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Maybe it's time to start living within the past 5 years.

"So instead, I opted to pay the premium price for a machine that doesn?t crash, doesn?t come to a crawl with multiple programs open and doesn?t just randomly disconnect from the WiFi network."

Nor does any PC that I've had in the past 5 years. Maybe it's time to find a new shtick.
Posted by: pdskep   Posted on: 08/11/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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

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