New Computer - Apple or PC ?

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Originally Posted by incisor

you statements above prove that ;)

face it, you dislike apple for the sake of disliking apple, that is fine, your allowed to :p

but don't confuse your delusions with the realities of day to day to computing..

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I don't actually dislike apple, but i do dislike misinformation which is what they are famous for. On the plus side apple assemble some of the best hardware and warranties in the market.. IF you buy a non-customized Mac it can be similarly priced to the equivalent pc in terms of hardware specs.. however the build quality will often be better. I bought an Macbook Pro, removed the operating system and never looked back.

Things the made me buy the Macbook Pro hardware,
1. lower profile keyboard, i.e. the space between the desk and the keys was thinner which reduced the stress of typing for 12hours a day.
2. durable finish with no splitting which I was prone to with the plastic laptops I had previously, sitting in datacentre's typing no serial consoles etc gives laptops a whole new range of stress that not all are designed to handle.
3. better than average battery life of similarly priced laptops. I now also own a Toshiba which is equivalent to a Macbook air but the battery life is lower. I get ~8hours on the MBP vs 6 for the Toshiba which makes a difference when I am on the go.

What I don't like about the MBP.
1. OSX annoys me.. get's in the way of my productivity, e.g. supporting modern NFS standards, Windows file server support is languishing behind. All the focus on making things pretty just gets in the way of the work I do.
2. The alloy finish gets nasty if I sweat on it constantly.

Apart from that buying any PC or Apple product people should be aware that they need to be vigilant against attacks... just because you don't think your a target doesn't mean you arn't.

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Originally Posted by stewie110

Things the made me buy the Macbook Pro hardware,
1. lower profile keyboard, i.e. the space between the desk and the keys was thinner which reduced the stress of typing for 12hours a day.
2. durable finish with no splitting which I was prone to with the plastic laptops I had previously, sitting in datacentre's typing no serial consoles etc gives laptops a whole new range of stress that not all are designed to handle.
3. better than average battery life of similarly priced laptops. I now also own a Toshiba which is equivalent to a Macbook air but the battery life is lower. I get ~8hours on the MBP vs 6 for the Toshiba which makes a difference when I am on the go.

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1. Low profile keyboards are available for PC's
2. Laptop finishes, you get what you pay for. Lookup the Laptop Torture Tests.
3. Laptops available with battery life of up to 16 Hours.

Guess it is a personal choice more than anything, also depends what you need to run. ]

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No Apples were harmed during this post

I have had one virus in the last 7 years. It all comes down to which websites you visit. I have never owned a mac, and i never will. I like PC's. Its just a personal preference. To each his own!

Perhaps PC's are more susceptible to viruses.. but if you are careful with which websites you visit, keep your antivirus updated, and you can recognise spam and malicious files, then you shouldn't have a problem!