Apple is now worth more than Microsoft

[Grimes]

nightsurge said:

Grimes said:

Building PCs is no longer the cheap option. Big companies buy their components in huge quantities, so they get the best prices.

In addition, you can't build a compact, silent pc on your own. Every part has to be customized to utilize space efficiently. I've looked into finding a completely quiet PC before and the iMac wound up being the least expensive option that fit my environment. It's a great minimalist computer. It's dead quiet, the only noise is the hard drive most of the time, even then it's well muffled inside the aluminum case.

You must not look at the right places.  I can build any kind of computer I want.  Quiet, gaming, HTPC, small form factors, servers, etc.  I can buy pretty much every part from Newegg or Amazon and still come up way cheaper than buying a prebuilt from Dell, HP, Sony, Gateway, etc.  I'll even end up with higher quality parts and better warranties when building my own!

There are literally thousands of fan options available to find the quietest/best fans.  Thousands of cases available to find the quietest and best form factor for your needs.  Building is still the cheap option and the ONLY way to get exactly what you want in every way imaginable.

No, you can't just build an iMac with off the shelf components. Everything is crammed in there like sardines. The boards are custom to fit the parts in the minimum of space. Show me a case where everything fits into a 1 inch thick space, including the monitor, which requires no cooling fans that I could put together in less than an hour.

Also, I don't have time to spend hours and hours to spend building computers. The majority of people don't either. I've put computers together before, it just isn't even close to being worth it anymore. I have no enjoyment in building computers, it's about as fun as cleaning toilets to me. I'd rather spend my time doing something I enjoy.