Oh and one other point I can't possibly let slide by. You mention the cost of a Mac Pro,. Do you realize that most consumers can't purchase that much horsepower in a PC and not to mention from a local store such as an APple store? I honestly can't think of any Quad-core PCs on the market, but then most people wouldn't be buying that much horsepower in any rate. :) On Jul 31, 2009, at 6:14 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
>> Hi Ben, > > You wrote: >> To be honest, I agree with some of the points in this artical, Apples >> hardware is rediculessly pricey. The only time that I have supported >> apple in a hardware fassion is buying an ipod but I can't say that I >> ever intend to purchase one of there computers from them - all the >> macs I have were either given to me or were bought from ebay. >> I just don't see why on earth I should have to shell out a stupid >> amount of money to buy a mac pro when I can build one my self for >> much >> cheaper and with my choice of case and components. >> > TK: I think that you neglected to put in the price of a > Screenreader into your estimates. Once you factor in the > Screenreader and the built-in software and the high-end parts, > things aren't a lot different pricewise. Sure you can build a > computer cheaper with cheaper parts but will everything be totally > compatible and will it pass the tests of time. I can build a house > with economy grade lumber too but I guarantee that things will begin > to degrade much quicker than if I use contractor grade material. > Also, have you ever actually dealt with the MacPro from a standpoint > of accessing its insides? They are simply an amazing machine with > respect to expandibility, reliability and physical accessibility. > Yes, they are pricy, but so is a Mercedes. > > Ben also wrote: Having said this, I think there doing some ok > things with software, so >> >> I've bought things like Ilife and Iwork and will buy logic at some >> point in the future. >> > TK: Apple's commitment to making software accessible is > impressive. When VO first came out 4 years ago, there were huge > problems with iTunes, iWork and other Apple software and many of > these packages have been made very accessible since then. They've > come a long way in a short time. > > Just my personal opinion of course. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > & Carter the Canine > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
