What was this blog about?
NonZealot | 08/11/09
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Not only FUD but..
eqpc | 08/11/09
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It was about how the author thought a used
frgough | 08/11/09
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And what brand did you buy?
Ken_z | 08/11/09
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So?
mwagner@... | 08/12/09
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He bought a Mac Book
Metronome49 | 08/12/09
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And it was an informed decision
NonZealot | 08/12/09
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I know
dleon63 | 08/16/09
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I have a cat
sackbut | 08/12/09
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Who knew.....
hungryjoe | 08/16/09
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It was about how quality beats inferiority.
MyMac | 08/12/09
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Really?
NonZealot | 08/12/09
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Guess what
rparker009 | 08/12/09
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Good thing I didn't buy it because of the motherboard!!
NonZealot | 08/12/09
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LOL
sackbut | 08/12/09
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Battery life
compudog | 08/12/09
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You can't say that..
bobiroc | 08/18/09
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Seconded. Ironically, we can all thank Microsoft for absconding theirs
HypnoToad72 | 08/12/09
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Except me
compudog | 08/12/09
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something doesn't add up
nathans2 | 08/12/09
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Fud?
sackbut | 08/12/09
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the concept is called "quality"
elllroy | 08/13/09
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Total Cost of Ownership?
bmonsterman | 08/14/09
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Again...the quality thing..
bmonsterman | 08/14/09
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What?
bobiroc | 08/18/09
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Nonzi's right on this one except...
GSavage777 | 08/13/09
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RDF Alert
pdskep | 08/11/09
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Consumption-driven economy is dead
LBiege | 08/11/09
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And the companies being bailed out with taxpayer money...
HypnoToad72 | 08/12/09
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You can spot an RFD piece by the following: Posted by Sam Diaz (nt)
ye | 08/11/09
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I don't know what planet he's from
nathans2 | 08/12/09
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RE: Back to school goes cheap: Here comes another round of Mac vs PC
fazalmajid | 08/11/09
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This Windows Experience...
condelirios | 08/12/09
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Better still . . .
sporkfighter | 08/12/09
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RE: Back to school goes cheap: Here comes another round of Mac vs PC
beldar33@... | 08/11/09
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ZDNET Morph To Mac
Steve@... | 08/11/09
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RE: Back to school goes cheap: Here comes another round of Mac vs PC
Malakie | 08/11/09
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Sam did what was best for him. But some here can't deal with that
UGottaBKidding | 08/11/09
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It goes both ways I guess...
kanati | 08/11/09
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If you let another person's opinion of a computer
frgough | 08/11/09
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The same can be said of those who constantly bash...
ye | 08/11/09
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Et tu, Brute.
rahbm | 08/13/09
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How so? (nt)
ye | 08/16/09
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It's more than computers, it's become an identity thing
kanati | 08/11/09
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Identity
compudog | 08/12/09
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How dare you speak well of Apple!!
oncall | 08/11/09
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Nah
JT82 | 08/12/09
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I just flew on KLM to Scandinavia...
msalzberg | 08/12/09
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That would explain
oncall | 08/12/09
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Informed decision?
NonZealot | 08/11/09
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Would that be
oncall | 08/11/09
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What on earth?? Are you serious??
NonZealot | 08/11/09
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Take another sip...
oncall | 08/11/09
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Sam decided an old Mac was of greater value to him than a new PC
UGottaBKidding | 08/11/09
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He is? Then why did he write this:
ye | 08/11/09
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Want another quote from this well informed technology buyer?
NonZealot | 08/11/09
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Apparently he's held this belief for a long time...
ye | 08/11/09
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Describes my old laptop...
oncall | 08/11/09
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My girlfriends son and daughter both use XP on their laptops.
ye | 08/11/09
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The problem with . . .
sporkfighter | 08/12/09
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@spork
oncall | 08/13/09
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Exactly why Sam made an uniformed decision
NonZealot | 08/11/09
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Defending Sam...not Apple
UGottaBKidding | 08/11/09
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It's not his opinion I take issue with.
ye | 08/11/09
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Sam's experience with PCs hasn't been great
UGottaBKidding | 08/11/09
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He may not have had a good experience.
ye | 08/11/09
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@UgottabeKidding
Lunatic59 | 08/12/09
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Where did we stop Sam from expressing his opinion?
NonZealot | 08/11/09
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Old Macbook for kids? Not going to be high mileage.
gcbright1 | 08/13/09
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There's your reading comprehension again...
olePigeon | 08/12/09
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It is YOUR reading comprehension that needs help
NonZealot | 08/12/09
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I'll let you reread your sentence...
olePigeon | 08/12/09
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Re: reading comprehension.
rtk | 08/13/09
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RE: Back to school goes cheap: Here comes another round of Mac vs PC
surfasb | 08/11/09
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Good question!
rahbm | 08/13/09
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RE: Back to school goes cheap: Here comes another round of Mac vs PC
Lester Young | 08/11/09
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Enough is enough
bmonsterman | 08/12/09
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This will only end when Windows dies.
HollywoodDog | 08/12/09
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BS
t5j1sr | 08/13/09
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You should have gotten a used PC.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/12/09
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And what are we smoking today? VALUE is more than the upfront cost.
HypnoToad72 | 08/12/09
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Until the last paragraphs...
zenwalker | 08/12/09
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You're reading this all wrong
phugger | 08/12/09
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I can't understand if you're for or against him
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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Good for you man
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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Have to agree but...
zenwalker | 08/12/09
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Nice
D2 Ultima | 08/13/09
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Confused?
Lunatic59 | 08/12/09
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He did
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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Lots of false assumptions ...
mwagner@... | 08/12/09
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You sound like a Windows Idiot Mr. Diaz
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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As one of the dummies
oncall | 08/12/09
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Tried OS X for 2 weeks, it isn't as good as Windows
NonZealot | 08/12/09
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That is your opinion of course.
oncall | 08/12/09
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Your opinion stinks too!
NonZealot | 08/12/09
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LOL so true
oncall | 08/12/09
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"Tried OS X for 2 weeks, it isn't as good as Windows"
Wintel BSOD | 08/13/09
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Let me let you in on a secret
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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"Macs allow you to call them....."
Lester Young | 08/12/09
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Similar with Dell
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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What was it about OS X that you disliked..
msalzberg | 08/12/09
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Dude, you gotta change your handle!
sporkfighter | 08/12/09
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It's supposed to be "ironic"
Wintel BSOD | 08/13/09
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I am fully aware of that
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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RE: Back to school goes cheap: Here comes another round of Mac vs PC
b757doc@... | 08/12/09
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you know
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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You just hit the nail on the head.
oncall | 08/12/09
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If only that were true
NonZealot | 08/12/09
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Actually
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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The process is exactly the same
NonZealot | 08/12/09
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Not entirely true...
Michael Kelly | 08/12/09
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hehe
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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@Michael: nope, still disagree
NonZealot | 08/12/09
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@D2: that isn't correct either
NonZealot | 08/12/09
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@NonZealot
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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The only trouble I ever had with Dell
oncall | 08/12/09
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You contradicted yourself
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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I'm not a Mac fanboy (ha!) but I disagree with you here
NonZealot | 08/12/09
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@NonZealot
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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Sorry D2 but this is also not correct
NonZealot | 08/12/09
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I don't see the contradiction
oncall | 08/12/09
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@NonZealot
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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@D2: I don't believe Apple warranty is voided
NonZealot | 08/12/09
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@Oncall
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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@NonZealot
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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@D2 and oncall: lousy OS releases
NonZealot | 08/12/09
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@D2: so it sounds like we now agree with each other
NonZealot | 08/12/09
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@NZ
oncall | 08/12/09
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@NonZealot
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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So is not Apple
any_os | 08/12/09
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Similar scenario, opposite result
rleininger | 08/12/09
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This seems to be the far more common result
NonZealot | 08/12/09
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You've met some... "smart"... people friend
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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OMG!
HypnoToad72 | 08/12/09
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you ain't seen nothing yet
D2 Ultima | 08/12/09
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If it were true
Wintel BSOD | 08/13/09
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Airport Update addresses portable issues created by 10.5.8
ye | 08/12/09
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RE: Back to school goes cheap: Here comes another round of Mac vs PC
AdrianWerner | 08/12/09
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and why are you guys so angry??
vachi | 08/12/09
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The "anger" is a result of this paragraph:
ye | 08/12/09
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ahh right anger i see
vachi | 08/12/09
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I will say otherwise because otherwise is correct.
ye | 08/13/09
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ahh idk maybe its just me
vachi | 08/13/09
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What? You have proof?
Wintel BSOD | 08/13/09
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Pretty Lame.
ye | 08/16/09
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I LIKE the choices.
Crestview | 08/12/09
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wow really please tell me more (not jk)
vachi | 08/12/09
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What a bunch of brainwashing crap
Crestview | 08/12/09
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Master Joe Says...
MasterJoe | 08/12/09
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Stunning
Crestview | 08/12/09
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You can fool some of the people all of the time
tonymcs@... | 08/12/09
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Love that post...
condelirios | 08/12/09
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condelirios very good point
evay1 | 08/13/09
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It's true
D2 Ultima | 08/13/09
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LOL
D2 Ultima | 08/13/09
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To each his own.
brokenspokes | 08/12/09
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Welcome to ZDNET
oncall | 08/13/09
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Mac's certaintly don't do everything PC's do....
trance2tec | 08/14/09
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Fair
bmonsterman | 08/14/09
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True
brokenspokes | 08/14/09
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Yea...Lenovo isn't exactly a value prop.
bmonsterman | 08/15/09
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Conspiracy theory
nathans2 | 08/12/09
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I hear your pain...
wright_is | 08/12/09
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More Mileage from My Macs than My PCs
gcbright1 | 08/13/09
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You're looking at the wrong name brands
D2 Ultima | 08/13/09
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RE: Back to school goes cheap: Here comes another round of Mac vs PC
nhilterbrand | 08/13/09
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Ballmer, High Quality, and the problem with presentation
Timpraetor | 08/13/09
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senior editor of zdnet bought an old machine
FADS_z | 08/25/09
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