As for the OS, Apple is good if you don't understand computers and don't do more than surf the net. PC is good if you like being able to control your machine and get work done.
Microsoft CEO Declares War on Apple: What Company Makes Better Products?
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2012/07/10 18:00:00
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Microsoft and Apple have been duking it out since the start of technology. The companies are classic arch-enemies with a healthy dose of mutual respect. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates had a notorious "frenemy" relationship, with Gates' Microsoft actually providing a bailout financing (investment) to the tune of $150 million in 1997. It was an investment that saved Apple and was hugely profitable to Microsoft in the long run. But, with all that being said, a person is either PC or Apple. Which one are you?
MASHABLE.COM reports:
MASHABLE.COM reports:
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer declared war on Apple and didn't rule out a Microsoft-made smartphone.
Read More: http://mashable.com/2012/07/10/microsofts-ballmer-...
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+13Microsoft and Apple both use the same hardware, but Apple charges 2-3 times the amount for the same parts. My PC cost me a little over $1,000 to build but an Apple with almost identical specs would cost $3,174.00 (from their website)
As for the OS, Apple is good if you don't understand computers and don't do more than surf the net. PC is good if you like being able to control your machine and get work done.
I feel bad for Apple users because they're stuck with what they have and then to upgrade they have to shell out a ton more money for a whole new unit...It's insane.
In the smartphone arena Apple is competitive.
The fact that you are stuck with the same thing and can never really upgrade anything is what really turns me off.
Only a fool would pay those prices. An extra 4 gig of RAM would cost $75 from Apple, its average price is $25. 2 TB HDD from Apple $300, average price about $130. An Optical Drive from Apple $100, average price $20. Mind you this is a the same hardware.
If your computer can't handle one program running in the background there is something wrong with your Mac. My tray currently tells me I have 14 programs running in the back ground, but then again I have 8 cores and plenty of RAM.
If you want to spend 3x the price for the same hardware, the more power to you. I'll take my money and buy a smart phone, expensive cloths, and a PC that will far out preform a Mac of similar pricing.
I can get video editing software for free to, but I have no need for it.
Oh wow, 1 LED. I have three.
People don't sell one year old PCs because we can do something macs can't, upgrade. So we don't need to spend $2,000 a year to stay up to date.
My PC only cost about $1,000 to build, a Mac with similar specs would cost $3,174. So tell yourself what ever you need to to justify spending 3x the price for the same hardware in a shiny box (my tower still looks better though).
PS: LED and LED IPS aren't the same.
My mac was a Quad core i5 8Gigs of RAM and 27" IPS display. I highly doubt you could do better a year ago for $1600
Stop using bad software.
"Build me a macbook air for cheaper than and a macbook air."
Why would I want a macbook air? They are pathetic.
8 core i7 960
MSI 7870
1.5 TB HDD
2 TB HDD
8 GB RAM
1 Optical Drive
1 Blu-ray drive
Roughly $1,000. U mad?
27" inch display? Why so tiny?
Yes it was. It was released in October of 2009.
"27" IPS LED is tiny?"
Compared to my 3 40", yes.
"you're still missing a good quality mouse"
So are you in your prices. Apples mice and keyboards are far from good quallity. Decent, yes. Good, no.
"AC unit"
What? I'm guessing you mean air condictioning? I've never put an AC unit in any computer I've built. They don't even make those. AC's make condensation, thats bad inside a computer.
"Microsoft License"
Mine was free.