[HPFGU-OTChatter] COMPLETELY OT: computer recommendations

[illyana delorean]

On Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at 04:13  , Scott wrote:

> So if any of you have macs and love (or hate) them, let me know. 
> Any Dell Stories would be welcome too!
>

I have had Macs all of my life so I guess I am sort of biased toward 
them (I am not one of those PC-haters, though - I have no problem with 
PCs). I would say to get whatever you think would be the most 
beneficial for you. If you want something that will have easy 
maintenance, I would say to get a Mac. The newest Mac OS (OS X) never 
crashes and is Unix-based, so if a program crashes, the rest of the 
computer is fine. I have had my PowerBook G4 for over two years and 
have only had a kernel panic once, and it was my fault, not the 
computer's (luckily, the computer was fine). Plus, you'll never get a 
virus. I think there are less than 10 known viruses for Mac OS X, and I 
have never received one in an email or in a download. I guess Mac users 
are just not as widely-targeted for viruses as are PC users.

However, you should think about what kind of software you are going to 
be running. Microsoft has a version of Office for Mac OS X (it's quite 
good, and is compatible with the PC versions), but other Microsoft 
programs are not available (like Access). If you are going to be 
running software that is strictly PC, then you should definitely get a 
PC.

Also, if you are going to be doing RAM upgrades (or other hardware 
upgrades) to your computer, you will want to keep in mind the 
manufacturer's rules for that kind of thing. I know that many 
manufacturers will void your entire warranty if you do any kind of 
hardware upgrades on your machine. If you upgrade hardware on a Mac, 
your warranty is still good - you just cannot have warranty work done 
on the hardware that you installed yourself (obviously).

Hope this helps. I have never owned a PC, so I have no idea who to 
reccommend. A friend of mine used to own a Sony VAIO laptop and he had 
many problems with his PC/MCIA port, but I have also heard good things 
about those machines from other owners. The same friend has also owned 
a Compaq laptop (not sure which model) that had a lot of problems, but 
again, I cannot really say that all Compaqs are bad, because another 
friend of mine has had the same computer for about three years - it 
still runs fine, although he has had to have it shipped to Compaq for 
warranty work three or four times.

illyana

p.s. If you do end up getting a Mac, let me know. My boyfriend and I 
are quite the Mac geeks and will be able to help you a ton with your 
purchase if you aren't familiar with the machines and what would suit 
you. We helped a friend decide which iBook was right for her when she 
went off to college last summer, and she loves it.

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