Wanted: Mac laptop

most problems = PEBCAK, not OS fault. you can't get a cheap mac with the latest good OS on, get a cheap laptop and stick some tiny ass linux on it.

PEBCAK?

You mean PICNIC?

This is true, but even if you know what you're doing you have to do all those pesky Windows updates to stop someone hijacking your computer.

A friend just had to reinstall his laptop and his Windows update downloaded and installed 42 updates in one go. And that was only some of them.

I'm now convinced this is what slowly slows Windows machines down, all those bloody updates.

Your own or other people's?

My computers all run windows and are all fine. The one's that aren't fine are friend's computers that have more spyware in IE than was even written, the latest and greatest.. viruses, half an OS after someone else tried to 'fix' their computer by deleting stuff.
Basically, they're fine if you have a clue. The guys at work do like their MacBooks though. The dual-boot setup is appealing but the extra cost is not. They've had issues with their machines too so don't think Macs are perfect. Saying that, one of them was run over by a car and still works.. so they're built well :)

PEBCAK?

You mean PICNIC?

its still the same problem no matter what!

luser quote of the day: "I just got a router, is it okay to leave it on constantly?"