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Very solid advice
Thanks for preaching common sense. It is sorely lacking these days (but coming back in fashion with the recession). PEOPLE... PLEASE ask yourself REALLY for what you will use your computer. Typically web surfing, term paper writing, some basic audio video (which you can accomplish quite nicely with a $500 laptop from best buy). That's it for %95 of the population. Much like the car analogy, you DO NOT NEED a Hummer(for pretty much anything). Even people who live in the back woods of Maine and Vermont drive sensible 25 mpg Subarus. Pick the right tool/right price for the job at hand.
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Very solid advice  jhelm_waterw@... | 08/13/09
Imagine  dogbreath1 | 08/14/09
I have better advice  frgough | 08/13/09
Then explain why.  James T. Kirk | 08/13/09
ARGH!  jeremychappell | 08/17/09
stupid argument?  eggmanbubbagee@... | 08/13/09
you are right  Mectron | 08/13/09
U R write  lsd1961 | 08/13/09
I agree, it's a silly argument  John Zern | 08/13/09
Still off center  sunergeos | 08/14/09
Point being  Bozzer | 08/17/09
Incorrect assuptions  jfreedle2@... | 08/23/09
compare  elllroy | 08/13/09
Yes, let's compare...  BillDem | 08/13/09
Bill, That Gateway is Da Bomb!!!  Rick_K | 08/13/09
Especially since I can buy TWO for the price of the closest Mac  BillDem | 08/13/09
What world do you live in?  Rick_K | 08/13/09
You've been lemmingized  pauliusp | 08/13/09
Exactly like I said...  BillDem | 08/13/09
Define "cheap"  GuidingLight | 08/14/09
There is no "best" computer. It's a myth.  Sleeper Service | 08/14/09
Maintenance?  A Gray | 08/14/09
Don't gloss over weight  jorjitop | 08/13/09
Inferior Hardware  bmonsterman | 08/13/09
How about this  Rick_K | 08/15/09
Fair enough...  bmonsterman | 08/15/09
test  elllroy | 08/17/09
Apple to Lemon comparison  dogbreath1 | 08/13/09
Not accurate, but good effort  BillDem | 08/13/09
Myopic response  dogbreath1 | 08/13/09
Actually no...  Sleeper Service | 08/14/09
Got any benchmarks?  jdbukis@... | 08/14/09
If you wait a little you don't have to upgrade  bmonsterman | 08/13/09
Details were helpful  tisrael@... | 08/14/09
And if I have no need to upgrade  GuidingLight | 08/14/09
upgrading from tiger  elllroy | 08/17/09
Excellent Analysis...  seyisulu | 08/13/09
AV is free on Windows (Avast/AVG/MSE). Why pay 40$ for it?(nt)  NeoGeneration | 08/14/09
Really?  samalie | 08/13/09
The Microsoft tax  dogbreath1 | 08/13/09
So...  Sleeper Service | 08/14/09
Good one, lol (nt).  NeoGeneration | 08/14/09
You could have misunderstood what you had read.  GuidingLight | 08/14/09
AV cost .. not necessary ..  kRanki1 | 08/17/09
The headline and the article don't really match do they  oncall | 08/13/09
So are checking for cash and car title loans.  deowll | 08/13/09
Is it really the author's argument in this article?  newitx@... | 08/16/09
It's not your job to tell people what to buy...  tonyhunterajh | 08/13/09
You must be kidding  trance2tec | 08/13/09
And if he told people  John Zern | 08/13/09
Unethical seems a bit of a stretch  mrdatahs ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/09
It's not unethical. It's no different than me telling people not to buy  HypnoToad72 | 08/15/09
Just wow.  Bozzer | 08/17/09
Existentialism or Financially Inadequite Career Choice?  yourrealitybytes | 08/13/09
Sounds like you  gnesterenko | 08/13/09
I'm curious  dogbreath1 | 08/13/09
re:Sounds like you  yourrealitybytes | 08/13/09
Yet another spell nazi...  ShadowGIATL | 08/14/09
Some people exist only in their own world...  ShadowGIATL | 08/14/09
I'm in the market for a new laptop myself...  cbozeman | 08/13/09
Quality issues  dogbreath1 | 08/13/09
Faster Processers?  bmonsterman | 08/13/09
Actually you can get Quad Core laptops.  Sleeper Service | 08/14/09
Yeppers  bmonsterman | 08/14/09
It's not just "raw" processor speed  matthew_maurice | 08/14/09
You're joking...  bjbrock | 08/14/09
pros and cons  bret307@... | 08/13/09
Mac's have a history of lasting...  bjbrock | 08/14/09
Nothing wrong with used cars or Macs  Ken_z | 08/13/09
The field I'm studying for makes use of Macs and some tests are Mac-centric  HypnoToad72 | 08/13/09
As I noted in my post  mrdatahs ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/09
Windows users can pay up now  dogbreath1 | 08/13/09
You are a silly man, aren't you?  Sleeper Service | 08/14/09
Let's stay in a recession... don't buy a computer  dogbreath1 | 08/13/09
Wrong criteria  nohl_l | 08/13/09
#2  levinson | 08/13/09
RE: We're still in a recession...Don't buy an Apple (the free iPod isn't worth it)  dstark93 | 08/13/09
RE: We're still in a recession...Don't buy an Apple (the free iPod isn't wo  jeff996@... | 08/13/09
PC's aren't lame  bmonsterman | 08/13/09
We're still in a recession...Do buy an Apple (the free iPod IS worth it)  DrDavidC | 08/13/09
do something productive instead of writing  uraclown | 08/13/09
This article paid for by Microsoft  dogbreath1 | 08/13/09
Actually, I think the article was paid for by Viagra  mrdatahs ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/09
@ Christopher  M.R. Kennedy | 08/13/09
And dogbreath1's response paid for by Apple  GuidingLight | 08/14/09
Yea.. saying Chris is paid for by MSFT is like...  ShadowGIATL | 08/14/09
And now for something completely different...  BillDem | 08/13/09
What a card..  dvant | 08/13/09
AMD is not "Cheap"  JMGM | 08/15/09
G5 iMac  odcchaz | 08/13/09
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RE: We're still in a recession...Don't buy an Apple (the free iPod isn't wo  rybskip@... | 08/13/09
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What is critical is total cost of ownership, not purchase price  rybskip@... | 08/13/09
Exactly!  jeff996@... | 08/13/09
Come on people  bmonsterman | 08/13/09
This is local and global experience  rybskip@... | 08/14/09
XP...sure. Vista, I don't think so.  bmonsterman | 08/14/09
RE: We're still in a recession...Don't buy an Apple (the free iPod isn't wo  pfanderson | 08/13/09
RE: We're still in a recession...Don't buy an Apple (the free iPod isn't wo  veggiedude | 08/13/09
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Priceless  THEJET_z | 08/14/09
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Just so you realise  Mectron | 08/14/09
XP, I Believe it, Vista I don't  bmonsterman | 08/14/09
wrong place...whoops [nt]  bmonsterman | 08/14/09
Penny wise, pound foolish.  matthew_maurice | 08/14/09
You haven't driven in Ohio  sunergeos | 08/14/09
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????  someitguy79 | 08/17/09
Nice portrayal of the personal  zenwalker | 08/15/09
RE: We're still in a recession...Don't buy an Apple (the free iPod isn't worth it)  barcham_99@... | 08/15/09
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Well  SimonUK | 08/18/09
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RE: We're still in a recession...Don't buy an Apple (the free iPod isn't worth it)  fcdenton666 | 08/17/09
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RE: We're still in a recession...Don't buy an Apple (the free iPod isn't worth it)  jfreedle2@... | 08/23/09

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