Comments on: Operating Systems Offer New Choices in PC Shopping

By: Computer Credit Financing

Computer Credit Financing — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:38:03 +0000

I'm not finished read this yet, but it's so fabulous 'n I'll back again when I was finished my job :D

By: sirron33

sirron33 — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:05:06 +0000

Did you state the Macs can run both OSX & Windows?

By: Mac Memory Store

Mac Memory Store — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:44:14 +0000

Excellent article Walt. Thanks for sharing it with us.

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By: Andrew Freda

Andrew Freda — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:01:28 +0000

I liked the article, but I think that the time is right for an attempt to compare the cost of owning a Mac versus PC (yes, I know that this has been done many times before). I know that it is impossible to find a PC with exactly the same hardware as a Mac, and I know that the software available for Mac or PC is often hard to compare, but if people are out there shopping, they should have an idea of what it costs to own and use a computer system, not just what it costs to buy a computer.

Like many others, I use a PC at work and own Macs at home, and the 3-year cost is what convinced me that a Mac is less expensive than a PC (I am on a fairly tight budget when it comes to buying consumer electronics). I recently purchased an iMac desktop with the added $120 extended warranty, so I know exactly what my 3-year cost is for my Mac desktop.

My thoughts on cost include the time that I have to spend keeping my computer running and working with peripherals (I have an ipod, a scanner/printer and a digital camera which I want to work easily with my computer), yearly cost for virus protection and such, and cost of software for doing “family computing” (iWork, iLife, Mail, and a Mobile Me account take care of all things digital for me).

Thanks again for your thoughtful work with technology.

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Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:25:41 +0000

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