p/c question

[Steve Bullman]

I can only speak from my own experience mate (please see my signature)

 

Since getting my mac I have had hassle free use, no more screen freezing or "program X will not respond, please restart"

 

I turn it on and it just starts, unlike the microsoft laptops I've had that took ages to get going.

 

I find using this mac a totally relaxing experience, unlike my previous 3 laptops which used to drive me up the wall.

 

Another Apple sucker! Its in our heads apparently

[Hodge]

Another Apple sucker! Its in our heads apparently

 

Bahh Humbug, that green eyed monster raising it ugly head? Apple all the way:)

[Hodge]

Once you been Mac you never go back! I used to be anti Mac until I got one, now I'm a total gulliable mac freak, I pod, I pad, I phone, mac book pro, I mac, track pad, I got em all and I'm Mac and proud!!! Don't care what any one else thinks:)

[shanks]

with a mac, you choose what programs you start.

 

with windows they all startup on boot to save time:blushing:

 

so if you know how to sort out your boot sequence, and only use limited start up programs, you can get it down to a 20secs boot, 30secs off.

 

so its possible to run any windows machine at light speed.

 

And thats the truth.

 

There is nothing wrong with windows. Common sense and a little knowledge makes a happy windows user.

[Daniël Bos]

with a mac, you choose what programs you start.

 

with windows they all startup on boot to save time:blushing:

 

so if you know how to sort out your boot sequence, and only use limited start up programs, you can get it down to a 20secs boot, 30secs off.

 

so its possible to run any windows machine at light speed.

 

A bit like a land-rover then?

It'll run ok, as long as you keep fiddling with it and are prepared to keep jumping through hoops and can afford loads of down-time:lol:

[tommer9]

I can only speak from my own experience mate (please see my signature)

 

Since getting my mac I have had hassle free use, no more screen freezing or "program X will not respond, please restart"

 

I turn it on and it just starts, unlike the microsoft laptops I've had that took ages to get going.

 

I find using this mac a totally relaxing experience, unlike my previous 3 laptops which used to drive me up the wall.

 

And this is the experience of most apple users.

However there is soooooo much BS about apples out there too.

You know I despise these machines, more for the whole hypocritical/ atrocious ethos of that company than anything else.

[mendiplogs]

Get a Mac, problem solved.

 

HI SKY your right there we have macbook pro it very good laptop:thumbup1: jon

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

We have used Toshiba's with "windows" and good bug hunting software and no issues at all. I would not purchase Apple products on the basis of the work/live conditions of the people in China which seem terrible from all accounts.

[Steve Bullman]

Should I get some??

 

Its up to you. Its important for me to make sure my system is as safe as possible for obvious reasons. If it werent so, I probably would take the risk.

[NFG]

For those who are interested in AV for Mac, Sophos provide it free, however whilst Sophos is one of the best, like most other AV software its signature based so reliant on updates and no AV program will detect all of the 200,000 or so x86 viruses & variants that infect PCs.

 

IMO the reason to install AV on a Mac is so you dont unintentionally pass on virus infected e-mail to your PC using friends.

 

A slightly different approach to security would be to use MacScan to scan for hostile cookies - but you can set FireFox to dump all cookies on exit, use the NoScript add on in your FireFox browser and/or use 'Little Snitch' to limit outgoing connections.

 

Ultimately no computer connected to the internet can be fully secured but utilities like these will make it much more secure.

 

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