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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:23 pm
by lotas
Darthness wrote:Thats actually BS, but macfags won't realize that until someone opens pandora's box.
Far too much work? Like avoiding shady websites and downloads, and generally not being a retard? okay. Most of my windows issues have been PEBKAC or ID107 related problems. I will admit that windows does plenty of security issues - mainly due to it having 90-95% of the market, thus making it FAR more targeted than Mac.
You shouldn't be responsible for it? So if you get in a car accident, blame Ford?
With all that said, i actually want to get a mac just to mess around with. I still like windows XP and Vista (although i do not use Vista as much/for the same things as XP so i really haven't gotten a good look at it yet). Windows Defender is annoying and vista is slow since my laptop is fairly low end.
and your analogy is way off.
no, if you get in a car accident, it's not ford's fault.
but if you give them $20,000 for a new car and a month later you are under the hood trying to figure out why the hell the car isnt running smoothly, that's justified? no way. THAT is my point.
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:51 pm
by William from NOLA
I still would be real careful what you do on the net, especially with a mac. Right now, there are a bunch more serious viruses and whatnot for mac than for windows.
Everyone's best bet is Linux. It's unhackable
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:59 pm
by Bwcad1
Touch penzi?
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:13 pm
by lotas
William from NOLA wrote:I still would be real careful what you do on the net, especially with a mac. Right now, there are a bunch more serious viruses and whatnot for mac than for windows.
Everyone's best bet is Linux. It's unhackable
amen brother
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:51 am
by cargodz
I MAY be going to look at a laptop this weekend... There is a small privately owned computer shop up here that has 3 IBMs pentium 4 (I believe) with XP pro... these are 1 year old off lease and he's asking $399 each.
I know some of you know the old POS that I'm running on now are probably thinking OMG, he may finally be getting a newer computer LOL.
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:35 am
by Darthness
linux is not unhackable.....
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:50 pm
by Tim
cargodz wrote:I MAY be going to look at a laptop this weekend... There is a small privately owned computer shop up here that has 3 IBMs pentium 4 (I believe) with XP pro... these are 1 year old off lease and he's asking $399 each.
I know some of you know the old POS that I'm running on now are probably thinking OMG, he may finally be getting a newer computer LOL.
Good price do you know any of the specs?? processor speed, ram, anything like that??
?Tim
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:41 pm
by cargodz
I know it's 1 gig ram, but that's about it right now... Yeah the price is decent and that's why I want to go see exactly how good a deal it is :)
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:05 am
by Tim
Man for that big of ram that is a really good deal. Do you know the guy personally?? I gave $900. for my wife's Sony Vaio, then with the office depot rebates it brought it down to $750. The processor and stuff don't much matter for that price, shoot you could afford an upgrade or two if need be.
You should jump, like, all over it.
Tim
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:03 pm
by Bwcad1
most of those ibms arnt upgradeable unfortunately it will most likely be a T40