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So with a mac, you cant get any viruses?

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enable spellchecking in firefox and use that ((not perfect but....still better than nothing ((if only i would acctually use it))))
 
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enable spellchecking in firefox and use that ((not perfect but....still better than nothing ((if only i would acctually use it))))

Safari comes with a spellcheck on Mac, lol won't stop or help you from getting a virus though! :laugh:
 

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well it might, it might change your spelling from pr0n to porn for you.... o wait that would help you get one

*shakes fist at macs*

((seriously...nothing against them... but gotta have fun somewhere rather than study atm...))
 
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Yet another lie from the gay sheep (I do not mean all mac users, just the ones that keep bringing up the same old tired, irrelevant arguements like "it just works").

Macs are not immune. Remember that a mac uses an entirely different OS so the viruses have to be written specifically to target a mac. So when mac was a smaller part of the market no one really targetted them because there was hardly ever any important stuff kept on macs. So originally yes, but only because there were no viruses written for macs, not because it was more secure.

So just remember that. OSX isn't more secure...it's just got less threats against it than Windows does :)
And for instance if Macs ruled the comptuer world like Windows does now, the shoe would be on the other foot. Same goes for Linux as well.
 
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I have to laugh at the termnology people use when talking about Mac.

Mac is a OS just like Windows.

Would you say, could you get a virus with a Windows?

No...

The correct term is, could I get a virus using Mac?

An Apple is a computer with Mac installed, or Windows with the current Mac OS.

Mac is an operating system hehe...
 
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Haha, my friends were talking today about this topic. One had just bought a Apple notebook (whatever they are called, as you can tell IDC) last week. The conversation:
Friend A:
Can this get viruses?
Friend B:
Yea, but there is only like one that exists.
Me:
LOL!

I have to hand it to Apple to deceive people into thinking their products are superior. I can't believe Ipods are so popular, but that is another story.
 
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in all honesty, i think this is a waste of space on the tpu server just like the other mac threads. first and formost we're a tech site so i understand the need to talk about all things tech but... this is getting far to much publicity i feel. let me point out a few things about the mac.

1. it's not more secure then microsofts latest os-therefore it must get spyware/viruses.
2. it's not dated hardware, it's great hardware and mac rarely uses cheap shit in their builds.
3. it's not for everyone. i'm a gamer/chatter/browser/tinkerer(if that's a word)-therefore i only use a windows rig cause i can build them.
4. cost has done a lot to separate the mac from the pc. a good mac will cost more then an extreme gaming windows rig therfore the target market is not just everybody.
5. a cheap mac performs better for everyday tasks then a windows rig, dell vs. mac=mac pwnage.
6. virus's and spyware are created with one thing in mind, to fu*k up our days and therefore are ultimately targeted toward the windows user as there are more of us and less of them
7. having said #6 macs are becoming more popular why, well for one thing they are very dependable, they do just work, if you go out and buy a mac it comes with all homebrew mac software that is made and optimized to work with it's os thus making it a much better buy for the money. whoever said they don't just work is full of sh*t.
8. every windows desktop manufacturer has one thing in mind "cut costs" this directly equates to cut performance, either the substandard equipment will fail or it will not perform as well as it could if good hw was intalled.
9. macs look better the windows rigs. this is a small detail but esthetics is a big thing these days. people want functionality with a pleasing look to it. go mac on this i love their builds.
10. one thing windows is not is innovative. mac has comeup with industry leading technology and made it work all the while in the shadow of microsoft. good for them, this always means the company is working for a success and that means having good solid hw/software to go with it.
11. last but not least is purpose, i touched on this earlier but when you purchase anything it shouldn't be because you read this forum and found out people hate macs because the overpaid technologically inept buy them, they guy who said that has no clue what he's talking about. if you want a pc that works for u get the pc that will offer the most benifits to you. I work in a sales environment and our motto is this "features tell, benefits sell" and you should buy based on that motto. how will this purchase benifit you and the questions you should ask are

1. can i afford it-obvious don't go broke over a computer
2. will it hinder me in anyway-are compatibility issues with the college subsystem and software going to hurt your ability to use
3. will i be able to to everything i need and want to with my buy-this is important because you don't want to make a purchase cause it'll "get me by" you want it to do everything you want and more. i own a macbook pro for one reason, it does everything i would need a laptop for plus allows me to have the mobility to do my video editing/sound/and mp3 all on one rig anywhere i want and... very important here it plays world of warcraft. so i got the whole package for my mac. for everything else there's a desktop.
4. when you are all said and done are you happy... and this my good sir/mam is all that matters. hope i helped sorry if i'm sounding fanboyish, i like both tbh here.
 
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5. a cheap mac performs better for everyday tasks then a windows rig, dell vs. mac=mac pwnage.

Well I can disagree and I know this because just today I had a Mac in front of me that was running "slow"

My bosses daughter had just gotten a mac for christmas. It was a very cheap one, he said he paid between 900 and a thousand for the laptop. It has leopard on the laptop, so I went through and made sure that everything was cleaned up and running properly, it was pretty slow going through even simple tasks, email, calander, photos. So I set up a laptop for her with a duel core, 2 gigs of ram, and it costs only 700 dollars. The windows laptop runs twice as fast doing similar tasks.

When it comes down to price the windows PC will blow the Mac price equivilent out of the water

EDIT** BTW the laptop was a gateway, slot load DVDrw 1.3mp web cam, just wanted to point of that it had more features than the mac 2

OHH and after speaking with her tonight they are geting rid of the mac and she wants to stick with the PC, I was happy to see the average computer user that has no preference choosing a PC over a Mac. She really liked Vista and said it worked great for her. To me thats a solid answer.
 
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Guys come on, it's preference. Each is equally good as the other. Leave it be. It's like comparing Coke and Pepsi.
 
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Guys come on, it's preference. Each is equally good as the other. Leave it be. It's like comparing Coke and Pepsi.

well yah, I was arguing the price/performace ratio, no different that dell to compaq
 

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Well I can disagree and I know this because just today I had a Mac in front of me that was running "slow"

My bosses daughter had just gotten a mac for christmas. It was a very cheap one, he said he paid between 900 and a thousand for the laptop. It has leopard on the laptop, so I went through and made sure that everything was cleaned up and running properly, it was pretty slow going through even simple tasks, email, calander, photos. So I set up a laptop for her with a duel core, 2 gigs of ram, and it costs only 700 dollars. The windows laptop runs twice as fast doing similar tasks.

When it comes down to price the windows PC will blow the Mac price equivilent out of the water

EDIT** BTW the laptop was a gateway, slot load DVDrw 1.3mp web cam, just wanted to point of that it had more features than the mac 2

OHH and after speaking with her tonight they are geting rid of the mac and she wants to stick with the PC, I was happy to see the average computer user that has no preference choosing a PC over a Mac. She really liked Vista and said it worked great for her. To me thats a solid answer.
While the Mac laptops are pricey, their desktop stuff carries no such premium. Show me one all-in-one computer that has the same features and performance as the iMac (including software abilities), at a lower price.

As for the MacPro, it uses a Skt 771 server board and Xeon cpus. Build a PC with all the same components and features, including software abilities, and the high quality case, and you only spend a few extra dollars on the Mac, if even that.
 
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While the Mac laptops are pricey, their desktop stuff carries no such premium. Show me one all-in-one computer that has the same features and performance as the iMac (including software abilities), at a lower price.

As for the MacPro, it uses a Skt 771 server board and Xeon cpus. Build a PC with all the same components and features, including software abilities, and the high quality case, and you only spend a few extra dollars on the Mac, if even that.

Thats definitly true, A guy I work with has a duel 771 socket board with 2 xeons and he paid quite a nice price. I guess its a personal thing but I just am not fond of computing on a mac, I just cant myself to like the OS, and I know Im not stuck on windows, Ive used many Linux distros and I really like Linux. I just cannot get myself to like OSX
 

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As for the MacPro, it uses a Skt 771 server board and Xeon cpus. Build a PC with all the same components and features, including software abilities, and the high quality case, and you only spend a few extra dollars on the Mac, if even that.

Well I believe if you compare the Mac Pro to comparable workstations by the likes of Dell, HP, etc., the Mac Pro is actually cheaper. They were when the MPs were first released and I think they still are right now.

I have to laugh at the termnology people use when talking about Mac.

Mac is a OS just like Windows.

Would you say, could you get a virus with a Windows?

No...

The correct term is, could I get a virus using Mac?

An Apple is a computer with Mac installed, or Windows with the current Mac OS.

Mac is an operating system hehe...

The OS is implied. It would be like "Can I get a virus using a Dell?", you know what they mean.

And yes, the computer is "A Mac," the OS is OSX.
 

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Y'all are *still* talking about this?

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omfg i hate iMacs, heat.... very little upgrade ability....no oc ability..... ewww
 
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omfg i hate iMacs, heat.... very little upgrade ability....no oc ability..... ewww

Then don't buy one. That's a far cry from their target market, and they're obviously selling very well. Plus the heat issues aren't that bad on the Intel ones.
 

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Then don't buy one. That's a far cry from their target market, and they're obviously selling very well. Plus the heat issues aren't that bad on the Intel ones.
Nope, no heat issues at all. I folded on mine 24/7 for the entire summer in my 90F apartment with no issues whatsoever. The only time F@H wasn't running was when the power went out, or I had to reboot for whatever reason.

I love my iMac. I didn't buy it to tinker, I have my PC for that. I bought it primarily for my fiancee's schooling. It has the footprint of a monitor, is dead reliable, and can run both OS X and Windows. It serves it's purpose perfectly.
 

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The only Mac viruses found so far have been "proof of concept". Nothing has been exploited in the wild yet. (That's not to say it isn't just around the corner. lol)

Id like the point out that the very first computer virus was written for a mac lol. Of course the OS's were shitty back then :laugh:
 
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jeez it's only the imac that i don't like, I'm more of a mac pro person anyways(video editing, music production, graphics..)
 
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