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Wednesday, November 7, 2007 12:00 AM

Once and for all, proof that Macs are cheaper than PCs

Let's put to rest the myth that an Apple computer will set you back more than a Windows PC. In fact, it'll cost you less.
By Farhad Manjoo

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  • Tuesday, November 6, 2007 08:18 PM

    "So gummed up with spyware..."

    Ummm... what?

    I've never had a serious virus on any of my PCs (by which I mean I've never had any that did anything to my computer at all). I've had 4, all Windows. 2 I still have--the first one got fried by a power surge of some type(and my insurance bought me a better one), and the second my ex-boyfriend reformatted and gave to his sister when he made me a new one.

    Now, I DID get a virus from an Apple computer, back in the day when you had to carry your software on disks from one computer to another at my college. It hid all my files.

    I've used UNIX, various forms of Windows, Gentoo and Knoppix (Linux) and Macs, and I've been happy with all of them for their purposes. I'm no fanboy of anything in particular. Actually, I always liked UNIX because it made me feel like an adult--didn't hide its functions, and you actually had to know something to use it.

    I don't WANT to resell my computer. I want to keep it until it dies. Resale value isn't one of my considerations when buying a computer.

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