RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] reading through Apple's marketing speak.. .

["Woodsmall, Ryan (IATS)" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Yeah, and all those machines you priced run MacOS X and all of the
wonderful iTools smashingly!

The platform choice is not about money these days, and it's not about
performance, either; PCs are cheaper (and relatively faster for what you
pay) and my computer can do anything I can throw at it, quickly at that.
It's about your personal preference and the fact that you *have* a
choice.  I like MacOS X.  Everything just works, and I don't have to
futz with anything.  I hammer on ~200 Linux and IRIX workstations and
servers at least eight hours a day; when I go home, I want something
that just works.  That's why I bought a Mac, that's why I like MacOS X -
it's *nix but you can completely forgo that part of you want to.  No
goofing with drivers, no recompiling kernels, no patch sets to manage,
no kludges to maintain, no IE6 or IIS vulnerabilities.  You pay more
when you buy a Mac, but you get what you pay for, even if the
price/performance ratio is kinda lame.  I prefer the Mac, that's just
me.  Call me stupid for spending more money.  I'll pay for what works
for me.

OK, enough ranting...  Sorry for the incoherent thoughts.  IRIX upgrades
will do that to you ;)

     ryan woodsmall
        EMAIL:PROTECTED


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ross, Matt [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 10:15 AM
> To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> Subject: RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] reading through Apple's 
> marketing speak.. .
> 
> 
> Just noticed something on this.  1.8ghz(the mac has two 
> 867mhz), 256mb(same
> as on the $1699 Mac), 40gb(20 less than the Mac), 17" 
> monitor(no monitor on
> the Mac) is only $829 from gateway; 1.6ghz AMD (1900) Athlon, 
> 256mb, 80gb
> from compaq is $849; and 1.8ghz, 256mb, 20gb, speakers, and 
> 17" monitor from
> dell for $919.

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