Thursday August 05, 2010 at 9:27
Minimal | Simplifying the experience
Apple makes it easy for people like my mother to buy a computer without feeling stupid. They make it easy by having fewer products (quality vs quantity), having products names that are easily recognizable and easy to remember (do you know what the Dell Latitude E5400N is?) and finally they have a website that makes it easy for you to understand the differences between the models and pick the one that is best for you.
Good rant about the differences in buying a computer from Apple’s website and buying it just about anywhere else. I’m currently researching PC laptop options for a client and it is a nightmare. They just need a basic business laptop that will soldier along reasonably for four years (the term of their replacement cycle. The only special requirement is that it needs to have a docking station. Every time I go looking I’m lost in a mess of models and options.
If not for the docking station I would have already recommended a couple of Macbook Pros and thrown Windows 7 on them. It’s like the PC guys actually work hard not to take the money. How do they manage to make any?
As a PC by trade, I have to agree…
This post was reblogged from Minimal Mac.
