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entwisi · 10-07-2007, 18:46

Apples are > than $300 more spec for spec. a few months ago when I was buying a new laptop I fancied a MacBook Pro, only one problem, they are £1500. The same spec PC cost me just over £500. I had this discusssion with Roy at teh last meet. there is NO way that its worth £1K extra. Shove Linux on a PC and you have the stability of OSX with the costs of PC.

Don't get me wrong, they are very stylish/trendy and are generally very stable/secure but they do charge absolute top dollar for what you get.

re how often do they need repairs? just like any electronic equipment they can break. They do have good customer service though on the whole.

When it comes to networks etc as Willow asked. Clearly programs aren't interchangeable between Mac and PC, data as in docs/spreadsheets etc are although I did read that MS are stopping supporting some of their products on Apple. Music/Images etc are of course fine. They will connect over networks but do need a bit more effort than just XP to XP

Brian what spec Macbook are you talking about, I'll dig around to see what 'equivilant' there are for you.

Ian

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entwisi God Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Up Bash Posts: 7,827 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 44 times Rep Power: 4389	Re: Latest on Laptops? Apples are > than $300 more spec for spec. a few months ago when I was buying a new laptop I fancied a MacBook Pro, only one problem, they are £1500. The same spec PC cost me just over £500. I had this discusssion with Roy at teh last meet. there is NO way that its worth £1K extra. Shove Linux on a PC and you have the stability of OSX with the costs of PC. Don't get me wrong, they are very stylish/trendy and are generally very stable/secure but they do charge absolute top dollar for what you get. re how often do they need repairs? just like any electronic equipment they can break. They do have good customer service though on the whole. When it comes to networks etc as Willow asked. Clearly programs aren't interchangeable between Mac and PC, data as in docs/spreadsheets etc are although I did read that MS are stopping supporting some of their products on Apple. Music/Images etc are of course fine. They will connect over networks but do need a bit more effort than just XP to XP Brian what spec Macbook are you talking about, I'll dig around to see what 'equivilant' there are for you. Ian __________________ Ian Technical God, No 1 Geek And Linux Guru Have you seen my Flickr pictures?