Going Mac, are they better?

[Lord Orwell]

Perhaps they can compete on technical merits, but only marginally. You still can't build your own Apple from ground up, the price/performance doesn't seem quite as good, but entirely aside from either of those questions, there are probably a fair number of people out there who just can't get over the negative image they have of Apple based on their deceptive advertising of the last decade.

And who HAS had pleasant experiences with a hardware manufacturer? Apple does more than make the OS. They make the hardware. I could tell you story after story about HP.
Their hardware may be overpriced on a simply functional standpoint, but there's a lot to be said for aesthetics.
In any case, you in fact CAN build your own mac from the ground up (as long as you use intel) although it's against Apple's user agreement to install OS10 on hardware other than apple's. I've managed to get os10 to boot on an amd system (but not fully function) but lots of people run it on intel. look up "hackintosh".

[k1ll3rdr4g0n]

And who HAS had pleasant experiences with a hardware manufacturer? Apple does more than make the OS. They make the hardware. I could tell you story after story about HP.
Their hardware may be overpriced on a simply functional standpoint, but there's a lot to be said for aesthetics.
In any case, you in fact CAN build your own mac from the ground up (as long as you use intel) although it's against Apple's user agreement to install OS10 on hardware other than apple's. I've managed to get os10 to boot on an amd system (but not fully function) but lots of people run it on intel. look up "hackintosh".

I have had no bad experiences with Dell. In fact, afaik, their backlights in their laptops last the longest. And their laptops can take a beating. In fact their live chat support on their site was very helpful when I wanted to get my laptop's casing fixed. No hassle whatsoever.

I have to disagree, Apple does not make the Hard drives or RAM. Hell they don't even make their own processors anymore . Though, I would bet 10 cents that they make their own mobos. Here is a picture of a "mac hard drive". Kinda funny that the only difference between that HD and one you buy from your local dealer is that the one you buy from your local dealer is cheaper and doesn't have the mac logo on it.

Oh and you notice that whole user agreement thing for Mac OS. Funny how Microsoft doesn't have that for Windows.

Now I'm done.

[Shaggy Hiker]

And who HAS had pleasant experiences with a hardware manufacturer? Apple does more than make the OS. They make the hardware. I could tell you story after story about HP.

I may be easy to please, but I have generally been quite happy with most of the hardware companies I have dealt with over the years. On the other hand, I have always stayed away from HP and Gateway, so I am not making choices at random (though it sometimes feels that way).

Their hardware may be overpriced on a simply functional standpoint, but there's a lot to be said for aesthetics.

Yes, in the case of Apple, you can also say: YUCK!! I have yet to see anything out of that company that was good looking. A guy who was working for me had pretty much every toy they put out. For most of it you could just say "White is the new beige." Then he bought a really good desktop system, and it looked totally pretentious. Not to say that you couldn't do just as badly in the PC market, as there are plenty of goofy cases out there. I guess when it comes to taste, there are lots of varieties.

In any case, you in fact CAN build your own mac from the ground up (as long as you use intel) although it's against Apple's user agreement to install OS10 on hardware other than apple's. I've managed to get os10 to boot on an amd system (but not fully function) but lots of people run it on intel. look up "hackintosh".

I didn't know that.

[Icyculyr]

Hey, guys can I have an opinion?

I am currently have a computer with a Intel-Dual Core 3.0GHz Processor, 2GB DR2 RAM (I think), and a nVidia 6600 graphics card (really old), and I currently have some Altec Lansing speakers..

If I were to upgrade what would be better? my computer's probably 2-3 years old now, I'm wondering what I could upgrade to for a relatively nice price, that's got a decent graphics card (256-512MB), and a good processor, I'm wondering what's a good speed to get? 3.2GHz? or 3.4GHz or 3.0 etc..?

and anything else about a processor that is good to know when buying a computer.

I would appreciate any opinions on if that would be a good computer to buy...

and 2 - 3 GB DDR3 ram..

I also was wondering is GDDR3 RAM the same as DDR3 RAM?

Cheers
Icyculyr