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Originally Posted by Phaneuf3
Is he? Really?
Its pretty clear that to him, Apples are a better choice and a perceived better value for his money. Fine. That's why he's an Apple user.
A more affordable and customizable PC running Windows and Linux is a better fit for me and better value for my money hence why I run what I do.
Here's where the cost argument comes in for 95% of users: They walk into futureshop looking for a computer to check their e-mail, get on the internet, listen to music, watch porn, play solitaire. That $400 laptop running Windows is more than enough. Hell, the $250 netbook when they go on sale will do the trick for that matter. What's the cheapest Apple setup that will do that? $1000ish?
People can whine all day until the cows come home about how its an apples or oranges comaprasion but in the end the average consumer doesn't know and doesn't care what speed their front side bus is or how fast their RAM is. Furthermore, they probably wouldn't notice a difference if you swapped it out with a marginally faster one.
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Again, I have stated repeatedly that there is nothing wrong with wanting a cheaper computer. My only point is that, when you match specs-to-specs, Macs are not over-priced. They are expensive... but it's not like you're getting a toaster for that money. You are actually getting equivalent-to-price specs.