In the K12 computer space I always found it was cheaper to buy Apple devices for my users. Both from the fact that those devices did actually have less problems and lasted longer and so required less human monetary investment, but also an actual cost perspective since a MacBook Air could be bought for $800 after education enterprise discounts. Which was a much better than most devices in that price range (this was like 2018).
And in a world where HP exists you say the shittiest computer brand with dell?? (I work in tech sales now and I always joke with first time customers that they have to tell me their brand preference first since everyone in IT has a preference of devices between Dell, HP and Lenovo.)
Statistically Dell performs far less than HP, while HP sucks and is full of bloatware. Apple may be reliable, but it’s only for people who are so dumb they can’t be entrudted with windows or for people who know basic coding+. But still a lot of their price is just brand, so bangs for bucks wise apple doesn’t suffice. Their own M chip is much better than the shit they delivered before though. They made a comeback. But for power users who aren’t specialized into graphics it’s not the best choice.
Fair note, Microsoft is fucking up Windows so hard right now, so I guess both are shit options OS wise. Google turned mega evil these days, so I guess Linux is the best option OS wise. But for hardware, I’d suggest building your own rig, or with the RAM prices these days, buying a secondhand DDR4 system.
I was a sysadmin, so my thoughts above were more from the enterprise deployment side of things. I tend to stay out of the recommending of tech hardware to people since they’re not likely going to put up with Linux, or even listen to me past the beginning explainer of how simple building your own machine is.
In the K12 computer space I always found it was cheaper to buy Apple devices for my users. Both from the fact that those devices did actually have less problems and lasted longer and so required less human monetary investment, but also an actual cost perspective since a MacBook Air could be bought for $800 after education enterprise discounts. Which was a much better than most devices in that price range (this was like 2018).
And in a world where HP exists you say the shittiest computer brand with dell?? (I work in tech sales now and I always joke with first time customers that they have to tell me their brand preference first since everyone in IT has a preference of devices between Dell, HP and Lenovo.)
Statistically Dell performs far less than HP, while HP sucks and is full of bloatware. Apple may be reliable, but it’s only for people who are so dumb they can’t be entrudted with windows or for people who know basic coding+. But still a lot of their price is just brand, so bangs for bucks wise apple doesn’t suffice. Their own M chip is much better than the shit they delivered before though. They made a comeback. But for power users who aren’t specialized into graphics it’s not the best choice.
Fair note, Microsoft is fucking up Windows so hard right now, so I guess both are shit options OS wise. Google turned mega evil these days, so I guess Linux is the best option OS wise. But for hardware, I’d suggest building your own rig, or with the RAM prices these days, buying a secondhand DDR4 system.
I was a sysadmin, so my thoughts above were more from the enterprise deployment side of things. I tend to stay out of the recommending of tech hardware to people since they’re not likely going to put up with Linux, or even listen to me past the beginning explainer of how simple building your own machine is.