[Electronics-talk] MAC vs PC

[Christopher Chaltain]

I apologize if I'm misreading your message, but Apple uses OEM and 3rd 
party manufacturer's components in their Macs just as much as your PC 
makers do. Otherwise, Apple would be manufacturing processor chips, 
memory, GPU's, USB hubs, PCI buses and so on, and I'm pretty sure Apple 
doesn't do any of this, and I'd be surprised if they were involved in 
such low markup activities. If you go to a site like 
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Mac+Pro+Late+2013+Teardown/20778 you'll 
see Apple is using components from Intel, AMD, Samsung, Texas 
Instruments, Broadcom and probably just as many I didn't mention. You 
also don't see any components with the Apple name on them.

Apple's are more expensive, not because they don't use 3rd party or OEM 
components, but because they use higher quality components and have 
generally better designs. People are also willing to pay for the Apple 
brand and the privilege to run OSX.

On 08/18/2014 02:06 AM, Christopher Hallsworth via Electronics-talk wrote:
> Jim, I agree Apple is expensive but please appreciate and understand
> they design everything from the ground up and get very few if at all
> third party manufacturers involved. When you buy a mac, it's a mac and
> nothing else. If you buy a PC however they can come with bloatware
> consisting of trial software and useless games etc etc. This is why Pcs
> are far cheaper than Macs because Pc manufacturers outsource their
> hardware and software to third parties.
>
> Christopher Hallsworth
> Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
> www.hadley.edu
>
> On 18/08/2014 04:26, James Aldrich via Electronics-talk wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>>   It depends upon your pocket book since Apple is more expensive than
>> than  a PC.  I chose the PC for that reason.  I purchased two of them
>> recently.  I use the software which has many tools as a media player,
>> web browser and Email Client.  These are System Access and Dolphin
>> Guide.  Both work the same whether one is in Windows XP to Windows
>> 8.1  once you understand the software.  I also use Window Eyes.  I got
>> my Windows 8.1 laptop from Amazon on Saturday morning during the NFB
>> Convention  Stream.  The break occured at ten AM my time.  I took my
>> new PC out of its shipping carton,  plugged it in and turned it on!
>> I started Narrator which now has a man's voice.   I did what I needed
>> to set up for Microsoft,  then I downloaded the System Access
>> Software.  I was accessing my Email and other Serotek services forty
>> minutes after getting started!  This is incredible to me since I
>> accomplished this myself!  I had to wait till Monday to get the Window
>> Eyes zip file for Window Eyes for Windows 8.1.  I finally got it
>> working  three hours after getting started.  It took an hour and a
>> half to download and install Dolphin Guide.
>>
>> Apple has the best customer Support in my judgment.
>>
>> For what it is worth!
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Aug 17, 2014, at 7:44 AM, Star Song via Electronics-talk
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello all, I need to get a new laptop, and am wondering if I should
>>> get a MAC. I have only had an  Asus PC, and use it only for its
>>> internet and DVD/CD capabilities. I am a mediocre skills user, able
>>> to do mostly what I need, but don't know much more than that about
>>> how to figure out more complexx  operations. I don't have anyone who
>>> can help me with my computer unless I take it to a store. But I
>>> thought maybe from what everyone has said on this list A MAC would be
>>> better, since I still have Windows XP and don't feel comfortable
>>> graduating to Windows 8. Can you advise me?  Thanks,   Shonen
>>>
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