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Originally Posted by vaughnmr
My virus-scan software is free (and it's one of the best out there) and it runs in the background, I don't have to do anything. My defrag software, also free, takes only a few minutes to run, and is hardly needed even after a month.
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I swear Windows and me ain't good friends
I wish I can say something similar, but my PCs really do start lagging out of the box regardless of how I try not to exert it. And I've never not paid for anti-virus software on a personal computer, but that was years ago. Apologies for not being in the loop about Windows software anymore!
p/s: I don't understand Windows 7 and the newer Office format. I like Windows XP a lot, so it was like a new learning curve when I had to use the new stuff back in the office.
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I did want to buy a Macbook once, it was $1500, but I needed to be able to run my cad software. So, add Windows 7 ($100), add memory (Apple only supplied 2gb, needed 4gb - $500), add hard drive (Apple supplied 250gb, needed more for partioned drive - $500). That's $2100 without buying any other mac or windows software. Instead I got a Toshiba AMD laptop on sale for $550, runs cad like a champ even now a year later. And I upgraded the hard drive for $55 and memory to 8gb for $145. Thank god I didn't have to waste all the time getting bootcamp to work with the cad software, those that tried are still having problems...
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Ahh that's quite an unfair comparison. Another peeve I have are people who insist on spending more money on a MacBook to run Bootcamp when they have a specific program they want to run that is pretty much Windows only at that point in time. It's like buying shoes one size too small; it's not going to be a perfect fit. If you want a Mac to be cool or whatever reason when you have a program that does not exactly work on OS (even if it was Bootcamp), please be aware that it is a silly decision.
On the upgrades, I depend heavily on external hard drives and I'm still using the original 1GB RAM on my 4 year-old MacBook. It is still purring along on a less-than-optimal 10% free hard disk space... for the past 2 years or so. That said, I could have bought memory sticks off the shelf and upgraded it for cheap but am too lazy to do so; note that there are plenty of DIY videos that demonstrate the replacement easily enough. I watched a few a year or so ago, and it was simple enough even for me to handle.
Take a leaf out of someone's signature around here: (paraphrased) buy the e-reader that suits the types/formats of your existing e-books, not based on their name/brand.
Not trying to be a horrible person here, but you raised a very unfair comparison and I needed to speak up.