Macs may cost more but tend to have higher user satisfaction. I've been issued some pretty Windows laptops at work made by Dell and HP but they were thicker and came with physically massive power supplies that I wouldn't want to carry around very often. My most recent work laptop was a HP that had a fan on the side that would make my coffee warm but would heat up any cold drinks. Never had that kind of problem with my MacBook!
Curt - Another downside of G5 worth pointing out 's is they can't run the last two OS releases from Apple - they're stuck on Leopard and can't be upgraded to Snow Leopard or Lion. Brian On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > *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 > _______________________________________ 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
