if you get a mac you'll be one of "THOSE" people heheheh the diehard Macintosh users ,
Their Graphics is great lots of benefits with Mac , but i think you might run into some issues with certain programs that are not Mac Compatible ! On the otherhand , i hear lots of great things about them such as the one you mentioned like they never get viruses or if they do its very seldom

Go for it man!
MAC is just fantastic and amazing and you don't get those problems compared with PC...

http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,188961,00.jpg


Don't do it sleazy!

With all the mad cow stuff going around right now its just not worth the risks. I hear you on the viruses though.. salmonella is a bitch.

Shit that happens to PC's? oh.. like when you drop a piece of lettuce in the keyboard or something?



(but hell yeah, get an Apple :thumbsup)

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Judas_Hansen
[B]With the right security settings, firewall, antivirus and ad-avare, you will be safe and fast.

I run
Ad-aware PRO
Trend antivirus
Quickfix IE exploitblocker
Spamweed
Kiero Ps Firewall
3. party MSAutoupdater

And in the last 1,5 year NEVER had a virus, trojan, advare or spyware problem

Buy a Fast AMD Opteron based PC with WinXP Pro, and you are home free

You run all that software just so you can use a PC, why ? when a Mac straight out of the box is less prone to getting a virus. I run 10 x G5 dual 2 gigs in my office and we get so much work done its amazing. I dont care if PCs are the fastest or a Mac is the fastest. The fact is my Macs dont crash, if a program crashes the OS is still up and running allowing me to restart the program without re starting the computer, we network all 10 machines and can process images in fractions of a second. Sometimes i have to process 10,000 images which would normally take hours on this set up takes less than 1 hour.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Cindyff
[B]Why bother? WinXP Pro wont take advantage of the Opterons 64bit processor anyway.

I could see if you were a Linux guy and you wanted to run AMD64 maybe.

Depending on what you wanted to use it for .. probably better off with a Mac

I'm such a lightweight against the viruses and trojans out there, I'll go buy a TRS 80 or maybe a Commodore Vic 20:helpme :1orglaugh

it's amazing how many people that make a living with computers don't know basic computer maitenance.. these viruses don't download themselves people... :helpme

Speaking as someone who takes care of linux boxes for a living, linux isn't ready for the desktop. No matter what the /. crowd says. Buy a mac. You'll love it. With OSX you get the power and stability of UNIX, and all of the productivity apps you use. Photoshop, flash, whatever else. Sure you can do
all that on a linux box, but its just not the same. (Again, speaking as someone who supports linux boxes in a CAD env)

50 new macs

Exactly. Put down the bucket of Chicken and STOP clicking "YES" on the download permissions dialog box.

Get the mid range G5 with a gig of ram.
Hard drive storage to taste.
a 20 inch wide screen flat panal.
If there are any pc program you just HAVE to run, virtual pc for the G5 should be ready in a month or so...
But hey, if you dont end up with a full blown 64 bit G5 as your main computer. Do yourself a favor and get a flat panal imac or a low end laptop to surf. You'll be sooooo much a happier surfing around, believe me

What are windoze users thinking?
Espically adult webmasters!

File Vault-FileVault automatically encrypts and decrypts the contents of your home directory on the fly.
Expose -Instant access to any open window with a single keystroke.
UNIX-The most widely-distributed UNIX-based operating system in the world. ( please dont tell me your the only one using windoze to serve your web pages )

Need to run those ten thousand crappy freeware windoze programs?
Fine.
Run any windoze program on a Mac with Virtual PC

Sick of Virus's? then Switch
Sick of crashes? then Switch

All right...
Fuck it, Im going to bed now.

I just want a damn right click button on a laptop. Can I have that please!? Just a simple little request! Damnit why do they have to be so difficult!?!?!

ehhhh, you dont use a two button mouse with your laptop?

I used PC's since 1981, always recommended aginst MAC's. OSX has changed all of that. I use a MAC now, we switched most of our office machines to Macintosh and I do not regret it. The extra cost is well balanced by the lack of down time.

If the application software you use is available for a Mac you will accomidate to the new interface in a couple of hours and really enjoy the stability and lack of trojans and viruses.

Hi sleazydream,

How are you ? do ya remember me ? I am "gangsta gal" just wanted to say Hello :)

Yeah, I have 2 buttons on my laptop but the macs only have one retarded button. I imagine I could use a mouse with a Powerbook but c'mon! I would switch totally if it weren't for this one stupid little issue. :feels-hot

yeah but sometimes you have to download files from peope that you may not trus t 100%.It makes it a lot less risky if you are on the mac

Your only one sale away from that problem being fixed.
Whats a mouse cost these days anyway?

Huh? I don't want to have to buy a fukkin mouse to use with a notebook. That's the point.

I guess we all know my opinion on this subject already.

:thumbsup

i can install software on your computer without a single "yes/no" prompt. it's easy. :)

i sell to a windows crowd... but i use a mac.

Sleazy if for no other reason get a mac because I have one and I am very fast decideing they are the best thing since Porn!!!
i love these fuckers!! If even down to the little shit like my Mac laptop gets better wireless signal!!!
I would say the only bad thing so far is that F-5 doesnt refresh GFY!!!!
thats the only bad part!!!

moron - we use the 64bit version og XP

wait for the powerbook G5 ... if you can't wait get the G4 17" !!

We only use Macs now.

Anybody who says Macs are only good for graphics obviously hasn't used one recently.

:2 cents:

i wish they would come out with virtual pc for the G5 so i can finally get one

bump for all the mac haters

You are surely welcome to visit the "happy Mac User Family" at www.macpimps.com

sleazy did you ever get the mac?

I know this is an old thread but I could not resist to respond to those bitching about the single maouse button issue...

Did you know...
That if you hold your button down an extra second the right click dialog pops up?

Or...
If that don't work, or is too much a hassle for you, try holding the 'control' button down when clicking.

Both these options are useful for the one button guys, some macs don't work with the first one, but if I remember right that was designed just for the notebook users.

You would think the hardcore mac users would have known this.

BTW...

OS X.3 Panther ROCKS!!!

dig deeper into your features and options and there is a lot of cool things that rule over PC.

way more advanced.

I am running an old G3 iMac with panther, adobe creative suite, and macromedia studio MX 2004.

Nothing better than this killer combo for ANY web developer.

So what are a few of these options that you can dig deeper to uncover, just curious. Thought about getting a mac myself a few times.