12-05-2016, 04:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-06-2016, 09:48 PM by torreydale.)
The Internet wouldn't be what it is today if our only choice was to buy Apple products.
I understand that, currently, if you're having to do very heavy video editing, they are the way to go. But the cost of their products hinder entry for those of lower financial means into the world of information accorded on the Internet. Thank goodness for eBay and Linux. For $60, I can get someone a very good desktop computing experience. For about $150, I can get them a very good laptop computing experience. If either devices are broken or stolen, there are fewer tears than when a $2500 laptop is dropped or stolen.
The bottom line is, in 2016, a laptop should not cost $2500.
I understand that, currently, if you're having to do very heavy video editing, they are the way to go. But the cost of their products hinder entry for those of lower financial means into the world of information accorded on the Internet. Thank goodness for eBay and Linux. For $60, I can get someone a very good desktop computing experience. For about $150, I can get them a very good laptop computing experience. If either devices are broken or stolen, there are fewer tears than when a $2500 laptop is dropped or stolen.
The bottom line is, in 2016, a laptop should not cost $2500.
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