Macs, why so expensive?
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- janne760
yeah, the looks.
- sublocked0
you're paying the extra for the pretty case and apple name. and OS.
i built a screaming machine from fry's for about $600 as well. 2gb, core 2 duo, etc etc....in a micro shuttle case.
i love the apple OS, but hate the proprietary hardware lock-in. more power to ya if you can run a "hackintosh".
- Intel chipset + EFI hack = $3000 to spend on blow and hookers.rounce
- janne760
- u do realize by posting this pic u became an arm of apple's propaganda?pr2
- that's the least of Janne's problems.Jnr_Madison
- hehegung_hoek
- i just got 1 cent on my paypal.janne76
- yehah that's bsLlyod
- Where's the Mac Pro unit for an equal 'clutter' comparison?ETM
- I don't think that Dell is in Mac Pro territory?ribit
- max_prophet1
WHY ARE MERCEDES SO EXPENSIVE I CAN HAS KIT CAR FOR $1500!?!
- hahaha +1janne76
- well donelambsy
- just for the record your not getting the same thing with a kitcar - leather, engine not the sameMachuse
- in this situation - u get the same hardware but for 3000 more, same chipset same quality ram etcMachuse
- +1akrokdesign
- sublocked0
bling bling
- pylon0
VWs are cars.
Audis are cars.
They've got many of the same parts. If you don't see any value in an audi, buy a VW — it'll get you where you need to go for way cheaper. At the end of the day they're just cars.
Similar with macs. Or any luxury or specialised marque.
- Jaline0
Definitely the brand name and the aesthetics. I am in love with most designs by Apple, especially OS X. But if I were to buy a new laptop, I would definitely have to decide if this is more important than saving money. Sometimes it's not worth it, depending on various factors, including your current financial status and what exact programs and tools you need.
I have this argument with people all the time, and I am sure that you can find PCs with the same specs as a Mac, but for around half the price.
- tkmeister0
if you don't see any value in Apple's design, stop complaining and just get a pc then. it's just that simple.
- pylon0
Agreed Jaline.
Many of us work in or around agencies, who are all macs. I've been working with macs since the early nineties when I started and my first mac was not all that cool — it was BEIGE. MS-based PCs didn't exist as design machines until later on but by then every agency and studio had an investment in the Apple environment.
Of course with their wicked industrial design and cheaper models they're reaching out to a larger more consumer-based market. Why not? More sales equals more money for them.
- KwesiJ0
well putting together anything yourself with parts will be cheaper...the alienware PCs and anything similar are fast as fuck and expensive, probably the same range as any mac. its the brand and attention to detail, realiability, optimized performance etc.
- janne760
pr2, you work in film, right?
- trooperbill0
why not buy the $500 pc and run os x on it! that way you get the os and apps without the expense. fark im running osx on a dell mini lolz
- digdre1
here is my opinion on all of this
Because they can.
I see everyone complaining about the prices, but an hour later those guys are in the apple store buying a mac.
- brains0
Has anybody mentioned the great attention to detail on all parts, along with the exceptional quality, no clunky plastic... etc?
- pylon4
Hey listen pr2, nobody's forcing you into anything.
If you want a different machine, then go for it. People who can afford to or want to buy macs, buy macs.
If you want all mac owners so smack their foreheads and say "Holy shit, he's right, I'm ditching my system right now and building one myself!" then you may be disappointed...
- KwesiJ0
i'm not in marketing but i understand what it takes to build a good system ;) did your friend spend all day tweeking the BIOS? there's many factors to make sure each part is working to its full potential within the entire system. that's what you're paying for in part. your freind might know how to build a great system but not just anyone can buy parts, put it together and get crazy efficient performance, that's what high perfomance PC brands do. branding costs sure but so does expertise and system design.
- gung_hoek0
since you brought up the ass issue, I see indeed similarities to prostitution market here. you womanizer you. There are regular street hookers and there are pricey deluxe escorts. Maybe the are degrees of sophistication, but in the end they both will get the job done. So the decision of who to go for is a question of money + taste + maybe what your peer group is into.
- pr2-4
Yes, but the expertise also shows to the experienced people how WITHOUT the experience you end-up spending through the roof.
Here is an example: i work in film, where a standard work horse is an Arri light (Mac of the lighting world) where each lights unit cost a few hundred $. So i discover those cheap lights that cost $100/light (as opposed to $550/light when it comes to Arri) then put on a cheap soft box ($50, as opposed to $200 from Chimera) and (for $150) get the exact same quality and intensity of illumination as if i spend $750. Now it takes experience to know that this is exact same thing, but for 1/5 of the price.