Mac versu PC,{snicker,snicker}

[Slick Fork]

Something else to consider when we are talking longevity. Upgrading RAM is usually the only thing you can do on a notebook other than the hard drive. If you look here at the apple store

http://store.apple.com/ca/memorymodel/ME_15_306_MBP

You'll see that the 8gig upgrade is almost $900

Check out memory express for PC RAM

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Product...)/Default.aspx

And voila half price RAM! as far as the crappy windows photo editing software goes, you're right on that one... however if you are planning on getting the bamboo pad anyways it comes with Photoshop Elements which I use and am VERY happy with it.

[Ron99]

Originally Posted by Slick Fork

Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against Mac but I don't see them having this magical edge over a PC... certainly not to the tune of double the price

Oh yeah, just wanted to comment on this. The whole thing about Macs costing twice as much is really a myth. When you do price comparisons of apples to apples (sorry for the pun) comparing equally equipped Macs and PCs the prices are fairly competitive. the Macs sometimes may come out slightly more expensive but you then have to consider the included software as well as fewer headaches with the OS.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by mr.wilson

The macBook Pro will still be running smoothly and relatively current five years from now. The Toshiba on the other hand will be sitting broken and obsolete on a shelf in your basement

My Mac G4 Tower from 1999 still works flawlessly and pretty damn quick for a 400 MHZ processor. My G5 Tower is from 2005 and I have no reason to update it for a few more years. My 17" MacBook Pro is two years old now, and looks like it will be with me for a few more years.

With a replacement track record of every five years, that's a lot better than I was getting with my old PC's.

hmm my toshiba a10 has been around ther world 6 times in the last 8 years and still works fine. just to slow for new games that need huge graphic cards. oh I did replace a hard drive in it 3 years ago..

Steve

[kien]

Originally Posted by Doug

Just came home from FS. They have a Mac Book Pro, open box, sitting there for $1149.

And the 16in. i3, 4g, Toshiba is on sale for $699.


Then I spent some time on the iMac, surfing Canreef. Gonna drive myself crazy soon.

Wow, your Fish Store sells mac books?!!??

[fkshiu]

Originally Posted by kien

Wow, your Fish Store sells mac books?!!??

There's actually a Mac dealer right next door to J&L Aquatics so maybe that's what he's referring to?

[Doug]

I went back and looked at the Pro again. Its still there.