Comments on: I’m just not cool enough to be a Mac person.

By: Apple fires back at Laptop Hunter Commercials | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews

Thu, 14 May 2009 02:52:59 +0000

[...] Apple will take it sitting down when Microsoft went out with the Laptop Hunter series of ads (see here and here). Here’s a new commercial Apple made just to for [...]

By: kenshinflyer

kenshinflyer — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:13:37 +0000

This is like adding insult to injury. We know that this planet is dominated by Windows users.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:08:00 +0000

Yap mac is expensive and a lot of software’s are not compatible with it. a $600 laptop can do everything a mac can do. they just want to price it hi marketing strategy like buying expensive signature lady’s bag.

By: iceman

iceman — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:17:13 +0000

mac??!! whats cool about you maclovers huh?? ur macbooks are made by asus..its like paying an expensive laptop that is made in taiwan hehehe.. jokes on you, jokes in your wallet.

By: rizalavenue

rizalavenue — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:02:51 +0000

If you want to buy loptop go to mall of Asia. I love PC. i got my PC for 10,000 only

By: Laptop Hunters: It all comes down to price! | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:28:33 +0000

[...] Lauren in the first Microsoft ad, the second ad features Giampaulo who was given a budget of [...]

By: Gee Please

Gee Please — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:10:54 +0000

What’s wrong with these people, I enjoy both, they both have their strength and their weakness, but I agree Netbooks are getting the boatload of consumers. But for prosumers, nothing beats an alienware PC or the high-priced Mac…

By: noehms

noehms — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:57:52 +0000

I’m not a mac person myself. More of a PC type

By: vizu

vizu — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:38:50 +0000

shes an actress… there is already 2nd Microsoft laptop hunter.. bothe lauren and giampaulo purchased HP machines, anyone sensing a trend?

By: PitOots

PitOots — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:28:49 +0000

that is if you dont know how to build your own pc for an affordable price.

By: Jomark Osabel

Jomark Osabel — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:32:51 +0000

Well, if you could not afford a real mac I guess you can just venture into hackintosh. It is Mac on a PCs body.

This setup gives you the best of both worlds minus the cost. The retail OSX will just cost you about 5000 bucks. Setting it up is another thing though.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:19:33 +0000

If you haven’t used a Mac, your comparisons are merely based on specs.

The problem with MS and PC manufacturers is that they sell affordable laptops with substandard specs with Vista running on top. And they wonder why people complain that Vista is slow.

Look at it from this point of view:

Apple does not charge an exorbitant amount for a laptop that has very good specs. Apple is merely ensuring that at the price you get and pay for, you are getting value because it performs well enough for your tasks and does thus your computer will not slow you down.

Why should I pay for a brand new 40K PHP laptop with a generation old Core 2 Duo with only 1GB of RAM with Vista Premium running on top? That just doesn’t make sense. Everyone knows that Vista eats approximately 60% of RAM after it starts up.

At least when I buy a 71K PHP Aluminum MacBook, I am getting the newest Core 2 Duo processor with at least 2GB of RAM, iLife and a pretty looking computer that is sleek and solid – not that flimsy plastic! The OS performs as it should and does not get in the way of a user and it’s virtually a worry-free experience

By: LX

LX — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:42:21 +0000

@Anne and Abe

Sales tax is charged for internet orders if the merchant where you ordered has a business presence or is registered in the state you are getting the item shipped to.

Dell likely has presence in all 50 states.

Buy from Amazon, they only charge in WA, ID and a couple other places.

By: LX

LX — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:40:11 +0000

That’s an awesome ad! No frills, unpretentious, very real! AND TRUE!

Oh, and I’m a Mac user.

By: charmist

charmist — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:37:59 +0000

It’s just all about this “packaging”…they spent millions of money for ads. That works!
I do agree, they both have Intel Inside…that’s cool!

By: Camper

Camper — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:32:04 +0000

Well.. I am still a PC

By: yuga

yuga — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:31:55 +0000

@anne, oh I thought that internet sales tax break has been extended by Congress? Or is it state by state?

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:39:20 +0000

@ Abe –
They add sales tax to internet purchases in the U.S. these days. For example, I almost ordered a Dell Studio to have it shipped to California, and the tax is already 10% (and will rise to 12% this April).