Comments on: Battle test: Macs run Vista better than PCs

By: dwalk51

dwalk51 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:27:40 +0000

The real insult is that there is a Pepsi can next to the iMac and a Coke can next to the PC. How dare that photographer side iMacs with Pepsi. I’m disgusted. If I knew his name or email I’d sign him up for a bunch of spam mail and then laugh about how I got him back for this injustice.

By: spoonTRex

spoonTRex — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:00:19 +0000

Actually, if you check out the hardware in an iMac (processors and video chips are laptop versions) and the hardware in similar all-in-ones from Dell, Gateway, and even Sony (with desktop versions of processors and video chipsets), you’ll see that the iMac is an incredible deal.

Desktop hardware is cheaper, but Dell, Gateway, and Sony make more expensive all-in-ones and are actually SLOWER parts than the ones in the iMacs. The only one even worth considering is the Sony Viao because it’s just gorgeous. But they’re all rip-offs compared to the iMac. It really opened my eyes to compare parts and see the prices of the two.

By: dc

dc — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:28:26 +0000

Many things wrong about that article:

- The machines were not equal. Macs were noticeably better machines had faster processors. RAM above 2GB does not make much difference.

- They did not list what type of RAM they used or what type of harddrive was used.

- If their Vista PC and Laptops are the same price as the Mac counterparts they need to learn to shop. There is no way the Gateway and Asus machines cost just as much as the Macs.

Given the same hardware both systems should be about the same.

By: thebonafortuna

thebonafortuna — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:14:29 +0000

What on Earth made them choose a Gateway as a benchmark for Windows?

Hell, why even bother with a comparison — they should just scream at the thing, throw the spotted monitor at the wall, and be done with it. Then have Acer buy up the scrap…

By: ScottK

ScottK — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:22:34 +0000

This really isn’t an insult to Microsoft since they don’t design the hardware. It’s more of an insult to companies like Dell, HP, etc…