Forsaken
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So for bout 450 more you get a clean design, great experience, access to a lot of free and affordable software.
And for 450 less you get not that, but you get to pay a lot for all the software. And after a year you're renewing your antivirus *again* and probably replacing hardware with better or bigger alternatives. While the mac will just run on year 5 as if it was day 2 after purchase.
In 5 years, let me know how it went And we will see what's (still?) cheaper.
I am glad I switched, and I am glad my family members switched - and they tell me they're glad they've switched too.
Apple products usually do not last 5 years in my experience, then again I tend to tax all of my computers.
The system I posted would easily last 5 years, and the only major difference would be in the Operating System. Hardware is basically all the same or within a similar range.
I use a free software, which is currently one of the top 5's. Then again, the whole myth that Apple products -don't- have viruses is because they're a lower % of the market, and therefore not as targetted.
And at least I'd -have- the ability to replace hardware, though thats left as my choice, and not forced on me .
Regular maintenance on an older computer: Made it last 7 years, reason it failed was the hard drive, which at the time was well past the average lifespan for the drive.
Mac products are great for what they do, however charging that much extra when the only major difference is the Operating System is a bit ridiculous .