If you’re buying strictly on price, shop at Walmart. De-prioritize (or don’t consider at all) things like functionality, robustness, service, useful lifetime, or resale value. Only consider initial purchase price. In -that- world, Apple gear is more expensive.
Most of those statements are just crap!
One - you buy on the internet from a know decent technology company.
Two - you buy individual items based on quality and performance. If you can’t build your own PC today, you are living in a cave. If you are a caveman, you can always get it built to your specifications from many sources at a minimal price.
Three - You need to worry little about lifetime of the product because it will be out of date within 3 years at the most. No worries, you can always update individual components.
Four - You shop around for price.
Five - Do NOT buy a complete product - it will not only be obsolete in 3 years, you will spend a fortune to upgrade it.
> Most of those statements are just crap!
Oh, I daresay they're not, but you're welcome to your opinion.
> One - you buy on the internet from a know decent technology company.
Always, unless the local BestBuy (or. equiv.) has it cheaper and I'm in the neighborhood.
> Two - you buy individual items based on quality and performance. If you can’t build your own PC today, you are living in a cave. If you are a caveman, you can always get it built to your specifications from many sources at a minimal price.
Of course. I've been building my own computers since around 1975. And while I know what you mean (assemble modules), I also have built truly from scratch, wire-wrapping individual chips, for example. You can get off your high horse now, BTW.
> Three - You need to worry little about lifetime of the product because it will be out of date within 3 years at the most. No worries, you can always update individual components.
Sometimes true. I've however been disappointed multiple times by inexpensive lower-quality gear that broke within a year or so. I've never had a high-quality product (e.g. from Apple, Fujitsu, Samsung) crap out on me within its useful lifetime.
> Four - You shop around for price.
True but only AFTER you've selected the product you want based on the other factors. Find the best price on what you want, not the lowest price for something that isn't what you want.
> Five - Do NOT buy a complete product - it will not only be obsolete in 3 years, you will spend a fortune to upgrade it.
For most computers, true. For handhelds, nah, they're pretty much complete, period.