Re: ANN: New SBIG Camera-Control Software for Intel Macs

On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:54:34 GMT, Davoud <star@xxxxxxx> wrote:

People used to -- still do, I guess -- talk about Mac and Windows as an
either-or proposition. This is patently silly, since one could always
own a Mac and an Intel computer.

Yes, but the value proposition of paying a premium for Apple hardware
is still a question. Of course, on the plus side you get access to OS
X as an alternative to Windows (especially Vista, which is a bomb
IMO). On the minus side you purchase Apple hardware which has been
plagued of late by apparently rushed designs that are prone to
overheating and subject to manufacturing defects. The MacBook
overheating problem is just the latest example. I have personal
experience with a Quicksilver G4 that eats optical and hard drives
like crazy, compared to my PCs, because of poor ventilation design.

Sexy case designs and great advertising alone do not make for a
reliable computer.

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Michael McCulloch
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