Ubuntu these days is so good that you do not need to tinker with it. f you buy a Dell with Ubuntu pre-installed, then you can be sure that it works, because Dell ofcourse wouldn't sell it if you'd had to tinker with it to make it actually work.
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Michael Ernest wrote:I dunno, Gregg. Every time I walk into the Apple Store, with the hip twentysomethings who don't actually seem to know much about the stuff they're selling -- other than the consumer electronics -- with the throng of customers who don't actually seem to know much about the stuff they're buying -- other than it's the right brand -- with the Genius bar appointments my wife and Mom can never get, and the I'd-say 85-15 noise-to-signal on people who would rather praise the Mac than tinker with it, I still look at the price tag and ask who tf wants to out-of-pocket that amount for computing hardware?
I don't buy that TCO implication at all. If you're just getting giggles running a Mac and flat-out enjoying it that much, more power to you. That's not a discount or a savings, that's a benefit you're willing to pay more to get.
Bear Bibeault wrote:I'm firmly with Gregg on this one.
As I said in the other thread, I put a great deal of value on my time and psyche. That goes into my TCO calculation.
As does the resale value of Mac hardware. PC hardware has little to none.
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Bear Bibeault wrote:As does the resale value of Mac hardware. PC hardware has little to none.
Bear Bibeault wrote:I've always gotten great value for my used hardware.
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Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:Hmm. I never sold used hardware. I donated it to charity/a school to use for internet surfing once it couldn't be used for development anymore.
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