And yes I realize that my computer is cheaper cause I built it, if I really cared I could go to dells site and price out a similarly specced computer, it would probably be more like $1300 not $900. Still not $3500 like a mac. Sure, mac parts are probably a bit better because they are server grade. Do regular home users need that... maybe not.
You're still not comparing an equal machine. The cheapest I have seen for a comparable dual Quad xeon built from parts on new egg hovers around the $2400 dollar mark. That leaves off some things like FW800 ports and optical in/out, which some pros (including myself) use on a daily basis.
That is still significantly cheaper than Apple's cheapest dual quad core, but not enough to get the people who are running pro hardware to switch, because
a) they will eat up that savings and then some by switching their software over.
b) the software alternatives are not as nice (Apple has logic and Final Cut Studio, hard to move off of that combo)
c) they will need to enable new software like anti-virus that eats up resources
d) they will lose some productivity in the switch until people learn the system.
e) they will slowly spend more money to add the features missing on the cheap PC, unless they add it from the start.
f) many pros prefer to buy from a company with a warranty, so they don't have to deal with trying to fix a bad mobo, etc.
slappy sam said:
I've never had a virus in 10 years. I've been to one fairly sketchy site, clicked on something and had my free A/V software come up and say "this is identified as potentially being a virus" so I clicked the back button in my browser.
I have no idea how people are still getting more than the VERY VERY occasional pop up on their computer. No clue. What are you doing that gives you viruses? Maybe everyone watches a lot more sketchy porn than I do, who knows.
You can be the safest, most intelligent user on the planet, but that won't change the fact that you will have to interact with idiots in the business world.
Chances are, one of these almost computer illiterate people running Windows will share a file or something that contains a virus/trojan/adware, etc. I know 5 people personally that are running the outdated trial version of the anti-virus software that their computers shipped with 2 years ago.
That's how you get a virus. The idiots.
Well, that and the sketchy porn.
