{"id":933,"date":"2008-05-04T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-05T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macnightowl.com\/?p=933"},"modified":"2008-05-04T18:35:56","modified_gmt":"2008-05-05T01:35:56","slug":"newsletter-440-preview-the-mac-versus-pc-hardware-wars-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2008\/05\/newsletter-440-preview-the-mac-versus-pc-hardware-wars-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter #440 Preview: The Mac Versus PC Hardware Wars Continue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So I was hanging out chatting with David, a fellow New Yorker who owns the nearby UPS Store, about personal computers. He knows I use Macs, and I&#8217;m aware that he&#8217;s a Windows advocate. He started claiming, all over again, that his home PC cost a lot less than any comparable Mac.  So, with few customers arriving to disturb our conversation, I took ahold of one of his transaction computers and ran the inevitable price comparison all over again.<\/p>\n<p>He knows I recently acquired a spanking new Mac Pro, whereas he has a home-built PC filled to the gills to provide stellar gaming performance. Once again, I suggested the Mac Pro was a lot more affordable than the comparable PC box. He strongly disagreed, as expected, so I suggested we compare apples to apples (actually Apples and Dells) to see what facts we could unearth.<\/p>\n<p>To begin with, he suggested I select Windows XP Professional from the PC order sheet &#8212; he dismissed Vista as readily as I did.<\/p>\n<p>Now understand I have a soft spot in my heart for Dell&#8217;s displays. The 30-inch HC model I have on my desktop is simply marvelous, with a clear, bright and accurate color picture. Even better, it&#8217;s cheaper than Apple&#8217;s to the tune of several hundred dollars. 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