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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
Building The Ultimate Developer's Machine?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1646535" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Just to comment on the "building" terminology. We really don't "build" a Macintosh computer like folks "build" desktop computers in the "Windows World".</p><p></p><p>Building a Windows desktop computer involves starting out with a whole tabletop of parts:</p><p></p><p>- empty desktop computer case</p><p>- logic board</p><p>- CPU/CPU's</p><p>- ram</p><p>- optical drive</p><p>- hard drives</p><p>- power supply</p><p>- video card</p><p>- sound card</p><p>- networking card</p><p>- etc.</p><p></p><p>Then all of this is assembled…or "built" into a working desktop computer.</p><p></p><p>With the average Apple computer at the time of purchase…it can be configured with extra ram, extra storage, maybe an upgraded CPU or GPU. But the owner never gets their hands dirty doing any "building"…it's all done by Apple.</p><p></p><p>Buying an Apple computer is like buying an automobile. You order what you want…and then you "drive it home". No Apple owner is "building" a computer or automobile.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1646535, member: 56379"] Just to comment on the "building" terminology. We really don't "build" a Macintosh computer like folks "build" desktop computers in the "Windows World". Building a Windows desktop computer involves starting out with a whole tabletop of parts: - empty desktop computer case - logic board - CPU/CPU's - ram - optical drive - hard drives - power supply - video card - sound card - networking card - etc. Then all of this is assembled…or "built" into a working desktop computer. With the average Apple computer at the time of purchase…it can be configured with extra ram, extra storage, maybe an upgraded CPU or GPU. But the owner never gets their hands dirty doing any "building"…it's all done by Apple. Buying an Apple computer is like buying an automobile. You order what you want…and then you "drive it home". No Apple owner is "building" a computer or automobile.;) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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