XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2025-08-25 02:39, Joel W. Crump wrote:   
   > On 8/25/2025 12:36 AM, vallor wrote:   
   >   
   >>> I could be out of date, I guess, having used macOS during Snow Leopard,   
   >>> but then again it hasn't really changed fundamentally, it's   
   >>> counterintuitive to me.  They are on a lower intellectual level than   
   >>> Microsoft, and definitely the GNU/Linux realm.  People who click with   
   >>> macOS are willing to pay for the privilege, but damn it's pricey, the   
   >>> hardware options not competitive with Windows devices.   
   >>   
   >> Well, we bought a Mac Studio, which is a low-end UNIX(r) workstation,   
   >> not comparable to a Windows desktop.   
   >>   
   >> However, for $4K more, I bought this Linux workstation from System76,   
   >> and it runs rings around the Mac for my workloads.   
   >>   
   >> When it comes to computers, I like to buy one that will last for a while,   
   >> giving it some future-proofing.  For example, my Linux workstation has   
   >> two 10Gbase-T Ethernet ports, one of which I use to talk to my NAS   
   >> at 10Gbits/s.   
   >>   
   >> Hugh posted a link that you should read about "boots theory":   
   >>   
   >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory   
   >   
   >   
   > I accept that people are willing to pay Apple's prices because they like   
   > Apple's products, but it isn't even close comparing said prices to the   
   > competition.   
   Really?   
      
   Show me a Windows laptop with:   
      
   A 1TB SSD   
      
   16GB of RAM   
      
   A 2560x1664 display   
      
   And which gets Geekbench scores of 3,157 (single core) and 12,020   
   (multi-core).   
      
   Oh, and will run literally all DAY on a single charge.   
      
   And show me what it costs.   
      
   My MacBook Air (M3) cost me $2,199 (plus tax of course)   
      
   See just how much you'd "save"...   
      
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