Apple iMac MB952B/A / Intel Core i5 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1TB / 27" / SuperDrive / Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard / Desktop PC
£1500
OK, I can get a 27" for £300 - £500. Being generous, that's £1000 for the i5, RAM, hdd and OSX.
Good deal? *cough*no*cough*
Apple is now bigger than Microsoft
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Apple iMac MB952B/A / Intel Core i5 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1TB / 27" / SuperDrive / Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard / Desktop PC
£1500
OK, I can get a 27" for £300 - £500. Being generous, that's £1000 for the i5, RAM, hdd and OSX.
Good deal? *cough*no*cough*
a 27" IPS screen?
and that is why they have huge margins, large profits and thus a high market cap leading to this pointless statistic
sure it's great for shareholders but as a consumer I would find it embarrassing for this situation to have arisen, Apple have reached this milestone by exploiting it's customers
Sparky__H
Sparky__H
It's a bit unfair to call it exploitation, no one is forced to buy anything. I'd say it's more clever manipulation.
You mean the company that overcharges for just about everything it produces finally got to the top? *shock*
Doesn't take away from the fact that Apple was founded as a computer company and is better known for its ipod and iphone, their share in the market for actual computers is laughably tiny.
Doesn't take away from the fact that Apple was founded as a computer company and is better known for its ipod and iphone, their share in the market for actual computers is laughably tiny.
More like the effects of the apple reality distortion field combined with the jobs brand koolaid.
OK maybe that's a better description
The fanboyism in here...christ. Anyway I love macs...not going to lie and I know myself that they are overpriced but hell Apple are a business and are entitled to charge extra if they feel they're products are suitably differentiated...which in all honesty they are (otherwise they wouldn't have a market). For me OSX is an easier to use and more intuitive system however, its lack of developer support for gaming means I will always have a Windows PC.
Ever person has different perceived value for products, my perceived value for Windows lies in my need to have a gaming machine which OS X does not fulfil
Ever person has different perceived value for products, my perceived value for Windows lies in my need to have a gaming machine which OS X does not fulfil
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Sparky__H
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But the issue exists that this difference is largely perceived. I spent twice the price so it must be twice as good.
Of course it is, you have to realise that the person who purchases it attaches additional value to certain aspects that others may not perceive any benefits from. For example I attached a significant amount of my perceived value for my MBP to the fact I was getting OS X, a quality multitouch trackpad and one hell of a sexy laptop
However, you may not find any of those things beneficial and therefore it represents no value to you such that a MBP would be a pointless expenditure when you could get a Vaio for half the price.That is exactly why there is a market as Apple know there are other consumers like me who find these features appealing and know full well we will pay a premium which they are all too willing to exploit. It's simple economics really.
Sparky__H
Sparky__H
This is where the perceived fan-boy behaviour is generated from on both sides. At least as far as I can tell.
Agreed to an extent, but I think it's the inherent nature of some people on these forums. I'm not biased in the sense that I enjoy my MBP for the reasons above and love Windows for providing me with a platform to play the multitude of games that I have.
Edit: Apple do make sexy products though, and I'm yet to meet a person who thinks they're ugly however many have also said it's not worth it for the price and a completely unknown OS...which is fair enough. I personally love the aesthetics so much so that when it arrived my girlfriend said she'd been replaced...and she wasn't joking
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Nope; didn't consider that. After a very brief look, £800 seemed to be the correct figure for a 27" IPS TFT.
If buying direct from Apple, your iMac is £1634. Shopping around, I saw a couple for £1500. So we'll stick to that lower price. We have £700 left then for the machine components. I'm being deliberately generous with pricing.
i5: £150.
mobo: £150.
HD4670: £50.
4gig RAM: £130.
1 TB hdd: £80.
Case: £100.
OSX: £25.
Kb/mouse £50
Optical drive £20
£755. In the right ball park. OK, so if we were to use enthusiast quality parts then the cost is approaching where it should be.
That's a big if, however.
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I get it. You guys hate Apple. Shouting down people who buy their products as fools is a bit extreme.
More like the effects of the apple reality distortion field combined with the jobs brand koolaid.
No.
Experience has lead to this fact. User experience and simplicity in its design.
The universal ego system for content, what other service besides iTunes allow you to buy a movies/music/tvshows/apps on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod & Apple TV?
An OS that actually lets you do stuff, without having to buy other software to do such basic things like burn a dvd. Photo management software (iPhoto) , and no I dont mean paint lol. iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand etc...etc...etc...this is all on a new Mac, what does an XP or Windows 7 disc offer for the user, nowt but a basic OS.
Windows has failed to evolve, thats why Apple is gaining so much, and it isnt aimed at advance users, kids/grandparents can use an iPhone & iPad and mac.
oh and
and you can make that all look as beautiful as an iMac can you, oh wait no you cannot you need one of them big things....oh yea a CASE lulz.
No.
Experience has lead to this fact. User experience and simplicity in its design.
The universal ego system for content, what other service besides iTunes allow you to buy a movies/music/tvshows/apps on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod & Apple TV?
An OS that actually lets you do stuff, without having to buy other software to do such basic things like burn a dvd. Photo management software (iPhoto) , and no I dont mean paint lol. iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand etc...etc...etc...this is all on a new Mac, what does an XP or Windows 7 disc offer for the user, nowt but a basic OS.
Windows has failed to evolve, thats why Apple is gaining so much, and it isnt aimed at advance users, kids/grandparents can use an iPhone & iPad and mac.
oh and
Apple is gaining so much eh? Tell me what the global marketshare for osx is? last i read its about 6% and has been that way for quite some time. The only "gains" theyre making is in items like the ipod and iphone.
Then again if you listen to any of Jobs keynotes in where he spews enough bs to fill the place holding the event, you would believe that apple are the dominant company when it comes to OS marketshare.