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Versus the 5 minutes it takes to boot Macs
... each time you turn them on. Or the weekly updates that can take up to 15 minutes to download, plus the obligatory reboot.

I prefer my Windows as my Mac is slow and unresponsive to the max. Now, my RH laptop - shweeet!
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fourteen minutes a day  theo_durcan | 12/31/04
Versus the 5 minutes it takes to boot Macs  Confused by religion | 12/31/04
They aren't all like that...  BitTwiddler | 12/31/04
Time to upgrade those Macs Mills  Jeff Spicoli | 01/01/05
What viruses?  Confused by religion | 01/02/05
there has been  doh123 | 01/02/05
Yes and many of those pre OSX viri attacked MS products!  Laff | 01/03/05
SO LAME! DA...just plug the power chord in...  matson_z | 01/01/05
Troll Smarter Next time  frgough@... | 01/01/05
I, however, prefer to power down any machine not in use  Confused by religion | 01/02/05
I guess you turn your TV off at the wall, and DVD player etc  hipparchus2000 | 01/03/05
There is no power shortage  Linux User 147560 | 01/03/05
Why would you ever turn off your Mac?  tic swayback | 01/01/05
See my previous response...  Confused by religion | 01/02/05
in sleep mode...  doh123 | 01/02/05
At least for laptop Macs, sleep consumes almost no power  Atlant | 01/03/05
shutdown vs sleep  theo_durcan | 01/04/05
Slow Mac?  Ken_z | 01/03/05
Now we know you for what you are.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 01/04/05
happy  FilledOut | 12/31/04
Any out-of-the-box Mac IS a piece of junk vs. an equal PC. (NT)  Vily Clay | 12/31/04
You may be right  AmusedAtItAll | 12/31/04
Feel free to qualify your comments...  BitTwiddler | 12/31/04
Why don?t you have a clue about Mac or PC?  Vily Clay | 01/01/05
I got an athlon 64 that will smoke you overpriced mac.  jimk_z | 01/01/05
True and I could do the same...I've build countless  Laff | 01/01/05
you're not counting your labor  ctk76 | 01/01/05
Why do you want to try only Windows with $300 PCs? (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/01/05
No one adds RAM to a PC?  tic swayback | 01/01/05
256 RAM Windows 2000 vs. 256 RAM OS X = OS X is 4 times slower. (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/02/05
yes, and no  doh123 | 01/02/05
Yes, that?s depend but generally it?s true. (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/02/05
yeah...  doh123 | 01/03/05
vs 256 MB RAM on Win XP at default settings?  nucrash | 01/03/05
Not Graphic Designers though  FirstNLastN | 01/03/05
Why did you see Win XP where it was Win 2K? (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/03/05
A good start Vily, please continue...  tic swayback | 01/03/05
Windows 2000 vs. Mac OS 10.2  Vily Clay | 01/03/05
Thanks Vily, let's go further...  tic swayback | 01/03/05
Win XP vs OS X is more of a comparison  nucrash | 01/04/05
Bogus comparation  theo_durcan | 01/04/05
The point was - out of the box Mac vs. PC. (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/04/05
Can you easily buy a consumer machine from Dell with 2000 these days?  tic swayback | 01/04/05
Did you notice the words 'Windows 2000'? (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/05/05
Yes, that's why I asked  tic swayback | 01/10/05
Vily... entitled to your opinion even if wrong..  LazLong | 12/31/04
This is not about the word ?expensive?.  Vily Clay | 12/31/04
OK.. I see...  LazLong | 12/31/04
Now you have to learn to see further than your nose. (NT)  Vily Clay | 12/31/04
Had a little too much to drink, ha Vily?  dave95 | 12/31/04
dave95, are you trying ...  Vily Clay | 01/01/05
Vily, you are SO awesome!  mlindl | 01/01/05
Now that made me Laff!!!! heh heh heh  Laff | 01/01/05
Possible upgrade path for cheapos  cashaww | 01/02/05
I am wondering ? is anybody here who has half a brain? (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/01/05
C'mon, people, help him out here. Who's got the other half of Vily's brain?  buddhistMonkey | 01/01/05
BuddhistMonkey, it?s OK that you have half a brain of a monkey (NT).  Vily Clay | 01/02/05
People vs. monkeys (buddhistMonkey, etc.)  Vily Clay | 01/02/05
Vily rhymes with Billy. Billy with the belly on the bar:  hipparchus2000 | 01/03/05
hipparchus2000, saying nothing is not the reason to speak but you speak. NT  Vily Clay | 01/03/05
vily talkbacks are full of your opinion  hipparchus2000 | 01/03/05
Is it a sin to see things as they are? (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/04/05
Make it a fair contest Vily  tic swayback | 01/01/05
Oh Silly Vily  dave95 | 01/01/05
?Smart guys? believe the most important feature of a PC is its outfit. (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/02/05
Every girls crazy bout a sharp dressed Mac!  Laff | 01/03/05
Show us how you're smarter  tic swayback | 01/03/05
Agreed - Mac is a BEAUTIFUL piece of junk. (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/03/05
Junk is in the eye of the beholder I'm told.  Laff | 01/03/05
Vily, without facts, your argument is not as smart as mine  tic swayback | 01/03/05
tic, how often do you have problems with your memory? (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/04/05
$ 1,916 for Aurora and $3,274 for an equivalent Dual G5 1.8MHz  Vily Clay | 01/04/05
I think I'll still stay...  Arm A. Geddon | 12/31/04
Another worthless attempt from Apple  Mike Cox | 12/31/04
I stand by your side, Mike, however...  Grayson Peddie | 12/31/04
Mike Cox uses Unix  jimk_z | 01/01/05
You are so right  frgough@... | 01/01/05
Scary!  Spoon Jabber | 01/02/05
Mike Cox the NEW profit....:) I hear there is a compound  Laff | 01/03/05
Jim, it's prophet.  Anton Philidor | 01/03/05
What's the difference, really?  tic swayback | 01/03/05
Easier ways to make a living.  Anton Philidor | 01/03/05
Yeah butt if you make it your're IN BABY!  Laff | 01/03/05
Oh and with all those jobs going over seas...  Laff | 01/03/05
Be a modern prophet and profit  tic swayback | 01/03/05
Uh-huh  Real World | 01/11/05
i agree  hipparchus2000 | 01/03/05
9.0  Real World | 01/11/05
Cool. Bily Boi must be poopong his Depends.  ITGuy04 | 12/31/04
If Apple tries to sell me...  Anton Philidor | 12/31/04
So Far still just a rumor..  LazLong | 12/31/04
from what id guess  doh123 | 01/01/05
Love to see cheap Macs, but I will stick with Linux.  DonnieBoy | 12/31/04
Macs are not for everyone  dave95 | 01/01/05
You can run linux on a mac too  hipparchus2000 | 01/03/05
Shows you how OVERPRICED their stuff is...  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 01/01/05
APPLE DEVELOPES SOFTWARE & OS X  matson_z | 01/01/05
You don't own/use one do you?  Squawkbox | 01/01/05
What, Apple has made its software run on Intel yet?  FilledOut | 01/03/05
I think in it's vaults it probably does have a verson  Laff | 01/03/05
There was a rumor  PA-ITGuy | 01/03/05
RE: Apple don't make...  JakAttak | 01/03/05
Re:Apple don't make...  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 01/03/05
But your point is invalid/false.  Laff | 01/04/05
My $.02  PA-ITGuy | 01/01/05
Perhaps but don't forget the iPod HALO effect and  Laff | 01/01/05
now or never  PA-ITGuy | 01/01/05
RE: now or never  JakAttak | 01/03/05
My name is dave95, and I am a MacAddict  dave95 | 01/02/05
Dave and PA Market Share is very tricky. Apple is and  Laff | 01/02/05
Apple vs. Dell figures  PA-ITGuy | 01/02/05
Accountability  Harry Bardal | 01/02/05
Valid points, but...  PA-ITGuy | 01/02/05
"WalMart ethos"  Anton Philidor | 01/03/05
More on culture  tic swayback | 01/03/05
tic... agree about quality issue...  MacCanuck | 01/03/05
The price of cheap toasters.  Anton Philidor | 01/03/05
The price of cheap computers  tic swayback | 01/03/05
The price of cheap computers  seaside | 01/03/05
Computer science....?  Spoon Jabber | 01/03/05
I hear what you're saying Spoon  tic swayback | 01/03/05
It most definatly have to do with MS Monopoly tic  dave95 | 01/03/05
Tic  Spoon Jabber | 01/04/05
Tic and Spoon (hmmm seems familar somehow)  Laff | 01/04/05
You're right Laff  Spoon Jabber | 01/04/05
Well fist and most important get and estimate on repair  Laff | 01/03/05
Get an estimate  PA-ITGuy | 01/03/05
I understand your point...But let us consider how many  Laff | 01/03/05
Don't spend money yet  j.m.galvin | 01/03/05
Re: Don't spend money yet  PA-ITGuy | 01/03/05
PA-ITGuy - wierd  j.m.galvin | 01/03/05
Forgot something  j.m.galvin | 01/03/05
Thanks again  PA-ITGuy | 01/03/05
So you have booted or tried to boot off an OS 9 CD.  Laff | 01/03/05
OS9 CD  PA-ITGuy | 01/03/05
By ram swap do you mean you tried new ram from  Laff | 01/03/05
PA-ITGuy - both OSs on same volume  j.m.galvin | 01/03/05
RAM/Partitions  PA-ITGuy | 01/03/05
Have you tried hitting it with a rubber chicken and  Laff | 01/04/05
Ohhhh. I should've used a RUBBER chicken?!?! happy (NT)  PA-ITGuy | 01/04/05
Yeah I tried a live chicken once and it was not nearly  Laff | 01/04/05
A lot of Mac-bashing around here, h'm?  Linux_Developer | 01/01/05
heh heh heh..snicker....:)  Laff | 01/01/05
Really, . . here? Bashing isn't just to  FilledOut | 01/04/05
I hope it is more clever than just being cheap  mlindl | 01/01/05
X11?  tic swayback | 01/01/05
there are some nice X11 apps  doh123 | 01/01/05
This amounts to short sheeting the bed  Squawkbox | 01/01/05
Just read this hmmm not bad  Squawkbox | 01/01/05
I think the focus for Apple is the users who already  Laff | 01/05/05
Clear up a few things for the trolls on here...  olePigeon | 01/02/05
Yes, Macs are great, beautiful, great OS, but still more expensive.  DonnieBoy | 01/02/05
Yes, however...  olePigeon | 01/03/05
Hard to disagree, but I would like to see no name Macs.  DonnieBoy | 01/03/05
NO 'no name' Macs  openMind | 01/03/05
I don't know I think MS's biggest problem(S) was  Laff | 01/04/05
Backward compatibility a strength?  mlindl | 01/04/05
A great many people tout MS's continued backward  Laff | 01/04/05
This is a Good Thing(tm)  wolf_z | 01/02/05
A little math  j.m.galvin | 01/02/05
I agree and hope it is more than just a rumor.  LazLong | 01/02/05
Still to much  emcee_z | 01/02/05
True... but few OEMs have taken advantage of that yet.. despite antitrust..  LazLong | 01/02/05
"Hey, Mom.... just build your own PC" yeah, right.  el1jones | 01/03/05
Hey "IF" I can build a Linux PC that looks like my iMac  Laff | 01/04/05
At least for laptop Macs, sleep consumes almost no power.  Atlant | 01/03/05
No one "gets it"  Roger Ramjet | 01/03/05
Important for the living room box  tic swayback | 01/03/05
You got that right  Ken_z | 01/03/05
Windows will always suck, Mac will always be cool...  gtdworak | 01/03/05
With the possible exception of the Newton the none  Laff | 01/03/05
Agreed  rkadowns | 01/03/05
With the right marketing  FilledOut | 01/05/05
Funny how things turn...  theo_durcan | 01/03/05

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