Macs Are Cheaper than PCs

astrodawg writes "According the Gartner research firm, Macs are cheaper than PCs. 'It compared direct costs such as hardware and software for desktops and mobile computers, servers and peripherals, upgrades, service and support and depreciation. The study also examined the indirect costs of supporting end-users, training time and non-productive downtime.' MacCentral posted a story; evidently, the full report from Gartner is a bit expensive." I think the news about this should be that anyone questioned it to begin with.

Comments

Windows is only cheaper...

[CokeBear]

Windows is only cheaper if your time is worthless.

Re:Windows is only cheaper...

[MaxwellStreet]

Speaking of which, wasn't that commercial that aired during the NBA finals last night great?

The one where the Windows network administrator - a real guy - basically said that he works with windows when he has to, and goes home to get real work done on his Mac.

This chap went waay out of his way to make note of the productivity difference between working on a Mac and a Windows machine.

It's a good one - even my non-techie girlfriend found it compelling.

(Though anytime someone identifies themselves as a Windows LAN administrator I have to choke down the urge to laugh at them. Poor chap.)

Translation

[tswinzig]

The study also examined the indirect costs of supporting end-users, training time and non-productive downtime.

Translation: Macs don't ship with Solitaire!

Re:Hmmmm

[Anonymous Coward]

I would sell my soul for a Powerbook though.

So your soul costs roughly... $2500?

Executive Summary for the CTO:

[lynx_user_abroad]

Gartner found that Macs cost US$1,114 to support per year, while Wintel systems cost $1,438. Macs also needed less technical support and hardware and software costs were lower, the report explains.

Translation: Deploy Macs instead of PC's and you'll can kiss 22% of your budget, headcount, and corporate influence good bye.

Re:Linux

[DJ Uptime]

[root@maltose root]# vmware-config.pl
Making sure VMware's services are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor [ OK ]
Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ OK ]
DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1 [ OK ]
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 [ OK ]
Virtual ethernet [ OK ]

Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.

None of VMware's pre-built vmmon modules is suitable for your running kernel. Do
you want this script to try to build the vmmon module for your system (you need
to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

The directory of kernel headers (version 2.4.7-10custom) does not match your
running kernel (version 2.4.7-10). Consequently, even if the compilation of the
module was successful, the module would not load into the running kernel.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

Re:get a clue: it is ad copy!

[tuxedobob]

Don't forget: apple.slashdot.org must also be a biased Mac site, and AtariAmarok, having posted on apple.slashdot.org, must also be a Mac fanboy.

Re:What about the non-Intel PC?

[Anonymous Coward]

So it's actually a struggle between frustration and arrogance ? ;-)

Re:Supporting an office of dumb terminals

[PythonOrRuby]

I find it ironic that the Mac is still derided as a toy, when the only thing PCs still remain even remotely better at, and the only Windows advocates can brag about, is playing more video games.