[lwdesign]

All the posts I see about "Macs are too expensive. I'm a poor student...etc." leave me completely cold and unsympathetic. Why not check into the used/refurbished Mac market? Apple's web store sells refurbs at hundreds of dollars off the new price, for essentially brand new machines. Even better, Powermax.com (a certified Apple reseller, so you can be confident) will allow you to trade in your old Mac towards the purchase of a new, refurbished or used Mac at substantial savings. When I traded in my 15" Powerbook a couple of years ago for an Intel-based 17" MacBook Pro, it only cost me a bit over $1200 for a brand new machine with maxed RAM. Each time I upgrade I trade in my old Mac and save a bundle. I've been doing this for the last 10 years. Quit whining and start looking around at other options than buying new retail prices for gosh sakes!

[Hurley42]

I have always suspected those idiots were funded by someone else. I always figured it was the law firm representing them, but who knows. Maybe it is someone at MS - or a major stockholder of MS, or Dell, or HP, or .....the list goes on.

[n8mac]

Now I know where the rest of that 300 million went :)
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[hayesk]

anil_robo said:

Being a loan-ridden student who does not hold stocks in Apple, I want Psystar to win.

If this happens, do you think:
1. The price of MacOS X will remain at $129?
2. There won't be product activation added to MacOS X?
3. The stability and compatibility will instantly appear?
4. The quality and reputation of the Mac platform will remain high?

Be careful what you wish for. When you pay off your loan and can afford a good quality computer, do you think the Mac market will be better off?

[Schneb]

> Be careful what you wish for. When you pay off your loan and can afford a good quality computer, do you think the Mac market will be better off?
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Since when do any graduates pay off student loans?

[tony_d]

@anil_robo
I don't know what school or university you attend but most have surplus stores that sell used computers usually no more than a couple of years old. At IU Bloomington's surplus store you can pick up a complete Mac system or an iMac for next to nothing. Unfortunately all the laptops usually don't make it there.
As for competition in the "Mac Business" there is. "PCs" just run a different OS. Apple's business plan is to sell the hardware and the software as one. Microsoft chose a different route by selling just the OS to hardware companies. Apple has NO monopoly on Macs, just like Ford has no monopoly on Mustangs. Yeah, Macs are expensive but at the end of the day they are worth it. I have a ten year old G3 running as a server, I'm on a G4 PowerBook, and we also have a G5 iMac. Believe me, they are worth it.