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<disclaimer>I am not a Mac fanboy.</disclaimer> The argument in the article is flawed for two reasons: 1. Windows Vista needs more hardware to accomplish the
by mace 18y ago
<disclaimer>I am not a Mac fanboy.</disclaimer>
The argument in the article is flawed for two reasons:
1. Windows Vista needs more hardware to accomplish the same thing as Mac OS X. For example, I can get a along fine with 2 gigs of memory on a MacBook while it would be excruciating to run Vista with anything less than 4 gigs.
2. Generally what you are paying for when you buy a Mac is the experience. The fact that a growing number of consumers are still willing to buy Macs given the price difference reinforces this. Macs have always been a great demonstration of the synergy between hardware and software.
The article would have more merit if the author discussed the cost, in time and money, of performing a task (ex. create a document) on a PC or Mac.
- Oompa 18y agoI don't agree with the first statement. My mom's laptop has 1 GB of RAM is performs just fine, even when I had to use it. Granted, she doesn't do much but play a few very low demanding games (Zuma), browse the internet, and chat on Skype.
- briansmith 18y agoI can get a along fine with 2 gigs of memory on a MacBook while it would be excruciating to run Vista with anything less than 4 gigs. There's no way that Vista needs 4GB of memory. 2GB is plenty. 1GB is more than enough, especially if you disable some of the effects.