Re: Re: Re: Re: You're such a joker!!
Originally posted by Rezet
Well, for extra $1200, i can fix it many many times over anyways
J/k
Yeah, you better be kidding. Fixing a laptop ONCE will cost $1200. I dropped my iBook once and the repair bill was $700. The only reason I actually fixed it (the machine was working fine, it was a cosmetic/semi-functional issue) was because my credit card company reimbursed me for the repairs.
Now notice something about this. I dropped my Apple laptop from a height of 3 feet onto a concrete floor, and the machine was hardly damaged. Had I dropped an entirely plastic (despite having a plastic shell, the iBooks frame is magnesium), cheaply built PC laptop, I wouldn't be able to say the same.
I don't understand how you can say that I only focus on that Gateway is a bad computer company. I have given many reasons why the PowerBook is altogether a better computer than the Gateway, and is worth the extra $1100 to anyone who uses their computer for serious work.
So here's what I'm going to do for you. I'm going to compare the 15" PowerBook to a 15" Dell. Both have widescreen displays, and both are from companies known for good reliability.
The 15.4" Dell needs to be upgraded quite a bit to match the configuration of the PowerBook, and when the dust clears the Dell with a 2.2GHz P4, 64MB graphics card, 60GB hard drive, 512MB of RAM, Wi-Fi card, and DVD burner costs $2199. This is still less than the comparable 15" PowerBook (1GHz/SuperDrive) for $2599.
What the Dell has going for it:
-Price: Cheaper than the PowerBook
-Speed: Faster than the PowerBook. I'm not disputing this.
What the Dell has against it:
-Weight: It weighs "as little as 6.9lbs" (i.e. without the optical drive). The PowerBook weighs 5.3lbs with everything.
-Size: The Dell is bigger in every dimension than the PowerBook, and the difference is significant.
-Design: The Dell is ugly and feels clunky to use (and yes, I have used Dells) While this is a small point, it's nice to have a well designed laptop such as the PowerBook
And probably the worst:
OS: The Dell runs Windows XP Pro, which is not as nice to use as Mac OS X, not to mention stability and security issues in Windows.
In my opinion, the PowerBook is well worth the extra $400 considering only the hardware. I don't want a laptop that weighs 7lbs or more. If Apple can get a 15" screen into a 5.3lb laptop why can't Dell? It is a much better designed machine, and while there are some nice PC notebooks the PC manufacturers can never seem to get their stuff to look and feel as nice as Apples. Not to mention the OS issue with PCs.