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Hello Tech Guys, So here's my dilemma... I just bought the newest macbook with these specs:
- 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed
- 1066MHz frontside bus
- 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 4GB
- 250GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive; optional 320GB or 500GB 5400-rpm drive
I spent $1,000 on this laptop, which I am currently using for word processing, internet browsing, downloading music and video.
I bought this laptop because over the weekend I crashed 2 PC's (my desktop and my laptop - in the same day). OH yeah, and both of them had McAfee anti-virus on them. I was pretty shocked that 2 of my computers went down in the same day so I was pissed and said f*ck it I'm going to get a mac. Honestly, it feels awesome to be able to do whatever the hell I want on this thing without worrying about getting a virus. However, 2 things make me question this purchase, and I can still return it so I hope some of you can shed some insight... 1) how cheap pc laptops are for what you get in terms of power 2) windows 7 - will this new version of windows provide the stability that I'm looking for?
for cheaper than what I paid for the macbook and it seems to provide much more for the money... This is just an example, but there's many cheaper more powerful options out there.
Should I just stick with the mac or go back to pc? Will windows 7 as stable as the mac snow leopard? I just want something reliable, will windows 7 be able to offer me this?
Any and all experienced or educated input will be appreciated.
I know the PC huggers will say yes, but no. Since W7 is built pretty much on the same core that they've been using for nearly 20 years, it will pretty much have the same problems, especially virus issues.
the ONLY reason I say stick with PC is cause they are so much easier to fix. When you say you crashed 2 PC's...what exactly do you mean by crash? Completely unrecoverable data?
My girls PC recently "crashed" and I got her a new HD, motherboard, and chip for about a hundred bucks. (all the data she wantedM/B and chip wasnt needed but it was so cheap I couldnt help it. I couldnt really justify paying a grand unless I just had it to blow.
i bought my parents a mac mini and they've had it for years with no issues. my parents arent very computer literate and they click on everything and will download whatever pops up on their screen or comes in their email. when they had a pc, i would have to try to "fix" it every 2 or 3 weeks. sounds like for your needs, a mac may be the way to go. i have a similar laptop to what you just bought, a 13" aluminum unibody macbook, for about a year now and no issues with that mac either.
p.s. on a side note, i got a magic mouse about a week ago and its awesome! everyone who has a mac needs to go out and buy one!
I have had PCs for 25 years. And now just got a MAC like 6 months ago. Love the thing to death. Works without complaint, easy to use, no issues. You also get a laptop from a manufacture that makes their own O/S, so you get support on both which is nice.
I know the PC huggers will say yes, but no. Since W7 is built pretty much on the same core that they've been using for nearly 20 years, it will pretty much have the same problems, especially virus issues.
Oh yeah. I've been running Mac OS X for 8 years and guess how many viruses I've gotten? ....Nada
... and I've been running Windows for for 20 and have zero viruses - I mean, why bother to install them when you know they do bad things. You have to be smarter than the machine. To be fair, at work I administer ~175 Windows, 12 Mac, and 20 Linux server machines and haven't installed a virus on any of them either. I don't download warz, choose my pron sites carefully, and don't open up unsolicited email attachments even if they promise to show me a naked girl.
The Apple tax is much lower than it use to be but it's still there no doubt. You're paying a lot for the name - not as much as say a woman paying $600 for a Coach purse but close. You could save the cost of the Apple Linux GUI and just download Linux. Apple appeals to those who don't want to learn computers - to tinker, over clock, and hack them, nothing wrong with that and Apple should really have a much larger market segment among the non-technical folks like seniors but because of the cost of the Apple tax they don't.
Show me a 20-year old exploit that will still work with Windows 7 - just one please.
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Windows 7 which got released nearly 20 days ago has almost as many users as Mac which has 20 years worth of releases. Not that the people in the market place actually are as smart as you are but it is interesting none the less.
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stay with the mac, sounds like you don't know how to keep yourself protected. just because you have some mcafee product doesn't mean you're entirely safe.
When deciding between a MAC or PC, use the following criteria...
Buy a MAC if:
You don't know a thing about computers.
You like to edit photos.
You like to make pretty web pages.
You like to spend money.
Buy a PC if:
You play games.
You are an engineer and use CAD/CAM.
You work with documents/spreadsheets.
You like to tinker with hardware.
You want something fast.
I broke my case to my mac book and tried to fix it with super glue, well the super glue leaked onto the harddrive and really screwed things up. I took it to my local Apple store ready to pay for my mistake and they fixed it for free, only took 3 days to get it back!
Just my story to share on how great there customer service is.
When deciding between a MAC or PC, use the following criteria...
Buy a MAC if:
You don't know a thing about computers.
You like to edit photos.
You like to make pretty web pages.
You like to spend money.
Buy a PC if: You play games.
You are an engineer and use CAD/CAM.
You work with documents/spreadsheets.
You like to tinker with hardware. You want something fast.
Just my
MAC's do all that above highlighted just fine. See the new powerful new IMACs? Quad Cores, etc.
When deciding between a MAC or PC, use the following criteria...
Buy a MAC if:
You don't know a thing about computers.
You like to edit photos.
You like to make pretty web pages.
You like to spend money.
Buy a PC if:
You play games.
You are an engineer and use CAD/CAM.
You work with documents/spreadsheets.
You like to tinker with hardware.
You want something fast.
Just my
Funny, I do all that on my Mac's, plus 1000x more. I bet my Mac will out perform your pc in gaming as well.... Either one can do anything you want it to do, it seems that you are not as "involved" in PC maintenance, so should probably stick with the apple.
Funny, I do all that on my Mac's, plus 1000x more. I bet my Mac will out perform your pc in gaming as well.... Either one can do anything you want it to do, it seems that you are not as "involved" in PC maintenance, so should probably stick with the apple.
I love it when people start throwing out exaggerations and superlatives.
Like "I bet my Mac will out perform your pc in gaming as well.".
How do you know that your Mac will outperform his PC?
Oh wait, I forgot. By virtue of having the Apple logo, all benchmarks are automatically multiplied by infinity and simply outperforms everything in the known universe...
Ok, so your cost was roughly 1201.90 without a monitor and OS, and without labor. Adding Windows 7 Pro upgrade + 100 dollars for assembly labor you are at 1501.89. Here's a comparable mac ( includes monitor as it's an imac) for $1199. Add the Windows OS, you are at 1498. Anything that the quadcore is gaining over the dualcore ( in quadcore supported apps) should be equalized by the additional ram included with the mac.
I love it when people start throwing out exaggerations and superlatives.
Like "I bet my Mac will out perform your pc in gaming as well.".
How do you know that your Mac will outperform his PC?
Oh wait, I forgot. By virtue of having the Apple logo, all benchmarks are automatically multiplied by infinity and simply outperforms everything in the known universe...
Oops. I mean everything but a more expensive Mac
No, I game primarily on my pc, but my mac outperforms 90% of people who like to come out and badmouth them.As I have stated multiple times, in multiple threads, I use and support both. I love my gaming pc, but I also love my Mac.
Mac vs. PC - HELP!
Either one can do anything you want it to do, it seems that you are not as "involved" in PC maintenance, so should probably stick with the apple.
