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<blockquote data-quote="Ovinomancer" data-source="post: 6748964" data-attributes="member: 16814"><p>Gah, why?! The point of overpaying for Macs is the iOS managed experience. If you're just going to suffer Windows but overpay for the shiny logo on what's essentially the same PC machine as something $1000 cheaper, that's... that's masochistic. </p><p></p><p>Eh, I know a bunch of engineers that prefer Macs. We mock them, but they just wrap that Apple smugness around them like armor and our taunts on being exhibits in the Apple Zoo go unheard.</p><p></p><p></p><p>All joking aside, your investment in the Apple economy is the best reason to consider a Mac. They're more expensive than an equivalent PC, performancewise, but the reason for that is the managed experience. Macs make much of the system upkeep and fiddly bits completely transparent to the user, which is nice. If you're already in that ecosystem, then it's a very, very attractive buy. Plus, there's a lot of compatibility these days. Your biggest concern should be the learning curve, as Apple does many of the common tasks slightly different. That said, the learning curve is still small potatoes, it's just the biggest reason I can think of to not switch over (aside from the price).</p><p></p><p>I don't have any investment in the Apple ecosystem, and I like tinkering with my system (both hardware and software), so Apple's not attractive to me at all. Since you are invested, and don't tinker, there's really zero reason you shouldn't buy a Mac.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ovinomancer, post: 6748964, member: 16814"] Gah, why?! The point of overpaying for Macs is the iOS managed experience. If you're just going to suffer Windows but overpay for the shiny logo on what's essentially the same PC machine as something $1000 cheaper, that's... that's masochistic. Eh, I know a bunch of engineers that prefer Macs. We mock them, but they just wrap that Apple smugness around them like armor and our taunts on being exhibits in the Apple Zoo go unheard. All joking aside, your investment in the Apple economy is the best reason to consider a Mac. They're more expensive than an equivalent PC, performancewise, but the reason for that is the managed experience. Macs make much of the system upkeep and fiddly bits completely transparent to the user, which is nice. If you're already in that ecosystem, then it's a very, very attractive buy. Plus, there's a lot of compatibility these days. Your biggest concern should be the learning curve, as Apple does many of the common tasks slightly different. That said, the learning curve is still small potatoes, it's just the biggest reason I can think of to not switch over (aside from the price). I don't have any investment in the Apple ecosystem, and I like tinkering with my system (both hardware and software), so Apple's not attractive to me at all. Since you are invested, and don't tinker, there's really zero reason you shouldn't buy a Mac. [/QUOTE]
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