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First off, while Apple may produce laptops and desktops that are a bit more expensive than their PC counterparts, the Cupertino-based company does an excellent job of choosing top-notch components that last longer and provide better performance than their generic PC counterparts. To put it more simply, the hardware may cost more, but you get more...
...chipset—the part of the computer that renders the fancy windows and icons used in OS X Snow Leopard. While Apple’s entry-level machines—the white MacBook and the Mac Mini—both sport powerful versions from Nvidia, the average budget PC laptop will usually sport an anemic integrated variation from Intel Corporation, which were once so pathetic that Microsoft found itself slapped with a class action lawsuit for claiming that they could run Windows Vista with all the bells and whistles. And Apple also offers sizeable educational discounts on its hardware...
...when one compares just how badly PC manufacturers and Microsoft have done in the past three years—for starters, bundling “crapware” with their store-bought PC’s that slowed them down to a virtual crawl, violating European antitrust regulations regarding software bundling, and prematurely cutting off support for Windows XP (the world’s most popular operating system), Apple looks pretty good in comparison. Oh, and did I mention Windows Vista...
...will even turn on, I’m a happy camper with my MacBook in hand. When I need to do something that is a little bit more technically complex and don’t mind taking the time to tweak, I’ll use my custom-built PC. And thanks to Boot Camp, I can get back to my biggest time-waster—massacring zombies in Left 4 Dead—on both...
...like most computer users, your PC or Mac is loaded with a gazillion family photos and other prized documents. Some of you may be sleeping peacefully believing that the external hard drive you picked up at Costco is backing up your data every night, but have you ever checked to see if it's configured correctly? What's really going on inside that black box? And what would happen if your house caught fire...