What disturbed you about the polictics here? Mike -----Original Message----- From: Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Oct 19, 2005 8:11 AM To: iMac List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Apple Forever! On Oct 13, 2005, at 22:23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi iMac Friends: > > I got in today's mail Dell's low-end computer catalog. The show piece > desktop model, the Dimension 3000, is hailing for about $499 to $599 > incuding monitor. > I tried to contact Dell through their 'Live Chat' but all presales > folks were busy. But I see the values of having Apple versus PC just > from inspection. > > The ad sells the basic computer (hopefully the keyboard and mouse,too) > for the rock bottom price of $499. You need to cough-up another $100 > for the flat-panel, 17 inch monitor. No where does it mention having > a modem, which I would think is pretty well standard today. No where > does it mention the software it comes with; that is Microsoft Office > or similiar. It does offer Windows XP for home / office. > > The styling is very nice. (Looks like a new Toyota or Nissan) and they > offer 48X CD Burner, a 80G Hard Drive, 256MD Shared DDR SDRAM and and > Intel Pentium 4. The eMac offers most of that in their standard $799 > price with no throw-ins or gimmicks. What's more, we got Dell's in my > office about three months ago. While some software's run faster, it's > been disapointment-cit since. (But one might argue that's the > software and not the hardware.) Yet while the world reeks from the > latest computer viruses, my experiences with Mac's is that they're > pretty much virus free. > > Top that, Dell! > > Mike Burris > Cambridge, Mass Hi Mike. I used to live up there - on Mass Ave in Hahvahd Squaya. I really liked the area, but the politics were a bit too liberal for me. Anyway, I imagine you're in good company here with the Apple Forever stuff - I have the same experience... except I get to work on Macs even while there's also a PC on my desk too. In fact, I'm typing on my employer-provided PowerBook right now. I seriously wonder why people tolerate Windows. It's just so... shoddy ... is the best word I can think of. Look, we may one day have viruses on OS X, but there are some design differences between Unix (and thereby OS X) and Windows, differences that make viruses much more difficult on OS X. Worms wouldn't be as difficult, but then we'd be calling those "trojans," and no OS can protect itself from a stupid user who runs trojans. Anyway, I don't need to launch into a total anti-Windows diatribe today. ;) Daniel -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
