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To: sinclap who wrote (85133)	9/15/2009 6:39:38 PM
From: Zen Dollar Round	1 Recommendation Respond to of 213185

Same with the Mac, became unusable for internet after 2 years. Safari took eons to load web pages etc. Interesting, that has not been my experience with my 1.25Ghz MDD Power Mac, it seems as fast today as it was when I got it six years ago. It's running Tiger, which is faster than Panther and Jaguar were before it. Safari 4 is snappier than 3 as well. Of course it can't run Snow Leopard, nor is it nearly as fast as a new, juicy Mac Pro. However, I've never had the problems I've had with Windows PCs -- requiring frequent cleaning with utilities, manipulation of startup files through msconfig and constant virus and spyware monitoring. It's ridiculous.

To: sinclap who wrote (85133)	9/15/2009 11:03:36 PM
From: Doren	2 Recommendations Respond to of 213185

sinclap, I criticize Apple as much as anyone but you seem to be misinformed. I have extensive experience on both platforms and some Linux Tech Tools? who uses that anymore? I'm sure it's around but that was System 9 technology. Diskwarrior maybe. As for the PC, you had a lot of crap built up which you did not address. No different than maintaining the auto. No difference like the difference between an old Pinto and a new Camry. Both Macs and PCs require maintenance. PCs require extensive effort, and knowledge to maintain. Most of the people who claim it's not a problem are extensively experienced, with knowledge of how to avoid and remove viruses, and spyware, booting to safe mode etc. Most of the PC owners I know have no real knowledge of how to do that. If the registry screws up even experienced users are poop out of luck. Requires complete apps and OS install, files are lost. Yes you can sometimes to a system revert... sometimes. Macs, like Linux machines require very minimal maintenance. An experienced user like me can do a maintenance run in no time. If there is a problem with the OS the worst that happens is an archive and install - one or two hours. All files and apps intact. One thing I find interesting is PC users still believe their have been Mac viruses and they tout the fact you have to "remove" viruses from Macs. Not true. There have been proof of something viruses but never has any Mac user needed to remove spyware or a virus to this point. When and if it does happen it will make front page news on all geek blogs. So viruses and spyware: Macs - ZERO Windows - multi thousands Registry/OS Macs - EASY Windows - about a week

To: sinclap who wrote (85133)	9/16/2009 10:55:07 AM
From: HerbVic	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213185

I call BS on that one. I use a Dell with XP at work and an iMac at home. I leave both running 24/7, but the Dell will bog down until I find myself waiting as long as a minute for a simple window to open in the local HD's file structure. The home computer, running Leopard, never wavers. It always performs flawlessly. Safari, or for that matter any web browser, loading web pages has nothing to do with the performance of the OS, since there are too many other variables affecting the issue. It's a red herring. Beware of free software promising the moon. There's no such thing as a free lunch.