On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 6:17 AM, Gustin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Karoliina Salminen wrote: > >> I agree. The premium payed for Macs is not reflected in the actual > >> hardware used. I just priced out a loaded Dell Latitude E6400, which > >> fully loaded is the same price as the starter Macbook. The Dell is > >> using a better CPU, double the RAM, a fast hard drive (7200 RPM laptop > >> drive) etc. It just doesn't make sense unless you actually care about > >> the solid aluminum body :) > > > > I have 7200 rpm laptop drive on my older Macbook and I upgraded the > > RAM to 4GB using cheap Mac compatible RAMs (other than sold by Apple) > > and the setup works fine. > > Those cost extra, putting the cost benefit ratio further out for me. > > > > And I do care about the solid aluminium body. The older model did not > > have that, but even with that I have been pretty happy. The build > > quality is excellent. I have used Dells for couple of years and I can > > not say the same for their build quality, they are cheap crap where > > the Mac is a solid product. If you want cheap, then go for Dell, if > > Generalizations tend to be innaccurate. Certainly Dell has their low > cost lines (the Inspiron), *** My Inspiron 1720 cost me $2500, I would not really call that cheap. Its also very beautiful in a minimalist sort of way :). > but their Latitude lines are awesome. We > have been using them at work for a while now and I do enjoy the > noticeable build quality difference. The same goes for the XPS lines as > well. > > > you want good quality, awesome design / styling etc. get a Mac. If > > you don't care about style and having the nice beautiful product > > doesn't make you feel like Christmas each time you look and touch it, > > This is the e6400 for me. Whatever you may want to say about Dell, you > at least know exactly what you are getting. How many different 2.4 Ghz > CPUs does Intel make? For those of use who care, we can get exactly the > CPU we want. For those of you who don't care you can always buy a Mac :) > > > then just forget about it, get something cheap that will do the task > > and buy a new when it breaks. In my case, it is not that simple as > > that. After tens of years of plastic boxes, I got really bored to the > > cheap plastics that break because their build quality is so awful (one > > old Dell we have is no longer usable because the plastic chassis is > > not rigid enough to not cause disconnects etc. inside if moved at all) > > and I buy now only good quality hardware which looks & feels really > > nice and Macs meet that criteria, I am no longer just looking at the > > price-raw-performance ratio. It is a personal choice. > > > I have been beating up Dell laptops for 10 years, and my experience has > been different from yours. I have a Dell 733 that just won't die. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFJLOnqwRXgH3rKGfMRAmKkAJ9it1GRBQM3pikAA8fyQqPNQRA9fwCggoME > JqdsSiiF2ZzjOQ4Wiv8Aejc= > =xkmi > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users >
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