My previous post and, more specifically, the last comment that I made sparked an idea (read: epiphany) . Everyone claims that we are paying too much for Apple products in South Africa (I myself made that assumption), based ob what Apple products cost in the USA, multiplied by the exchange rate and then compared to the local selling price. Should we not be comparing apples with apples (sorry … lame pun) and be looking at comparative PC prices as well? (more…)

Now, the PC vs Mac debate has been raging for as long as there have been Macs and PCs around and there will never be a clear winner … at the end of the day it comes down to personal choice. Do I buy into the Mac bling or do I stick to value for money/bang for my buck? I have been buying PC simply because I tend to upgrade every two years and I have some pretty decent suppliers that make sure I get really good value for money – the equivalent to my laptop (HP DV9600 17″ Wide Core2Duo @ R17,000) will cost me about R13,000 more (for an equivalent Macbook Pro) or the equivalent to my desktop running AMD Phenom 2.6GHz Quad Core, about the same margin (for a Mac Pro) – so for me a Mac is not an option … sorry. This is, however, not quite the main focus of this post. (more…)