[Swordmaker]

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[Swordmaker]

Interesting take on the Mac v. PC cost comparisons... PING!

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[Mr. Blonde]

n laptops, because Apple scales the screen size with features, they don't have any low-end large screen models or high-end sub notebooks.

This would probably be the one place they could really benefit in adding a computer. A 15 in. MacBook would be especially nice, and I bet no one would complain if they added a 13 in. MacBook Pro.

That 500 dollar jump from top end MacBook (which is just a paint job right?) to the low end MBP is a big one.

[ansel12]

I bought my PC on sale at Compusa for $199.00, I found my monitor and I only use freeware.

[SunkenCiv]

The comments section was laid out really cute. :’) And they were pretty amusing in spots, and interesting.

[Ramius]

Macs are MUCH more expensive and higher maintenance in a corporate environment than PCs.

I can say this as an original MacHead. I love’em. I’ve used a lot of different computers over the years, starting with an Amdahl 7000. I did CP/M then DOS. I bought a an SE/30 and I still think its one of the best computers ever made. I really don’t have a dog in the OS fight.
But having to now support all platforms in a wildly diverse corporate environment I can say without qualification that Macs are the biggest pain in the @$z in the whole outfit.

Macs suck up a far more disproportionate amount of support than even the linux whiners, and they are #2.

:-)

[JerseyHighlander]

Last week computerworld.com had a article saying the macbook Pro was the best windows Vista notebook on the market. Peaked my interest. I finally had a good few hours using the newest MacBookPro 17” with 4GB of RAM. Used Mac OS, Windows XP, and Windows XP in Parallels. It really is a solid machine.

Ok, so the notebook costs over $3,000 with all the software licenses. It’s worth it, best laptop I’ve ever used, even beat out the top of the line Asus models that use the 768mb video cards.

[DesScorp]

I use multiple platforms....various Microsoft products, OS X Tiger, and some Linux distros (and am playing with BSD right now).

What many people miss isn’t just the issue of cost...that’s the most important, but not only factor in buying a computer. To me, the Mac is the best consumer OS because it’s simple, reliable, attractive to both look at and use.

Windows is the “best” (I use that word with a big grain of salt) biz platform simply because Office and MS Server products rule the roost in the office.

Linux/BSD are the best server platforms if you need something very, very customized. What I love about those platforms is that you can set them up damn near exactly the way you like, anyway you like.

I haven’t had a chance to play with OS X server, but costwise, it’s a very attractive option, and I may look into it for our office. It might offer the best of both worlds....lots of OSS options, but the time savings (in setting up and configuring it) and ease of use of a Mac.