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Thread ID: 23442	2002-08-16 08:24:00	Advise on Purchase of 'Apple' computer	John Boy (1365)	Press F1

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71638	2002-08-19 22:07:00	If she likes a trendy looks she can order special cases for an extra cost of course. myself I am more concerned about what is under the case cpu power supply graphics & sound card,amount of memory memory, motherboard etc less so than the color or shape of it	kiwibeat (304)
71639	2002-08-20 02:37:00	I'm a computer (in the broader sense of the word) fan myself and I don't like to limit myself to either Mac or PC. I've used Macs on and off over the years and as a computer I really do like them. Circumstance and lower prices (OK...and the fact that until recently games were hard to come by on the Mac platform) have seen my main focus remain with PC, however in an ideal world I'd have one of each. In the end price will probably be the deciding factor Some things to remember: 1. Macs DO crash - despite the best efforts of Apple's marketing propaganda and over-zealous Mac users trying to convince us otherwise. My wife uses Macs everyday in her work and she will happily back me up on this. 2. Comparing the cheapest PC to a Mac as an argument for PC's being cheaper isn't fair. If you buy a brand new PC from a name brand manufacturer with as much power, top notch components and features as a Mac and you'll end up paying roughly the same (although if you build a PC yourself thats another matter...hence point 3). 3. Having said that, if you're keen to learn about hardware and don't mind opening up your PC with a screwdriver, you can save yourself a bundle as years go by because PC hardware is widely available and easy to install. 4. Don't be taken in by Apple's shiny cases, it's nothing more than marketing. PC's cases are available in a much wider array of colours and styles than any Mac. Besides, Apple tends to forget they too used to mass produce beige boxes. 5. Don't be fooled by el-cheapo hardware inside a cheap PC. Getting name brand componentry can make all the difference in terms of compatibility and performance. Too often I see rubbish video cards being installed by default in new PC's. 6. I should get back to work or I'll be here all day....	Scott Bartley (836)
71640	2002-08-20 03:33:00	Ditto for everythign said above. I bought my first Mac in 1988 - a Mac II. I kept with Macs for several years, using them bothat work and at home. Eventually, the whole price thing made me switch to PCs - as we also di at work - and the apps I had been suing on the Mac also became available on the PC. Macs remainw ell-engineered PCs with all the advantages outline above. They are easier to use. -- in theory. But there is no accounting for how any individual user (especially one with little computing experience) is going to respond to a computer interface. I have personal experience of trying to support two Mac users who simply never understood the basic concepts of files and folders and a tree structure. This blighted their computer use. Now that's not the Macs fault, I'm simply saying that some people just have a block abouit these thign sand Mac or PC makes no difference - they'll never get it. If you end up being a single Mac family, however, then supporting the single Mac user does become a real pain, especially if they need plenty of support. This would be the biggest reason I'd choose a PC in your situation.	Biggles (121)
71641	2002-08-20 05:05:00	OK...I'm slightly late getting into this... Who ever said that MAC's and PC's can't share files was WRONG!!! (Excuse the CAPS). A friend of mine and I share files all the time and he has a MAC and I have a PC. Also, when it comes to hardware compability, MAC's and PC's share the same hardware (except for motherboards & Processors). I can take my PCI video card and put it into his G3. I can also do this with my PCI sound card. He can also take his AGP card out and put it into my PC. When it cames to hard-drives, MAC's and PC's both use standard IDE drives, except high end G3's and G4's which use SCSI drives. For new users, a new iMac or eMac would be their best bet and are mostly ready straight from the box. (Also, no product activation to worry about...hehehehe). My two cents worth...(watch the feathers fly from MAC fans...hehehehe). Regards	Killer (1525)
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