A few months ago I decided to save some money and build my own computer. After a few weeks I had all the pieces and was so excited. The computer was working alright…I could use the Internet and basic apps, but only 1 GB of memory was working and I couldn’t use my vid card. So I thought the RAM was bad and bought some new RAM, but of course that didn’t work. Then I figured the HD was messed up, so I bought a new HD. That didn’t work either…I tried to fix Vista with updates and eventually decided to go back to good old XP.

So I tried to install XP and the computer just wouldn’t work. I have no idea what’s wrong with it, but last week I saw a good deal and took advantage.

Dell was having a $300 off $999 deal, which they have fairly often. I got the Inspiron 530 with the Q6600 (quad-core power :)), a 24″ monitor and the rest pretty basic…I’ll just take some RAM and the vid and sound cards from my failed computer :(. I paid $810 shipped and it should be here early next week. If…

So I was browsing the Internet and found a recent study by Mindset Media contrasting Mac and PC users.

First off, let me rant about Mac. It is expensive. It troubles me to think that people will pay the outrageous prices they do for an Apple computer. The MacBook, the bottom-feeder of Apple computers, starts at $1099 and is certainly nothing special. However, if you do want to upgrade it’s poor specs, you will pay prices that make me sick. Want an extra gig of ram? $150. Three gigs of ram? An astounding $850!! I have four gigs of ram in my desktop, and if i remember, i paid $60 dollars for two good gigs of ram. Steve Jobs then decided to create the Macbook Air. I admit that the Air is incredibly thin. BUT, the price is outrageous for the product. The Air starts at a measly $1799 and the upgrade, which only gives you .2 GHz of extra speed and less HD space at only 64 gigs, will cost you $3098…WHAT A DEAL!! The Air comes with either a 1.6 or 1.8 GHz processor-very slow at best. Not only are their computers overpriced, but Apple TV, iPhone, ipod…the list…