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MadDog3057
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Re: Any one else ?

I love it when people need to resort to putting an i in front of every other word just to be able to make it seem like their statement has a point.

adisor19
join:2004-10-11

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Re: Any one else ?

They're usually M$ fabois.

Adi

dadkins
Can you do Blu?
MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA

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dadkins

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Re: Any one else ?

Pot, Kettle, Black...

PolarBear03
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Re: Any one else ?

LOL JINX!

cvrefugee
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Riverside, CA

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said by adisor19:

They're usually M$ fabois.

Adi
And replacing "S" with "$" makes you so much more mature?

adisor19
join:2004-10-11

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Re: Any one else ?

Absolutely. Hell, even penny arcade made a comic about it. Look it up. :P

Adi

dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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hopeflicker
Capitalism breeds greed
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Long Beach, CA

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said by adisor19:

They're usually M$ fabois.

Adi
You have that all wrong!

Apple is the over priced company.

MadDog3057
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join:2002-02-26
Miami, FL

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Re: Any one else ?

said by hopeflicker:
said by adisor19:

They're usually M$ fabois.

Adi
You have that all wrong!

Apple is the over priced company.
If by over priced you mean it has a higher stock price and Microsoft then yes. It is.
Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA

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Re: Any one else ?

No, he's refering to how things with equal computing power cost more when mixed with fruit.

djrobx
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Reno, NV

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Re: Any one else ?

quote:
No, he's refering to how things with equal computing power cost more when mixed with fruit.
I agree to a certain extent. Now that Apple is using Intel stuff, it's easier to make comparisons. From what I can tell, Apple's hardware isn't generally terribly "overpriced" when it first comes out. Apple tends to offer high end stuff (e.g., the minimum configuration of their Mac Pro tower is a dual Xeon Woodcrest). It was actually cheaper than a comparable Dell Precision workstation. The same was true of my Mac Pro.

Of course, now you look at the same machine, you can get "consumer grade" quad core chips that perform just as well for far less money.

The issue is the price and spec usually stays the same (or close to the same) over the course of the year or two during the product's lifecycle, and they're slow to offer new versions of their products. So depending on where you buy in the product's lifecycle it's somewhere between high end and overpriced. They don't do "bang for the buck".

The upshot to all of this is that Apple has more definitive hardware platforms. Because they hang onto a certain configurations, they are more likely to maintain them and deal with quirks that may arise. You're less likely to end up with an "obscure" model that's hard to find support for.
Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA

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Re: Any one else ?

I suppose. I look on computers as disposable, as it's generally less expensive to replace than repair. Kind of like a CRT TV.

I'm also jaded because I build my own systems, so I don't repurchase the OS and other apps everytime I "upgrade". I end up with superior parts for close to what budget boxes cost, thus they end up being superior in spec to Macs. I don't think ANY of the pre-built systems are good; so I'm not just picking on Macs. They just don't have a budget box for me to compare to.
Cowboy86
join:2004-02-06
Franklinville, NJ

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Actually they're not. In comparison you can get 750 GB more of storage, 7 GB more of ram, HD DVD burner, 950 watt power supply, 2 Quad core 2.4 Ghz xeon's that are overclockable and a good 3rd party dual processor motherboard for much cheaper than a Mac Pro. With better warranties most of the time.
attengineer
join:2007-09-26
Westland, MI

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Absolutely untrue. Other than a flea market special... component for component a Mac is actually cheaper then a similiar Dell or HP or Gateway PC. Wont count Emachine because no one (who knows better) would buy one.

hopeflicker
Capitalism breeds greed
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Long Beach, CA

hopeflicker

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Re: Any one else ?

"Mac is actually cheaper then a similiar Dell or HP or Gateway PC"

I lol'd at that
attengineer
join:2007-09-26
Westland, MI

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Re: Any one else ?

Need proof? Or can you go to Dell.com and Apple.com and build a like for like machine yourself?

Sometimes I just get tired of having to do the work myself for the clueless. But I will if I need to again I guess.

hopeflicker
Capitalism breeds greed
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said by MadDog3057:
said by hopeflicker:
said by adisor19:

They're usually M$ fabois.

Adi
You have that all wrong!

Apple is the over priced company.
If by over priced you mean it has a higher stock price and Microsoft then yes. It is.
LOL @ your over priced mouse

$50 of a fucking mouse?
unreal

Dont get me started on the ipod arm bands

»store.apple.com/1-800-MY ··· B112LL/A

Robert
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Miami, FL

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said by MadDog3057:

said by hopeflicker:
said by adisor19:

They're usually M$ fabois.

Adi
You have that all wrong!

Apple is the over priced company.
If by over priced you mean it has a higher stock price and Microsoft then yes. It is.
Get back to me when Apple can actually compete against Microsoft in the stock market.

MSFT: Mkt Cap: 313.22B; Shares: 9.36B
AAPL: Mkt Cap: 160.16B; Shares: 875.54M

hopeflicker
Capitalism breeds greed
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hopeflicker

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Re: Any one else ?

said by Robert:

Get back to me when Apple can actually compete against Microsoft in the stock market.

MSFT: Mkt Cap: 313.22B; Shares: 9.36B
AAPL: Mkt Cap: 160.16B; Shares: 875.54M
Stock prices does absolutely nothing for the consumer when they are in the store buying products.

Robert
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Robert

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Re: Any one else ?

said by hopeflicker:

said by Robert:

Get back to me when Apple can actually compete against Microsoft in the stock market.

MSFT: Mkt Cap: 313.22B; Shares: 9.36B
AAPL: Mkt Cap: 160.16B; Shares: 875.54M
Stock prices does absolutely nothing for the consumer when they are in the store buying products.
They do more than you think.
Cowboy86
join:2004-02-06
Franklinville, NJ

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Wow, Do you realize that for 2500 the price of a basic Mac Pro you can buy what Apple charges for the 6500 dollar version? With better warranties and everything? It's not like Mac doesn't buy/steal everything from everyone else. I mean they outsource everything to ASUS. Get over yourselves. You're shit sucks just like everyone else's
Cowboy86

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Wow, you are obviously an igorant Apple fanboy. Who probably voted for Dubya. Who also looks like a terrorist. I have never seen a Microsoft fanboy in my life. Maybe it's because no one that uses windows gives a shit. Your overpriced crap doesn't cut it in the real world without the hype.