Let is be knownst that on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:58:06 +0100, Martin
writted:
>On 12 Jan 2007 07:03:30 -0800, jeremyrh.geo@yahoo.com wrote:
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>>David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) schreef:
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>>> Martin wrote:
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>>> > On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:35:08 +0100, d4g4hd@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
>>> > chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>> []
>>> > >and who do sound design etc.- they work
>>> > >with a lot of different computers- and for the mundane stuff use cheap
>>> > >PCs. They use apple equipment for anything important.
>>> >
>>> > Is there any reason you can think of why Apple equipment isn't cheap too?
>>>
>>> Market forces. People are willing to pay more for them. Personally, I'm
>>> not really interested in the PC vs Mac war- I use Macs because I always
>>> have, and they've worked well for me. Simple as that. I've not hat to
>>> waste two afternoons dealing with viruses. That more than pays for the
>>> difference in price, as far as my own time is concerned.
>>
>>Is there really a big difference in price, for similarly spec'ed
>>machines? It's true you can buy a "bare bones" PC for less than a Mac,
>>but when you add in the various software etc, I'm not sure the
>>difference is that great.
>
>It depends what you are adding in.
>I have added very little in the 4 years I have owned this PC.
>What I have added isn't available for a Mac.
What was that comparison you made with Mac users? It was a good one!
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