dlazz;1204608 wrote:viruses every few months **** DELL!!!!!!!!!!

dlazz;1204608 wrote:If it's not Apple I don't want it because this runs Windows it'll probably get viruses. I've had my Mac for years and no problems but my PC has nothing but problems like 2 viruses every few months FUCK DELL!!!!!!!!!!

TedSheckler;1204642 wrote:Yup. It was Dell's fault.

ernest_t_bass;1204965 wrote:

sleeper;1204974 wrote:One word: Marketing. Apple is not a great technology company, it's a great marketing company.

Jawbreaker;1205329 wrote:I understand you don't like Apple but they are a great technology company and they happen to have an even better marketing department. Could they be overpriced on some of their products? The market seems to think not. They make wonderful hardware and good software. For me, I can't stand the smugness.

sleeper;1205383 wrote:Sorry but no. Apple computers aren't better than their counterparts. You pay more for less power; that's called marketing.

hoops23;1205880 wrote:Sleeper, you obviously don't understand specs. Apple computers are powerful enough because the software is designed for the hardware. That's not the case with Windows machines. You have several different manufacturers making computers with several different versions of Windows on the market.

It's the reason why a less powerful MacBook can play a game like Diablo 3 or run high end photo/video editing software better than a PC that is slightly better spec wise.

hoops23;1205880 wrote:Sleeper, you obviously don't understand specs. Apple computers are powerful enough because the software is designed for the hardware. That's not the case with Windows machines. You have several different manufacturers making computers with several different versions of Windows on the market.

It's the reason why a less powerful MacBook can play a game like Diablo 3 or run high end photo/video editing software better than a PC that is slightly better spec wise.

sleeper;1206315 wrote:You clearly have never used both a MAC and a PC. The PC does everything the MAC does and is cheaper. The Mac looks cooler though, I guess it has that going for it.

WebFire;1206308 wrote:Bullshit. My Mac users at work are always screaming for more RAM.

gut;1206362 wrote:People pay Apple a premium for their huge marketing budget, which helps to reinforce their decision to pay more for less. Kind of a nice symbiotic relationship.

sleeper;1206481 wrote:I say this all the time on here and get labeled a troll. It's so true though.

Automatik;1206486 wrote:Pay more by how much? Like I said, the pricing gap isn't very large. It's a common misconception. I'm surprised you didn't already know that.

I'm basing this solely on laptops though. No one really gives a shit about desktops anymore.

Automatik;1206370 wrote:I understand you're trolling, but you clearly don't know what you're talking about. When I was pricing laptops I built a ThinkPad with the same specs at the i7 MBP. They were within $100 of each other and both very solid machines.

This is coming from a Mac AND PC user....yes they exist.

As for the OP. The MS tablet has potential, especially with the ability to integrate with desktop software. For their sake, lets hope it fares better than the Zune.

wes_mantooth;1206508 wrote:The zune was a major flop....overpriced junk.

Automatik;1206486 wrote:Pay more by how much? Like I said, the pricing gap isn't very large. It's a common misconception. I'm surprised you didn't already know that.

I'm basing this solely on laptops though. No one really gives a shit about desktops anymore.

hoops23;1206466 wrote:Lol yea, ok. If that's the case, why don't they buy more fucking ram?

You think PC users don't "scream for RAM?"

Not biased towards one product or the other. I use both

Automatik;1206510 wrote:I know....I had one. It served its purpose at the time though. I liked the software.

wes_mantooth;1206511 wrote:The problem is....Mac doesn't have an every level computer. You can get PCs all over the place with i5 processors for 500.....Mac doesn't have cheap builds.