For the record, both my desktop & my laptop at home are PC's. Until the latest release of Parallels, I couldn't attach to the VPN here at work with a Mac.
When I replace my laptop, probably in 2008, I'll most likely buy a MacBook. The things I'm looking for, I'll pay more for in a PC.
What I'm saying is that the automatic assumption of "Macs are expensive & PC's are cheap" isn't true anymore. Macs are comparable, possibly even cheaper, in price to PC systems of comparable power that are pre-built to order, not homebuilt. Very often, we get an apples to bananas, (or worse, apples to engine blocks) comparison of prices between the two, either because the PC is a low-end stock, or it is home-built. Yes, either of those will be cheaper. But, they aren't a fair comparison.
What you did, 90% of the population can't do. You built a computer. I don't want my parents changing their keyboard out most days, let alone trying to build their own. I know if I put a Mini on their desk at Christmas, it is probably going to work for them without any real hassle. That's not something I can say about a PC.
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Date: 2007-04-12 22:10 (UTC)When I replace my laptop, probably in 2008, I'll most likely buy a MacBook. The things I'm looking for, I'll pay more for in a PC.
What I'm saying is that the automatic assumption of "Macs are expensive & PC's are cheap" isn't true anymore. Macs are comparable, possibly even cheaper, in price to PC systems of comparable power that are pre-built to order, not homebuilt. Very often, we get an apples to bananas, (or worse, apples to engine blocks) comparison of prices between the two, either because the PC is a low-end stock, or it is home-built. Yes, either of those will be cheaper. But, they aren't a fair comparison.
What you did, 90% of the population can't do. You built a computer. I don't want my parents changing their keyboard out most days, let alone trying to build their own. I know if I put a Mini on their desk at Christmas, it is probably going to work for them without any real hassle. That's not something I can say about a PC.