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> equivalent Mac systems tend to be competitive. This article only shows that equal Mac systems are competitive (cheaper). An equivalent, however, would be so
by maaaats 13y ago
> equivalent Mac systems tend to be competitive.
This article only shows that equal Mac systems are competitive (cheaper). An equivalent, however, would be something completely different. No need to buy that exact GPU they have, for instance, when you could get equivalent performance for many thousands dollars less.
- mpweiher 13y agoRight, cheaper is much stronger than just competitive. The Mac configurations are $2000 and $1000 cheaper on the high and low ends respectively. That leaves a lot of room for substituting components on the other side of the comparison, and you then have to add labor, warranty protection, assurance of compatibility for the whole (through system upgrades) and a really cool design and compact form factor. If you value all of those things, the value is pretty awesome, but even if you value none of them it is still competitive. (Competitive does not mean "unconditionally better/cheaper" etc. It just means "able to compete successfully").