PC Advice

[IMERC]

I know nothing of computers ... but    My daughter bought a new lap top and she went with an Apple , that is where I will be going next time a change is needed,a learning curve is needed to operate it only due to the fact that we have been brainwashed with windows . 

if you get the book... "The Missing Manual" to go with yur Mac OS life will be so much better during the learning curve...

[IMERC]

I'm shopping for a new PC to replace

and if anyone tells you can load XP on a vista machine in any way shape or form run away....

you won't have the drivers you need and vista will fight you evey inch of the way....

[Ianab]

I'm shopping for a new PC to replace

and if anyone tells you can load XP on a vista machine in any way shape or form run away....

you won't have the drivers you need and vista will fight you evey inch of the way....

Thats is true for some laptops where the standard chipset drivers dont work and the manufacturer just gives you are 'rescue' disk or recovery partition.

But 99% of hardware still has XP support you can download, and Vista wont cause you ANY difficulty once you have removed the partition and reformatted 

Most Corporate companies have resisted installing Vista and forced MS to keep selling XP, hence their rush to get Windows 7 released. Hopefully it will be something that people actually want.

Ian

[IMERC]

Thats is true for some laptops where the standard chipset drivers dont work and the manufacturer just gives you are 'rescue' disk or recovery partition.

changed the CMOS

But 99% of hardware still has XP support you can download, and Vista wont cause you ANY difficulty once you have removed the partition and reformatted

 did that...
didn't work at 100%
when all was said and done I still lacked a pair of drivers..

Most Corporate companies have resisted installing Vista and forced MS to keep selling XP, hence their rush to get Windows 7 released. Hopefully it will be something that people actually want.

thru (can we say wasted) a lot of money at that program...

[Toolman]

Don't know a whole lot about computers. I've had my Toshiba laptop for over a year now with XP. It's been working great . No viruses yet. However, my wife bought an Acer with Vista and has had nothing but problems. Three times taken to local shop for virus problems, three keys fell off and on her second power cord now. She bought hers the same time I bought mine. She is now shopping for new computer. She's going with Toshiba.

[tyb525]

Keep in mind that getting viruses isn't (usually) because of the quality of the computer. It has to do with the quality of the virus software you have, if any. My sister has also had bad luck with Acer. The plug on the power cord is going bad. All of the extra Acer "performance" programs just made it run real slow. I uninstalled all of the acer software, defragged, installed AVG, and it runs great now.

[clearcut]

To get back to the original question 32 or 64 bit - Leopard, the current Macintosh OS is 64 bit compatible and the Mac Pro machines have 64 bit processors. So if you want a true 64 bit computer with a stable 64 bit operating system Mac seems the way to go.

Yeah, I am a Mac fan and have no hesitations recommending them. When you compare hardware to hardware the Mac comes up just a bit higher in price and often about equal depending on configuration. One exception, Apple installed RAM is ridiculously expensive.

When you compare Operating Systems - for me the Mac OS X is so far superior to Windows 2000 or XP (I have not tried Vista) there is no contest. The Mac OS just works, and works well. I get to work WITH my computer rather than work ON my computer. 

Unless you have a specific application that you must use a PC for, there is essentially no reason to not consider a Mac.  I have yet to find a an application that does not have a comparable if not superior Mac version. The only major GPS company that does not support the Mac is Magellan. There are third party solutions or modern Macs can either boot into or run Windows on a virtual machine.

The other thing that the Mac has all over Windows is the user community. I have no problem getting advice when the odd strange problem creeps up - yes Macs can get wonky now and then. Its rare but when it does happen, a large number of Mac fans will come to my rescue. With Windows due to the large number of hardware and software combinations  I just do not find the level of user support.

[J_T]

Well I got a Dell running Vista home preminum I don't know zip about puters It has wireless everything more ports than I know what for  Hasen't missed a lick in almost a year  it was a present from Son  Got one those flat screens and all

[DouginUtah]

 When Brian Livingston says "do it right now", I do it.

http://WindowsSecrets.com/comp/081024

Small patch and easy to do.

[Warbird]

 When Brian Livingston says "do it right now", I do it.

http://WindowsSecrets.com/comp/081024

Small patch and easy to do.

Here is more info on it:  http://secunia.com/advisories/32326/

I'm not sure it could be as bad as Blaster was but better to be safe than sorry.