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Originally Posted by NoWhErE
You seem pretty set into the notion that your PCs are better so I won't even get into it.
I have had iMacs, Macbook Pros and currently have about 7 PCs at my house. Each custom built, each cost more or less 2000$ at the time of the build.
My Macbook pro and iMac are my best purchases and least expensive in the long run.
Most people tend to think that PCs are less expensive because of the initial buying price, but people also forget that you often have to Macs come with Pre-bundled software that isn't offered when you buy a PC. Usually you'll have to pay for Windows, anti-virus program, proper html editing progs, photo managers, etc etc etc.
And alot of the times, whenever new generations of technology come around (although I admit its less frequent these days), it usually means you have to somehow upgrade your PC by buying new hardware.
Lets not forget debugging time with Windows. How much time have most people spent looking for drivers to update your stuff or surfing the web for a patch so that your shit is compatible with your build.
Time is also money.
Anyhow, I could go on. Maybe your PCs are more powerful than the Macs, its quite possible. But in the long run, I prefer my Macs and thats just my plain simple opinion.
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My wife's Mac was in a car wreck.. Know what sucked? I couldn't fix it, we had to send it to a shop. I'm sure you know what happens when the PC breaks. A wire for my Mac to my Tv cost.. $25.. Know what it cost for me PC? $2 - We have had 2 cd roms go out.
If you add up my software on my pc and take out my toys, my PC is still cheaper and still faster than her mac. For sure my npower vs the mac pro, holy crap.. at least $1000 cheaper.
My PC is 2+ years without a rebuild, my laptop was 4 before the fans went out. My cdrom on the npower was $25. The mac, I think it was $200ish because they had to put it in.
That mac cost more, it's parts cost more, and to get it repaired costs more.