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From: -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
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Subject: Re: Joel won't, so I will (was Re: Bungling Apple Lost the Plot on
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Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 14:35:10 -0500
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On 11/30/24 2:20 PM, Joel wrote:
> -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>> ...
>> TL;DR:  your options to get to parity with Apple hardware of that time
>> means that you need to invest another $300 at today's prices, which put
>> your total spent to date at ~$1450 (that we know of), and it looks like
>> it would still fall short in the third hardware metric. But it is about
>> as good as you can expect to do with the starting point your 'expert'
>> chose for you.
> 
> 
> In other words, the Mac would be half a second faster on a typical
> operation, at most, who the hell cares, ...

If you really didn't care about responsiveness, then you'd still be 
using your 2010 PC. Strike one.

You'd also not have bragged about how Linux was faster than Windows on 
your 2021 PC.  Strike two.

Nor have claimed its a "high end" system, trying (but failing) to claim 
performance parity with the 'overpriced' Mac Studio.  Strike three.


> ... my computer also didn't cost
> as much as you are adding up, it's a little under $1000.  The Winblows
> license is not really part of it, I'm not even using it anymore.

No, the $1150 value stands because it doesn't matter what you bought and 
later discarded, for you still bought it with the intent to use.  Ditto 
for your error with your video controllers too.


-hh