well, I unfortunately DO do 3D work and play games ;(
however, I don't think i'll be rendering anything on the laptop anytime soon, so that's out.
Hank is always persuasive!
On 9/3/06, Chris Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I couldn't have put it any better than Hank here. The Macintosh just
works, and you don't have to fiddle with like I've had to do with
Windows machines. It is the reason I choose to work on one; it makes
me much more productive.
Anyway, you've heard all of this before, and you are hearing it all
from other users here on the list. Go buy a Dell and you won't even
know what you are missing out on. Ignorance is bliss of course. ;-)
On 9/3/06, hank williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 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?
> >
>
> No question about it, mac is more expensive. For me personally, as a
> non gamer (which is the only place where the video card will make a
> difference) the mac actually gives me *better* graphics than the
> windows machine. Its not just frames per second, but how its
> integrated into the OS and the experience. The thing is that what you
> are paying for is better software. And I know, we always have a hard
> time paying for software.There's open source, which says all software
> should be free, and p2p music services, which say music should be
> free, but the truth is soft/digital goods take real engineering to
> create and have real value to the customer.
>
> For me, my Mac is *much* more productive in the areas where I can work
> (unfortunately not flex builder until end of year without parallels).
> But if you just add up all the physical parts and chips, do an
> inventory and compare the relative values, you must choose Dell. But
> the apple software integration is just "insanely good". What's that
> worth to me? Well it was certainly worth giving up the high end
> graphics processor and therefore 3d gaming since I dont game. But in
> terms of useful graphics, looking at stuff like the new core animation
> and time machine, and the way that the bundled apps work (garageband
> is great) the software integration and design makes a difference to
> me. My mac saves me time and makes me more productive because I do
> things that I couldnt do, or I would just find difficult enough that I
> would never do on my PC.
>
> But if you dont value the software and design (and I dont mean the
> power plug) and/or dont believe that there are sufficient productivity
> benefits from better design, you should get a Dell. For me, once I
> could run both windows and mac on one box it was a no brainer.
>
> Regards,
> Hank
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