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"Previn says that while a Mac initially costs anywhere from $117 to $454 more than a similarly configured Windows PC, over four years IBM saves between $273 to
by jmknoll 10y ago
"Previn says that while a Mac initially costs anywhere from $117 to $454 more than a similarly configured Windows PC, over four years IBM saves between $273 to $543 per Mac compared to a similarly configured Windows PC."
Its late over here, and I could be misinterpreting this, but this feels like meaningless clickbait. 3 times cheaper to own is based on 117 * 3 ~= 543? Taking the extreme low end of one value and the extreme high end of the other feels dishonest.
Perhaps a more appropriate title would have been "In the long run, you'll probably save about $25/year by buying a Mac."
- greedo 10y agoNo. The minimum savings was $273/4 years = 68.25/year The maximum savings was $543/4 years = 135.75/year
- jmknoll 10y agoAre those savings already including the fact that "a Mac initially costs anywhere from $117 to $454 more than a similarly configured Windows PC"? Looking at it again, its not entirely clear from the way that its worded.
- greedo 10y agoLifecycle TCO would naturally take into consideration the initial purchase price. Just preface think of it like this: "Despite a Mac costing anywhere from $117 to $454 more, it's cheaper than Windows."