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No - not getting enough bang for the buck at all. - Price for similar spec PCs is almost 0.5X. 10 years back, one could argue that Macs offered better build qu
by writepub 8y ago
No - not getting enough bang for the buck at all.
- Price for similar spec PCs is almost 0.5X. 10 years back, one could argue that Macs offered better build quality and reliability, but not in 2019!
- Apple's slow creep into everything I do on my Mac and iPhone is unacceptable. Macs have been secure enough without the recently announced intention from Apple to prevent non-signed apps from running, in upcoming Mac OS releases. No sirre Bob, this is not about security, but greed from Apple to control execution of apps on a computer that I legally wholly own!
- Mac OS quality is consistently declining. From the password bug a year ago, to a string of software issues with High Sierra, it feels like Apple has let it's good down on software.
So no - it's rather buy a premium PC with much better specs and build quality, and run Linux on it, or even Windows 10 with WSL.
- scarface74 8y agoPrice for similar spec PCs is almost 0.5X. 10 years back, one could argue that Macs offered better build quality and reliability, but not in 2019! My next purchase will probably be a 5K iMac. Since LG seems to be the only reputable company selling a 5K monitor, I would be looking at $1200 for a monitor by itself. A $1799 5K iMac is s good deal. I doubt that you would even find a PC equivalent of a MacBook Air for half the cost. Cheaper yes, but not half. There was nothing more “secure” about the Mac than Windows except that no one bothered to write malware for it.