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Maybe I'm missing something here. A quick google search says Win 7 upgrade is around $60. A cheap laptop is $299. The cheapest macbook is $1299.

by keithg 11y ago

x5n1 11y ago
I can get a Win 7 laptop for $150. Win 7 retail is 150 CAD. I would not spent 80CAD on the upgrade. I spent 400 on my Mac Mini.
- tolmasky 11y ago
  > Why would I upgrade to Windows 7 on an old laptop, I would rather just buy another one where OS X is free. Are you saying "why would I spend 150 on a Windows 7 upgrade instead of paying $1299 for a Mac laptop where OS X is free?"
pyre 11y ago
> The cheapest macbook is $1299. Is there a reason that you are not including the MacBook Air (not that it gets you that much closer to the $299 price-point).
rbanffy 11y ago
> A cheap laptop is $299. The cheapest macbook is $1299. You get what you pay for. You cannot compare the kind of computer Dell sells for $299 with the kind of computer Apple sells for $1299. When I need most mobility I got myself a $199 Asus Chromebook-like Windows box that now runs Ubuntu beautifully. It's cheap plastic, but I won't be terribly sad if it breaks. Last time I bought a Mac, it was slightly cheaper than a similar Dell and much cheaper than a Thinkpad, which I'd have to reinstall and, possibly, deal with compatibility issues.
- McElroy 11y ago
  I bought a MacBook Pro once because I believed comments like this. Had lots of hardware trouble, boot problems, had to have it serviced multiple times. Never again. I'm just fortunate that I live in a country where consumer rights are strong and where if you bought a computer and have the same problem three times or so with the service people unable to fix it, you can return it for a refund. Still was a huge time waster each time the machine broke down, though.
  - rbanffy 11y ago
    This is odd. Apple's customer satisfaction is very high and my personal experience, from multiple Macbooks, is almost flawless. My wife had a minor issue with the trackpad of her MBPr13 and that's all the trouble we ever had with those machines. She won't even consider a non-Apple computer.

Maybe I'm missing something here. A quick google search says Win 7 upgrade is around $60. A cheap laptop is $299. The cheapest macbook is $1299.

by keithg 11y ago

Maybe I'm missing something here. A quick google search says Win 7 upgrade is around $60. A cheap laptop is $299. The cheapest macbook is $1299.

x5n1 11y ago

I can get a Win 7 laptop for $150. Win 7 retail is 150 CAD. I would not spent 80CAD on the upgrade. I spent 400 on my Mac Mini.

tolmasky 11y ago
> Why would I upgrade to Windows 7 on an old laptop, I would rather just buy another one where OS X is free. Are you saying "why would I spend 150 on a Windows 7 upgrade instead of paying $1299 for a Mac laptop where OS X is free?"

pyre 11y ago

> The cheapest macbook is $1299. Is there a reason that you are not including the MacBook Air (not that it gets you that much closer to the $299 price-point).

rbanffy 11y ago

> A cheap laptop is $299. The cheapest macbook is $1299. You get what you pay for. You cannot compare the kind of computer Dell sells for $299 with the kind of computer Apple sells for $1299. When I need most mobility I got myself a $199 Asus Chromebook-like Windows box that now runs Ubuntu beautifully. It's cheap plastic, but I won't be terribly sad if it breaks. Last time I bought a Mac, it was slightly cheaper than a similar Dell and much cheaper than a Thinkpad, which I'd have to reinstall and, possibly, deal with compatibility issues.

McElroy 11y ago
I bought a MacBook Pro once because I believed comments like this. Had lots of hardware trouble, boot problems, had to have it serviced multiple times. Never again. I'm just fortunate that I live in a country where consumer rights are strong and where if you bought a computer and have the same problem three times or so with the service people unable to fix it, you can return it for a refund. Still was a huge time waster each time the machine broke down, though.
- rbanffy 11y ago
  This is odd. Apple's customer satisfaction is very high and my personal experience, from multiple Macbooks, is almost flawless. My wife had a minor issue with the trackpad of her MBPr13 and that's all the trouble we ever had with those machines. She won't even consider a non-Apple computer.