why the hell are apple macs so expensive
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Zzzzzzz.
It's not comparable to a standard grade i7 rig from ocuk.
In terms of performance they might be close. But go price up a dell/hp/whatever workstation using server components and you'll see there isn't much in it price wise.
Mac pro's aren't for normal people
It's not comparable to a standard grade i7 rig from ocuk.
In terms of performance they might be close. But go price up a dell/hp/whatever workstation using server components and you'll see there isn't much in it price wise.
Mac pro's aren't for normal people
I have always been of the mind that Mac's were for pretentious people who eat lentils but lately I have taken a shine to the iMac and want a 27" jobby.
It looks sweet, it's one unit, it'll do everything I want a computer to do and I can also stick Windows on it to cover things I've overlooked.
Yes it's expensive compared to a comparable PC but I've grown to realise that's not the point. I've just got to convince myself that it's a good purchase.
I still think they're pretentious, but there's a little pretentious in all of us
It looks sweet, it's one unit, it'll do everything I want a computer to do and I can also stick Windows on it to cover things I've overlooked.
Yes it's expensive compared to a comparable PC but I've grown to realise that's not the point. I've just got to convince myself that it's a good purchase.
I still think they're pretentious, but there's a little pretentious in all of us
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I was very fortunate in that work gave me £2K to spend on a laptop, so I chose a Mac Book Pro. I think it's a superb example of quality design, with so many lovely touches. It's obviously no more powerful than a PC, but it's beautifully engineered.
It's actually pretty good value when you take into account the ultra frikkin amazing 27" screen you get
Gotta be worth £700+ just for that.Because they're a workstation and workstations are generally expensive. Even the ones on the non-Apple side of things.
They're typically aimed at professionals as well, which makes them an investment product more so than a normal consumer purchase. I don't know for sure, but I imagine the average business doesn't want to be fiddling with a box of components with a case and wants someone directly addressable when/if the machine goes balls up.
They're typically aimed at professionals as well, which makes them an investment product more so than a normal consumer purchase. I don't know for sure, but I imagine the average business doesn't want to be fiddling with a box of components with a case and wants someone directly addressable when/if the machine goes balls up.
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