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Originally Posted by Pastiche
I've had wireless cards die, logic boards needing to be completely replaced, batteries dying all the standard stuff that most laptop users go through.
So I'm certainly not getting any better quality.
There is an argument that OSX is a better OS but the differences are pretty trivial from how I use an OS. What I lack in neat features and useless eye-candy I gain with the fact that the user-base of Windows is huge, that there are countless more programs and apps and countless more support for those apps. That makes me able to find software packages that fit my needs and how I want to use my computer not being forced to use software that makes me use a computer in a way that the developer wants because there's no other competing apps. I highly dislike that about the OSX environment and it makes using Windows much easier and enjoyable.
So basically, in my opinion, you're paying an extra 20-30% for a nice looking tool. If that's how you want to spend your money, by all means.
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I'm sorry, but you're making way too many general statements. You're making it sound like you have this pile of broken Apple parts kicking around. How many wireless cards have died, and what was the reason? How many logic boards have died, and what were the reason? Batteries, etc?
I've spent a lot of years doing tech support, and the first thing I do is eliminate words like "always," "all the time," "every," etc. Specific instances are the only things that ever matter.
Also, about the software concerns... which pieces of software do you feel like you're forced into using, with no competitive alternatives?
Edit: Just to clarify, I'm not disagreeing with your bad Apple experiences, I'm just trying to understand the true picture here. I haven't met a laptop yet (either PC or Mac) that requires the wireless card to be replaced numerous times... without something else being the cause of it. (for example)