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Weblog:   Mac vs. PC, a small cost comparison experiment
Subject:   looking at numbers...
Date:   2004-05-17 10:14:25
From:   puggsly
Response to: looking at numbers...

You will have a hard time convincing anyone at the extreme high end or the ultra low end as trying to create "equivalent" systems is not possible.


I can show a dozen examples of PC laptops comparing them to every mac laptop and show the benefits you get from apple. You might post up a specific Windows Laptop that you don't feel Apple can compare to and why but this will be a tough fight to win.


The same is true on the entry level. How much does dedicated video memory add or subtract? How fast is the G4 vs the Pentium 4. How do the iLife applications compare to windows equivalents? Suffice it to say that you can get a very useful computer for less than a grand Mac or PC.


But if you want to show Apple's price weakness. Price out a killer mid-range system $1200-$1800 (US). The air gets really thin there for mac users because we can't offer much more performance than we do at $800. This is where Apple gets it's ass handed to it. Sure you can argue the power of the G4 1.25 vs 2-2.4 but up over 3Ghz? And yes Apple ships with a good video card but by moving up to this price range the PC can step up to a great video card.


This could all change very quickly with the 970fx potentially moving through the Mac line but until that happens there is quite a hole between 1.25 G4 and even a 1.6Ghz G5.
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  • looking at numbers...
    2005-05-11 17:02:31  desrick [View]

    First of all u cant say that a pc would be faster because of the lastest hardware in it. The mac put more emphasis into thier hardware. A g-force 5200FX for the mac would probably be much faster than a g-force6000 or something for the pc. The mac puts more work into thier graphic cards and softwares. I was testing a game on a g3 500mhz 128mb ram ati ragepro against a athlonXp 1700 256mb ram and the G3 500Mhz ran faster which surprized me, because the G3 only runs at a 100mhz bus. o and like the guy was saying earlier, A virus can kill your machine which is expensive . but with the mac your investing your money. Its worth spending more money for something that will last longer and is faster. Than for something that isnt that stable. Even windowsXp still have hundreds of down falls and glitches. Thats all i want to say. By the way, I live in the bahamas and used Pc for years. Now i switched to the Mac because of the stapability, beauty and power they have. thank you
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