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Author: tomcervotomcervo Date: May 28, 2008 11:51
I like Macs. I've rebuilt or repaired some old ones I found at thrift
stores, including a sweet little Color Classic, and I've got a 1984
Mac in the attic. What I don't understand is what makes a Mac laptop
cost at least twice as much as a Windows laptop.
Quality of finish?
Better system?
Better OS?
More durability?
Details, please; not Justin Long attitude.
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Author: thee_piratethee_pirate Date: May 28, 2008 12:11
On May 28, 11:51 am, tomcervo aol.com> wrote:> I like Macs. I've rebuilt or repaired some old ones I found at thrift
> stores, including a sweet little Color Classic, and I've got a 1984
> Mac in the attic. What I don't understand is what makes a Mac laptop
> cost at least twice as much as a Windows laptop.
> Quality of finish?
> Better system?
> Better OS?
> More durability?
> Details, please; not Justin Long attitude.
I think it comes down to one thing: design. Quite simply, there's a
lot of care put into the design of a Mac. I'm not saying that they're
more durable than commodity PCs, or that the hardware is of better
quality. However, unlike a Dell or an HP, when you look at a Mac, you
know it's different. The casing is beautiful. It takes up only the
space it needs to. It feels good in your hands.
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Author: ThundercleetsThundercleets Date: May 28, 2008 13:15
On May 28, 2:51 pm, tomcervo aol.com> wrote:> I like Macs. I've rebuilt or repaired some old ones I found at thrift
> stores, including a sweet little Color Classic, and I've got a 1984
> Mac in the attic. What I don't understand is what makes a Mac laptop
> cost at least twice as much as a Windows laptop.
> Quality of finish?
> Better system?
> Better OS?
> More durability?
> Details, please; not Justin Long attitude.
The pricing can be deceptive.
You can get a WinTel notebook for less but in general Apple notebooks
seem to be priced based on the cost of a *quality* WinTel notebook.
"we're trying to more carefully plan how we share information with our
customers and partners. This means sharing the right level of
information at the right time"
- Steve "The Monkey Man" Ballmer on Windows 7
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Author: David MoyerDavid Moyer Date: May 28, 2008 14:01
> I like Macs. I've rebuilt or repaired some old ones I found at thrift
> stores, including a sweet little Color Classic, and I've got a 1984
> Mac in the attic. What I don't understand is what makes a Mac laptop
> cost at least twice as much as a Windows laptop.
> Quality of finish?
> Better system?
> Better OS?
> More durability?
> Details, please; not Justin Long attitude.
How much is your time worth is probably the overall answer. but ---
Not having to deal with viruses or pop-ups.
More productive since software works better, more consistent.
Far better resale value when you upgrade.
Less hardware problems, since the machine is totally engineered by one
company.
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Author: WeedhopperWeedhopper Date: May 28, 2008 14:35
>I like Macs. I've rebuilt or repaired some old ones I found at thrift
> stores, including a sweet little Color Classic, and I've got a 1984
> Mac in the attic. What I don't understand is what makes a Mac laptop
> cost at least twice as much as a Windows laptop.
> Quality of finish?
> Better system?
> Better OS?
> More durability?
> Details, please; not Justin Long attitude.
To pump up Apples bottom line. They are exactly the same as others costing
less than half as much.
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Author: David MoyerDavid Moyer Date: May 28, 2008 15:01
In article bignews9.bellsouth.net>,
"Weedhopper" aol.com> wrote:
> To pump up Apples bottom line. They are exactly the same as others costing
> less than half as much.
Then why can't you buy a PC that equates to a Mac for even twice the
price? I think you are naive to make a comment like that.
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Author: WeedhopperWeedhopper Date: May 28, 2008 16:32
"David Moyer" world.com> wrote in message
news:meetme-9679B0.16015328052008@news.qwest.net...> In article bignews9.bellsouth.net>,
> "Weedhopper" aol.com> wrote:
>>> To pump up Apples bottom line. They are exactly the same as others
>> costing
>> less than half as much.
>
> Then why can't you buy a PC that equates to a Mac for even twice the
> price? I think you are naive to make a comment like that.
I respect your right to an opinion.
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Author: tomcervotomcervo Date: May 28, 2008 16:36
On May 28, 3:11�pm, thee_pirate gmail.com>
wrote:> On May 28, 11:51 am, tomcervo aol.com> wrote:
>>> I like Macs. I've rebuilt or repaired some old ones I found at thrift
>> stores, including a sweet little Color Classic, and I've got a 1984
>> Mac in the attic. What I don't understand is what makes a Mac laptop
>> cost at least twice as much as a Windows laptop.
>> Quality of finish?
>> Better system?
>> Better OS?
>> More durability?
>> Details, please; not Justin Long attitude.
>
> I think it comes down to one thing: design. �Quite simply, there's a
> lot of care put into the design of a Mac. �I'm not saying that they're
> more durable than commodity PCs, or that the hardware is of better
> quality. �However, unlike a Dell or an HP, when you look at a Mac, you
> know it's different. �The casing is beautiful. �It takes up only the
> space it needs to. �It feels good in your hands. ...
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Author: David MoyerDavid Moyer Date: May 28, 2008 17:21
In article bignews7.bellsouth.net>,
"Weedhopper" aol.com> wrote:
>> Then why can't you buy a PC that equates to a Mac for even twice the
>> price? I think you are naive to make a comment like that.
>
> I respect your right to an opinion.
i never use opinions, just facts. find me a iMac in the PC world for
half the price. bet you can't!
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Date: May 28, 2008 19:07
"David Moyer" world.com> wrote in message
news:meetme-E4BED9.18205728052008@news.qwest.net...> In article bignews7.bellsouth.net>,
> "Weedhopper" aol.com> wrote:
>>>> Then why can't you buy a PC that equates to a Mac for even twice the
>>> price? I think you are naive to make a comment like that.
>>
>> I respect your right to an opinion.
>
> i never use opinions, just facts. find me a iMac in the PC world for
> half the price. bet you can't!
I notice that "Macs" in the OP, has now morphed into "iMac".
Something your group is very adept at doing.
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