Re: I really do like OS X but . . .

howdy wrote: 
On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 19:52:24 -0600, Wegie <here@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


In article <t5mbr1pj7praj3ovl5vddmu3dvt4u85p2v@xxxxxxx>,
howdy <no@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

it might be a stable os, but as soon as you start putting software on it, it's an old horse that should be shot. the software selection in the pc world is sub-par, so it's really not worth considering you desire the best.


Total BS - I've loaded a lot of software to the factory pre-installed
and it works just fine. Agreed that a lot of Mac software is superior
to PC standard fare. 


The only thing Mac has to
offer that comes close is a PowerMac running Tiger.  As the Mac pro
machine, it has the best power and speed that Mac can offer.  But, it
still costs far more to get than a comparable PC system.

macs are around the same price as comparable pc's, maybe you spend an extra couple hundred, but it's well worth the investment if you value your time.

More like a couple thousand for a top of the line powermac - more than
that when you add a display.

It's a couple thousand for a top of the line x86 box as well. And it is indeed, more than it would be otherwise were you to add a display.


When Intel
based Macs arrive that will allow you to install all Mac software and
hardware across all available machines without installer/driver
problems or other incompatibilities, then Apple will have finally
arrived.

it will? sure you don't mean it will run Windows software, that wouldn't be good for the mac platform. Apple arrived long before the PC was even around, about 5 full years in fact.


Youre right, I dont mean that, you misunderstood what I said.


The G4 is fast enough with 1 gig of memory for many offline
applications but too slow on the net, particularly if you are on
dialup internet lines.

and what does that have to do with a Mac? PC's are identical in this regard.


They are not - all my PCs, even the older ones, download and write to
screen faster, even on dialup lines, internet web pages.

Then you have a configuration problem. OS X *is* a bit slower, but you shouldn't be able to notice it without a timer.



A PowerMac G5 with 17 Flat Panel screen is what? $1,299 at full retail, Apple often has them for $1,050, so you clearly don't know what you are talking about. 

You cant get a good PowerMac for less than $2000 and that is without a
display - you dont know what you're talking about.
All Macs these days are 'Power Macs'. An iMac seems like it would do everything you've mentioned and more, for well under $2000.



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