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" JimH" ask wrote:

Apple computers consistently rank at the top of Consumer Report rating for
both performance and reliability. They are far from cheap though.

This myth should get a rest.
If you compare apples with apples, ie a Dell with everything that the
Macs have, very often you will find that Apple is very competitive,
beating Dell even on price, sometimes by a large margin.
What Apple typically does not serve is the lowest price segment with
corresponding specifications.

See eg
http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquir...e-thrashes-del
l-on-mac-pro-pricing
http://kurafire.net/log/archive/2006...ice-myth-apple
-vs-dell
etc

Plus: a Mac typically has a longer useful life.

Just my experience.

HTH

Marc

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