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[Floyd2004]

Originally Posted by DoWhat

Build your own computer.
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Ive built so many machines that would kick a dells ass for a bit less than a dell costs.

[Macluvr]

If no one has said it yet, I would go with a Dell business machine, like a Vostro. They are made to work hard and take a licking and keep on kicking. If it's a laptop your looking for I would recommend a Lattitude.

[EmptyTimCup]

Originally Posted by Beta84

I'd check Consumer Reports if you have access to it, they are usually pretty good. They're also great at dispelling that myth about Apple being oh so amazing.

so yeah, stick with a PC!

Hater ........

[EmptyTimCup]

Originally Posted by Tilted

Warning: Some of this is a rant.

That's not so much true anymore. Macs are now much more compatible with the PC/Windows world. Beyond specific application compatibility, you can run Windows on top of the Mas OS, and you can even run Windows as the native OS on a Mac.

All that said, it may well still be the case that Macs wouldn't serve your particular needs.

Support Winblows @ work; run a Mac, a Wintel / Gatesware Box, and Ubuntu @ home .....

[bobbyr1229]

Im in the it field and 95% of what we work on are dells stay away from them the average life span of a current dell is about 3 years Hp has definetly jumped up over the years and can offer you a way more powerful machine for about the same cost as a dell, Dell also has one of the worst customer support ratings in the industry. 1 more hint about dells just about every dell out there in a series ie. (XPS or vostro) Have the same motherboards dell just uses add in cards to make them different from each other. If you can find someone to build you a computer give a budget and go from there because you can get a machine that will smoke a dell for alot cheaper.

[bobbyr1229]

My Current Machines:
Compaq With Msi MOBO
3GB DDR2 800
AMD Athlon 64X2 6000+ 3.0GHZ
Nvidia 9400GT Video
500GB HDD
Cost:74.99 only had to buy the mobo had spare parts

HP M8000 series
4GB DDR2 667
Intel Pentium D 3.0GHZ
Nvidia 8400GS Video
640GB HDD
Cost:79.99 Only had to buy the video card recycled Parts



To MAC Fans I agree with you MACS are the greatest things since sliced bread but for someone who is not a tech junkie It would take alot of time to relearn their computing enviroment again and yes they do have alot of compatible programs now actually most mainstream programs for pc also support mac including office but if someone already has the pc software theyd have to buy it all over again for a mac.

[bobbyr1229]

And to Tilted and anyone else who thinks MACS arent vunerable to anything including your ipod or iphone:

Mac Virus FAQs: Do You Really Need Mac Antivirus Software?

[EmptyTimCup]

Originally Posted by bobbyr1229

And to Tilted and anyone else who thinks MACS arent vunerable to anything including your ipod or iphone:

I fly with my AV turned off on my PC, use FF to view web pages and only scan something when downloading torrents, game trainers and keygens ...



it is all about common sense computing ...... and nothing on my Macbook 17

[Tilted]

Originally Posted by bobbyr1229

To MAC Fans I agree with you MACS are the greatest things since sliced bread but for someone who is not a tech junkie It would take alot of time to relearn their computing enviroment again and yes they do have alot of compatible programs now actually most mainstream programs for pc also support mac including office but if someone already has the pc software theyd have to buy it all over again for a mac.

That's just it, it doesn't take a long time to learn the computing environment in the Apple world - it is more intuitive than the PC world. It doesn't ask you to understand how it works or deal with its problems, it just invites you to sit down and use it. But, there are certainly many reasons why someone would want to stay in the PC world - for various reasons, I still do most of my computing in the PC world.

Originally Posted by bobbyr1229

And to Tilted and anyone else who thinks MACS arent vunerable to anything including your ipod or iphone:

Mac Virus FAQs: Do You Really Need Mac Antivirus Software?

Of course MACs are vulnerable to viruses and such, I've never thought they weren't. But, it is no where near as much of a problem, or as great a source of concern, as it is the the PC world.

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by Tilted

Of course MACs are vulnerable to viruses and such, I've never thought they weren't. But, it is no where near as much of a problem, or as great a source of concern, as it is the the PC world.

That's because there aren't enough of them for anyone to bother with writing hack code for. If Mac were the standard and PC the "boutique" system, you'd see it vice versa.