Originally Posted by BIG JIM MERRILEES
With Macs at double the price for similar specs that has a bearing also.


Actually, that's a bit of a myth too. If you compare a Mac to a similarly spec'd Dell or Sony, the price difference is negligible.

Of course, there are a lot of cheap PCs out there that use (comparatively) inferior components. A lot of time these sacrifice features for price. For example: a CPU that runs just as fast as the more expensive model, but one that doesn't throttle back when your computer is doing less intensive work (thereby treating you to a higher overall electrical bill).

Another factor is how long the computer lasts. They say the average PC lasts only 3 years, while the average Mac easily lasts 5. I think, nowadays, a decent PC or Mac should at least last 5 years, probably longer - specially when the day to day things you do don't change drastically over that period of time.

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