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| Thread ID: 40890 | 2003-12-23 00:21:00 | mac vs. pc survey | Megaman (344) | Press F1 |
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| 202366 | 2003-12-26 02:15:00 | have read all 5 (!) pages of posts here and have yet to find anyone that has my view of macs: two words - parts prices. Who on this thread said " I therefore believe that the Mac's low operating costs more than make up for the slightly higher purchase price"? everytime I go looking for the best price for a part for a client's mac, be it a floppy drive, power supply or whatever (basic parts here!), they are hugely expensive. yes yes I know economies of scales makes PC parts cheaper, but who here wants to pay horrendus (spelling?) prices for parts? Not me, and I've had more than a few clients switch to PCs (with whatever OS) because their Mac has become a money pit in spending out $$ on (well, almost) consumable parts. What have I left myself open for...? Let the abuse begin. |
falvrez (390) | ||
| 202367 | 2003-12-26 03:01:00 | I can stand corrected here but my understanding of the recent Mac's is that they use a lot more off the shelf parts than they used to eg. hard drives, floppies, memory and I think even graphics cards. The older IBM's, Compaq's etc also used to be bad when getting new parts because of their proprietry makeup. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 202368 | 2003-12-26 04:49:00 | Having read all the posts in this discussion forum, I note that no-one has mentioned anything about file creation. My understanding was that PCs created a file for almost every operation that a computer does X-(, and that Macs didn't need to do this;) as these functions were already built into its' hardware system.:x Now, have I got it wrong? Does this not simplify all discussion between differing operating systems and model types of Macs and PCs, or is it just unix and its variants that don't create files for everything that it does??:| Somehow, I don't think so......... |
eef2 (1904) | ||
| 202369 | 2003-12-26 07:58:00 | >> And unlike some people here I would be prepared to do a lap around Woolworths naked for one -- as long as the spectators were blindfolded. Just a little peek eh Susan :8} |
Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 202370 | 2003-12-26 19:42:00 | Yes but that's not much help for people who are working on older macs...floppy drive, $300!! Even an old 286 can use the current floppy drive at $30 or so. >I can stand corrected here but my understanding of the recent Mac's is that they use a lot more off the shelf parts than they used to eg. hard drives, floppies, memory and I think even graphics cards. Yup sure was a problem with those brands - i remember pricing up ram for an IBM machine it and was like 4 times the price of generic ram - what a rip. >The older IBM's, Compaq's etc also used to be bad when getting new parts because of their proprietry makeup. |
falvrez (390) | ||
| 202371 | 2003-12-26 21:05:00 | > > > And unlike some people here I would be prepared to do a lap around Woolworths naked for one -- as long as the spectators were blindfolded. > Just a little peek eh Susan :8} Umm, no I don't think so Dolby. Behave yourself will you! :p :D Anyway, it probably wouldn't matter if you did take a quick peek, the Woollies where I go is darn freezing so I would be moving pretty jolly fast I can tell you. All you would see is a blur. :D |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 202372 | 2003-12-26 23:14:00 | >It would be a sad world if Apple or open-source > alternatives like Linux did not exist Well I'm just euphoric over my [fairly recently acquired] XP Pro, but that statement I totally agree with. As for your >just like West Auckland comment, hey.... Piha, the Waitak's and Muriwai are wonderful places :) Or maybe you weren't referring to that far West? :D |
Greg S (201) | ||
| 202373 | 2003-12-27 10:18:00 | > I'm > trying to move on to Linux, but am struggling to get > the network going... (in another post somewhere) It doesn't surprise me that you can't get a network going. Better not open a Mac terminal then, if you struggle with Linux you'll have real trouble with BSD. > > As for Mac, go away. It's completely useless. > Mac makes > computer novices feel good! And trust me, I tried > using one... it's not very easy. It doesn't surprise me that you couldn't use one, you have to be at least a novice to use one. |
BIFF (1) | ||
| 202374 | 2003-12-27 20:55:00 | > Mac makes > computer novices feel good! And trust me, I tried > using one... it's not very easy. :^O Not surprised you are having a problem with Linux then. If you want an open source system then Mac OS X is there ready for you. www.apple.com Apple is committed to the Open Source development model. Key parts of Mac OS X, including the Unix-based core, are made available under Apple’s Open Source license. In addition, Apple uses software created by the Open Source community, such as the HTML rendering engine for Safari, and returns its enhancements to the community. Apple believes that using Open Source methodology makes Mac OS X a more robust, secure operating system, as its core components have been subjected to the crucible of peer review for decades. Any problems found with this software can be immediately identified and fixed by Apple and the Open Source community. As a developer, we invite you to inspect Mac OS X under the hood, free of charge, by joining the Darwin development process, or just see a sampling of the Open Source projects used and created by Apple. |
Jim B (153) | ||
| 202375 | 2003-12-27 21:24:00 | You can right click on a mac by simply holding down the Ctrl key as you click. | Myke (3277) | ||
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