on 6/1/04 12:54 pm, Sean at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Before I worked here I worked for a sub contract manufacturing company > programming CNC Lathes and Vertical Machining Centres to manufacture > components for a wide variety of sectors, defense, transport, chemical > industries. To me the build quality of the Macs just doesn't justify the > price tag, and in my experience if you chose your PC components wisely, > which I do, PCs can have far superior longevity than a Mac... for a > considerably lower price tag.
> > I am not knocking Macs at all though, I think they are excellent machines > and Apple has certainly delivered a master stroke with a partially open > source OS giving developers a huge bite of the Fruit. > > I'd like to see the research, I really would, as Apple has just released a > new tier driven repairs system for out of warranty repairs, I rung up this > morning to see about getting a 17" Apple Studio Display repaired and it HAS > to go back to Apple at quite considerable cost, 60 euros +vat just to send > the thing. Similar items are Airport systems but I think that has more to do > with International laws on WiFi usage and not having people poking around > inside them. > > Anyway my point was that Macs hardwarewise are overpriced. I normally don't bother these days but I'm in the mood ... I don't doubt you can 'choose your components wisely' however the average Mac user is not interested in building their own machine and it is grossly unfair to compare the Mac platform to either no-name PC assemblers or the DIY market. Apple invests money on R+D - this has to be financed somehow. The average PC asembler invests nothing in R+D. Furthermore, the economies of scale in the PC world due to the sheer size of the market result in lower prices. If Apple was to attempt to compete at this level, the company and the product it would result would be a PC and the reason why Mac users buy Apple product is because we don't want a PC. Kinda defeats the point, wouldn't you agree? As regards the cost of repairs, try dealing with HP or IBM. As to PCs having a far superior longevity ... I beg to differ. In fact, the opposite is often the case. The price of a used Mac in my experience bears this out. 5 year old G3 system is still a functional usable system with a a value in the used market. I doubt that is the case with a similar vintage PC. anything and everything to do with apple macintosh computers http://www.m4mac.com 07958 773472 020 8778 2446 -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.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/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
