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Originally Posted by Veljo (from closed thread) I mean to me as much as I love Macs, PC towers are more appealing to me because they can be upgraded with more parts. For example, my iMac only supports 802.11b AirPort cards, but my 1999 PC could easily be modified to use a 802.11g card even though it's older. |
How does this example have anything to do with the
PC verses
Mac hardware argument escapes me.
What you seem to be bemoaning is your choice of hardware...
all in one verses
tower (which Apple has been making... they are called PowerMacs).
Now if we were to look at my 1998 PowerBook as an example of a system that could be modified, I can put an 802.11g card in it. But I couldn't do the same for an iBook from 1999/2000.
Of course my PowerBook has had the processor replaced, the RAM extended far beyond it's original specs, the CD-ROM drive has been replaced with a CD-RW drive and it has a second internal hard drive... I don't know many PC laptops from 1998 that have had their operational lives extended like this.
So it seems to me that the argument that
PCs have some sort of advantage over Macs in the way of hardware when it comes to making modifications is deeply flawed. The only advantage that a PC would have over a Mac in the area of hardware is driver support... and that is a
Windows verses
Mac OS advantage, not a
PC verses
Mac hardware thing.
Having the Mac OS on PC hardware isn't going to change this.