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#361062 - 02/11/13 11:02 AM
Re: Does anything beat an iPad?
[Re: Dnj]
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Registered: 04/13/05
Posts: 5126
Loc: USA
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If you get a Mac, you don't NEED a tech geek! They just work...
I still have no virus programs, pop-up blockers or any of that PC stuff. 15+ years on broadband, not a single piece of malware yet.
Time Machine makes automatic backups a no brainer, they simply are the computer 'for the rest of us'.
Their included apps (full apps, not trialware that bugs you with popups even after you get the full program!) are designed so that you don't need to be a geek to use them.
And, push comes to shove, and you GOTS to run Windows programs, they will either run Windows in a shell inside OSX, or you can simply boot them up so they ARE a full Windows machine (there goes your security, mind you!). Two for the price of one...
Still waiting for Windows to be able to pull THAT trick off! If Macs are so good why is it that the majority of computer users use PC? Cost is one factor: HP Desktop Starting at $549 Lowest Priced iMac Starts At $1299. There's more reasons but I'm guessing a $700 plus price spread eliminates many buyers. You can buy 2 Hp Desktops for the price of one iMac. Apple laptops are pricey too, but it's quality all the way.
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#361065 - 02/11/13 12:54 PM
Re: Does anything beat an iPad?
[Re: SemiLiveMusic]
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Registered: 04/25/05
Posts: 14247
Loc: NW Florida
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Price, apps, market share, corporate domination.
Thing is, TCO (total cost of operation) over the life of your computer, start adding up those geek shop visits, having to BUY the majority of your apps (if you want well supported pro quality ones), the risk to your data of malware, the risk to your data of being hacked, there's a case to be made that, if you keep your computer for any length of time, the Apple computers start to end up not as expensive as initial cost makes them seem.
If you are fairly geeky yourself, and know how to keep a PC system humming along at its best, if you know how to edit the register, control the background processes, and all the other important tasks to keep your PC worry free and running, you may be good to go. But OTOH, how many TV adds you seen for services and software (none of which are cheap) to speed your Mac up?
None. Doesn't need them.
Mac's are for people that would rather concentrate on the TASK, than the tool that performs the task.
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#361066 - 02/11/13 12:59 PM
Re: Does anything beat an iPad?
[Re: SemiLiveMusic]
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Registered: 12/08/02
Posts: 15575
Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA
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Gee, I guess I should donate my 7-year-old laptop to Florida's Artificial Reef Program. Nah! I'll just call Eddie Shoemaker when I'm in over my head. Of course, Eddie calls me once in while to solve problems on older PCs. Cheers, Gary
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