PC x Mac

[Gustin Johnson]

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Karoliina Salminen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Well, there was the discussion about laptops... "I use this and I swear on it".
> Well, I have a gadget freak's solution: have them all. As a result, I
> don't swear on any particular machine and the only ones of them I
> really love of them are all Apple hardware. I don't really look for
> the processing power only, but the complete product - I have plenty of

Reliability and performance are the two more important aspects for me.
The problem with purchasing Apple for me (beyond the emotional reaction
to the company and it's relationship with Free and Libre Software), is
that it is difficult to really zero in on the components used.  For
example, simply stating that it is a 2.4 GHz Core2 Duo is not all that
useful.  That statement says nothing about the FSB, cache, power
consumption, or core revision.  If you look at the Intel product matrix
you will find a couple of processors that run at 2.4 Ghz.  There are
differences and I am someone who cares about those differences.  Apple
simply does not offer me what I need.

I understand that the majority of consumers do not care, but I do
differentiate between a T series and a P series.  I also care about the
FSB (at least until i7 based laptops hit the market). You also get no
choice with respect to the various other components used (video, sound,
wifi, bluetooth etc.).  Say what you will about Dell, I can choose
exactly the hardware I want.



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