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Kanno:
I think it's been widely accepted that macs are just designer computers. They aren't better or worse than PCs, they do the same things. They just look prettier and have higher price tags.
Like a designer handbag or some crap.
Matteh99:
Mac's don't really cost all that much more than PC's.. Just to see I just built a Dell with basicaly the same features as the middle model imac. 160 gb hd, fire wire, real graphics card, antivirus, xp pro, 17 inch DVI lcd, 3.2ghz processor and it was $1435 and the imac is $1499. So the imac costs like $65 more but you don't have to worry about spyware or viruses...
You can build your own pc for cheaper or buy a dell for less money if you cut out some features. The dell is also more upgradeable but the iMac comes in a sleak all in one package. Overall I think they are pretty close both in spec's and price.
Eric
festerius:
But the Dell has much more available software, being that it is running windows, and it's easier and mostly cheaper to upgrade it later down the road. You can actually find parts for a PC.
nihilist:
Apple now uses more 'standard' parts, which is handy, but with the OS being pretty different, stuff isn't ported over as much. With GCC working under win32 just as well as under Linux, things are ported a lot more often. Even the GTK stuff is being ported, which is nice. OS X, on the other hand, is somewhat different. Yes, it's a BSD under the hood, but the GUI on top is... unique. (And round. Oh god, it hurts.)
LiterSize:
I want to make the jump to a mac, mainly because I think macs are a bit more user-friendly and I'm admittedly a friggin' idiot when it comes to working on my Gateway (yes, I work on a Gateway. Take my nerd/geek card away)
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