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Re: Smokers are smarter, I say.

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In article <D527653A.A1FED%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
>
> On 4/27/17, 6:51 AM, in article op.yzcwsceljs98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson
> Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 02:35:20 +0100, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 4/26/17, 4:28 PM, in article op.yzbsto0wjs98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson
> >> Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Wed, 26 Apr 2017 23:29:14 +0100, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> In article <op.yzbpu01gjs98qf@red.lan>, James Wilkinson Sword
> >>>> <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> When I worked at a school about 3 years ago, I priced comparable machines,
> >>>>> Macs were twice as expensive as Dells.
> >>>>
> >>>> not for the same specs, you didn't.
> >>>
> >>> Yes I did.
> >>
> >> Interesting how you cannot share these specs.
> >
> > Why would I have noted them down?  All I needed at the time was an answer as
> > to what was cheaper.
>
> So you have no example of Macs being twice the price of comparable Dells,
> not any price comparisons made by reputable sources to back such a claim.
>
> OK.
>
> ...
> >> Which Mac can you not find the specifics for?
> >
> > Most companies make it easy to see what you're buying, Apple don't.  This is
> > the path I took:
> > https://www.apple.com
> > Ignore the huge images flashing past in my face, and click "Mac" on the top
> > menu.
> > Then click "Imac" in the menu that appears below it.
> > Scroll past reams of advertising and click "Compare Imac models" at the bottom
> > of the page.
> > For some reason I'm now presented with laptops when I wanted a desktop.
> > Scroll down a few pages to the first desktop (Imac 21.5 inch).
> > All it lists here is a choice of two vague processors (1.6GHz dual-core or
> > 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor)
> > To get more information, I try comparing it to the one on it's right.
> > Same vague processor information given.
> > Let's try "learn more".  Nope, more reams of advertising.
> > At this point I gave up.
>
> With which Macs? If you let me know I will likely be able to give you the
> CPU specs you want.
>
> --
> Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot
> use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow
> superior by attacking the messenger.
>
> They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.
>
> <https://youtu.be/H4NW-Cqh308>

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