09-02-2013, 02:16 PM
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.