For those considering Mac OS...

[jhu]

No, I made fun of them like everyone else. Actually I had considered it briefly, but I couldnt figure out Mac OS 9. One day at CompUSA it all clicked though. But that was after Mac OS X was out I believe.


mac hardware only started to become decent when they started making pci machines. they get more respect from me now that osx is out (and hiring oss guys)

 

[Sunner]

If only they'd drop their prices on their G4 towers.
Dont know what they cost in the states, but here in Sweden, a half decent G4(800 MHz G4 with 256 KB L2, 256 MB RAM, CDRW, Radeon 7500) costs ~$2.200 which is absolutely rediculous for what you get.

A more decent config(933 MHz with 256 KB L2 and 2 MB L3, 256 MB, 60 GB, DVD/CD-RW GF4 MX) costs 3.1 friggin thousand.

For that price I can easially buy two PC's that will easially eclipse the G4 in performance in many areas.
MacOS X is very nice no doubt, but not THAT nice.

I think the zealotry of many Mac users is hurting Apple, cause as long as they keep up their fanatic love for Macs, and refuse to see the problems, I dont see much hope of improvement.

 

[n0cmonkey]

I see more value in their portables than their towers. But if I had the money I would pay their rediculous amounts for one. Im one of those suckers I guess.

 

[Sunner]

I have the money, but it's going to a car.

For the price of a well equipped G4 Tower I can almost get a nice car.
That says something about their pricing.

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< I have the money, but it's going to a car.

For the price of a well equipped G4 Tower I can almost get a nice car.
That says something about their pricing. >>



Yeah, it says: You should have a damn good reason for buying me!

Do you? I know I dont. Unless you count the fact I love the new OS and enjoy the hardware. Its a good buy if you need what it can do. If you dont, why bother? I did it out of curiousity and its going to cost me a bunch of money now. Ive got my heart set on a Titanium powerbook (dont want a tower because I want to show it off and I think the notebooks are a better "deal").