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Chris Senior Enthusiast

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And Macs do get viruses. They just arent as prominent, Even with a Windows based computer and a Mac, stay away from they porn and you dont get viruses

02suburbanZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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And Macs do get viruses. They just arent as prominent, Even with a Windows based computer and a Mac, stay away from they porn and you dont get viruses

And,,, if you do decide to go look at that stuff run vm ware on a small partition lol, better to be safe than sorry

BIGDOGx Senior Enthusiast

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Main reason I would go with a mac right now is because windows 8 blows and was designed for tablets not laptops. This is coming from someone who owns no apple computers only a iphone and ipad mini.

02suburbanZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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Main reason I would go with a mac right now is because windows 8 blows and was designed for tablets not laptops. This is coming from someone who owns no apple computers only a iphone and ipad mini.

Really just go with mac because you dont like the os? Just format the partition and install whatever you like,, XP, vista, win 7.

kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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Main reason I would go with a mac right now is because windows 8 blows and was designed for tablets not laptops. This is coming from someone who owns no apple computers only a iphone and ipad mini.

For $90 you can put windows 7 on. Not a big deal.
Chris Senior Enthusiast

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For $90 you can put windows 7 on. Not a big deal.

And you still have $600 left over from the price of a mac
02suburbanZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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Hell for free you can get win 7 ultimate with office 2013 professional plus.. Don't ask me how

BIGDOGx Senior Enthusiast

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For $90 you can put windows 7 on. Not a big deal.

 

Actually for some people it is and the last thing they want to do and 9 times out of 10 don't know how to do is reformat their brand new laptop essentially ruining the warranty it would come with and any tech support also. Sure for the power pc user this is no big deal but to someone looking to buy a laptop and use it for the next 5 years without a hitch my opinion is without question 100% go with a mac product. You get what you pay for these days imo.

kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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Actually for some people it is and the last thing they want to do and 9 times out of 10 don't know how to do is reformat their brand new laptop essentially ruining the warranty it would come with and any tech support also. Sure for the power pc user this is no big deal but to someone looking to buy a laptop and use it for the next 5 years without a hitch my opinion is without question 100% go with a mac product. You get what you pay for these days imo.

Maybe without a hitch if you don't mind going to the apple wizards or whatever they call them every 3 weeks. :lol: Most people I know with macs have to go to the apple geek squad more than once (usually for issues caused by the confusing gui and weird menus).

 

If you want to hook up to your tv, you need an adapter. If you want to play a DVD, you need a drive. If you want to run virtually any software that isn't photo editing you have to dig for a mac version or run it thru windows on the mac.

 

My XPS was $1200, and you can't compare some $300 laptop to a $2500 macbook. I ran a boot contest with my grandmas new imac, and my 3 year old laptop won. The mac had crazy issues with popups in safari as well. I wouldn't have an issue with macs if they weren't so crappy for how much you pay. My Dell came with everything I need to plug in the laptop to a projector, why would anyone make a laptop without an HDMI port?!

 

I'm not some rocket scientist, it doesn't take a genius to install a new OS, youtube can teach virtually anyone in 10 minutes.

Chris Senior Enthusiast

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My pc i made can boot into windows 7 in about 7-9 seconds.

We dont need to know how little your uh boot is. If someone wants a mac they can get one. Hell i want a mac for my office, but not a laptop. I also want a dual monitor built PC for my office. Macs are PC's. It is the truth. They are no different on the inside. They run off the same intel chipsets, processors, and graphics cards. They have been the same for a long time. The only thing that makes a Mac different is the OS and the price tag. Macs were different and better than windows based computers back when they ran on IBM's PowerPC architecture, but those days are long gone
02suburbanZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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You cant even upgrade anything on a mac without voiding the warranty! What if you want to add a ssd, or pci-e card! Maybe even add some ram. With a mac its not like you can just add whatever you want.

TJMaine Enthusiast

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Your mac book isn't as great as you make it out to be. The alienware is a very high end laptop made by dell that could easily outperform an apple. Also my desktop has an audio card thats at least 10 times more powerful than any APU that apple makes on computers, it even has swappable OP amps and a very nice amount of APU ram, it even uses real gold on the PCB board. You may like apple but the stuff is very cheaply made in mass production.

The age old PCvsMAC argument. Like comparing Apples to Oranges ( no pun intended ) Apple controls the hardware and software so in essence their system will TECHNICALLY perform better. Both have their pros and cons so arguing this point is really silly. MACs for graphics and other media related tasks. PC for games and some media tasks

 

I have spent so many years wasting my money on different types of affordable lap-tops. I can say without a doubt that my macbook is better than all of them combined. The system takes a little to get used to but overall its the best thing you can do for yourself. You don't have to ever worry about viruses or issues making your computer slow. plus if you buy a mac care package, your computer will be insured for 3 years. even if you sell your laptop(which has an amazing re-sale value) the care package will go with the laptop.

Unix is still open to bugs/infections/malware ( ShellShock ) http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201393

Microsoft based operating systems are targeted more and usually make headlines because there is more of them

 

 

You people are arguing points of both systems like there is a war to win. If i wanted an easy to use tight package of a laptop for my kid or grandmother to use I would by a MacBook. If I wanted a decently powered workstation replacement for IT work I would buy a Windows based machine ( Dell, HP, Surface )

If I wanted to play Games I would buy an Alienware or other gamer oriented machine

 

If I was going to do media related work, occasional web surfing and use for movies/netflix... I'd buy a macbook no questions asked.

 

Would you buy a ferrari to take off road? No, you'd buy a truck... would you buy a Truck to drive 100 miles each way in southern cali back and forth to work? You could, but a prius may suit your needs better...

 

Each has their own niche, each has their pros and cons. Quit arguing and buy what works for you.

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