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Macs are too expensive? Make them cheaper more people will Switch
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<blockquote data-quote="Kyomii" data-source="post: 180443" data-attributes="member: 7328"><p>I feel that the Mac is much easier for new users than Linux. Also, there is more available for the Mac and more compatibility driver wise etc...</p><p></p><p>You quoted a price of £500 - you need to take £140 off that price because the mac Mini starts at £359 and that includes a great OS and iLife etc.</p><p></p><p>Also, if you already have a Windows machine, you do not need to buy a monitor, keyboard or mouse either. Just use a KVM switch and you have the best of both worlds and the only extra space you need is 6 inches square. </p><p></p><p>I have my mac Mini sitting happily on top of my Windows box and use a KVM without any problems.</p><p></p><p>Also, the Mac Mini is more than enough to run Photoshop - you have to remember that the pipeline is different so the actual speed is faster than when comparing it to a PC processor of the same Ghz. Even my 1Ghz eMac with the radeon 7200 GPU ran Photoshop!</p><p></p><p>Also there are more games available for the Mac than you think - much more than are available for Linux! </p><p></p><p>Take a look through all the games and the categories <a href="http://www.macgames.co.uk" target="_blank">HERE</a> and you will see what I mean. The action section alone has 82 titles such as Call of Duty range, Dungeon Seige, Medal Of honour, Quake 4 and most of the Star wars range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kyomii, post: 180443, member: 7328"] I feel that the Mac is much easier for new users than Linux. Also, there is more available for the Mac and more compatibility driver wise etc... You quoted a price of £500 - you need to take £140 off that price because the mac Mini starts at £359 and that includes a great OS and iLife etc. Also, if you already have a Windows machine, you do not need to buy a monitor, keyboard or mouse either. Just use a KVM switch and you have the best of both worlds and the only extra space you need is 6 inches square. I have my mac Mini sitting happily on top of my Windows box and use a KVM without any problems. Also, the Mac Mini is more than enough to run Photoshop - you have to remember that the pipeline is different so the actual speed is faster than when comparing it to a PC processor of the same Ghz. Even my 1Ghz eMac with the radeon 7200 GPU ran Photoshop! Also there are more games available for the Mac than you think - much more than are available for Linux! Take a look through all the games and the categories [URL=http://www.macgames.co.uk]HERE[/URL] and you will see what I mean. The action section alone has 82 titles such as Call of Duty range, Dungeon Seige, Medal Of honour, Quake 4 and most of the Star wars range. [/QUOTE]
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