AND Dell is a nice green company
Apple is NOT http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/electronics/how-the-companies-line-up John Grden wrote: > That's at least helpful Michiel! I was intending this laptop be > something for conferences and doing "some" work if need be while on > the road. > > The thing I can't get passed is: for under $1000, I get a core duo 2 > (mac books only have core duo's/singles), and the video card is 254 > nVidia with a gig of ram out the door. No extra fee for more ram > unless you want 2 gigs. > > So, the processor, and video are both faster, and the only thing it > doesn't do is OSX ;) > > It just kills me that I have to spend nearly $1500 more to get a > comparable mac laptop. And to top it all off, I've NEVER had a > problem with dell hardware - I've always bought dell, and never once > had to return anything. Parents both have dell laptops and > workstations and same story there. never had an issue. > > I like the idea of running OSX, but I can't seem to justify the price > simply because it runs OSX and it has a cool power connector. It > might look nicer, but who gives a rats behind for $1500? > > I keep hearing that 64mb is fine and so on - I know it would be > "fine", but again, why should I do it for the price? it's like I'm > settling for an OS that doesn't run as many apps as my pc box, I have > to purchase more licenses for, and in the end, might burn my kneecaps > off. > > And yet, I still try to talk my self into getting one. Everytime I > see one, I think "dang, I think it'd be nice". Then I always sober up > when I see the price. > > On 9/3/06, *Michiel van der Ros* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Why they put 512 mb in it by default completely beats me. The > out-of-the-box configuration is a very poor product. I don't > believe there's anyone using it without extra memory. I tried > clicking the top-left Apple icon and it took 5 seconds for the > pulldown menu to appear! > But once you pop in 1 gb extra, it's a world of difference. Nice > and fast. > > By the way John, about that video card, a good video card is > mainly needed for 3D design programs and 3D games. You really > don't need to worry about presentations or Flash. > > Michiel > > PS: If you go for a PC, I'd say don't get Dell. I know many people > that have serious trouble with the hardware and service. Other > brands like Asus and Acer offer at least the same quality for that > price. Ohh, and they don't support the republican GOP with their > profits either, in case you care, hehe :) > > > > > Weyert de Boer wrote: >> Peter Elst wrote: >> >>> I'm not sure about that, thought about it but if you live in Europe >>> we've got a 2 year warranty by default thanks to EU legislation so its >>> a >>> bit expensive for that one year extra coverage. >>> >>> >> Yes, if you buy it in a Apple Store not the online store. If you buy it >> at Apple you still will get one year warranty. Oh well, I still think >> Apple should give more value for the price i.e. more default memory or >> >> disk space. Let's see what they show off the upcoming weeks!!! >> >> Yours, >> Weyert de Boer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> osflash mailing list >> >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org >> > > -- > > [ weblog ][ http://michiel.vanderros.nl ] > > > _______________________________________________ > osflash mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org > > > > > > -- > [ JPG ] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > osflash mailing list > [email protected] > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org > _______________________________________________ osflash mailing list [email protected] http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org
