#15686 - 01/10/06 10:29 PM
Re: purchasing a computer
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jonconley
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#15687 - 01/11/06 12:22 AM
Re: purchasing a computer
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Gremelin
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#15688 - 01/11/06 08:19 PM
Re: purchasing a computer
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frank
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I understand where you're all going with this, but im still worried about viruses. I was reading another post elsewhere, and i think Gizmo, not sure, said that he's never gotten any kind of viruses on his computer. I for one have owned both a mac and a PC in the past, and the mac never had any kind of problem. on the other hand, the PC, even though i purchased protection for it and had a firewall blah blah it still got viruses and spyware.
Then, the basic subscription is not enough, and they ask you to pay more money for their stronger software, or to have someone come clear your hard-drive off. Many of my friends use macs, and they get monthly security updates for free, and never have any problems ...
what is a good solution to this if i was to go with a pc?
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#15689 - 01/11/06 10:16 PM
Re: purchasing a computer
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IceMyst
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well if you stop going to the pron sites then you wont have as many issues :p 
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#45010 - 02/25/08 12:08 PM
Re: purchasing a computer
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Molgoroth
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I would go PC because most stuff runs on WINDOWS and you wont have to deal with bullshit like finding a port for your games, ect. Just download mozilla firefox or another browser instead of Iexplorer like Sintax said, and you will be more secure.
Macs are fun, but i dont like them because you cant do fundamental tasks, like import a video to a folder. At least i Couldnt on my friends macbook, but i might just be inept. But hey thats because most computers arent macs now are they?
Yeah im new. But I dont want answers alone. Im not here to damage people's systems. I want to take the road to information, and knowledge. I believe in the freedom of information, but i also believe that one such as myself should have to do a little more than ask to receive it.
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#45085 - 03/05/08 05:48 AM
Re: purchasing a computer
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Whether you go with a Mac or a PC isn't much of an issue anymore. I know someone who runs Mac OSX on his PC, and I use a really nice program called "Parallels Desktop" to run Windows XP on my MacBook Pro inside Mac OSX. There are a couple issues with Windows drivers for the Mac hardware. Generally it's not a problem, but I can't reach my video card's full potential until they release it. It connects to the net just fine and runs my adobe suite beautifully, even while I'm working with my Mac publishing software. However, if you take this route, I highly recommend addition hard drive space (500gb external is what I use, USB 2.0 works great for me, but there is a firewire port), and you may want to upgrade to 4 gigs.
As far as malware goes, I use a mac antivirus, though there isn't many out there. PC is probably safer in the long run for malware, because there are Mac hackers out there, regardless what the ignorant tell you. And it's only a matter of time before more hackers target mac (and with no antivirus programs, since everyone has a false sense of security, there will be a lot of easy targets).
In the end, if you work with graphics, I recommend a mac, but if you program, or play mainstream videogames, PC might be a better choice (unless there is a mac version of the game or they come out with the correct driver).
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#50805 - 04/20/10 08:36 PM
Re: purchasing a computer
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Albus
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Well, it matters what are you are intending to do. If you are just going to be doing word processing and excel, than all you need is a barebones system, like a low end core duo processor or even a pentium 4, 1 gig of RAM, either an integrated graphics card or a low end one like a GeForce 6800 or something, and storage.
If you know you are going to be doing lots of work, maybe storing huge amounts of data, or pictures, etc, go with 500gb of storage. Otherwise, go with about 250gb. And thats about it
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Okay WTF?
by HenryMiring on 09/27/17 08:45 AM
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