Oh, yes, another myth. The laptop hunters ads are so full of mule
muffins. Compare hardware and software, again. Yeah, you can buy a
$500 Windows laptop, but you can buy a pair of clippers instead of a
weed whacker too.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
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On Jul 31, 2009, at 7:08 PM, Chris Polk wrote:
>
> lol, true
> my mbp 2.5 core 2 with 4 gb of ram.
> dell wants $2100 for the same specs in a xpsm1330
>
> then a screen reader on top of that would be another 8 to 1000, around
> 3 grand.
> 1399 for a mbp, its got me everytime
>
> On Jul 31, 2009, at 4:05 PM, John Panarese wrote:
>
>>
>> In addition to this, I believe that I also read somewhere that if
>> you actually compared Apple and PC higher end systems, such as Dells,
>> the Mac Pro is actually more affordable. If I can dredge up the
>> article, I'll post the link, but the author did this with three
>> different Dell and Mac Pro configurations. Shortly after reading
>> that
>> article, I spent an evening with my brother and a friend pricing out
>> systems on the Apple website and comparing prices, and we also found
>> the Mac Pro to be less expensive when all was said in done,
>> especially
>> if you include the software that comes on Macs.
>>
>> Take Care
>>
>> John D. Panarese
>> Managing Director
>> Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc.
>> 9 Nolan Court
>> Hauppauge, NY 11788
>> Tel/Fax, (631) 724-4479
>> Email, [email protected]
>> Internet, http://www.tvi-web.com
>>
>> AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS FOR PORTSET SYSTEMS LTD, COMPSOLUTIONS VA,
>> PREMIER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INDEX, PAPENMEIER, REPRO-TRONICS,
>> DUXBURY, SEROTEK AND OTHER PRODUCTS FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY
>> IMPAIRED
>>
>>
>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
>>
>> On Jul 31, 2009, at 6:56 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> And of course your entitled to your opinion, but there are a few
>>> points you aren't considering. TO purchase a machine of the same
>>> quality will cost you considerably more than you may have
>>> considered.
>>> Apple does not cut corners on their hardware, they choose
>>> components,
>>> which will deliver the best performance possible even if it costs
>>> more. I imagine the cost of software such as the os is included to
>>> some degree as well. Lets toss in R&D for the many innovations
>>> Apple
>>> has introduced and will introduce to the market. YOu can bet there
>>> is
>>> always something being worked on or being taken from an idea to a
>>> concept. All that does cost money and consider the number of PC
>>> manufacturers out number Apple, so they will have to charge more I
>>> imagine do to the shear volume of PCs on the market as compared to
>>> Macintosh machines. So, I understand your point, but you should
>>> consider why their products may be more expensive based on various
>>> factors.
>>> On Jul 31, 2009, at 5:25 PM, ben mustill-rose 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> On 31/07/2009, John Panarese <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> My apologies for the cross posting and somewhat off topic nature
>>>>> of the post. However, I think this article really speaks volumes
>>>>> as
>>>>> to why Apple and Microsoft are going in opposite directions. The
>>>>> perspective of Ballmer has been MS's biggest problem for years
>>>>> now,
>>>>> and this speech typifies why MS's stock and market share has taken
>>>>> heavy hits in recent months. Make no mistakes, folks. It isn't a
>>>>> give
>>>>> and take deal. Microsoft has been losing market share and stock
>>>>> value
>>>>> consistently for five years now. This is the guy who went on CNN
>>>>> and
>>>>> laughed at the iPhone when it was first released claiming, "No one
>>>>> will buy a $400 cell phone." He hasn't gotten it and Still
>>>>> doesn't
>>>>> get it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Take Care
>>>>>
>>>>> John Panarese
>>>>>
>>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Date: July 31, 2009 9:45:00 AM EDT
>>>>>> Subject: Steve Ballmer calls Apple's Mac growth a "rounding
>>>>>> error"
>>>>>> Source: AppleInsider
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Speaking to a group of market analysts this week, Microsoft Chief
>>>>>> Executive Steve Ballmer repeatedly mentioned Apple, including a
>>>>>> suggestion that a growing rate of Mac adoption is statistically
>>>>>> insignificant.
>>>>>> Read more…
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Kind regards, BEN.
>>>>
>>>> email: [email protected]
>>>> msn: [email protected]
>>>> web: http://www.bmr.me.uk (under construction)
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>>>
>
>
> >
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