iMac hard drive failure?

[Vercingetorix]

Nothing against the ease of use of Apple. That's the really good thing about them. You don't really have to do anything but enjoy them. Great customer service, too. All good experiences. Wasn't trying to ruffle any Apple feathers. A PC fills my needs; doesn't fill other's needs.

I don't really care either way; I'm not the sort of Mac user who now thinks that everybody who uses Windows is an idiot. A computer is just a tool for doing something else. You just mentioned the price differential, and I thought it worth describing the tangible benefit that I think you get from forking over several hundred extra dollars for a Mac. The only company that I think makes a comparable machine right now is Lenovo -- and of course they're relatively expensive too.

 

[crazyguy]

Btw, the customer service at the mac store was incredible...and i'm also in the camp that mac's are generally overpriced, however-V makes a great point about usage over time. I complain about the cost of the mac's, but I have an Audi and a Land Rover in the driveway along with a ton of really expensive camera equipment. I suppose we all have our issues.

 

[Slydell]

I know. It's hard to read things on a message board sometimes the way they would have been said or intended.:good!: But, it's all good. That's why there are so many different brands, models, styles, price levels, ect. of everything. I have a friend who does photo and graphics heavy and would die without the Mac.

 

[Roughneck]

There's a reason why people almost never switch back once they own a Mac. And it isn't the Apple logo.

I'm not so sure about that. Most of the people that I know who own a mac just use it to surf the web, listen to music, youtube, hulu, etc. I asked them why they bought a mac and it's usually some garbage about not having to ever worry about a virus or how the hardware is years ahead of pc's and other things that are totally false. It makes me wonder why someone would spend that much money on anything without doing some research.

I don't have a problem with mac's, it's just the perception of them to the uninformed buyers. Most college kids buy them because they want to look cool because that's what apple is selling to the younger audience.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both and a lot of buyers have no idea what they are.

 

[SDV]

Once you go Mac, you never go back
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[volinbham]

I'm not so sure about that. Most of the people that I know who own a mac just use it to surf the web, listen to music, youtube, hulu, etc. I asked them why they bought a mac and it's usually some garbage about not having to ever worry about a virus or how the hardware is years ahead of pc's and other things that are totally false. It makes me wonder why someone would spend that much money on anything without doing some research.

I don't have a problem with mac's, it's just the perception of them to the uninformed buyers. Most college kids buy them because they want to look cool because that's what apple is selling to the younger audience.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both and a lot of buyers have no idea what they are.

I've been a Mac user since the very first Mac - bought my first one in 1986/87. Since then I've had both Windows machines and Macs. I simply prefer the Mac for the reasons V mentioned along with the general approach that Apple takes in designing products. However, a PC works just fine too.

I say that to say this. I think you are minimizing the reasons why "uniformed" people buy Macs. More people buy Windows machines than do Macs so there are many more "uniformed" Windows buyers. People have different choice criteria. I bet some Windows buyers would have been better off with a Mac and vice versa.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Btw, the customer service at the mac store was incredible...and i'm also in the camp that mac's are generally overpriced, however-V makes a great point about usage over time. I complain about the cost of the mac's, but I have an Audi and a Land Rover in the driveway along with a ton of really expensive camera equipment. I suppose we all have our issues.

You could draw a pretty decent analogy with cars. Let's say you could buy a car for $15,000. Or for $25,000, you could buy a car that was nicer to drive, would last longer, and would require you to buy gas and tires and have the oil changed maybe one-fifth as often. Some people would think that paying a premium for that would be worth it; some wouldn't. Everybody's situation and needs are different.

There's no doubt that there's a lot of irritating, empty brand-snobbery about Macs. It annoys the hell out of me too. But at least this is a case in which buying the premium brand actually gets you a premium product, not just the trendy logo.