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why are macs so damn expensive??
Chooco:
here is an example of what i'm talking about
WHAT???!
512mb of SD ram costs $225 US dollars? how do they figure!
quote:512 MB PC133 SDRAM $ 175.00
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that is in CANADIAN dollars which comes to about $115 US from my local computer shop which you can find here
i was doin some numbers and i found out that apple wants $2250 US DOLLARS which is about $3375 Canadian dollars for a system that has this:
933mhz G4 processor
512mb SDRAM (SDRAM is considered old school)
60GB 7200RPM ATA100 hard drive
CD-RW drive
GeForce4 MX
keyboard/mouse/speakers/ethernet and case
now if i go to my local store i can buy this sytem, Canadian dollars
Gigabyte 7VRX Via KT333 Chipset / DDR $169.00
AMD Athlon XP 2100+ Retail Boxed $345.00
Nvidia GeForce4 MX-440 64MB DDR / TV Out $159.00
LG 24x10x40x CD-RW $99.00
Maxtor 60 GB / 7200 $170.00
512 MB PC2100 DDRAM $172.00
AOpen 325 PCI Network Card $22.00
Creative Media 8738 5.1 Channel PCI Card $50.00
Altec Lansing AVS300 (2 way /w Sub) $60.00
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional $235.00 (if you use MS stuff you better do it right)
17" Dynamic ATX Case / 300W $90.00
Thermaltake DRAGON Orb Heatsink (AMD) $45.00
keyboard/mouse/floppy drive $50
total: $1666
now wait a minute, why does that Apple computer cost twice as much as my AMD with a not bad OS (just admit that Win2k is pretty good) and they're about the same speed?
that is probably why Apple is major screwed....
choasforages:
probably cause of the ppc processor in it and other stuff. go out on ebay and look up the ibm machines. dual 300mhz systems on ebay cost like 2000+. apple uses very very good hardware in there machines. thats why people like www.lowendmac.com can use such old equipment, its made to last. unlike this x86 shit im stuck with
the_black_angel:
And how well will your x86 machine be fairing in 2 years time? i guarantee that the apple will be able to use all the new software that comes out.
i know this from experience. i have a 350mhz G4 (sawtooth) and i have not had to upgrade in all the time i have had it. And i can still go into my local mac store and buy a game (or any software) and know that it will work, can you say that with your x86 POS.
if you won't to see the specs on my machine go to http://www.lowendmac.com/ppc/g4saw.shtml
(DVD-ROM, 128 MB SDRAM)
choasforages:
and macs keep there values better and are insanly upgradable. like my powerbook 1400 from like 1996 can take a 466mhz g3. though, i can't wait till i can buy a dec alpha to replace this my x86 box
the_black_angel:
HMmm Zif slots Im thinking of upgradeing my system to a 933 system
Just plug it in talk about upgradability!
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