One thing PC users can do that Mac users can't:
 

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What else?

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Steve Ballmers - love that guy :1orglaugh

which leads me to my second point
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:) he-he-he. nice!

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My only problems with those Mac people is that most of them barely know how to turn on a computer, yet they know better than you. In the graphics field, I kind of feel sorry for my mac counterparts. I keep upgrading my system with the latest hardware, but they're always stuck with that same Mac they've had for 5 years because it was "so expensive".

Most people you know are extremely poor?

I am not an apple fan boy , I do however use Macs , but I also use windows.. for some things I prefer OSX some things prefer Windows.. that said

how expensive are these machines for a professional user?


this is the standard 27inch iMac, it costs $2k

If i would have to buy a new one once a year it translates to a cost of $5 a day

I understand poor people can not spend $5 a day on computing , but your average professional user ( anyone with a job ) should be able to afford this IMHO

Anyone remember when hardware vendors use to ship their own OS? These are true computing companies.

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Great page - created by somebody who cannot afford a Mac! :1orglaugh

Oh the irony.

"Waaaah, boo hoo! I can't drag and drop! Dumbass. Looks like your Macs aren't perfect after all, which leads me to my second point: "

You do know that you can get the same specs with a PC for close to HALF that price right?

Not be able to afford to purchase a mac?

pretty sure I can afford a few mac's :1orglaugh what I DON'T have is the time to deal with changing platforms... thing is the 'mac elite' don't really understand working a minimum of 16 hours a day, 5-7 days a week because that would cut into your 'mac community time'

as soon as i can see a clear advantage, I will switch. in 15 years I haven't see on yet :2 cents:

Pretty sure multiple book deals have put enough money in maddox's pocket to afford a measly mac.

so for a little over $1k you can get same specs + 27 inch apple display + apple wireless keyboard + apple wireless mouse?

I kind of doubt it

Of course there are good alternatives in PC with same specs or similar that go for less, but I don't see how that is a valid point?

Why buy armani jeans when you can buy a pair at wallmart that are just as blue, just as comfy and will last just as long for a lot less than half the price?

If you buy apple you not only buy a high performance machine, it also has a design element. If you have ever owned an apple machine you would know what I am talking about. Nice design also costs money. Nothing is for free. You are not only paying for the specs here :2 cents:

this doesn't really make too much sense I am afraid.. apple computers are used by many top tech firms to develop new products.. google engineers use them for example ..

if you work online 16 hours a day and only use windows you are missing out

after a while you get so sick of the same boring windows stuff that you need a refreshing look on computing

I think a "true" professional should use both apple and windows :2 cents:

ok lets try some more math. If the median of salaries in the US is 31000$ a year (i think thats before taxes) and you take 2000$ from that that's about 6.5% of their income before taxes. Since 31k is the median, it would mean that doesn't represent a poor person and those percentages would just go higher up the less they make, which would make your argument that the average person can easily afford a new mac every year invalid ;)

Also you can easily find a capable pc for under 1200$ these days, not 2000$ Not many business men need gaming capabilities!


haven't seen a maddox post in years. Almost forgot about that shit, always been hilarious.

so you just randomly choose a number and designate that the "median salary" ? how does that work mathematically?


lets talk about the "median salary" of the target audience not of the entire population

also the $2k iMac I used for my $5 example is actually a very EXPENSIVE model compared to the rest of their line-up

$999 Macbook Air



$1199 Macbook Pro




$1199 iMac


these are the base models for each serie.. for a normal home user who wants a desktop the obvious choice would be the $1200 iMac with 21.5 inch sreen

so , if we are going to have a discussion about apple, I don't think it should be about price :2 cents:

And you just over paid for an i5. on a PC you can get an i7 with 1 tb drive to or 12 gigs of ram and sooo much more.

Mine was 1599.

I'm ok with my custom built PC and with my Dell laptop...
Windows 7 is really great, stable and increases my productivity...
I think that switching now would be painful since I got used to lots of software that doesn't exist in mac version...

that's a terrible example, there is nothing "professional" about a computer with those specs, they sell them for $500 at walmart to first time computer users...

it doesn't have a wireless mouse or keyboard and the monitor is crap, but still, the bottom line is you are getting a low-end computer for $2k...
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Define Irony: A person speaking up about others not being able to be quiet.

I had a macbook sold it , then tried the macbook pro sold it. I like windows and for what I paid I got nothing special with the mac. Its like they motto is good enough when it comes to specs.