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Only rich people have MacBooks

I would say a higher proportion of rich people buy mac books, because they are expensive and if you were really poor you would just buy a cheaper laptop. However as long as you're not really poor you could still save for one and get it.

Cant really see the point really, i feel like part of the reason people buy mac books is because they're seen as fashionable anyway.

No.

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I'm not rich. I worked for mine for ages and saved up for it. There was also no way I'd let my parents pay for it….

Reply 23

GenialGermanGent

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No, only people who know nothing about technology and are slave to the mainstream have MacBooks. Could have easily afforded MacBooks for both Bachelors and Masters, but chose not to.

Reply 24

DanB1991

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Anything from apple is pretty much a fashion accessory anyway.

Anyone who uses their phones are daft and too fashion concious, anyone who uses their laptops is a complete tit.... anyone who uses their desktops is mentally handicapped.

It's like alienware and rich kids.... just why?

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Reply 25

Mathstatician

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Original post by TitanicTeutonicPhil

No, only people who know nothing about technology and are slave to the mainstream have MacBooks. Could have easily afforded MacBooks for both Bachelors and Masters, but chose not to.

That's why all the google software engineers use MacBooks as their preferred laptops even though most are die hard Open Source fans :yep:

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TimmonaPortella

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Original post by TitanicTeutonicPhil

No, only people who know nothing about technology and are slave to the mainstream have MacBooks. Could have easily afforded MacBooks for both Bachelors and Masters, but chose not to.

God you are so achingly edgy and hip.

Reply 27

Mathstatician

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Original post by TimmonaPortella

God you are so achingly edgy and hip.

Seems this is one of those Gillette multi blades. :lol:

Original post by DanB1991

Anything from apple is pretty much a fashion accessory anyway.Anyone who uses their phones are daft and too fashion concious, anyone who uses their laptops is a complete tit.... anyone who uses their desktops is mentally handicapped.It's like alienware and rich kids.... just why?

Reply 28

Dodgypirate

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I come from a wealthy background, but I don't have a MacBook. Simply because I don't like them.

Reply 29

M14B

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Younger, fashion conscious people buy Mac.

Reply 30

username1221160

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There is nothing that special about MacBooks. They seem to be the laptop of choice at university (at least they are ubiquitous in my uni library).

I've never known a brand elicit such a strong response in people that don't own one.

Reply 31

DanB1991

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Original post by Quantex

There is nothing that special about MacBooks. They seem to be the laptop of choice at university (at least they are ubiquitous in my uni library).

I've never known a brand elicit such a strong response in people that don't own one.

I was never really fussed about them until I joined uni. We had some guys in halls who bragged on how he'd spent £700-£2k on mac computers. One guy did photography and dropped around £1.5k on a mac desktop.

Their main argument was they're great computers. But for £1.5k I could get an absolute beast of a PC and seeing what he was using it for did he really need to spend that much money?

We had another mac fan who had a PC at uni because he loved gaming and couldn't afford a gaming rig and a Mac Pro (He did some graphic design course that required rendering). By comparison we had a kid, due to his grants and parents etc, who could afford both. Despite the claims the Mac Pro was aimed at rendering, video and photography pros, the PC would render faster and had much more storage space :dontknow:

Then add the excessive repair costs and quite mediocre support when compared to many PC makers and he had to rely on 'how it works internally' to brag about it.

Companies choose mac because of their market position and they offer quite good incentives for bulk orders and they know exactly what they're buying. That being said Mac's are loosing their dominance in that sector.

Reply 32

user382

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Original post by Mayhem™

Jim doesn't have a job, he claims job-seekers allowance which allows him to put some money aside every month. After a couple of months Jim buys a MacBook.

Is Jim rich?

Good point. :wink:

Reply 33

ellie0497

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I have one and I am not rich lol

Reply 34

Silver Arrow

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Original post by David.Cameron

Some are poor because they didn't buy shares in Apple which later sold for an absolute fortune. :colonhash:

Some are poor because they weren't alive back then.

Reply 35

Tootles

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Original post by davidguettafan

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Reply 36

SageJiraiya

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I need not have possession over an overpriced slice of the modern age. Why have a 'macbook' when you can conjure fire and walk on water? How trivial!

Reply 37

username2353215

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Working Class Student - "my parents can afford to help me at university" - Gets £8,200 - *Buys Mac-book* - "We need it to do our work"

Reply 38

davidguettafan

OP

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Original post by Orange s0da

I'm poor because i bought a macbok

Lol

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Reply 39

Venetian Snares

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Original post by Mayhem™

Jim doesn't have a job, he claims job-seekers allowance which allows him to put some money aside every month. After a couple of months Jim buys a MacBook.

Is Jim rich?

You clearly have no idea what this discussion is about.

OP, apple products have become quite ubiquitous in society now, so owning an Apple product is not really just the reserve of the well-off any more. Though I would say the one thing all macbooks owners still do have in common is pretentiousness.

Only rich people have MacBooks

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