Mac Fanboy money pot

[GodAtum]

I think every time a mac fanboy says to someone they should buy a Macbook they should donate £10 to a pot to enable normal people to afford Macs.

I would gladly use a Mac and enjoy using one but unfortunately I cannot afford one

 

[Spoonhead]

Everytime someone moans about the price of apple products, a puppy dies and goes to heaven.

How cruel is that?

Gazza

 

[dante01]

Anyone know if Apple are planning on making a money pot and where can I buy one?

 

[Tenex]

Hmmm, ever thought of buying secondhand?

 

[dante01]

Hmmm, ever thought of buying secondhand?

Left or right?

 

[PeterH988]

Hmmm, ever thought of buying secondhand?

+1

Also keep an eye on the refurb store, the cheapest macbook (air) on there at the moment is £639

 

[Tenex]

Left or right?

Certainly.

 

[dante01]

Certainly.

Great

 

[SixNineFourSixSeven]

I have not paid for a my iMac, iPhones, MacBook, or iPad in full ever.
I can never afford to part with amount of cash in one go.
I wait till apple do 0% finance (normally) around Crimbo.
Or I find a 0% interest credit card work out how much I need to pay a month over 12 months (£999 over 12 months = £83). Buy item & cut card off and pay £83 a month off the credit card.
It will be the only way I can ever buy one.

 

[blue max]

Cut down on luxuries such as food and lodgings. Get your priorities straight.

Not keep on the ipot idea. I want every buck to go to buy nails for Microsoft's coffin.

 

[dc8900]

Anyone know if Apple are planning on making a money pot and where can I buy one?

Amazingly, there already are Apple logo piggy banks!

 

[MartinPickering]

I read somewhere that a Macbook is actually cheaper than the equivalent Dell - feature for feature. Is that true?

 

[dante01]

I read somewhere that a Macbook is actually cheaper than the equivalent Dell - feature for feature. Is that true?

No. If Apple made affordable MacBooks, no one would buy them anymore

Who the hell wants an affordable Dell laptop, but everyone wants an unaffordable MacBook

 

[dc8900]

I read somewhere that a Macbook is actually cheaper than the equivalent Dell - feature for feature. Is that true?

Wasn't that in regards to the old iBooks? (in terms of the claim being made)

 

[dante01]

Amazingly, there already are Apple logo piggy banks!

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Are those the money boxes that only accept Apple minted coins? If so, I'll have five of them please

 

[MartinPickering]

I've found it but I was mistaken. It was the MacBook Pro that was being compared.
Opinion: Updating the MacBook Pro-Dell comparison | Macworld

 

[EndlessWaves]

I've found it but I was mistaken. It was the MacBook Pro that was being compared.
Opinion: Updating the MacBook Pro-Dell comparison | Macworld

That's about as absurd as the original claim, comparing a just-released stock model to a custom spec machine. The sensible thing to do would be to compare stock models of similar performance and see if there were any big deficiencies, either between the two laptops or where both fell down in comparison to the other PCs on the market.

If you buy at the right time and avoid the overpriced extras then Apple are reasonable value for heavy use machines. That's provided you can live with the commandment of the month (thou shalt not use flash etc.), at least these days those tend to be software and are cheaper to work around than the proprietary ports and hardware of the old Apple.

Obviously if you use a machine for five hours a week then go for something cheaper, Apple is a waste of money in that situation.

 

[bpsmith]

Which Mac doesn't allow Flash then fella!?!

 

[EndlessWaves]

Which Mac doesn't allow Flash then fella!?!

I was talking about Apple products in general, if you want Mac specific examples then there's the lack of blu-ray drive and TV tuner on the Mac Mini, despite the fact that Apple recommends you plug it into an HDTV.

 

[dante01]

I was talking about Apple products in general, if you want Mac specific examples then there's the lack of blu-ray drive and TV tuner on the Mac Mini, despite the fact that Apple recommends you plug it into an HDTV.

Yeah, but if it had a Blu-ray drive and a TV tuner you'd not get bored enough to go buy something to watch via the iTunes store. Why on earth would anyone want to watch a Blu-ray when then can download lesser quality digital copies of the same content via Apple?

Not to mention Apple are saving "you" an absolute fortune by not having to buy Blu-ray licensing for their produccts. If they did pay the licensing fees then their profit margins would plummit to less than 80% No, hang on, they could just add £5 onto the cost of a Mac Mini and let the consumer decide for themselves as to whether or not the licensing is extortionate Remember, Apple do this on your behalf and not because Blu-rays are seen as competition to the iTunes store

Apple did once upon a time supply Macs with inbuilt TV tuners and intended those machines as home media centres. They didn't sell very well though, mainly because a similar Windows Media box would cost you one third the price f Apple's offering. I find the lack of Blu-ray licensing more troublesome than the absence of a TV tuner. There are plenty of external TV tuners available for Macs that function without issue and usually with the inclusion of PVR software. The lack of BD licensing doesn't stop you using an external BD drive, but it does make it difficult to play back commercial Blu-ray titles via such external drives. You end up paying over the odds for software that avoids/circumvents the licensing requirements and plays the titles, but you don't get menus or many of the BD Live features now associated with the media. So thanks Apple for saving me £5 so I can go spend £60 - 300 on a BD friendly Mac media player to view Blu-rays films with on my £1500 Mac that purportedly rewards you with an 80% profit margin

While I'm at it. Shame on all you Mini users who were using Front Row rather than buying an Apple TV You forced Apple to have to remove Front Row entirely. You should all be ashamed of yourselves and you give Mac users a bad name

 

[Deleted member 27989]

I read somewhere that a Macbook is actually cheaper than the equivalent Dell - feature for feature. Is that true?

Absolutely depending on which models you are comparing.

I tried it against the retina pro, in order to get similar specs it was much more expensive to build a del or hp etc. and then you still couldn't get a retina display. But let's not forget that apple just doesn't operate in the budget sector so there is no comparison.

And the whole ultra book thing is making the air look like excellent value for money. And then we haven't even started about resale values.

 

[bpsmith]

Yeah, but if it had a Blu-ray drive and a TV tuner you'd not get bored enough to go buy something to watch via the iTunes store. Why on earth would anyone want to watch a Blu-ray when then can download lesser quality digital copies of the same content via Apple?

Not to mention Apple are saving "you" an absolute fortune by not having to buy Blu-ray licensing for their produccts. If they did pay the licensing fees then their profit margins would plummit to less than 80% No, hang on, they could just add £5 onto the cost of a Mac Mini and let the consumer decide for themselves as to whether or not the licensing is extortionate Remember, Apple do this on your behalf and not because Blu-rays are seen as competition to the iTunes store

Apple did once upon a time supply Macs with inbuilt TV tuners and intended those machines as home media centres. They didn't sell very well though, mainly because a similar Windows Media box would cost you one third the price f Apple's offering. I find the lack of Blu-ray licensing more troublesome than the absence of a TV tuner. There are plenty of external TV tuners available for Macs that function without issue and usually with the inclusion of PVR software. The lack of BD licensing doesn't stop you using an external BD drive, but it does make it difficult to play back commercial Blu-ray titles via such external drives. You end up paying over the odds for software that avoids/circumvents the licensing requirements and plays the titles, but you don't get menus or many of the BD Live features now associated with the media. So thanks Apple for saving me £5 so I can go spend £60 - 300 on a BD friendly Mac media player to view Blu-rays films with on my £1500 Mac that purportedly rewards you with an 80% profit margin

While I'm at it. Shame on all you Mini users who were using Front Row rather than buying an Apple TV You forced Apple to have to remove Front Row entirely. You should all be ashamed of yourselves and you give Mac users a bad name

If their too expensive for you fella then look elsewhere? ;-)

 

[dante01]

If their too expensive for you fella then look elsewhere? ;-)

So you do think they are expensive then?

 

[Deleted member 27989]

If their too expensive for you fella then look elsewhere? ;-)

So you do think they are expensive then?

Read again and try and apply comprehension

 

[dc8900]

While I'm at it. Shame on all you Mini users who were using Front Row rather than buying an Apple TV You forced Apple to have to remove Front Row entirely. You should all be ashamed of yourselves and you give Mac users a bad name

lol, in my defence, I use a mini as my main computer (as well as another in the front room as a HTPC) at home mainly as I didn't want to get rid of my Dell monitor which is still going strong since Winter '05/'06!