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Justify Macbook Ownership
Matteh99:
Because of the intel processor you can run windows if you want to makeing the intel mac's some of the most versitile computers around. So even if you end up at a place that requires you to have windows you won't have to buy a new computer.
Of course the whole no spyware/viruses/worms thing.
Catfish_Man:
Upsides:
Top of consumer reports customer satisfaction survey (some people put a lot of stock in that sort of thing)
Virus/malware-free-ness
Versatility (I plan to triple boot mine once I get one)
Can run Adium </blatantadvertising>
No activation/genuine windows advantage shit with the default OS
General nice-ness of OSX.
Nice community if you need help/advice
Downsides:
Some of said community is made up of zealot wankers (true of any platform, but macs are famous for it)
Integrated graphics
Probably a bit on the expensive side (although it compared fairly well to Dells when I checked a few months ago, particularly if you factor in the cost of virus protection)
Iif you want to dual boot Windows it you'd have to get it separately.
Aztex:
Acutally the igh prices is now a myth, well for the latest mac pro anyway...
a basline mac pro costs $1000 USD less than a dell with the exact same parts....
on the lines of a macbook, state that it is useful for storing notes, and that it is not epsensive to maintain because it has much chepaer software than microsoft, plsu it is not plauged by virus's?
Catfish_Man:
--- Quote from: Aztex ---Acutally the igh prices is now a myth, well for the latest mac pro anyway...
a basline mac pro costs $1000 USD less than a dell with the exact same parts....
--- End quote ---
You may have missed the nVidia Quadro on that Dell... the MP is competitively priced, but it sure as heck isn't $1000 less for the same parts.
Matteh99:
--- Quote ---You may have missed the nVidia Quadro on that Dell... the MP is competitively priced, but it sure as heck isn't $1000 less for the same parts.
--- End quote ---
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060823/ap_on_hi_te/tech_test_mac_pro_3
The MP is pretty close to 1000 bucks less than the Dell's workstations. Dell's high end stuff isn't cheap. They give away their low end stuff and sell their high end stuff at a premium.
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