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Originally Posted by squeeforever
Don't see any Windows computers with 32gigs of ram and dual Quad core processors (yes, 8)...I wasn't referring to the Macbook or the iMac. I was more referring to the Mac Pro. But still, the iMac is nice since its a all in one. Only a couple Windows all in ones on the market.
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exactly, squee. on top of that, i've had my 'outdated' dual 2 ghz powerPC G5 (yes, with a 23" HD screen - the only one on the consumer market - ever - that is/has been SWOP certified) for almost 6 years now and it runs as fast and well as the day i bought it. not only no viruses/spyware, but PC's are 'disposable' - they start to slow down over time (people probably aren't optimizing, but that's beside the point). because they're so cheap, you toss it and get the new latest PC bling. i mean, hyperthreading? really? i think that's just a made up word to make people think it's blazing fast compared to their last model.
but - my mac is rock solid for what i need it for, and the programs are indeed slower on a PC (photoshop, illustrator, indesign, etc).
i've been a solid mac user for probably 20 years now, but in all honesty i did just break down and get a dual-core i3/4 gb RAM/500 gb hard drive PC laptop. it IS faster at things i can compare to my mac - but that's only browsing the internet really fast.
bottom line: macs are ridiculously more expensive, but on average, a mac user keeps their mac probably 2-3x longer than the average PC user.