I read the magazine and looked at their ratings. Apples ranked no less than number 2 to any other brand in the laptop and desktop categories. There were even PC’s that had twice the memory and hard drive space of the Apples for half, even a THIRD of the price, and they still ranked poorly!
Clearly, the people behind these ratings were heavily delusional and biased towards Apple products. I’m about to send them a nasty email and call them out. It’s ridiculous. There’s no way something that is so inferior and costs 2-3x as much is better. This is CONSUMER Reports.
What a trash magazine.
I was in the computer programming and repair business before PCs were a reality.
WHAT PEOPLE DONT REALIZE ABOUT APPLE
Back in the day (the early 70s), the first home computers became available to the public. There were Ataris, Apples, Commodores, Radio Shack Tandys, etc. No ones software would run on any of them as the architecture was different on every one of them. You had to buy software for your PC from the company that manufactured it. This quickly became a problem for the upcoming software market. A consortium was held and everyone decided to make their systems compatible so the software market could blossom. Everyone EXCEPT Apple. Apple went on their own way with their proprietary system that would run nothing anyone else programmed. You had to buy most of your software from Apple. Apple applied this philosophy for 35 years. In that 35 years, they only cornered never more than 5 percent of the computer buying market. In the last year, Apple has introduced a new system that uses intel chipsets. The reason plain and simple? Apple was going down the tubes. Their fix? Make their computers more compatible with the burgeoning computer market. Unfortunately, you buy their already overrated, overpriced, incompatible Mac and then spend money to convert it to run windows. What they DONT tell you? That a good lot of software STILL wont run on it simply because you cant upgrade it to run the latest software. You want to upgrade a Mac? You buy a new Mac! EVERY other PC manufacturer is compatible with the 3rd party hardware manufacturers, Mac, no way! The PC hardware market itself makes for competitive prices. This in turn creates lower prices for the computer buying market. Apple? They STILL dont come close. I’ve been in the business since it started, I spent my life programming machines with windows software. I could write a bible on what doesnt run on a mac that runs on windows! The measure of a computers power is what it CAN run and Apple doesnt come close to hi end, engineering software. The myth that Apple is better in the creativity field is a joke too. For every Mac application, I can show you a half dozen for PCs that are the same or better. You want to pay a high price for low quality, proprietary equipment, feel free but I’d suggest you read the history of the home computer.
I’m a PC! You want a valuable tool, go buy a PC. You want bling and a status symbol, buy a diamond necklace.
What you say may be true to a certain degree Skater but why pay 2 grand or more for a Mac when you can buy a netbook for less than 300 bucks?
I hear you man. i don’t even know why people still buy those notebooks there over priced pieces of shit. but i guess if your a teenager or your in your 70′s it does exactly what you need it to do, which is really nothing at all.
lol you go blamay!
I’m not an Apple fanboy or anything, but Apple’s business model for years has been easy usability for the average consumer and that’s exactly what they do. Let’s take a look past the hardware perspective and take a look at their functionality. They do exactly what they’re supposed to do. It allows computer users of any level to use them, and to top that a lot of people like their stylish looks. As hard as it is to accept for hardcore PC users that’s the truth and even though I personally don’t like them myself they are very efficient in what they do.
I totally understand your point because I have been using a PC for almost 10 years now.But Apple computers do have advantages compared to PCs. For example, its GUI has a modern and elegant feel that is why most graphic designers tend to use Apple computers because it stirs imagination and creativeness.Since Apple develops both the software and hardware, they can easily fix the bugs reported by users be it software or hardware fault.Lastly, it is rarely infected with any malwares, making it a very secure system and with almost no system crash history.
toshiba m700 tablet get According to Consumer Reports, what is the best laptop between $ 600-800? Customer Service and reliability are most important. Thanks for your help.
check out www.cnet.com
it’s a good site and reliable.
It wouldn’t be a Dell. Take a look at the complaints against them at http://www.centraltx.bbb.org/commonreport.html?bid=41453
Good luck and Happy Computing!
I really like HP.
i like compaq preserio , ruff and tuff with good configuration
Most laptop manufacturers has a at least a consumer (cheap) line and a professional line (higher quality, more expensive) line of laptops. The professional line usually cost over $ 1000. For example, for the popular 15.4 inch laptops, Consumer Reports has recommendations for what they call Budget or Workhorse type laptops.
15.4-inch Budget:
• Toshiba Satellite A215-S4697 , $ 720
• Dell Inspiron 1521 , $ 845
15.4-inch Workhorse:
• Apple Macbook Pro 15-inch , $ 2000
• Dell Inspiron 1520 , $ 1095
• Lenovo ThinkPad R61 , $ 1110
In terms of Brand Repair History, Consumer Reports show Lenovo and Compaq as the best, then Sony and Toshiba, then Dell, HP and Gateway. At the bottom of the list is Apple. However, the difference are very small. This is quite a change from 2 years ago when Apple and Sony were the best and Compaq was close to the bottom.
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