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Originally Posted by American Psycho
better quality hardware means less hardware issues
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Umm, no.
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Originally Posted by American Psycho
and better os with less viruses , bloatware etc which means more productivity.
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Again, no. The software is less popular, thus is targeted less than Windows. If OS X, or Linux, or BSD, etc OS becomes the most popular OS in the world - like Windows is - then you can bet your ass they'd be targeted and exploited like Windows is now.
OS X has a shit load of security holes that aren't exploited simply because OS X isn't targeted.
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Originally Posted by American Psycho
To the guy that built his own do you not get that 99% of computer shoppers can't even consider doing that so have to hire somebody to do it thus which cost $ and is a pain when they could have it configured by Apple and working 100 percent and supported right out of the box.
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While I agree that most people have no clue as to where to even begin when it comes to computer hardware -- like my partner heh -- arguing that only Macs come working out of the box is pretty ignorant. Again, PCs and Windows controls the market share for a reason.
This is not to say that Mac is bad, or OS X is bad -- obviously, I run OS X exclusively -- but arguing that Macs are better because they work out of the box is just... lol.
Again, Mac hardware and PC hardware are the same.
That intel processor in your mac is the same intel processor in my "hack"; whether it be the core i5, core i7, or xeon. They are 100% the same.
The HDD/SSD in your mac is made by Intel/Samsung/Toshiba/etc (whoever the lowest bidder is at the time). 2 of my SSDs are made by intel, one by corsair.
The ram in your mac is made by the lowest bidder. I believe that this latest line of MacBooks has ram made by Samsung. My Ram is made by corsair, and I'm pretty sure I could use these same sticks of ram in say, an iMac.
GPU - In macbooks, you start out with nothing more than the same built-in intel HD4000, HD5000, etc that is found in PCs with onboard video. The "advanced" graphics in Macs is Nvidia and ATI, and are the same as any gpu found in PCs of the same level (a 780m in a mac is the same 780m in a pc, etc). The HUGE difference between gpus in Mac and gpus in PCs are they perform about 20% WORSE in Macs.
Even the high-end GPU's that you can get in a mac pro, like nvidia quadro or amd firepro are equally available to pc.
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Originally Posted by American Psycho
when a media company for instance a post editing house wants 10 computers do you think they want to go through the bs and cost of spending their staff to build them or did they just go to Apple and order them?
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Well, from the looks of it, most of them are buying PCs. There is a reason PCs and Windows still reigns supreme, and probably always will.
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Originally Posted by American Psycho
Also video people buy mac because final cut is def the best editing software.
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Maybe the old Final Cut Pro was back in it's heyday, but Final Cut Pro X? Don't make me laugh lol. You should have made that argument for Logic Pro X for audio people instead.
Also, don't get me wrong, I think Macs are great. Rather, I think OS X is great. I run it exclusively, but not because I think it's better than Windows because I don't. OS X just suits my needs better than anything else at this time.
I just don't see myself shelling out that much for a real Mac because I know that most of that money is for nothing more than the logo. It has nothing to do with whether I can afford it or not, because I can. I just like getting the most value for my money, and the best value for me would be to build 3 of the same systems as I have now for the cost of 1 Mac. And now I have 3 times the overall power and productivity capabilities that your 1 mac has.
I should also note that I don't skimp on my pc parts. I don't buy the cheapest shit, I buy the high end shit that's built to last. I do however cut costs for things I don't need, like buying a mini-ITX motherboard because I have no need for SLI or multiple PCI-e slots, and because it's smaller but still provides the power and features where I need it to. And if I needed more PCI-e slots or the like, I'd just buy a different motherboard that has what I need. That's the power of choice.
I also love to tinker, which I wouldn't be able to do in with a Mac.