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<blockquote data-quote="ezhangin" data-source="post: 121349" data-attributes="member: 11428"><p>I am looking to buy a Mac laptop and there are some things I want to know but no one seems to be able to really answer my questions so I thought I would come here. Before I ask my questions, I just want to say that I don't want any of that "Mac is better than Windows" fanboy crap. I want honest, truthful answers. I am going to college this fall and I may bring my windows computer with me too, it depends (I would rather have one computer though). What this decision really hangs on I guess is if the software I need for engineering will work on a mac (Purdue Engineering student soon). I don't think I would get a Mac desktop system though, mainly because I build my desktop computers and I am not sure if you can do that with a Mac. Anyways, enough rambling, here are my questions...</p><p></p><p>What are the real ups and downs of having a mac versus a windows computer? Please don't say "There are none!" because there is always a trade-off when deciding between one thing and another (yes, windows has its downfalls).</p><p></p><p>Do Macs get spyware the same way Windows PCs do? I don't mean viruses, because I am quite aware of how few, if any, viruses that macs have. If Macs do have spyware, is there anything comparable to Ad-Aware or Spybot for the Mac? (Maybe they run on Macs, I don't know)</p><p></p><p>What is the difference between a Powerbook and an iBook (yeah, total newb here)? Apple's website very poorly outlines the differences and I would appreciate it if someone could help me out here.</p><p></p><p>What about the operating systems? I was looking at the Powerbook and iBook and they have different operating systems. What's the difference between (i think its called) Tiger and Panther? (I hope I got those names right)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ezhangin, post: 121349, member: 11428"] I am looking to buy a Mac laptop and there are some things I want to know but no one seems to be able to really answer my questions so I thought I would come here. Before I ask my questions, I just want to say that I don't want any of that "Mac is better than Windows" fanboy crap. I want honest, truthful answers. I am going to college this fall and I may bring my windows computer with me too, it depends (I would rather have one computer though). What this decision really hangs on I guess is if the software I need for engineering will work on a mac (Purdue Engineering student soon). I don't think I would get a Mac desktop system though, mainly because I build my desktop computers and I am not sure if you can do that with a Mac. Anyways, enough rambling, here are my questions... What are the real ups and downs of having a mac versus a windows computer? Please don't say "There are none!" because there is always a trade-off when deciding between one thing and another (yes, windows has its downfalls). Do Macs get spyware the same way Windows PCs do? I don't mean viruses, because I am quite aware of how few, if any, viruses that macs have. If Macs do have spyware, is there anything comparable to Ad-Aware or Spybot for the Mac? (Maybe they run on Macs, I don't know) What is the difference between a Powerbook and an iBook (yeah, total newb here)? Apple's website very poorly outlines the differences and I would appreciate it if someone could help me out here. What about the operating systems? I was looking at the Powerbook and iBook and they have different operating systems. What's the difference between (i think its called) Tiger and Panther? (I hope I got those names right) [/QUOTE]
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