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TheRealMafoo on 29 February 2008
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Words Of Wisdom said:

This is very true, however the corrolary is that it assumes that every user will value every feature.

If you have a user who does not need 90% of what the Mac offers then, for the amount of valuable features the user is actually getting, the Mac is very overpriced.

Paying for an equivalent Windows machine that can do everything the stock Mac machine can will be much more costly, however paying for a Windows machine that can do everything the user needs it to is often far far cheaper than the stock Mac machine.

It all comes down to what you're looking for in your computer. ^_^


Who ever really buys a laptop that can only do what one "needs". I mean if you really look at it as needs, who needs one? Most of the world does just fine without internet at all. A laptop (esp for the OP) is a quality of life issue, not a requirement.

Also, to a point about value, a Mac will last longer than two/three windows PC's. The PowerBook G3, that was released in 1998 runs Tiger relatively well. This OS will stay relevant in the world for at least another 5 years.

That means a Mac can have a useful life for 15 years (provided it does not break). This cannot be done in the windows world, not even close. If a user was willing to learn Linux, they could get 15 years out of a laptop, but that's because it's doing the same thing OSX is doing (running a light/fast kernel). The mainstream is not going to learn Linux.

I bought my 17” MBP coming on two years ago. When Leopard came out, I upgraded without a hitch, and my computer still screams. Never do I sit and think I wish I had a new Mac.

These are factors that play heavy into a computers value.