Orchid XP v7 wrote:
>>> I just meant that Macs are very rare. [Despite all of Apple's efforts.]
>>
>> Less common. I wouldn't say rare. I know half a dozen people who use 
>> them, and we all started using them completely independently.
> 
> Well, maybe it's because I work in the wrong field, but I've never ever 
> seen a real, live Mac except on TV. To me, that seems pretty rare. 

I only work with one of those people.


>>> buy 3 seperate PCs.
>>
>> That's very impressive, I had no idea you could buy PCs that cheaply. 
>> Although I personally certainly wouldn't risk it.
> 



> 
> So I guess *three* is a slight exaggeration. But only slight...

That would be a much lower spec machine than the minimac, I would guess. 
Would the motherboard have anything other than a token graphics card? I 
bought an Asus mobo for about that price and it can only do VGA, 16-bit 
colour. The minimac will have a much better graphics card, and ethernet, 
and firewire.

> I suppose if you wanted to be picky, the OS will cost you 2x that amount 
> alone, assuming you're getting it from Micro$oft... [And when you buy a 
> Mac, you're partly paying for a proprietry OS, so I guess that would be 
> a fairer comparison.]


linux). Don't forget, it's not just the OS, there's a lot of bundled 
software too, including a very well-stocked UNIX flavour (yesyes, I 
know, technically that is part of the OS). Oh, and the mini's optical 
drive will be a DVD-reader too, at the very least.

>> My use of 'significant' is certainly arguable. However, you act as if 
>> Macs are forever outside your price range, like Aston Martins to a 
>> second-hand Peugeot owner*. They're not. I bet you spent more on your 
>> last graphics card than I did on my last Mac. :)
[snip]


Okay, bad example through wild guess-work :) But my previous statement 
still stands. Yes you can buy a top-end Mac for upwards of 2 grand but 
the same can also be said of a PC. I have personally used several PC 
laptops priced at under 500 quid and several Mac laptops priced at 700 
quid and up, and I know which I consider better value for money, by 
quite a long way.

Please note, I'm not trying to persuade you to buy a Mac - it *is* a lot 
of money to spend on something you don't know much about. And many 
people won't like them. And you're a gamer, so you definitely can't 
replace your PC with one. I'm just saying that it's not the 
order-of-magnitude difference you seem to be focusing on!

I do get annoyed by their excessively smug marketing, tho.

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