A Mac. I listened to the majority, and ultimately, my brother-in-law's enthusiasm for all things Mac convinced me in the end. I am hopeful that I will make the adjustment smoothly and painlessly. The MacBooks just seem so modern, reliable, and design-friendly. I am ready for the change.However, as I added things to my shopping cart, it seemed like more and more unexpected costs kept popping up. For example: I was advised to purchase extra GBs of memory for $100. And if I am buying more memory, I might as well just get the faster processor for another $100. And if I don't want my laptop to get scratched, I should buy a cover which runs at 50 bucks. And if I spend that on just the cover, I ought to buy AppleCare to protect the machine itself which amounts to no small sum of $350. Sigh. It's the classic lesson that I learned in elementary school: If you give a mouse a cookie, he will ask for a glass of milk.
And then he'll ask for a straw. And then a napkin. Followed by a mirror, scissors, a broom, and well, you get the point. (You've got to the read the book by Laura Joffe Numeroff. It is a childhood classic). The point is that soon the mouse will be living with you and asking for cookies all the time. There is no end to the chain of requests, events, or costs resulting from a seemingly isolated incident. All things in the known world are attached to strings. For all I know, my new MacBook could be a marionette. I'll own one of everything the Apple Store sells by next week.
haha...give a "mouse" a "cookie"...cute jenn
ReplyDeleteHa. I didn't even make that connection on purpose. I'm so clever and I didn't even know it. Heh.
ReplyDeleteI like Mac as well but as you stated the costs rise quickly.
ReplyDeleteI build computers on the side (PC's) so I stay with them because I am familiar with them and can modify them to whatever I want or need. And the costs are more streamlined because of the interchangeability of components whereas Macs are very proprietary making it more difficult to explore and/or expand.
I know! Apple has done an excellent job with keeping their market prices high and products exclusive. They have to have a killer marketing and planning team. They have carved a niche especially for their products, with virtually no competition. The crazy thing is how popular they are despite their mini-monopoly on the Mac computer market.
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