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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 866002" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>Fact: There are no viruses that can infect OS X. None. Zero. Nada. There are a couple trojans disguised as legit software, but you can only get those by deliberately pirating the software they are disguised as.</p><p></p><p>There also is no spyware. Zip. Nada.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>By and large, the whole "Macs are so much more expensive" argument/complaint is largely bogus. Apple doesn't compete on the cheap end, sure. What they do sell are first-class machines that perform better than the competition and hold up better. In fact, when Vista first came out, a PC magazine did a laptop roundup and found that a MacBook Pro was the fastest Vista laptop out there. If you were to price out a laptop that is truly comparable to an Apple MacBook, you'll find the price difference really isn't that great. On the desktop side, there have been articles that have demonstrated Mac Pros are actually CHEAPER than a truly comparable Dell.</p><p></p><p>That said, you have to decide if you really want or need a first-class machine. Macs do have a higher resale value, Apple's customer support is routinely rated as best in the industry, and as a former Windows user who used to build his own PCs, I can tell you that OS X is the bomb. Once you settle in, it is soooo much more relaxing to use. It's much faster and MUCH more secure than Windows is, and the upcoming Snow Leopard has been highly optimized for Intel Macs. So much so that the minimum system requirements are lower than what the current Leopard requires. And if you find you just HAVE to use Windows software, you can dual-boot it, use a virtual machine, or use software like Crossover, which successfully "tricks" many Windows apps into running without Windows.</p><p></p><p>I can also tell you that no other laptop has the integrated multi-touch trackpad/button that MacBooks now have. I've always hated using a trackpad, preferring a mouse. This new multi-touch trackpad is freaking amazing and won me over completely.</p><p></p><p>As for MS Office for Mac... it's not quite on par with MS Office for Windows. In fact, you may be better off using OpenOffice or NeoOffice instead.</p><p></p><p>As for your specs, I suspect that will do. If you wind up needing to run Windows in a virtual machine like Parallels, you'll want to max out your RAM, which can be gotten much cheaper from 3rd parties.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 866002, member: 38864"] Fact: There are no viruses that can infect OS X. None. Zero. Nada. There are a couple trojans disguised as legit software, but you can only get those by deliberately pirating the software they are disguised as. There also is no spyware. Zip. Nada. By and large, the whole "Macs are so much more expensive" argument/complaint is largely bogus. Apple doesn't compete on the cheap end, sure. What they do sell are first-class machines that perform better than the competition and hold up better. In fact, when Vista first came out, a PC magazine did a laptop roundup and found that a MacBook Pro was the fastest Vista laptop out there. If you were to price out a laptop that is truly comparable to an Apple MacBook, you'll find the price difference really isn't that great. On the desktop side, there have been articles that have demonstrated Mac Pros are actually CHEAPER than a truly comparable Dell. That said, you have to decide if you really want or need a first-class machine. Macs do have a higher resale value, Apple's customer support is routinely rated as best in the industry, and as a former Windows user who used to build his own PCs, I can tell you that OS X is the bomb. Once you settle in, it is soooo much more relaxing to use. It's much faster and MUCH more secure than Windows is, and the upcoming Snow Leopard has been highly optimized for Intel Macs. So much so that the minimum system requirements are lower than what the current Leopard requires. And if you find you just HAVE to use Windows software, you can dual-boot it, use a virtual machine, or use software like Crossover, which successfully "tricks" many Windows apps into running without Windows. I can also tell you that no other laptop has the integrated multi-touch trackpad/button that MacBooks now have. I've always hated using a trackpad, preferring a mouse. This new multi-touch trackpad is freaking amazing and won me over completely. As for MS Office for Mac... it's not quite on par with MS Office for Windows. In fact, you may be better off using OpenOffice or NeoOffice instead. As for your specs, I suspect that will do. If you wind up needing to run Windows in a virtual machine like Parallels, you'll want to max out your RAM, which can be gotten much cheaper from 3rd parties. [/QUOTE]
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