Originally Posted by sew12

Also it's not true that Macs are immune to viruses as the above poster implied.

It's that they have a much lower market share and therefore far less viruses are created to attack them.

For all intensive purposes though, you can depend on never getting a virus is what I meant.

Originally Posted by goelk

buying a mac won't be a problem if compatibility is an issue...coz it has boot camp...ok tell me 1 thing...after how much time would u ideally want to change ur laptop? like how fast do u get bored with ur laptop?? i know i'm asking weird questions...but plz bear with me!!

I still have my macbook pro from 2007, and I still love it.

so windows 7 huh? is it worth to sacrifice a mac for windows 7?

Originally Posted by goelk

so windows 7 huh? is it worth to sacrifice a mac for windows 7?

I think they are still working on windows 7 but the beta is out.

Originally Posted by PTGregD

For all intensive purposes though, you can depend on never getting a virus is what I meant.

Yes but it's not a superior quality about Macs, they technically could get viruses if people created them.

If you properly monitor your PC though and run a Virus scanner and don't go on sketchy websites you won't get viruses on your PC either.

For the record I'm not anti-Mac or pro-PC or anything. I'm not one of those hardcore fans or anything.

I'm planning on buying an iMac before September actually and I currently use a Toshiba laptop which I'm quite happy with.

I definitely wouldn't recommend Windows 7 for a laptop. Firstly it's still in beta (Although it rocks! ), but more importantly you'll very possibly run into some kind of compatibility issue between the programs you need for engineering and the Operating System.

Ya I couldn't use Maple 11 or Solid Edge with Windows 7 Beta not to mention my speakers wouldn't work and I couldn't put my laptop to sleep lol.

I haven't personally run into any problems with Windows 7 myself, but I don't think it's currently meant for a laptop anyways.

But there you go, two programs that you need don't work with it.

Windows 7 isn't really a major factor yet. Computers aren't being sold with it on it. It's still a beta so it's not really something to consider when thinking about purchasing a current laptop.

I actually don't think Vista is that bad. It's not a great OS but it's not entirely unusable. It came with my laptop when I bought it before first year (going into 3rd year in Sept) and I haven't had many problems. I've been able to use everything I use with XP on my desktop and I use the internet, IM and word processing most with no problems.

You can also opt for Windows XP pro instead of Vista, I believe its the same price. Then if you want you can upgrade to Vista for free, but you won't be able to go back to XP.

MacBook ftw.

As you already know, there's bootcamp/parallels that you can use to run Windows if you absolutely need it.

No, Macs aren't immune to viruses. However, macbooks are a lot more secure than Windows. This is due to the number of viruses made for Macbooks is pretty much negligible when compared to the number of viruses made for Windows platforms. Also

The simple answer is that it is much harder to create something that could replicate itself and pass itself on through Macs. It simply is impossible to get something to run with administrator privileges on a Mac OS X machine without the user typing in their password. Most people will not click on some random link in an email or on a shady website and then type in their password when prompted. It's this basic level of security that is present on Macs (that simply is not there in Windows) that gives Mac OS X a higher inherent level of security.

There are other things in Windows that make it a fairly easy target. Internet Explorer (and its integration into the OS) is one, "Active Desktop" is another. If you Google around a little on security there are numerous articles that detail the flaws in these products.

source: http://discussions.apple.com /threa...26038&tstart=0

So, while Macs aren't immune, they're a lot harder to infect if you're smart.

Mac has an amazing warranty program - I suggest that you buy Applecare. It's highly likely that *something* will end up happening to your laptop. I purchased my Macbook when they first came out - there was an issue with my hard drive and it crashed. Mac replaced it without question. When there was an issue with the AC adapter (the plastic connecting the laptop wasn't thick enough, so there was wire exposed) - they replaced it immediately with an altered AC adapter. They have excellent customer service ... this is compared to the horror stories from Dell :|

I never knew Jesus was a Mac user...

Originally Posted by jesus

MacBook ftw.

As you already know, there's bootcamp/parallels that you can use to run Windows if you absolutely need it.

No, Macs aren't immune to viruses. However, macbooks are a lot more secure than Windows. This is due to the number of viruses made for Macbooks is pretty much negligible when compared to the number of viruses made for Windows platforms. Also



source: http://discussions.apple.com /threa...26038&tstart=0

So, while Macs aren't immune, they're a lot harder to infect if you're smart.

Mac has an amazing warranty program - I suggest that you buy Applecare. It's highly likely that *something* will end up happening to your laptop. I purchased my Macbook when they first came out - there was an issue with my hard drive and it crashed. Mac replaced it without question. When there was an issue with the AC adapter (the plastic connecting the laptop wasn't thick enough, so there was wire exposed) - they replaced it immediately with an altered AC adapter. They have excellent customer service ... this is compared to the horror stories from Dell :|

Lol, I haven't had to deal with Dell yet. But it's only been a year so far, 0 problems.

Originally Posted by jesus

this is compared to the horror stories from Dell :|

If he decides on a PC I definitely wouldn't recommend a Dell.

I like my Toshiba a lot and you can get some great deals on them with huge hard drives and 4 GB of RAM for under $700.

Originally Posted by Bender

I never knew Jesus was a Mac user...

If that wasn't reason enough, I don't know what is!

Oh, and yeah, Dell = nightmare. That's why I build my desktops on my own now.

There's a lot of things you don't know ... >: )