Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 13th Sep 2005 14:16 UTC
Some people say Macs are too expensive. Some say they aren't. I say they've got it all wrong. Read on to understand how I came to this conclusion.
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2005-08-28
Ok, so we already have the apparently obligatory car analogy, now all we need are the people who claim they can "build a computer myself with THX surround sound, dual Athalon-64 processors and 4 Gigs of RAM into a cellphone form-factor for only $299, so why should anyone settle for less".
Seriously, if you want a Mac, you buy a Mac. Macs are commodity hardware. You pay for the design work, the OS, the integrated applications and the support. This has been said before. The price is worth it to someone who wants Apple.
If you want something that looks good as advertised, but where all the parts NOT advertised are shoddy, get a Dell. They make good money off building fast computers, if you're willing to accept low quality plastic or speakers or what have you.
Or build it yourself, if you know how. I doubt the 'homebrew casemod selfbuilt' crowd would EVER be pleased with a Mac anyway, because if Apple can make a profit off selling these, similar parts must be available for (apparently) less.