A MacBook Pro is a Better Deal Than A Windows XP Notebook!!!
Well I would just like to share the good news with all of you...
After going onto www.hpshopping.com , I have noticed that a similiar in power Windows XP Professional laptop with the same speciifications costs more than the all new MacBook Pro when the educational discount is used.
A WIndows XP Pro laptop costs about $1999 when powered up to the same specs as the MacBook Pro which costs only $1799, has a better scree, bigger resolution, bigger screen, better camera, better wirelss internet, bluetooth.
SO BUY A MACBOOK PRO TODAY IS YOU ARE A STUDENT! ITS THE BEST DEAL AROUND!
(I cant belive it but finally apple is cheaper than Microsoft!)
What is that old saying "there goes a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing"
Not at aimed at you RobG1, but many others who are obsessed with this price comparison, including a heated debate going on at the MacWorld site.
Apples may or may not be more expensive than a Dell (why is it always Dell? Surely as better brand comparison would be with Sony or Toshiba).
I switched and use a Mac for a variety of reasons, none of which was price. Going into a business meeting and knowing it will work. Never having that embarrasing moment went the machine won't boot up, or won't work with the projector, or the application fails etc etc. Using Keynote or even Powerpoint for mac always looks better on screen than using Powerpoint on a PC. It very often prompts favourable comment.
My powerbook always seems to promote a discussion beyond work leading to a connection with a client that would normally take dinner.
Finally there is something about OSX that makes using a computer easier and more pleasurable. I can't explain it but is there.
Put a "price" on the above then a comparision can be made.
RobG1 I notice from your sig you use XP. If you needed equitable pricing, for whatever reason, to make your switch it is great you now have the ammunition. You should make the switch you will not regret it.
I do not hate Dells, they have done a great job in bringing cheap computers to market. I don't particularly hate Microsoft (I don't like their business practices, nor do I think they make "great" software). But to compare the two systems on the basis of price entirely misses the point.
regards
Nick
15 Powerbook G4, Mac Mini Mac OS X (10.4.4)
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