Macs, why so expensive?
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- pr2-4
Yes, but the expertise also shows to the experienced people how WITHOUT the experience you end-up spending through the roof.
Here is an example: i work in film, where a standard work horse is an Arri light (Mac of the lighting world) where each lights unit cost a few hundred $. So i discover those cheap lights that cost $100/light (as opposed to $550/light when it comes to Arri) then put on a cheap soft box ($50, as opposed to $200 from Chimera) and (for $150) get the exact same quality and intensity of illumination as if i spend $750. Now it takes experience to know that this is exact same thing, but for 1/5 of the price.
- tank020
1. a mac runs final cut, a pc doesn't?
2. A friend of mine used to work on mac, had the same dilemma as you so he switched to pc, that lasted for about a month.
Me personal have some bad experiences with pc, so i stick with mac.
Not saying that is good, its just a lesser of 2 evils...
- SteveJobs0
it's quite simple. because people are will to pay for it.
the question of why they are willing - there are as many answers as there are mac owners..
me, i own both, and they both have their own purpose. thank you.
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- showpony0
vista alone is worth using a mac. it's really terrible, and frankly, proof of the larger issues with pcs. the 'experience design' of a pc is abhorrent. macs are 'prettier', but that's really just an extension of the care and thought that they've put into their os/apps/and overall user experience.
that being said, pc's have their pros and if those pros meet your needs then go for it.
- kalkal0
$100... your own brother? The bastard.
- boobs0
I've worked on PCs, and I've worked on Macs.
Let me tell you something: even if you're just a student, your time is worth something.
I own an average computer for 3 years. If the Mac costs $3000 more, it will cost me $1000 more per year. If my time is worth only $20 an hour, all I have to do is save 50 hours per year of the inevitable extra fucking around I would have to do with a PC to get the fucker to work properly. And I don't mean to play games! I mean print to a variety of printers, send files, post things to the web, ftp things, email reliably, edit a video a client wants on a site, have an easy-to-set-up wireless connection, backup my phone, and all the millions of details I have to take care of in a day as a freelance, independent businessperson. I easily save an hour per week in hassle by using Macs, so, at the end of the each year, since my time is worth substantially more than $20 per hour, I'm dollars ahead using a Mac.
Now, in the past few years, all the time I've saved by using Macs I've had to turn around and waste on my wife's fucking PC! And I got so sick of ruining weekends and staying up late sorting shit on her PC, that I bought her a Mac!
Go ahead and buy a cheap PC. But just remember that purchase price is not the only cost of using the computer. And until you've worked out all the costs, don't come around all smart-assy pretending you've figured everything out.
- jaylarson0
Get a screaming machine built, then install EFiX Dongle for $150. Then install OSX.
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- Calero0
you get what you pay for. if you really want a better product. you will pay for it.
- mattiaBK0
Nowadays one good reason is because when you buy a Mac, you have 2 computers in one, OS X and Windows (if you really need to). So many people are switching for this very reason, and the iPod/iPhone thing.
I have owned only Macs in my life, never ever bought a PC and never will, I just don't like the idea to waste my money on crappy PCs. All the Macs I owned never failed, and I bought quite a few.
When I buy one, I keep it for 3/4 years, sometimes more, and then buy a new one. Hardware is solid, OS is incredible, and I'm totally fine spending a little more for this reason.I have to say that the opportunity to run Windows on my Mac has been very helpful when checking my website layouts.
- Llyod0
because people will pay that much
- pylon0
because they don't get syphilis — just ask Lloyd.
- mimeartist_com0
I agree with 'boobs'... I used to spent so many days trying to get wireless connections to work, or anti virus software that had to be so high that it would stop the internet working properly... and when it did just seeing constant attacks come up all the time.
- rafalski0
In the US, buy your mac from apple refurb store or a third party vendor (ie. amazon) to get a discount and avoid sales tax.
Outside US, buy from the US..
- Point50
For me it boils down to lifestyle. I've used a Mac for about 16 years now (since my high school word processing class) and it's just been a standard in my life. I've use PCs on and off for about 8 years, and my personal preference has swayed Mac. I don't really feel that they're that expensive, considering that the G3 (the thing had a 4GHard drive) and monitor I bought when I first got out of college cost me $2500 total, just a few months ago I bought a refurb iMac for $1500. I'm more than happy.
- emmaopeel0
when you first open/start up your new pc, does it make you smile?
An apt metaphor for the appeal (and justified purchase of a mac) is in the wii — the incredibleness of shigeru miyamoto's "I think this will be a better experience because it is atmospheric and pleasant" or in the programming of the wii's update alert to be in the pattern of a bird call. Careful thought and ingenuity combined with technology. Plus new applications, interface elements, and smart behaviors that constantly bring a smile to my face.
Hence, why I will most probably plunk down the requisite 2K when I am prepared to buy a new laptop.
- Llyod0
I've had 2 dell laptops, 1 I smashed, it was perfectly fine. the other the hd gave out so I replaced that. the killer was that one's videocard pretty much melted down and won't run 3d apps.
- mimeartist_com0
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