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X-AWDriver · 06-25-2009, 06:34 AM

Macs are for people who are really going to get use out of them and are a bit much for your average computer person and yes,Macs are overall more fluid and do incur some less bugs but you pay alot for it and that doesn't always gurantee a MAC is going to be perfect.

The cheapest Apple I saw was over $999 at Best Buy and you get 2gb RAM,160gb HD ,13" screen but it did have a good Nvidia graphics card.

With a PC if you even come close to the $900 you get 4gb memory,320-500gb and even a BLU-RAY player and longer bettery life standard with a few of the HP machines I looked at.

I personally only needed something not so ambitious and spent less than $600 on an HP and got 4gb memory(Core 2 Duo-same as the Apple),320gb HD,even has an HDMI hookup for a TV and came with more standard progams than the cheapest Apple.

I just don't see why Macs have to cost so much proportionatly more for less but maybe I see things different since I've never had any real headaches with any PC and it's help that I have a few family members that are ITs but with our home PC and the laptop I've only had my system get buggered up once in the last 10 years and that was back in '05 but we don't use Vista on the home machine and use XP which is fine.

I guess if you can afford to pay the Apple tax and get less machine for nearly considerably more money that's your prerogative.
Apples might have their edge but why so much more $$$$$$? I've played aroudn on a MAC and I don't see where the extra cash goes;it's not like Macs run flawlessly like some of you make it sound.

06-25-2009, 06:34 AM	#17 (permalink)
X-AWDriver Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Littleton,CO Posts: 10,177	Macs are for people who are really going to get use out of them and are a bit much for your average computer person and yes,Macs are overall more fluid and do incur some less bugs but you pay alot for it and that doesn't always gurantee a MAC is going to be perfect. The cheapest Apple I saw was over $999 at Best Buy and you get 2gb RAM,160gb HD ,13" screen but it did have a good Nvidia graphics card. With a PC if you even come close to the $900 you get 4gb memory,320-500gb and even a BLU-RAY player and longer bettery life standard with a few of the HP machines I looked at. I personally only needed something not so ambitious and spent less than $600 on an HP and got 4gb memory(Core 2 Duo-same as the Apple),320gb HD,even has an HDMI hookup for a TV and came with more standard progams than the cheapest Apple. I just don't see why Macs have to cost so much proportionatly more for less but maybe I see things different since I've never had any real headaches with any PC and it's help that I have a few family members that are ITs but with our home PC and the laptop I've only had my system get buggered up once in the last 10 years and that was back in '05 but we don't use Vista on the home machine and use XP which is fine. I guess if you can afford to pay the Apple tax and get less machine for nearly considerably more money that's your prerogative. Apples might have their edge but why so much more $$$$$$? I've played aroudn on a MAC and I don't see where the extra cash goes;it's not like Macs run flawlessly like some of you make it sound. __________________ '99 4Runner Highlander 4wd E-locker,rear diff and deckplate mod * 265/75/16 Nitto TerraGrapplers * Yakima Load Warrior rack * clear corners/signals * Tacoma skidplate * Silverstar lamps/fogs Alpine CDA-9831,Bazooka EL Series 250w amp,MTX 10" sub Last edited by X-AWDriver; 06-25-2009 at 06:36 AM.