08-30-2013, 07:25 PM
hal wrote:
I'm no fan of macfanboys either, but those 50-something MS/PC fanboys are looking really, really out of touch with reality these days...
Why? I can still buy cheaper and often faster PCs when compared to a Mac. I can also happily not use Windows on the same hardware. Linux or if the specs are right, OS X.
I'm not sure who is being a PC/Windows cheerleader in this thread before the obligatory "Dell sucks" type post appeared.
Here's a real world anecdote. I have a Core 2 Duo Mac mini server for sale. I offered it to a friend for $300, that includes helping him set it up. Instead he got a newer, faster, non Mac PC for less. Open box clearance PC from BestBuy. It isn't a big tower either, while bigger than the Mac mini, it isn't huge. He is perfectly happy, even using Windows 8. My friend is not anti Mac by any means, but he is pro consumer, pro bang for your buck.
I think he did well for himself, all things considered.