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   Joel W. Crump to Alan   
   Re: Sorry, Mac Fans: Linux Is Actually t   
   26 Aug 25 18:52:46   
   
   XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: joelcrump@gmail.com   
      
   On 8/26/2025 6:40 PM, Alan wrote:   
      
   >> 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"...   
      
      
   How about this:   
   https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-Plus-Laptop-14-inch/dp/B0D73XHQGH?th=1   
      
   --   
   Joel W. Crump   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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