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The Right Time to Buy a Mac
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5 responses to “The Right Time to Buy a Mac”
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Nowadays, Apple is working like Nintendo, releasing each year a new substitution product for the one you have, turning its commercial value almost null
I think you’re being a bit unfair here. The point should be whether a particular product works as advertised or not.
Just because there’s a newer version that is slightly smaller and lighter, it doesn’t mean that the previous iPod / Nintendo DS / whatever becomes worthless. It’s as good as it was the day you bought it.
Of course, you can see it in the sense of “if I knew the lighter version was coming in a couple of months, I’d have waited”. But, if you always “wait for the latest fashion”, you won’t ever buy anything. And you should see it in terms of “not having an extra”, not in terms of being harmed by buying the previous version – which you weren’t.
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I also agree that the comparison with Nintendo is off-target, as it’s usual for any brand to keep introducing new models/versions of their products. Also, i don’t think Apple’s products loose almost their full commercial value when an updated model is introduced, people keep buying their (supposed) old products. I speak for myself, i bought an used iBook recently and it was a great deal!
So, as a (very) recent switcher, i would encourage you to buy a Mac, you definitely won’t be disappointed, either with the machine or the OS.
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Apples and oranges…
Yes, you can buy a laptop for $1000, but these are usually built with low-end components or are from no-name brands. Compare throughly any laptop from Apple with any other laptop and you will notice two things:
– They are similar and in end up costing about the same.
– They cost a lot less but have stuff like shared video memory, slow 4200rpm disks, big 15″ but low-res screens, no bluetooth (not even an option in most of them) and are huge, bulky and/or plasticky.And compare the 12″ iBook (no intel version yet) with any other 12″ laptop.
Of course there are some great PC deals every now and then, but for the most part Apple is not that expensive. I go through this everytime someone asks me about a new laptop and most of cheap ones are only that: cheap. And with a Mac you get OS X and lots of software.
But don’t take my word for it. Compare all the specs yourself.
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“Nowadays, Apple is working like Nintendo, releasing each year a new substitution product for the one you have, turning its commercial value almost null and this is happening with computers as well with the iPods.”
LOL! Considering that Dell has rehashed their Latitude range of laptops *3* times since *January 2006*, saying that Apple’s yearly release of a new laptop becomes laughable.
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Yeah, but who cares about Dell? 😛
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