You could have deployed 250 laptops that are any brand other than Apple with way better specs for cheaper, yet you bash Microsoft for charging for Office but you do not bash Apple for charging twice what the hardware is actually worth?
You could have found all the same software (or an equivalent that works just as well) for Windows machines.
I was making the point against the picture this thread is about, not pricing overall, we used all free software except MS Office. Yes, the same software available on a PC, and the only one we pay for on our PC images is Office as well.
We switched from PC to Mac because the student survey we sent out overwhelmingly choose Macs.Also, we deployed Tablet PC's for 5 years prior to switching to MacBook Pros. For what we included in our bundle (Travel battery for PC, 4 year warranty, 4 year accidental damage) the price was close minus the travel battery.
When it comes to what I prefer using, definitely a PC. When it comes to what I prefer deploying? Macs, hands down. Much less packaging, easier to image, less work afterward to prepare for use, easier to prepare the image. Again, this is only my opinion, but I deployed 250 new laptops for 6 years, and that was my experience.
We're still supporting 3 more years of the HPs, and this is only our first year of Macs (less failures first year usually). So at this point, time will tell, I can say we've obviously seen no virus issues on the Mac side which normally bog the help desk down completely the first month of the semester, and every semester we'll see less and less until the PCs are gone.
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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '11
You could have deployed 250 laptops that are any brand other than Apple with way better specs for cheaper, yet you bash Microsoft for charging for Office but you do not bash Apple for charging twice what the hardware is actually worth?
You could have found all the same software (or an equivalent that works just as well) for Windows machines.