![]() Think about Auntie Jane or Uncle Bob, who have never touched a computer in their entire lives and still think a mouse is something a cat chases. Computers have to cater to the lowest common denominator and let’s be honest, sometimes that can be pretty low. The second disadvantage is something called “bloatware”. The advantage is that you typically have a vendor taking care of all the driver and software updates for the various components for you. ![]() The cost has to do with checking that all the components work together, and that all the drivers and software are packaged together on an ongoing basis and maintained long term. But the cost to build a branded PC isn’t just about the components. Vendors rely on consumers wanting a minimum level of inconvenience, so the intention is to do all the work for you. The degree of disadvantage depends on the device. We all have these, to some degree, in our lives already, whether it’s laptops or phones. On the surface, branded pre-builts are great, but they come with inherent disadvantages. The HP all-in-one range is an example of a PC equivalent of a Mac. You can put together the specifications of your machine and someone at the computer store will build it for you for a small cost. If you’re not comfortable physically building a PC yourself, don’t worry. Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus, the timeline on a custom build was taking two weeks or more as people geared up for working at home. I never planned to build the machine myself. ![]() I won’t bore you with my evaluation process of Apple gear suffice to say that when they started producing $7,000 displays with $1,000 stands, it became clear that Apple was no longer making computers for photographers like me. The Apple tax rose, and the decisions seemed to be pushing consumers down a path where the wastage was insurmountable and the price premium wasn’t justifiable. The problem is that it didn’t stop with that. It didn’t bother me too much when Apple went Unibody and updates became confined to RAM and hard drives. The last time I built something, fans were tiny, and hard drives spun.įor the last 15 or so years, I’ve been a Mac user for photo editing, and for the most part, I’ve been happy. I hadn’t built a PC for about 15 years before venturing into this.
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