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[semitribe]

I'm thinking of wasting money on a new macbook. I've been thinking about buying a new laptop for a while, and lately I've seen tons of people carrying around these lithe little macs, so I'm interested. PC? Mac? Any opinions? Should I save my money and not get a new computer at all

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[barchiel]

I love my mac and even though I'm poor I don't regret buying it. There is a lot less maintenence involved (like, it defrags for you) and it is very simple to install things and run in general. Macs often use hardware that is fairly advanced so you don't have to upgrade that often. My Powerbook should last me five or so years before I becomes out of date.

Here's a forum post I made replying to someone's question of Mac vs. PC. It might help you out.

[semitribe]

Thanks! I'm not too concerned about maintenance or upgrading (I actually sort of rather like all those dirty things), but what I am concerned about is software. I'm cheap, and after I shell out money for a computer I'm honestly not willing to buy any software. How hard is it to download and crack programs like Photoshop and Dreamweaver? There are pirated programs aplenty for PCs, but for Mac...?

[barchiel]

From what I hear it is incredbly easy to crack things. Program files are in three locations, the program itself in the applications folder, Application Support under Library and Preferences under Library. The preferences are the mac version of the registry but it's super clean and usually if you delete something it will just make a new one! (very forgiving) I have not actually cracked anything but, like I said, I hear that it is easy.

I have a copy of photoshop with the key if you would like me to send it to you. It will be like getting a present in the mail! :D

[semitribe]

Is it easy to download software for the mac, though? For the PC you can get almost anything, but it seems like mac users don't pirate quite as much, and I'm worried I won't be able to find the programs I use on filesharing clients.

[barchiel]

Well, I know that I don't actually need to download much else since the packaged software is really good. There seems to be good open source support though. Most of the programs I've looked for are ones that you have to pay for, but they're of good quality and relatively cheap.

What are you looking for, I might be able to find it for you.