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| Thread ID: 60184 | 2005-07-25 08:55:00 | Windows or MAC that is the question | Bryce_Beattie (7222) | PC World Chat |
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| 375183 | 2005-07-25 21:39:00 | As stated above, it depends on your budget and what you want to do with the laptop. As for problems with PCs, well, just ask a few people with PC laptops if they are happy with them or if they would rather have a Mac that costs more and has a limited range of software... doubt if anyone would say they'd rather have a Mac! As for viruses, etc., just get a decent firewall and antivirus program, even the freebies Zone Alarm and Avast! will be fine. Unless of course you intend on frequenting dodgy sites. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 375184 | 2005-07-25 23:10:00 | As stated above, it depends on your budget and what you want to do with the laptop. As for problems with PCs, well, just ask a few people with PC laptops if they are happy with them or if they would rather have a Mac that costs more and has a limited range of software... doubt if anyone would say they'd rather have a Mac! As for viruses, etc., just get a decent firewall and antivirus program, even the freebies Zone Alarm and Avast! will be fine. Unless of course you intend on frequenting dodgy sites. where do you get limited software from? As a user of both, unlike the majority here, I have never known the software to be limited... I think the majority of people here have never actually used a mac and if they have it hasn't been in the last 4-5 years.. Thats like me saying windows sucks and only ever used 95, but then i guess nothing has really changed since then has it? |
plod (107) | ||
| 375185 | 2005-07-25 23:44:00 | As for viruses, etc., just get a decent firewall and antivirus program, even the freebies Zone Alarm and Avast! will be fine. Unless of course you intend on frequenting dodgy sites. Yeah - right. Just have a look at some of the threads here about spyware, trojans, and dialers especially this one. pressf1.pcworld.co.nz Apple making big inroads in business with OS X www.macworld.com |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 375186 | 2005-07-26 00:09:00 | There is supposedly a new iBook out very soon - some of the Mac afficionados maybe able to elaborate. Then you can compare the latest Apple laptop with a laptop running MS' latest OS Vista on specs, prices, etc. Don't bother comparing looks - Apple beats all hands down. As for malware, look at the thread called "diverting to porn site" by bartsdadhomer in pressf1 (cited by Safari above). Very scary (or hilarious) and very typical it seems. Then Google all you like, and then Google some more, and then some, for a credible, valid and widespread malware for MacOSX. |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 375187 | 2005-07-26 01:17:00 | There is supposedly a new iBook out very soon - some of the Mac afficionados maybe able to elaborate. Then you can compare the latest Apple laptop with a laptop running MS' latest OS Vista on specs, prices, etc. Don't bother comparing looks - Apple beats all hands down. As for malware, look at the thread called "diverting to porn site" by bartsdadhomer in pressf1 (cited by Safari above). Very scary (or hilarious) and very typical it seems. Then Google all you like, and then Google some more, and then some, for a credible, valid and widespread malware for MacOSX. Yes there are new one's out shortly, so the mac sites say |
plod (107) | ||
| 375188 | 2005-07-26 01:45:00 | We still haven't heard from the thread starter what his budget and use is going to be, though if he has bought apple into the equation then he must be prepared to spend a fair whack. The holy war between MAC and PC waged here many of times so we have gone over the pro's and cons of each sytem to the point of tedium. By all means by an Ibook if its in your budget and it will do what you require, Just don't expect to get a very powerful machine. Muhahahaha. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 375189 | 2005-07-26 02:49:00 | Well put Metla and Murray, I suggest we wait to hear back from the poster before the speculation turns into a Flame war. Agreed? |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 375190 | 2005-07-26 05:56:00 | We have all suggested a windows or a mac based machine, but no one has mentioned about a linux based laptop. surely you can get a very user friendly distro, Xandros? just buy the laptop without any Microsoft products (it might save you some $ too). | Prescott (11) | ||
| 375191 | 2005-07-26 06:35:00 | We have all suggested a windows or a mac based machine, but no one has mentioned about a linux based laptop. surely you can get a very user friendly distro, Xandros? just buy the laptop without any Microsoft products (it might save you some $ too).You can do that, but it would be preferrable to buy a laptop brand that is known be Linux friendly from the word go. Some lappy manufacturers work closely with SuSE et al. If the price wasn't an issue, and you didn't have specific software that only runs on Windows, then I would go for the Mac. :) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 375192 | 2005-07-26 06:47:00 | give it a few years and there will be even more support for linux by manufacturers of hardware and software | Prescott (11) | ||
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