Re: Does AppleCare?

In article <gd077n$db$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
McL <mcl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jolly Roger wrote:

In article <gcugkr$ig$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
McL <mcl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jolly Roger wrote:

Trollish comment. It's almost as if your agenda was to ignore the real
hardware included in the iMac just so you could justify this statement
from the beginning.

In order to use the "real hardware included in the iMac", I'd have to
spend
the price of another iMac.

Proof that Apple's hardware prices really aren't that different than the
rest of the industry.

What I meant is that if you want to maximize the value of your investment in
a Mac and you want to bluetooth, firewire and wifi all your equipment, it won't
come for free.

It won't come for free regardless of what type of computer you use. Stop
trying to change the subject.

I'd rather have a Core Quad for 33% le$$.

You talk like Apple throws additional hardware into a computer just to
artificially raise the price - as if Apple somehow figured out a way to
make / get all that extra hardware for free.

Bluetooth devices use low-cost transceiver microchips, so the cost of
manufacturing Bluetooth enabled devices is relatively low.

Your Dell doesn't have Bluetooth. Therefore it's not a realistic
comparison.

Bluetooth chips
are
estimated to cost around $4 to manufacture. As a result, the prices of
consumer Bluetooth devices are low.

<http://www.bluetomorrow.com/content/section/80/128/>

Your Dell doesn't have Bluetooth. Therefore it's not a realistic
comparison.

As Steven Fisher notes, Bluetooth is available on $60 phones.

Your Dell doesn't have Bluetooth. Therefore it's not a realistic
comparison.

Wifi is included in the cheapest netbooks. Sometimes, it's g, but n is not a
norm yet because stability is a problem and the speed gain is not that
important.

You Dell doesn't even have 802.11g. Therefore, it's not a realistic
comparison.

As for optical audio or Toslink, it is a technology that was invented by
Toshiba in 1983 and presents no real advantage over coax.

Tell that to Toshiba.

Coax is shielded and digital is digital, whichever way it travels.

So what? Doesn't matter.

A Fiber Optical Toslink Digital Audio Optic Interface 6 Foot Cable costs
$2.65

http://www.colordrives.com/fiber-optical-toslink-6-ft-cable.html

You Dell wouldn't be able to use it, because your Dell doesn't have
Toslink ports. Therefore, it's not a realistic comparison.

All the frills you're enumerating aren't worth the difference between the Duo
and Quad processors.

You haven't proven anything of the sort. Anyone reading this thread can
see that you're just plain wrong.

Enough discussion with a troll for now.

Yep. You're definitely a troll.

Enjoy your time in my kill file.

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