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To: FredZarguna; itsahoot; PreciousLiberty; kevkrom; Cronos; Dr. Sivana; RocketMan1; roadcat; ...
PC Magazine? I don't know of any serious IT/ITS person or developer who takes either of those two magazines seriously anymore. They're strictly consumer publications. And consumer publications are not respected in my trade; I'm sure Apple "computer experts" think they're great.

How about Anandtech? Here's a quotation from Anandtech on MacBooks.

Apple’s 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros with Retina Displays are simply the best available notebooks, and which you choose depends totally on budget and priorities over anything else. If power is what you’re looking for, look no further than the 15-inch reviewed here.Anandtech, "Late-2013 15-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Review: Apple’s High-Performance Notebook Tops The Field", Darrell Etherington, 10/25/2-013

How about CNet Magazine?

MacBook Pro declared 'best-performing' Windows laptop
A PC services company placed Apple computers in the No. 1 and No. 6 slots as the best-performing Windows laptops.

An Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro is the "best-performing" Windows laptop? Yes, says a PC services company that has done "frustration analytics" on some of the best-selling PCs.

The MacBook Pro won out over established PC makers like Dell, Acer, and Lenovo, according to Soluto, which was quick to explain its finding.

A main factor in this machine's metrics is the fact that every Windows installation on it is clean. With PC manufacturers loading so much crapware on new laptops, this is a bit of an unfair competition. But, on the other hand, PC makers should look at this data and aspire to ship PCs that perform just as well as a cleanly installed MacBook Pro.

The report went on to admit that it might be more fair to compare a cleanly installed MacBook Pro with a cleanly installed PC from Acer or Dell.

But there's method in Soluto's metrics: "We simply compared the real PCs in the field....We believe it's more representative of reality."

The metrics (see image at top) include crashes per week, hangs per week, Blue Screens (of Death) per week, and average boot time.

Soluto did list the disadvantages of running Windows on a Mac, including that it's more work to set up Windows on a Mac and there may be driver issues.

Acer's Aspire E1-571 came in second and Dell's XPS 13 received the third-highest ranking.—CNet Magazine, "MacBook Pro declared 'best-performing' Windows laptop", by Brooke Crothers, 04/24/2013 3:49 PM PDT

Are THOSE better than PC World's and PC Magazine's judgments, Fred?

Then there's Laptop Magazine, which tests every laptop released and runs benchmarks on all of them.

The new 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display is the ultimate notebook for power users, combining a best-in-class display with blazing performance and long battery life. . .

At $2,599 for our configuration ($1,999 to start—upgraded to 16GB and much larger SSD, Swordmaker), the 15-inch MacBook Pro represents a serious investment, but it also delivers a serious dose of power and endurance in a portable design.

The new Retina MacBook Pro offers very fast quad-core performance paired with some of the fastest flash storage around and (optional) discrete graphics, making quick work of pretty much any task. At the same time, this is the only 15-incher we've tested with this much muscle that can last nearly 9 hours on a charge. The only drawbacks we encountered were a slightly toasty undercarriage toward the back and moderate fan noise (both under heavy use). . .

Those with less demanding needs who travel often are better off with the considerably cheaper and lighter new $1,299 13-inch MacBook Pro. But if you want the fastest notebook for creative pros that can go the distance, the buck stops here. Laptop Magazine, "Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch Retina (2013) Review", Mark Spoonauer, 10/24/2013

I notice you have not bothered to respond to any of the benchmarks I have posted in reply #38 on the Ransom Note 4 and the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. . . but then you wouldn't because it shoots down your superiority claims.

Checkmate.

66 posted on 11/05/2014 8:59:55 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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To: Swordmaker
CNet? Wow keep making my points for me there, Mr. Clueless.

CNet?

Hahahahahahaha.

CNet!

You're kiing me with your completely gormless replies.

CNet. Wow. Just. Plain. Wow.

68 posted on 11/05/2014 9:03:48 PM PST by FredZarguna (Begich going down...)
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To: Swordmaker

The guy who started Anandtech now works at Apple.


72 posted on 11/05/2014 11:01:11 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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