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<blockquote data-quote="elementxero" data-source="post: 1748018" data-attributes="member: 567619">Macintosh has the same exact hardware as a PC down to every detail.&nbsp; They always did, except they used a VASTLY inferior PowerPC processor.&nbsp; Now even the processor is Intel.A Macintosh is a PC.&nbsp; In a white case.You are basically paying for the OS, which frankly, is no different than windows other than its simpler and prettier.&nbsp; You get 5% of the software that PCs have available, everything is a hassle except graphic design or video editing, and you have zero gaming options outside of Blizzard games.A PC can do anything a Mac can do, and in most cases costs at least 100% less.Of course, you will look so much less chic with a dull grey Dell laptop in that indie coffee shop amongst all those wax-haired 20-somethings and their Apple White plastic accessories and mochachinos.Macintosh has, for the last decade, made its money almost entirely on image.&nbsp; Mac people are the minority.&nbsp; For the most part, they bought Macs because of one or all of the following:A) They have the impression that certain industries (graphic design, video editing, anything &quot;artsy&quot;) require macs for compatibility reasons, or that Macs are somehow better at running these applications.&nbsp; There was a time several years ago when this was true, but for the last 5 years or so Macs have actually proven on every benchmark to be VASTLY inferior at running apps like Photoshop, mostly due to the aforementioned crappy PowerPC processor.B) Macs have always marketed themselves as the quiet, civilized option.&nbsp; Some people buy macs to be part of the elite circle.&nbsp; They see the tiny marketshare as a small community of people who have seen the face of a superior computing god in a world of barbarians hammering away at typewriters.C) Specialness.&nbsp; Look at Macs (admittedly absolutely GENIUS) advertising tactics and corporate image and you will see a trend of subtle posturing.&nbsp; Like the above, the obscurity of Macs in the market is postured as a mysteriously superior option.&nbsp; You will be different.&nbsp; Unique.&nbsp; Free.&nbsp; Noticed.&nbsp; See: hippy/indie/coffeeshop cultureD) Misinformation.&nbsp; Some people think that because each model is created, given a fancy name, and mass produced, that Macs are somehow magic computers that are greater than the sum of its parts.&nbsp; A computer doesn&#039;t benefit from &quot;matching components&quot;.&nbsp; Specs are all it cares about.&nbsp; DDR or SDR ram?&nbsp; FSB speed?&nbsp; Etc.&nbsp; Specially selecting components that &quot;work best together&quot; seems to be the vague idea that the uninformed mac advocates clutch.That said, there&#039;s nothing WRONG with Macs, other than the fact that they are artificially inflated in cost.In closing, a Mac is a PC.&nbsp; A really expensive PC.&nbsp; With no superior features.&nbsp; Or games.&nbsp; Or software options.&nbsp; For special people.&nbsp; Who want to be unique and accepted in an elite circle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="elementxero, post: 1748018, member: 567619"] Macintosh has the same exact hardware as a PC down to every detail. They always did, except they used a VASTLY inferior PowerPC processor. Now even the processor is Intel. A Macintosh is a PC. In a white case. You are basically paying for the OS, which frankly, is no different than windows other than its simpler and prettier. You get 5% of the software that PCs have available, everything is a hassle except graphic design or video editing, and you have zero gaming options outside of Blizzard games. A PC can do anything a Mac can do, and in most cases costs at least 100% less. Of course, you will look so much less chic with a dull grey Dell laptop in that indie coffee shop amongst all those wax-haired 20-somethings and their Apple White plastic accessories and mochachinos. Macintosh has, for the last decade, made its money almost entirely on image. Mac people are the minority. For the most part, they bought Macs because of one or all of the following: A) They have the impression that certain industries (graphic design, video editing, anything "artsy") require macs for compatibility reasons, or that Macs are somehow better at running these applications. There was a time several years ago when this was true, but for the last 5 years or so Macs have actually proven on every benchmark to be VASTLY inferior at running apps like Photoshop, mostly due to the aforementioned crappy PowerPC processor. B) Macs have always marketed themselves as the quiet, civilized option. Some people buy macs to be part of the elite circle. They see the tiny marketshare as a small community of people who have seen the face of a superior computing god in a world of barbarians hammering away at typewriters. C) Specialness. Look at Macs (admittedly absolutely GENIUS) advertising tactics and corporate image and you will see a trend of subtle posturing. Like the above, the obscurity of Macs in the market is postured as a mysteriously superior option. You will be different. Unique. Free. Noticed. See: hippy/indie/coffeeshop culture D) Misinformation. Some people think that because each model is created, given a fancy name, and mass produced, that Macs are somehow magic computers that are greater than the sum of its parts. A computer doesn't benefit from "matching components". Specs are all it cares about. DDR or SDR ram? FSB speed? Etc. Specially selecting components that "work best together" seems to be the vague idea that the uninformed mac advocates clutch. That said, there's nothing WRONG with Macs, other than the fact that they are artificially inflated in cost. In closing, a Mac is a PC. A really expensive PC. With no superior features. Or games. Or software options. For special people. Who want to be unique and accepted in an elite circle. [/QUOTE]

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