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Oh come on, as if you spend more than a few days time combined building PCs. It might be more convenient, but going the Apple route is certainly not cheaper. Th

by kayoone 11y ago

Oh come on, as if you spend more than a few days time combined building PCs. It might be more convenient, but going the Apple route is certainly not cheaper. The PC i have now is really powerful, i built it about a year ago for $1200 and haven't touched the hardware since. Before that i had a PC from 2009 which was still plenty fast and all i upgraded was a SSD and new GPU after 2 years. My Macbook Air was much more expensive because Apple demands high extra cost for upgrading Ram and SSDs. When the PC breaks, i order a new part and have it running again in 2 days, a couple of hours if it's really crucial, while fixing a Mac yourself is nearly impossible these days. I love my Macbook and use it exclusively for work, but your arguments are weak and sound elitist.

cbeach 11y ago
I upgraded the SSD in my Macbook Pro Retina myself, using a relatively cheap replacement (not sourced from Apple). As for the RAM, at some future date when 16GB is inadequate, I suspect the graphics card, CPU and bus performance will also be inadequate, so it's better to upgrade the whole lot together and sell the Mac as an unadulterated unit. Mac resale value is far higher than PC kit. It's not a false economy to spend more to get a Mac, if you consider the TCO. Plus, if my Mac has problems, I just take it to one of the many nearby stores. Even out of warranty, they'll do a lot for free. My arguments sound elitist? That doesn't bother me at all, I'm afraid.
- kayoone 11y ago
  Your original argument was about building "PCs at great expense (time and money)". I might agree with the time argument if you get some faulty hardware, but if anything its more down to software than hardware costing time. The TCO argument is fine if you have a perfectly working Mac after X years and sell it, but i usually pass them on to family members for little/no money so that does not apply to everybody. TCO depends on a lot of individual factors and luck (no repairs after warranty), price does not.

by kayoone 11y ago

cbeach 11y ago

I upgraded the SSD in my Macbook Pro Retina myself, using a relatively cheap replacement (not sourced from Apple). As for the RAM, at some future date when 16GB is inadequate, I suspect the graphics card, CPU and bus performance will also be inadequate, so it's better to upgrade the whole lot together and sell the Mac as an unadulterated unit. Mac resale value is far higher than PC kit. It's not a false economy to spend more to get a Mac, if you consider the TCO. Plus, if my Mac has problems, I just take it to one of the many nearby stores. Even out of warranty, they'll do a lot for free. My arguments sound elitist? That doesn't bother me at all, I'm afraid.

kayoone 11y ago
Your original argument was about building "PCs at great expense (time and money)". I might agree with the time argument if you get some faulty hardware, but if anything its more down to software than hardware costing time. The TCO argument is fine if you have a perfectly working Mac after X years and sell it, but i usually pass them on to family members for little/no money so that does not apply to everybody. TCO depends on a lot of individual factors and luck (no repairs after warranty), price does not.