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['Itan Atxur]

Okay, so as many of us have noticed we're all epically good at getting way off topic. So I opened this topic so we'd have a place to be off topic within the board. This is also a less formal way of getting to know eachother. So I'll start:

I'm freaking bored as heck and frustrated that I can't get my Internet bill paid. Plus, I can't get word running and I always write my best stuff when I'm in a bad mood.

And remember: Theres no such thing as off topic within this topic! Just make sure to follow the TOS.

[Fnua Atxkxe]

Good idea, we do go a bit offtopic sometimes. Sorrys about your computer stuff. Mine epic failed in the middle of a skype chat last night . BSOD LOL. Offtopic is a good idea though. Skype is very good for offtopic chats with people from the forum.

['Itan Atxur]

Gotta love tech, huh? Can't live with it can't live w/o it

[Fnua Atxkxe]

All praise the wonders of Bill Gates' imagination.

[MOUNTAINBANSHEE2]

I'm think i'm home.

[Fnua Atxkxe]

I sometimes wish I had mac . Maybe computer would not fail again. My pc gave the proccessor a new overclock that was unstable and it was crashing about every half minute. I don't like teh evil tawtute technology.

[MOUNTAINBANSHEE2]

friend had mac
other friend had cola
other friend droped cola
friend have windows

If you are a fan of the matix then watch these.
Matrix Runs on Windows XP
Matrix XP

['Itan Atxur]

Mac vs PC is probably the best corperate rivalry ever.

[Txontaw]

Mac vs PC is probably the best corperate rivalry ever.

No kidding. You know how Verizon Wireless and Sprint have been duking it out, directly "insulting" the other brand? That started with the Man & PC commercials. They started that trend.

[MOUNTAINBANSHEE2]

I love window. My friends HATE windows. Best fights that I've won in a lonnng time.

[Txontaw]

I love window. My friends HATE windows. Best fights that I've won in a lonnng time.

Haha, nice.

[Fnua Atxkxe]

The first matrix viideo was very funny, I was watching teh matrix last night.

[sezawte]

I like the matrix but I don't like macs, too expensive

[Meuia te Stxeli Tstew'itan]

I like the matrix but I don't like macs, too expensive

Mac are actually less expensive in the long run

It's funny because many people consider me an Apple fan because I'm always defending them... and I'm not! There's a lot of stuff on Windows I'd love to see in OS X.

[Txontaw]

I like the matrix but I don't like macs, too expensive

Mac are actually less expensive in the long run

It's funny because many people consider me an Apple fan because I'm always defending them... and I'm not! There's a lot of stuff on Windows I'd love to see in OS X.

How so?

['Itan Atxur]

Yeah I was wondering the same

[Meuia te Stxeli Tstew'itan]

Well for instance, the file permission system which is WAY better! Stacks (which I think was removed in Windows 7) and filters from the File Manager that are a lot more powerful that what we currently have in OS X 10.6. Even if I love the way Spotlight works, it would be nice if we could use the same syntax you can use on Windows.

Stuff like that

[Txontaw]

Well for instance, the file permission system which is WAY better! Stacks (which I think was removed in Windows 7) and filters from the File Manager that are a lot more powerful that what we currently have in OS X 10.6. Even if I love the way Spotlight works, it would be nice if we could use the same syntax you can use on Windows.

Stuff like that

No, I mean, how is it cheaper in the long run?

['Itan Atxur]

Yeah

[Meuia te Stxeli Tstew'itan]

I fail ¬¬

First of all, the reason depends on which category you choose. If you go for the lower end, like macbook and mac mini, the main difference is in the technical support and repair costs. On average, an OEM PC will be repaired three times before you need to repair a Mac. It goes up to 4.5 on a Custom Build PC!

If you go with the middle range (because you need the power and not because it's more shiny), on top of the previous one, you'll see software cost drop massively. In general, softwares for OS X are cheaper than Windows softwares. OS X in itself cost only 130$ vs the massive 500$ required to buy Windows 7 Ultimate. It's the same for professional software like aperture.

If you go with the high end, that's where it really start to get interesting. Will all the money you saved on tech support and software, you can now save money with just buying the computer! Mac Pro cost between 20 and 60% less than an OEM computer with similar specs and performance. Because of that, their resell value are very high. You can easily sell a 2007 Mac Pro for 70% the price you originally paid for. Upgrading them is very easy and give you a lot of bang for the buck.

There's an other very interesting to know with Apple computers. It's called the 15 hundred line. When you end up paying over 1500$ for a mac, you get better overall quality and performance than everywhere else. The only company that really threaten Apple right now is Sony because they have astonishing prices for their laptop and they are very robust.

Put all of that together and you end up paying less on Macs than on PCs! Here's a real life example. I've bought a Mac Pro in 2008 the day it went out. In total, I've put 4000$ in it. That's including hardware, software. In two years, I didn't needed to make any repairs. That computer is still around 40% more powerful than the big 2000$ desktop tower you can buy today and I didn't changed anything in it since the first month. It cost me 20$ a year in electricity and I will not need to replace it for an other 6 years.

I've recently bought a Core i7 system that I made myself. It is about half the speed of my Mac Pro, cost me twice as much in power and I already need to upgrade some stuff in it because it's not powerful enough anymore. Total cost of own-ship after 6 months: Over 2100$