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Hackintosh

So I decided to ditch Vista from my PC’s triple boot setup and put OS X in place of it. Basically what I wanted was to use Aperture on my desktop because it was dog slow on my Macbook Pro.

Now that the installation was a success, it would be perfect for graphics editing in general (Apple always did graphics better… with the exception of graphics performance in gaming)

So now I’ve got 2 XPs (one for work, another for my Digital Audio Workstation), and OS X for heavy duty photo editing via Aperture and probably general use now that I’ve experienced just how fast it is. Read More

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Apple bang for buck

Better post this before someone else does:

The base price of the new Apple Mac Pro Quad Desktop ($2,499) might have some people reeling from sticker shock. But during the keynote speech today at WWDC, Apple compared the Mac Pro to an equivalent Dell workstation and found the Mac to be much cheaper. We figured we’d check their math, and sure enough, when compared to a similarly-equipped Dell system, the Mac Pro comes out looking like an absolute bargain.

Take the Dell Precision Workstation 690, for instance. When kitted out with two Intel Xeon 5150 2.66GHz dual-core processors, 250GB hard drive, 2GB of 667MHz RAM, and 16x DVD burner, you’ll end up paying $3,637. That’s over $1,100 more than the base Mac Pro, which has a similar configuration. And unlike the Mac Pro, which can run Windows XP via Boot Camp, I wouldn’t expect to see Mac OS X supported on this Dell any time in the near future.

from http://blog.dealnews.com/?p=45

While I do concede to these facts, I’m still not convinced as far as true value for money goes.

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Bang for buck

Joel and I have been commenting back and forth in one of his posts, and I thought it would be better to just post a blog entry of my whole argument here in my site – instead of second guessing what “perspective” one has to take when stressing the point of the Apple-PC debate in terms of “value for money.”

In summary, the “debate” began from a linked article stating that the “myth” of Apple being more expensive than PCs is finally being debunked, now that the platforms are on a level x86 playing field. And just for the record, I agree that it is in fact a myth when it comes to a certain price-point with laptops.

What I just wanted to clarify however was at this point in time, when it comes to the desktop realm. This isn’t a myth at all. Apple products are indeed much more expensive than the PC counterparts beyond any doubt.

So I thought I would just post the following scenarios and points to clarify my stand.

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Peecee power!

I was happily computing 2 nights ago, when my “table” collapsed. You see, I have this small adjustable table which is right in the middle of my main PC (windows) and bed. That’s where I usually place my laptop and incidentally, my 200GB external drive (which contains my music, work, ebooks, and incomplete anime).

For some reason, the support suddenly gave way, which sent the top part crashing down, along with the stuff on it. Luckily, my Powerbook was on the bed at the time, but my hard drive wasn’t as lucky.

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