Unless they've started giving them away for free, what you paid (or did not pay) is irrelevant to how much it would cost most people to own one. I'm like many other people here. It's not worth the extra money for me. If I bought a Mac, I'd probably have to share it with my wife. Instead, I opted for two Windows laptops -- his and hers. But if Apple is giving them away, sure, I'll take one. In fact, make it two.
That's all well and good, DoD. It still doesn't make the statement that the macbook the OP has is an Acer in an Apple box true. The claim wasn't some old adage or anything else you are making a comparison with; it's a simple claim, and none of this I've read makes it factual. Simple as that, trying to stay away from the fanboy crap (though I know that it is usually pointless to try). And I don't think I, or anyone else in this thread really, made that type of claim. The hyperbole is pointless. On this at least I think we can agree.
so basically all laptops are the same..so just shop for who has the best customer service and warranty.. does this hold true for desktops also? because i know dell manufactures their business model desktops in austin, tennesee etc.
All laptops aren't necessarily the same - you can get similar laptops far cheaper than you could from maybe a namebrand, but you have to also consider things like warranty-length, customer service, and coupons/discounts when you make your purchase decision. Desktops all pretty much again use the same products - the profit margin companies make on these things are not very big. Try building them on your own. Seriously - you'll get what you want that way. When you use those configurators online, the more you change, the more you're getting screwed. By that I mean, you "upgrade" from video card A to video card B, but they're not going to give you a truly "full refund" for A, but will charge you a price for B that could easily beaten by shopping online. Another to be careful of is that they'll give you a great processor, but a dud of a video card or memory. Just research, ask questions, etc. and you won't get burned.
I rather take the cheapest memory possible and buy my own. They charge arm and leg for upgrading HDD, ram, and video card. Unfortunately for laptops, upgrading a video card is not easy or in some cases, possible. No way...I asked for one first! He's gone curiously silent in this thread.
no, im just not a computer geek and dont particularly care to continue what should have been a 15 post thread but you guys have at it
And I clearly lack the attention span to stay on topic once I've read through the first several pages of the thread.
