All you did was prove exactly what I said. Yes you can build one maybe save money maybe not depending on what you do. In the end your still stuck with windows unless you run linux. Or if you get adventurous you could build a Hackintosh.
None of the Macs are turds as you put it. All very fast machines and all can be dual or triple boot, Windows, OS X and or linux. The new iMacs are very good and a good deal depending on which one you get. The people building their own machines are in the minority so when you start pricing things out it gets quite a bit more even brand against brand. In some cases the macs are even cheaper and the better deal. Just so you know I have Ubuntu Linux, OS X, XP and Vista all running on my Macbook just because I can
I don't care what side of the isle you are on there is something geeky cool about running two OS's side by side on one computer
I would say that I did more than prove what you said. You said that A similar computer can be bought, but you would save very little if anything at all. I would hardly call $1000 or more very little.
Dual booting is nothing new. And virtually all operating systems can perform this task. Read this.
http://apcmag.com/the_definitive_dualbooting_guide_linux_vista_and_xp_stepbystep.htm
I do have to admit that dual booting is very cool.
"In some cases the macs are even cheaper and the better deal"
Please enlighten me as to this "mac" (computer) that is a better deal from them, instead of building yourself...........(crickets churping, pin dropping). That's because there is none. They are a business, selling for big profits. If they sold at the cost of parts, they would not make money. It is simply business. No manufacture, no matter how big, can offer computers at the cost that they can be built for parts. Dell, Gateway, Apple, Alienware, and the likes all included. Apple may make some good machines, but I would hardly call them a value brand. They are not emachines or the likes. You are paying for the name when you buy from them, not the value.
-Greg
