Anyone else here in the post-PC era?

Apple detractor here (well, sort of). My only problem with Apple is the price. Nice products and nice interface, but way, way overpriced. I thought about building a Hackintosh a while back but never followed through. Each time I have thought about buying an Apple product I have this nagging feeling that I am paying way too much. MP3 player? Nice little 4 MB Creative Zen that cost 40% less than a comparable Apple iPod at the time. Still use it, and still love it.For those who think that extra money is worth it . . . more power to ya.Edited by Taq, : No reason given.

I agree. Apple has really started to listen to the consumer base in recent times. I wish they had done this throughout their history. The problem here is that I am not in the market for a smart phone or a tablet. Also, I am a huge gamer which Apple really doesn't cater to as well as the PC market. For my last desktop computer I went on Newegg and built the system myself, something you can't do with Apple (unless you go the Hackintosh route). Not to brag too much, but I put together a pretty killer gaming rig for not a lot of money (just under 1,000 including monitor).This really isn't a dig on Apple. They have every right to protect their platform as they see fit. However, they have closed themselves off to the DIY market which is where I am at. If memory serves, the 4 GB (did I put MB earlier? sorry) iPod was 110 at the time and I picked up the Creative Zen at 75. It still works great, even if the interface is not as polished as the iPod.To be quite frank, there is nothing on the Apple that really appeals to me. I can get the same functionality and performance cheaper elsewhere, not to mention a more popular platform that is better supported (Vista never happened ). If you enjoy Apple products then good for you. I'm not looking to piss on anyone's parade.Added by edit: Getting back to the topic which is non-PC, Apple could do a better job of catering to the desktop consumer to grow mindshare for their non-desktop products.Edited by Taq, : No reason given.

I'm with you on that one.

The problem for me is that I enjoy MMO's (just to brag, currently in the SWTOR beta). No one has made a decent MMO (IMHO) for consoles that I have seen. That could definitely change in the future, but at this point you need a PC if you want to play the best MMO's. The way that MMO's are currently designed it is nearly impossible to port them over to portable devices and consoles. They are too complex. A good example is FFXIV. They tried to make FFXIV as complex as other PC MMO's but still make it accessible to console players. It was a complete failure. DCUO is a major improvement over FFXIV, but it still isn't close the quality of other MMO's.I will agree that consoles are easily the biggest bang for the buck when it comes to gaming. The PC treadmill isn't quite as bad as you make it out to be, but it is still way more expensive than the console treadmill.

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Me neither. I think all platforms have strengths and weaknesses, and that they should be compared on that basis instead of on AE's stupid basis of "PC's are for adults, you lamer."

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Exactly. If Angry Birds and Farmville are your addictions of choice a portable device is definitely the way to go. With so many new platforms coming out people really need to understand what their minimum specs are and make purchases around that spec. You don't need a the latest Intel $3,000 dollar rig to check Facebook and watch Netflix.