lol, sorry about it its because LDUK is everywhere!
All good points, however my point of view is this:
For what it is and the equivalent parts the Macs are overpriced, way overpriced.
This is a well known example of just how overpriced they are.
http://www.3nglish.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/1283525187943.jpg
Mac Os x is nice and works well, as for it inspiring Windows, Mac Os X is heavily ripped off from various Linux distros (unix parentage they are the same thing in my eyes). Good ideas travel fast, especially if they are not protected.
As has been said before Mac Os X does not suffer many of Windows niggles as it does not have to support as much hardware, its swapping versatility for reliability which is great for some, horrible for others. The firmware in my coffee machine runs like a dream, it should do too as it has a very limited scope, just like the Mac.
As for higher build quality, i am somewhat shocked by this. Apple have a long history (sorry i dont mean Apple as such, more of Steve Jobs) of ignoring basic principles in order to meet design ideals. That is they prefer form over function. This is evident in designs where they opt for passive cooling where it is not suitable (aluminium macbook too hot to touch after a few hours etc).
And at the end of the day, theyre all made by Foxconn whose mainboards are so unreliable we dare not stock them!
I had a lot of respect for Apples design in days gone by, recently with the move to intel they are simply selling poorly thought out PC's at horrendously marked up prices with Mac Os x on them.
Sorry, that turned into a bit of a rant there didnt it =[
One last thing on my rant. Apple hates the UK and treats us with utter contempt.
Heres an example:
Mac USA http://www.apple.com/macmini/ Mac Mini from $699.
Mac UK http://www.apple.com/uk/macmini/ Mac Mini from £649
lol wut?
$699 USD = £447.474553 GBP
Maybe its VAT?
£447 + 17.5% = £525.25
Ok, maybe not. That my friends, is the Apple tax.
hello there
gotta fan the flames.
if one buys a pc/laptop for whatever reason without doing any research, mac or Pc, well.... what do you expect? silly billy!
I was a *mac hater* until i owned one. Now i understand them and think they are great bits of kit.
I can only talk for the G5 tower, however. While it is expensive, it's as solid as a rock and although running at a lower clock speed than my old pc, it quite easily outrendered/outperformed it alouth the PC was a far higher spec and a good few years younger.
I think using a mac in the realworld, rather than comparing pure specs vs cost is a better benchmark.
Again, if I could afford it, I'd have a couple of Macs for my music/rendering and a Pc for gaming.
IMHO macs feel cleaner and easier to use than pc's, especially when being creative, whereas my PC feels more robust in Gaming.
Both Pc's and Mac's have their strengths and faults, and its too easy to spout rhetoric about something one hasnt used in real world situations.
I have a true Mac fanboi mate and he slates the PC in similar ways to some posts here have slated the mac. I dont agree with that either.
Use one, (properly, not just in a shop and not one that's not up to the task) for a good while and at first you'll hate the seemingly simplified OS, but once you get it, they're great.
Crikey, im sounding like a bit of a mac fanatic. Im not, I just think you're not giving them their due.
rgds
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i cant say what i like, but one day i will own one - just dont tell the Gorman
i cant say what i like, but one day i will own one - just dont tell the Gorman
If I were you id hide that comment quickly
