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the blue one's a special edition that glows warmly in the dark like the cover of a macbook
Why is MacBook (Pro) much more expensive than normal laptop?
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of course
the blue one's a special edition that glows warmly in the dark like the cover of a macbook
Sure. But that doesn't help people who want to buy now, does it? Apple does not 2 year old laptops (if you exclude refurbished models).
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The most prominent complaint about Apple is about the price and the specs. Just on this thread, I've seen a lot of posts that say Macs are overpriced and that you can get a regular laptop (whatever that means) with the same specs or even better at a cheaper price.
That is what we are after here.
It wouldn't be fair comparing your your 2003 model laptop to a 2009 13" MacBook Pro base model. Let me get this clear - it is not fair 'for your laptop' simply because it does not have the same specs. Older laptops are chunkier and heavier. It doesn't have a comparably fast processor and it doesn't have the same type of RAM. The hard disk space is (from what I gather from Amazon) is a measly 40GB. The base 13" MacBook Pro has 160GB. The spec is not even good enough to compare to any current HP, Acer or Sony laptop 15" laptop.
And the most important thing -- it doesn't matter how good it is if it is no longer in production and you can't buy one today.
Actually if you read between the lines, the most prominent complain is die-hard Apple Fan Boys trying to justify why Mac is better than Intel.. err, I mean PC
But I don't really mind. As long as they come in electric blue.
Just to add on. The second most prominent complain is about Apple's marketing strategy for their products, which unfortunately does deal with pricing amongst other things. Which provides lots for fan boys to then justify why Mac and accessories prices are higher.
Yes, I do agree. They look better. If I wanted an LV bag, I would get one too. But just make sure the LV bag is working fine, not for example, leaking coins out of compartments.
Unfortunately, I find the die-hard fan boys still unable to admit that Mac is not perfect, that it does bomb. I mean, I don't have a problem admitting that Windows 3.1 is a copy of Mac interface. Calling a Window's Thrash Can a Recycle Bin doesn't quite make it original. Linux users complain about Wintel all the time; do you see us trying to be fan-boys justifying why Windows is better than Linux? Or vice versa? No, because Linux users will be Linux users and Windows users will be Windows users. Sun is still trying to kill Microsoft, but you don't see die-hard fan boys out there like err.. Mr Electric Blue, do you?
Yes, I do agree. They look better. If I wanted an LV bag, I would get one too. But just make sure the LV bag is working fine, not for example, leaking coins out of compartments.
Unfortunately, I find the die-hard fan boys still unable to admit that Mac is not perfect, that it does bomb. I mean, I don't have a problem admitting that Windows 3.1 is a copy of Mac interface. Calling a Window's Thrash Can a Recycle Bin doesn't quite make it original. Linux users complain about Wintel all the time; do you see us trying to be fan-boys justifying why Windows is better than Linux? Or vice versa? No, because Linux users will be Linux users and Windows users will be Windows users. Sun is still trying to kill Microsoft, but you don't see die-hard fan boys out there like err.. Mr Electric Blue, do you?
Get the Mac.
You'll never regret it.
For one, the performance is better than ME, XP, VISTA, Win7.
Shutting down is only 3-5 secs (I kid you not) !
No viruses(at least not in the wild yet)
Interface is much easier to use.
Doesn't crash as often as MS products
If you still wanna run Windows on your Mac, use Parallels, Virtual PC or some other virtualisation software
You'll never regret it.
For one, the performance is better than ME, XP, VISTA, Win7.
Shutting down is only 3-5 secs (I kid you not) !
No viruses(at least not in the wild yet)
Interface is much easier to use.
Doesn't crash as often as MS products
If you still wanna run Windows on your Mac, use Parallels, Virtual PC or some other virtualisation software
Actually if you read between the lines, the most prominent complain is die-hard Apple Fan Boys trying to justify why Mac is better than Intel.. err, I mean PC
But I don't really mind. As long as they come in electric blue.
Sure, but the people making such complains are mainly die-hard Apple haters who are always on the lookout for opportunities to annoy and make fun of people who buy or adopt the products that they hate. Haters do not understand that there is nothing wrong about providing justifications for a product and often tag users who are providing some information about a product as 'fanboys'.
I think you are making baseless assumptions. Again. But never mind. We understand (or at least we try to). Okay, group hugzzz.
Then stop making blanket bull$hit statements like 6hr battery life is longer than any notebook. Fact is that my old junker now sports a 320 gig HDD and while there's not as much RAM it's not much slower than the current Mac's as the centrino was a seriously fast CPU back then and still is good by todays dual core standards. My latest dual core centrino will run rings around any mac notebook in production and that's got a battery life of damn near 6hrs too.
Why I'll never buy a Mac :
1) Better specs from other brands at lower prices
2) Too many people have it
3) Don't like the Mac interface, don't see the point of running Windows on one either
1) Better specs from other brands at lower prices
2) Too many people have it
3) Don't like the Mac interface, don't see the point of running Windows on one either
Get the Mac.
You'll never regret it.
For one, the taste is better than KXC, BuggerKing, CarlsSenior, Poppies.
Shutting down is only 3-5 big macs a day (I kid you not) !
No viruses or bacteria (at least not in the wild yet)
Interface is much easier to digest.
Doesn't crash your body as often as KXC products
If you still wanna run on the track after your Mac, use stimulants, 3rd life or some other virtualization software.
If you think all that was rubbish, you're right. I think they call it paraphrasing.
You'll never regret it.
For one, the taste is better than KXC, BuggerKing, CarlsSenior, Poppies.
Shutting down is only 3-5 big macs a day (I kid you not) !
No viruses or bacteria (at least not in the wild yet)
Interface is much easier to digest.
Doesn't crash your body as often as KXC products
If you still wanna run on the track after your Mac, use stimulants, 3rd life or some other virtualization software.
If you think all that was rubbish, you're right. I think they call it paraphrasing.
My linux machine has all the so called benefits and the OS did not cost me a cent. It uses less resources, shuts down really fast, great interface after some getting used to, not much virus, doesn't crash often - similar to my old IBM thinkpad, and I can install two OSes without much problem.
My Win 7 64-bit machine runs smoothly without much problems as well. It's a matter of preference which OS you like I guess. By the way, it is common that we value something more if it costs more. I'm not saying this is the reason why apple-supporters like their products so much. I'm saying this is probably a reason why so.
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oh no, whenever i see
"get something, you'll never regret it"
if that "something" is a product in the market, you bet that person making the statement is fanboy. it's a sweeping statement that assumes that anyone else with different needs, preferences, tolerance levels will be able to accept the product like the person making the statement has.
sorry to spoil your day with the information that wildcat's day has not been spoilt. it has been made, in fact.
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