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jd4083 · 02-27-2010, 06:16 PM

I've always been a fan of Mac, but from a distance. Been using XP Pro since the day it became available and I don't see myself changing any time real soon.

With that said, I truthfully am having a hard time understanding the premium at which apple computers go for in today's market. For the $3000 or so it would take to get a higher-end macbook, I could have spent literally 1/4 as much for a windows-based machine and dual-booted (or outright replaced windows) with OSX.

Is it just the aesthetics and draw of being a "Mac guy" (or gal)? I can't shake the feeling that if I bought a Mac I'd also have to purchase a fixed gear bicycle and an ironic t-shirt to go along. yadadadadmean?

iSmokeTrees · 02-27-2010, 06:22 PM

Unless you are doing video editing there really isn't a reason to buy an Apple unless you like similar performance for more money and the fact that you can't upgrade it. You can emulate apple software on a pc, and pc software on a mac.

Short answer, people with apples think they are more sophisticated.

This Onion clip answers your question. "I'll buy almost anything if it's shiny and made by apple."

hippie_lettuce · 02-27-2010, 06:24 PM

That's a generalization. I don't buy anything from Apple just because it's shiny. I'm very happy with the switch I made to Macbook Pro, and I don't feel any more sophisticated because of it. I'm just happy, that's all.

iSmokeTrees · 02-27-2010, 06:27 PM

May I present... the ipad!

jd4083 · 02-27-2010, 06:33 PM

hahahaha

jd4083 · 02-27-2010, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by hippie_lettuce

That's a generalization. I don't buy anything from Apple just because it's shiny. I'm very happy with the switch I made to Macbook Pro, and I don't feel any more sophisticated because of it. I'm just happy, that's all.

Well The Onion is a satirical news source, I don't think he meant any harm

And I'm a graphic designer so a lot of the bells and whistles on macs are pretty attractive to me...but then I'm reminded of the fact that for 1/4 the price I can have twice the performance with a windows build and the love is gone.

Mala Tempora · 02-27-2010, 06:35 PM

I don't see why people bother buying Macintosh set-ups anymore. Why not just buy a Windows-based PC and install OS X on it if you want the operating system? It could save a heck of a lot of money.

Apple produce hideously overpriced products aimed at people more concerned with aesthetics than functionality. There's nothing that a Mac can do that a Windows-based PC can't, and vice versa. However, you can do everything a Mac can do on a PC for a fraction of the price that you can on a Mac.

bombadil.360 · 02-27-2010, 06:46 PM

I'm a PC man, however, my lady bought me an ipod shuffle, and those little things kick ass.
peace

iSmokeTrees · 02-27-2010, 06:50 PM

Don't you find it odd apple had to result to commercials to slander pcs? Who does that, besides politicians?

02-27-2010, 06:51 PM

LMAO

lets see does mac crash NO

does mac go blue screen NO

does mac get virus NO

does mac get hacked NO

Did Microsoft steal appels OS yes and they always have and do and always will when ever apple puts out new product.

Which is better???

It's no question. If you have never owned a mac then you have no opinion.

02-27-2010, 06:16 PM	#1
jd4083 Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains Posts: 2,309	Mac vs. PC - the great debate I've always been a fan of Mac, but from a distance. Been using XP Pro since the day it became available and I don't see myself changing any time real soon. With that said, I truthfully am having a hard time understanding the premium at which apple computers go for in today's market. For the $3000 or so it would take to get a higher-end macbook, I could have spent literally 1/4 as much for a windows-based machine and dual-booted (or outright replaced windows) with OSX. Is it just the aesthetics and draw of being a "Mac guy" (or gal)? I can't shake the feeling that if I bought a Mac I'd also have to purchase a fixed gear bicycle and an ironic t-shirt to go along. yadadadadmean?
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02-27-2010, 06:22 PM	#2
iSmokeTrees Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 339	Unless you are doing video editing there really isn't a reason to buy an Apple unless you like similar performance for more money and the fact that you can't upgrade it. You can emulate apple software on a pc, and pc software on a mac. Short answer, people with apples think they are more sophisticated. This Onion clip answers your question. "I'll buy almost anything if it's shiny and made by apple."
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02-27-2010, 06:24 PM	#3
hippie_lettuce Garden Nymph Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,746	That's a generalization. I don't buy anything from Apple just because it's shiny. I'm very happy with the switch I made to Macbook Pro, and I don't feel any more sophisticated because of it. I'm just happy, that's all. __________________ Categorizing Cannabis Smoke/Effects Peat's Sour Rhino
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02-27-2010, 06:27 PM	#4
iSmokeTrees Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 339	May I present... the ipad!
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02-27-2010, 06:46 PM	#8
bombadil.360 Andinismo Hierbatero Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: אין סוף Posts: 4,366	I'm a PC man, however, my lady bought me an ipod shuffle, and those little things kick ass. peace __________________ Mejor es encontrarse con una osa privada de sus cachorros, que con un necio en su necedad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ft7kkXO98c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjARZPAcATM
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02-27-2010, 06:33 PM	#5
jd4083 Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains Posts: 2,309	hahahaha
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02-27-2010, 06:35 PM	#7
Mala Tempora Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 321	I don't see why people bother buying Macintosh set-ups anymore. Why not just buy a Windows-based PC and install OS X on it if you want the operating system? It could save a heck of a lot of money. Apple produce hideously overpriced products aimed at people more concerned with aesthetics than functionality. There's nothing that a Mac can do that a Windows-based PC can't, and vice versa. However, you can do everything a Mac can do on a PC for a fraction of the price that you can on a Mac.
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02-27-2010, 06:50 PM	#9
iSmokeTrees Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 339	Don't you find it odd apple had to result to commercials to slander pcs? Who does that, besides politicians?
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02-27-2010, 06:51 PM	#10
150wPimpin Guest Posts: n/a	LMAO lets see does mac crash NO does mac go blue screen NO does mac get virus NO does mac get hacked NO Did Microsoft steal appels OS yes and they always have and do and always will when ever apple puts out new product. Which is better??? It's no question. If you have never owned a mac then you have no opinion.
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