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HOw would I know? I haven't felt the need to buy a computer from a commercial vendor for almost 2 decades. I just know that what I build is the equal of a Mac costing 3+ X as much.

I bought a used G4 one time to see what all the hype was about. It was roughly the equal of my own home build PC but Mac hadn't yet graduated to a two button mouse. The keyboard was also inferior. I played with it for a couple of weeks and found that all the hype was just hype. nothing very impressive about it. Build quality was good, but so are most PC's.

I can build the equivalent for 1/3 the money. That's all I need to know.

As I stated Apple is all about snob appeal and hype...and way over charging the gullible.

I can build the equivalent for 1/3 the money. That's all I need to know.

As I stated Apple is all about snob appeal and hype...and way over charging the gullible.

This bears repeating! I can't see how the Apple Elite can refute this. Unless they just want to deny the truth.

Home builders are a huge minority in the world of computing. Of course you can build one cheaper. You can also make value judgments like thinking your cheaper hard drive is superior. I would guess some would argue with you, I don’t know. I would venture to guess that some would argue the point with you. I don’t know enough about it to argue it myself.

What is the price difference between your home built and a Dell? Is it not a similar differential? It is unfair to compare a company trying to make a profit to a person not trying to.

A G4 Mac supported two button (or 3 or 3 or 5) button mice. They didn’t ship with them, but certainly you could plug whatever mouse you wanted in and have it work.

Surely you can see how others not taken in by hype can come to a different conclusion that for their money and their interests a Mac offers the best bang for the buck. It is my conclusion. It is the conclusion of many people I know.