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Originally Posted by crockett
My quad core PC was built in 08-09. It still works fine. In the time I owned it which was up until 3 months ago the only thing I ever had to do to it, was change out a HD. The PC cost me about $1200 to build. I ended up giving it to my step father and he uses it now.
If lasting and still being reliable count, seems I saved myself $2,800 on my PC.. However at the same time , well actually 1 year after I built the PC, I bought a iMac.. it cost over $2k and it lasted maybe 1.5 years before it was a over sized door stop... It lasted just long enough for the warranty to expire.
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Yup, software hasn't evolved to need much more horsepower, unless you're video editing or other graphics-card-heavy tasks.
I've never used an iMac, I assumed they were garbage, based on the market they were targeted at. The Mac Pro desktop is for professionals, not hipsters.
If I'd gone with a PC, I guess I would have "saved" $2,800 in the same way that going with a Hyundai would have "saved" me $80,000 per car over my previous purchases of the Porsches, BMWs, or Viper. I just prefer the Mac.
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Originally Posted by mineistaken
400$ PC from 2009 is still very current (not for games or video programs though) nowdays. And its only 9% of what you paid...
4200$ for a computer... Rich. To put it politely. Especially when its worse than 2100$ PC  2100$ for the logo  |
I prefer not to use a PC-based Hackintosh. I find that a real Macintosh works better for me with Mac OS X. I don't want to deal with constantly worrying that my Hackintosh will need specific updates to keep it current with Apple's software, etc. My Mac works natively, and I'm happy with that.