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Originally Posted by The Big D  IMO that "Mac Tax" in terms of cost vs. hardware config is pretty ridiculous. So no macs for me. I typically run Linux on my machines because I'm very comfortable with it.
I like OSX, but not enough relative to Linux to justify the pricing. |
The mac hardware is still way nicer. There are all kinds of great hardware features that genuinely improve your experience that you simply can't get elsewhere.
In terms of pure specs it doesn't match up per dollar, but really squeezing out an extra gigahertz does not significantly improve your computing experience anyway. Your every day computer shouldn't be geared for power but for usability, which is specifically what macs focus on.
If you need a giant beast for certain tasks that is when you set up a linux server in the closet and access it remotely from your everyday machine. Or at least that's what I do.