Dell outlet sale

[Fritz]

sekker wrote:
Here's a 30% discount coupon on those Dell outlet monitors linked by the OP:

thanks, forgot about that.

[bwicklander]

I have a Dell monitor 1907 - It's been working great since I've bought it in 2007. The back lighting is a bit dim but fine for what I use it for. I also have a DellMini9 that has OSX on it. That has been running non stop since 2009 and I've been very pleased with it.

I'd only buy a Dell if I could hack OSX onto it.

[The UnDoug]

M A V I C, what is it that you don't like about your TB monitor?

I have the 27" TB display (only had it for a few weeks, mind you), and it seems really awesome.

[hal]

MAVIC has had horrible TB problems that he's posted about here. I think his problem is more with daisy chaining TB than the monitor itself...

[DRR]

silvarios wrote:

Why? I can still buy cheaper and often faster PCs when compared to a Mac.

With what tasks?

I don't argue the veracity of your statement, however I find that people don't consider speed considerations beyond pure specs. Sure, you can buy a computer that's a few seconds faster on a Photoshop benchmark, but that's a drop in the bucket compared to the extra time you spend in configuration, maintenance, setup, and workflow of the system.

To simplify - $500 spent on a PC versus $500 spent on a Mac, will yield faster benchmarks, larger storage, probably more features. But in the long run, I'd bet the $500 Mac saves both money and time, (more than enough time to equalize the benchmark discrepancy) over the PC "equivalent." That's been my experience anyway.

[silvarios]

Maintenance is pretty easy for me. I use apt-get or similar and everything is always up to date. Pretty nice. Linux has typically been easier to maintain than Mac OS. Assuming everything is in the repo(s).

When I ran Windows XP Pro for work it always ran smoothly. I kept a basic system with my needed apps and didn't spend a lot of time adding and removing programs. Consequently, the system was stable. Oh, and I started with an Enterprise copy of XP, so there was no pre installed crap.

I stopped using XP within a couple years as I didn't really want an extra system at the time. Linux and Mac OS was my preference at that time.