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Why on earth would I buy an 80G 512MB crummy processor computer for MORE than another computer that has twice as good specs? Because I can sell it for more in a year? Thats ridiculous.
Not only would I keep my computer for more than a year (realistically, probably somewhere around 3-4 years, and many people buying a computer for home use who are older than Gen X would very likely be keeping their computer for somwhere in the neighborhood of 5-6 years...), but for the time I did have that computer, I would be using a machine that was TWICE as good for $100 less.
I can't quite understand how the resale value stacks up against the better specs of a PC for the same price. Even if you ARE only going to keep your computer for a year - isn't it worth the $300 loss in resale to have gotten a better machine to be using during that year in the first place?
Macs have some advantages over PCs, but price simply is NOT one of them. Not if you're going to keep your computer for longer than a year. Afterall, I can't imagine the market for a 5 year old mac is all that great (even if it is better than the market for a 5 year old PC).
The unintended point of this article seems to be that if you want a REAL bargain, buy a 1 year old PC off ebay. You'll get the same specs as a mac, but for around $300 instead of $800. Sure you can't sell it, but hey, you paid $500 less in the first place!
