My first Mac

[LeonOfTheDead]

Which makes no sense to me. Macs should sell for 300 dollars less than they do. But, people buy them because they don't know how to use and maintain a PC (yes I know some people need a Mac).

then I agree with you. Here they (Mac) cost even more than there, but the simply fact that my father (58, and one who got his first pc when about 52) can use the iMac without calling me every five minutes to ask me how something works(as he used to do when he was using a pc), is quite worth for me.
IMO they have a greater value, perhaps not proportioned to the price, but more than what a pc does. they have some peculiar characteristics that make you prefer those to a pc, for example the fact that the iMac handles RAW files as if they were jpeg makes me love it.
the problem with Mac is that a lot of people buy it just because it's white (the equivalent of a red car I suppose) and obviously cool. the most of the are not going to even use it properly, nor they do with a pc though.

[cmcpokey]

i think you summed it up perfectly. macs are computers for people who dont want a computer.

[LeonOfTheDead]

i think you summed it up perfectly. macs are computers for people who dont want a computer.

if there isn't any kind of an insult there, I agree (I want a Mac, need a "machine" but I'm tired of winzoz and absurd evolving of the hardware it requires)

[kingofthering]

a computer with that hardware is going to die under Vista managment (ask my poor HP for proof), so yes, you are paying the OS X.

Well...you are running Vista Premium on 1GB RAM...

I own a Mac but I also hate the rampant fanboy(and girl)ism

LIEK ZOMG YOU DO NOT INSULTS THE GREAT STEVE JOBZ WHO MAKES EVERY IMAKS FROM KITTEHZ!

[LeonOfTheDead]

Well...you are running Vista Premium on 1GB RAM...

it's the Basic edition, and OS X on dad's iMac is running on 1 gb too

[MRR]

13" Macbook with 2 GB of ram and a 160 GB hard drive cost $1299 plus tax. LOLGTR.

Where does the money go.. OS X? And I hate the god damn Mac cult.

Subtract like $100-200 with the education discount. I got a MacBook Pro which was pretty expensive but I chopped around $300-$400 off the price with the student discount (well worth it).

ps. Apple doesn't ask for verification so technically anyone is eligible.

[kingofthering]

it's the Basic edition, and OS X on dad's iMac is running on 1 gb too

Ah I see...

As for me, I'm heading off to some kind of University next year, and the MacBook + "free" iPod touch and "free" printer deal is looking really good.

[CdocZ]

Macs are good for everything other than gaming.

And programming development. Linux FTW!

[johnnynumfiv]

I can wait to buy a new mac laptop. My hp is literally falling apart and it's only about a year old.

[Roentgen]

Basically, get a mac if you want a laptop, get a PC if you want a desktop.

[Suka]

I got a MacBook the other day. It was really cheap...

[IBrake4Rainbows]

There is a reason people spend time & effort creating parallels so that they can run Windows on their beloved Mac.

As a design student I have to say these things are rampant because, in the end, they can make your work look pretty. But I went for a Windows and saves nearly $1000 for the specs I was looking for, and to be honest couldn't be happier.

Horses for courses, But given the choice of design or cost I'm likely to be a tight fist.

[Spastik_Roach]

The fact that you don't have to worry about viruses and adware AT ALL counts for alot in my books. I see mates with windows computers with all these random spyware/adware tool bars and what not and think of how glad I am that I don't get them anymore!

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Thats because they likely visit unsavoury websites.

A proper virus scanning program & careful web browsing prevents this sort of thing.

[Spastik_Roach]

But I don't have to be careful at all or pay money for a virus scanning program that needs to be updated every so often in order to prevent it