Comments on: Dell, Apple, and HP http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/2009/12/dell-apple-and-hp/ Dummies For Destruction - A drop of blood in a sea of piss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lyle http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/2009/12/dell-apple-and-hp/comment-page-1/#comment-165550 lyle Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:15:11 +0000 http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/?p=6729#comment-165550 @Matt : Added in, as requested @Matt : Added in, as requested

]]> By: lyle http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/2009/12/dell-apple-and-hp/comment-page-1/#comment-165549 lyle Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:14:57 +0000 http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/?p=6729#comment-165549 I agree, Gordon - however, software was so subjective, it's hard to do a decent comparison. For example, a writer : MS Office, Open Office, Scrivener (Mac Only), Final Draft. Which to compare to? A designer : Gimp, Photoshop, Fireworks, who knows? I did think about adding software, but decided to do the eval just on hardware in the end. As for faster/smoother - again, that's pretty subjective. I wanted to stick with stuff that didn't fit the "but Macs are more cuddly/better designed/Not PCs" guff that usually gets spouted in these things. I agree, Gordon – however, software was so subjective, it’s hard to do a decent comparison.

For example, a writer : MS Office, Open Office, Scrivener (Mac Only), Final Draft. Which to compare to?
A designer : Gimp, Photoshop, Fireworks, who knows?

I did think about adding software, but decided to do the eval just on hardware in the end.

As for faster/smoother – again, that’s pretty subjective. I wanted to stick with stuff that didn’t fit the “but Macs are more cuddly/better designed/Not PCs” guff that usually gets spouted in these things.

]]> By: Gordon http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/2009/12/dell-apple-and-hp/comment-page-1/#comment-165548 Gordon Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:40:15 +0000 http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/?p=6729#comment-165548 There is also the small issue of software. For many people they'll need to go out and buy software for the Windows boxes, whereas as Apple has most of everything you'd need. Yeah, free software and all that but it depends who your target audience is.. Me? I have a MacBook and a Dell tower. They play nicely together and I couldn't afford the Apple version of the tower. So I wonder if that £200 is a little less once you include software... hmmmm good comparison though. P.S. I think the Apple machine will run faster and smoother, due to hardware level hooks in the O/S. Could be wrong though. There is also the small issue of software. For many people they’ll need to go out and buy software for the Windows boxes, whereas as Apple has most of everything you’d need.

Yeah, free software and all that but it depends who your target audience is..

Me? I have a MacBook and a Dell tower. They play nicely together and I couldn’t afford the Apple version of the tower.

So I wonder if that £200 is a little less once you include software… hmmmm good comparison though.

P.S. I think the Apple machine will run faster and smoother, due to hardware level hooks in the O/S. Could be wrong though.

]]> By: Matt http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/2009/12/dell-apple-and-hp/comment-page-1/#comment-165547 Matt Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:44:51 +0000 http://www.dummies-for-destruction.co.uk/random/?p=6729#comment-165547 I'd love to see a weight/size comparison. I’d love to see a weight/size comparison.

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