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[zman <zman AT shell.neverwhere.org>]

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, Sil Greene wrote:
> (1) price.  If I'm gonna shell out the dough for that machine, I want a
> good one -- meaning fast, dual procs, lotsa ram -- and those aren't cheap.
> When I go to configure my dream G5, I usually end up with a price close
> to what I paid for my car, so I sleep on it.  Needless to say, I haven't
> placed that order yet.

I spec hardware on a frequent basis and the only way you'll get a 
compareable product is to build it yourself. On the average for what is 
offered I compare with Dell which would be more expensive than the Apple. 
The big rule when you spec your machine is to not use the Apple memory for 
the upgrade, go directly to Kingston or another vendor. I use Other World 
Computing.

> (2) Apple.  I'm sorry, Apple seems to do a lot of things well, but
> treating customers right doesn't appear to be one of them.  So when I wake
> up, after sleeping on my proposed order, I remember what assholes Apple
> seems to be to their customers and I decide they really don't need my
> money right now.

Don't know where you get this from. I haven't been treated unfairly by 
Apple. Nor were any of my customers when I was a consultant. Buy the Apple 
Care, it's worth it. I only know of a few people that have had any bad 
dealings with Apple, a very small percentage. I have had numerous bad 
dealings with any number of "PC" companies. Gateway is on the top of that 
list.

Scott H. Zekanis
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