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Wednesday, November 7, 2007 12:00 AM

Once and for all, proof that Macs are cheaper than PCs

Let's put to rest the myth that an Apple computer will set you back more than a Windows PC. In fact, it'll cost you less.
By Farhad Manjoo

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  • Wednesday, November 7, 2007 12:56 PM

    Hearty thanks to all those posters...

    1) ...who don't buy a new computer every year--or upgrade to a new software version every time one comes out.

    2) ...who find various uses for their old ones instead of dismissing them as obsolete...

    3)...who noted that a Mac is not cost-efficient when you take in account having to replace/find software comparable to what one uses on one's PC...

    4)...who don't have tons of discretionary income or time laying around to waste trying to get a "resale-value" Apple.

    Honest to God, I was beginning to feel like the tech equivalent of the poor money-using folks in Visa commercials--the only person who refuses/can't afford to do shiny-happy-expensive upgrades every year...or change computers just for the hell of it without taking neccessary functions I need in account. Whew--I _am_ a worthy citizen after all!! :)

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