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| Thread ID: 62710 | 2005-10-16 22:23:00 | PC vs Mac | symiggy (7597) | Press F1 |
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| 396955 | 2005-10-18 07:49:00 | I think Symiggy has been well answered and you are now complicating the issue,we must keep things simple,don't you think. :) Yes you are right, Symiggy has been well answered with a whole lot of rubbish from both sides of the fence, hence my question.. Metla really doesn't need you bloating his ego either it doesn't answer questions and is no help to anyone tring to :p Exposition "part of a play or work of fiction in which the background to the main conflict is introduced" is probably a much better meaning to the word in thisthread |
plod (107) | ||
| 396956 | 2005-10-19 04:14:00 | Well you lazy buggers, I tried it, and did the maths . Here is my iMac G5 20" vs the Metla BF2 special . ( . quietbox . ath . cx/media/non-wow/Summary . htm" target="_blank">www . quietbox . ath . cx) A couple of points here . I got all my pricing from the apple US store, the computer medic website, or the techpac (NZ wholesaler) RRP . I only added to the starting packages: I did not downgrade anything . I did not look for bargins, I took the first part I found that was about the same . I apologise for the bad formatting . . this was done quickly . My summary: pricing is similar, although by the time you get it to NZ it would probably cost a lot more to go apple . -qyiet |
qyiet (6730) | ||
| 396957 | 2005-10-19 04:41:00 | Well you lazy buggers, I tried it, and did the maths . Here is my iMac G5 20" vs the Metla BF2 special . ( . quietbox . ath . cx/media/non-wow/Summary . htm" target="_blank">www . quietbox . ath . cx) A couple of points here . I got all my pricing from the apple US store, the computer medic website, or the techpac (NZ wholesaler) RRP . I only added to the starting packages: I did not downgrade anything . I did not look for bargins, I took the first part I found that was about the same . I apologise for the bad formatting . . this was done quickly . My summary: pricing is similar, although by the time you get it to NZ it would probably cost a lot more to go apple . -qyiet Cheers for the hard work, So it basicly show's spec for spec mac's arn't more expensive to own, seems the pc builder already new this so didn't bother answering as it would have blown thier theorys out of the water |
plod (107) | ||
| 396958 | 2005-10-19 04:43:00 | Uh....I cant view your page properly in IE or firefox. And to be fair if your going to use american pricing for the Apple then you should do the same for the PC parts..... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 396959 | 2005-10-19 05:11:00 | ok i did mine from the apple nz site using 2gig of ram similar spec's to Qyiet's one. Items in your basket Item Code Qty Remove Unit Price Extended Price iMac G5 20" APPMA064X/A NZ $3,099.00 NZ $3,099.00 1GB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM (533Mhz) iMac G5 Oct 05 AESSTA-IMACG533/1G NZ $342.68 NZ $685.35 Service Charge MISCSTORELAB 1 NZ $50.00 NZ $50.00 Battlefield 1942 Deluxe Edition AES618870106403 NZ $99.95 NZ $99.95 LaCie - 250GB d2 Extreme Triple Interface Hard Drive AES300790A NZ $545.63 NZ $545.63 Protection Plan Enrolment Kit iMac/eMac APPM8851FE/B NZ $309.00 NZ $309.00 Shipping NZ $20.00 Total. NZ $4,808.93 Your Personal Reference * 2 gig of ram is an option, apple's price for a 2gig stick is very high |
plod (107) | ||
| 396960 | 2005-10-19 05:23:00 | and still bundled with an 8x speed optical drive and a last generation CPU? When I get time ill spec out a system that is similar to the first one you linked to, Though Im thinking I should use a Socket A cpu to match tech levels.... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 396961 | 2005-10-19 05:24:00 | Thats nonsense Graham, can't agree with that. I use both Macs and Windows and have no trouble switching between the two as does my daughter who easily uses both. Most of the Mac users on this forum are also regular users of Windows systems. I know dozens of other people who use both and have no problem using either system The word "intuitive" really gets up my nose. What does this mean? You know what you have to do before you do it!!! Rubbish. I just like using software that allows me to acheive a result. My software in that I have a considerable investment in allows me to do just that. I will admit that I did not like changing from MSDos 6.23 to a windows environment but the fact remains that I did. I still have a MSDos program (Terminate) that still runs here under WinXP. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 396962 | 2005-10-19 05:28:00 | and still bundled with an 8x speed optical drive and a last generation CPU? When I get time ill spec out a system that is similar to the first one you linked to, Though Im thinking I should use a Socket A cpu to match tech levels.... hmm, yours has only a 19inch monitor with lower resolution, last generation cpu? still current so I will call it current generation cpu same as your one. |
plod (107) | ||
| 396963 | 2005-10-19 05:39:00 | ok i did mine from the apple nz site using 2gig of ram similar spec's to Qyiet's one. 2 gig of ram is an option, apple's price for a 2gig stick is very high Have you figured in prices for support as well? If I were presented with a Mac I would not know where to start. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 396964 | 2005-10-19 05:46:00 | Have you figured in prices for support as well? If I were presented with a Mac I would not know where to start. I didn't know either when I got mine, just did what I did when I got my first windows system, looked at it for the first day then started exploring. As far as support concerned thats what can be used forapplecare (www.apple.co.nz) or forums, you your self is either here to offer or ask for help, same stuff for a mac |
plod (107) | ||
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