Personal computing discussed
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derFunkenstein wrote:Excuse me, but just WTF is this thread about?
The "rub" is that Apple is using standard desktop hardware. It's affected no more or less than your beloved Dell. This thread smells like a troll, so I'm going to leave it at that.
Synchromesh wrote:derFunkenstein wrote:Excuse me, but just WTF is this thread about?
The "rub" is that Apple is using standard desktop hardware. It's affected no more or less than your beloved Dell. This thread smells like a troll, so I'm going to leave it at that.
Not that I'm a fan of Dell (quite the opposite actually) but Dell doesn't charge nearly as much money for most of their hardware. In fact, if you want to buy an el cheapo every day system, you can, where are the cheap systems from Mac? You can only buy fancy ones. Of course, I will agree that quality on Dell is inferior but your average Joe-sixpack probably doesn't care much for the fancy casing. Personally, I couldn't care less if my machine is all blinged out like Apple products.
derFunkenstein wrote:I'd like to add that my computer lives in my living room. Therefore it's important to my wife that it doesn't look like ass.
highlandr wrote:Just hide it behind the TV, or under the desk. Tell her its the best you can do. She'll never know the difference
adisor19 wrote:Synchromesh wrote:derFunkenstein wrote:Excuse me, but just WTF is this thread about?
The "rub" is that Apple is using standard desktop hardware. It's affected no more or less than your beloved Dell. This thread smells like a troll, so I'm going to leave it at that.
Not that I'm a fan of Dell (quite the opposite actually) but Dell doesn't charge nearly as much money for most of their hardware. In fact, if you want to buy an el cheapo every day system, you can, where are the cheap systems from Mac? You can only buy fancy ones. Of course, I will agree that quality on Dell is inferior but your average Joe-sixpack probably doesn't care much for the fancy casing. Personally, I couldn't care less if my machine is all blinged out like Apple products.
If you wanna compare Dell with Apple, look at their XPS line. That isn't cheap at all once you match the features offered by the rough mac equivalent.
Adi
ericfulmer wrote:I build my own PC and pretty much maintain my wife's Mac that she uses for video/photo editing. She's a pro, but her computer is older. Here's my "rub", she would like to move to the new versions of Adobe CS and Final Cut Pro. Her older Mac is technically capable of handling them, but in order to do so she needs the newest OSX. No other compatability exists. But, the new OSX is not compatable with her older Mac... so her $1500 software upgrade will require a $2500-3500 hardware upgrade.
it runs on OSX 10.4.something
lordtottuu wrote:Don't you think you can say the same thing about almost everything?
Alex wrote:This thread seems a little pointless to me because, what you just explained is the nature of the beast. New technology is constantly being released, and no matter what you buy, I guarantee you there will be a better, faster, cheaper version of it coming out soon. I never really felt that "gut-wrenching feeling" about Apple (or most tech for that matter). I'm pleased with their support of older products. If you can't stand the thought of dropping 2 grand because of what's coming up next, then don't buy. Or, time your purchase around new releases, but you won't be content, you'll always be wanting something new...
lordtottuu wrote:Haven't you noticed those "let's look at today's future-looking hardware announcements today! me want one!" posts from our dear OP?If you are going to whine over something this trivial, I imagine you are going to be whining a lot.
bhtooefr wrote:You and your crazy ploys to break my mind! Shooo!Get the generation that's 5 or so generations back, like I did, with an iBook G4 1.2GHz. Then you won't have the feeling that your computer is about to be replaced.
Thresher wrote:Here's the thing, a 4 year old Mac is going to have some resale value. A 4 year old PC won't.
I sold a 3 year old Mac Pro (1.8GHz G4) for about 3/5ths what I paid for it. I have no idea why, but people will pay a premium for used Macs. A used PC is better being parted out and sold by pieces.
derFunkenstein wrote:I think G4 towers are awesome for servers. That's why I picked mine up.