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On Feb 1, 2008 2:13 AM, Rick Hurst <rick.hurst at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> If you truly compare like for like, the budget end of Apples range
> actually comes out pretty well -



I've just dropped £1749 on a new Mac Pro.  The G5 dual I'm typing this on
has done me 2.5 years, cost me £1300 in the refub store, and I already have
a buyer for it for £750.  The G4 dual before that held value in a similar
way, and did me over 2 years (and I sold it to the same chap :).  This
machine should do me for 3-4 years.

The total cost of ownership for a Mac, for me, is far less than a Windows
machine.  More cost up front, yes - but no OS rebuilds, no reboots, minimal
depreciation; that's all worth a lot to me.  And the last  non-Apple box I
bought cost about the same (although granted it was a fsck off web server
... )

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