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On 2015-10-05, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <mused1$hev$1@dont-email.me>, Chris Ahlstrom
><OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:
>
>> >
>> > <http://www.futurelooks.com/new-apple-mac-pro-can-build-better-cheaper-pc-di
>> > y-style/3/>
>> >   After tabulating all the major component costs (plus another $99.99
>> >   US for Windows 8 Pro), we are at a total of around $11,530.54 US
>> >   using today's prices at retailers that actually stock the hardware.
>> >   I'm not afraid to admit that compared to the asking price of $9,599
>> >   US, the new Mac Pro seems like one heckuva deal for these components.
>> >   Everything is tested to work properly together (versus some of our
>> >   unknown incompatibilities with this potential build), and a highly
>> >   proprietary design that is small enough to fit into a carry on bag,
>> >   with twice the amount of registered memory (32GB vs 64GB ECC). You
>> >   simply can't build a smaller form factor PC that matches the Mac Pro
>> >   today.
>> 
>> That article seems to be comparing a Mac prebuilt against buying all the PC
>> parts yourself.
>
> the usual claim is that you can build something for less (which assumes
> one's time is worthless). 
>
> even if you could get it prebuilt, the price would be similar or likely
> more as it would come with a warranty which a home-built does not.

And what is that warranty? Please tell us what the warranty covers and
for how long...

-- 
Nom De Plume