*Sigh* you can't compare referb Macs to NEW PCs, not fair. A 5 year old Dell Precision laptop will bring nearly as much as a Mac though Mac prices are artificially high because of fanboys. If you think all Windows machines are crap its almost certainly because you've never used a GOOD PC.
The W123 of the computer world right now is the HP xw8200. Super reliable and built like a brick outhouse. The comparable (meaning same time frame) G5 Mac doesn't hardly exist because they had liquid cooling and they've pretty much all leaked by now. Some of them caught on fire when they leaked... -Curt Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 09:01:45 -0500 From: Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Computer reliability Message-ID: <a06240833ca868fc811b8@[172.16.42.2]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Refurb Macbook air start at $750 Refurb Macbooks start at $850 Refurb Macbook pros start at $899 http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac?mco=OTY2ODY3Nw Macbook air new starts at $999 Macbook pro new starts at $1199 Mac mini new starts at $599 imac new starts at $1199 apple.com/store I bought a macbook pro in Feb and it has thunderbolt. I expect it to last a long time. One thing when comparing Mac machines to "PC" machines is to factor in the useful life. Macs are the 123 300D/300TD of the computer world. Usefull service life is ~ five years as opposed to ~3 years for the "PC." a 5 year old powerbook still brings around $500 used. > The cheapest Mac now starts at $1200 you should use that as your guide. > >-Curt _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
