On 9/4/06, hank williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
oops, thats mac pro not mac book pro.
On 9/4/06, hank williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> looks like in a head to head comparison, the MacBook Pro is actually
> cheaper than the Dell. See link. Amazing.
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060823/ap_on_hi_te/tech_test_mac_pro_3
>
> Hank
>
> On 9/3/06, John Grden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > 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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