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To me, the first reason sounds more compelling. Honestly, I'd rather use a core2 era macbook pro that was top of the line then than a $350 corei3 dell laptop t
by its_so_on 14y ago
To me, the first reason sounds more compelling. Honestly, I'd rather use a core2 era macbook pro that was top of the line then than a $350 corei3 dell laptop that is bottom of the line now.
- tomkarlo 14y agoYeah... it's worth noting that just because you can buy _some_ 42" TV for $400 or less right now, doesn't mean that TV is comparable to a TV that was $1500 and arguably the best on the market when it came out. To get comparable features in a new set you might still have to pay $600 or more.
- pbreit 14y agoYou cannot compare Apple products to commodity TVs.
- excuse-me 14y agoNo that was his point. A 1080p TV from 2007 was probably a Sony class product, I would rather buy that for $300 than a 'new' no-name 1080p TV for $350. Similarly I would buy a 2007 Macbook for $500 rather than a new $500 Walmart laptop.
- pbreit 14y agoIf that was his point, it was poorly made. My point was that Apple products are in a class by themselves and not a useful comparable in this discussion. Not even Sony TVs are in that class (not that they were mentioned).
- tomflack 14y agoI think the illustration of the idea is spot on and you're simply wrong.
- pbreit 14y agoThe peson was trying to compare a tv comparison to an Apple/non-Apple comparison. I stand firmly by my contention that that is not a good comparison because Apple products are in a class essentially by themselves (not even approached by Sony TVs). The illustration is weak at best. The illustration is even more non-sensical since it specifies a top-of-the-line Mac with a bottom of the line no-name. Spot-on, huh?
- tomflack 14y agoI still maintain it works perfectly. You're getting too hung-up on where you rank each brand.
- pbreit 14y agoNo, there's apple and everyone else. Favoring an old Mac makes sense. Favoring an old Sony tv does not.
- tomflack 14y agoWow. You're either being intentionally obtuse or you have no hope of understanding this. But we'll go through it one more time. A second-hand Sony television is often higher quality than a brand-new generic manufacturer's TV. In the same vein, a second-hand Macintosh is often higher quality than a brand-new generic manufacturer's computer. Nobody cares how highly you rank Apple. Their specific quality is irrelevant to the comparison.
- user3632 14y agoYes. I've just ordered a T60 C2D Thinkpad with 4:3 1400x1050 screen for 300 USD. When it was new it costed 2000-2500 USD. It's not possible to buy a similar laptop today even with 1000-2000 USD. They are all 1360x768 Core i5.