The model your friend is selling wasn't a bad computer when it was new, 3 years ago, but now it is 3 years old. But they cost a lot more money, for the exact same hardware. Both are subject to hardware and software problems. From reading this and many other Mac forums they are no more or less reliable then any good Windows PC. Which has now ended and will get worse in the future.Īs far as the quality of the overall computer. The only thing Macs had going for them was there supposed immunity to viruses and malware. I use both types of systems so I have a semi unbiased opinion ( I am a long time Windows user). Honestly there is nothing special about any Mac computer. 4GB Windows notebook sales were “nothing” at the start of this year, NPD claims.More then likely a Windows PC, whether notebook or desktop. Microsoft Watch questions Microsoft’s own observations about the increasing prevalence of 圆4 systems, but it nonetheless quotes NPD as saying 11.6% of Windows notebooks sold in June had 4GB of RAM. Interestingly, the HP laptop complements its four gigs of RAM with a 64-bit version of Windows Vista. The HP has a larger display (14.1″), double the memory (4GB), double the hard drive capacity (320GB), and a slightly slower processor (2GHz), but with a much lower price tag. Microsoft Watch illustrates the data by comparing two notebooks: an HP DV2946NR that’s available for $699.99 at “some Target stores,” and Apple’s $1,299 MacBook. Meanwhile, Mac laptops only went down from $1,574 to $1,515 over the same time period. At $1,543 on average, Mac desktops were actually over $100 more expensive in June of this year than in June 2006. As eWeek’s Microsoft Watch reports, the numbers show Windows desktops have hovered around $550 for the past couple of years, while Windows laptops dipped from $877 in June 2006 to only $700 two months ago.Īpple has priced its Macs a little differently.

Market research company NPD has compiled some interesting data on average selling prices in the retail PC industry.

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