About to order a macbook Pro for Christmas but before I do...

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

Asus has some decent laptops. Also look into custom ordering one for the price of a MBP, there are some companies that do it very well. Xoticpc.com is one that comes to mind.

Microsoft Security Essentials is very good, and on top of that it's free. I've been using it for a while now. Detects things others don't, plus it's not bloated shit. Mac isn't necessarily safer than Windows, it just has always been less used, therefore less desire for hackers to spend time looking for holes. I wouldn't doubt if we see that change soon though. There was that big virus not too long ago for Macs.

 

[Lowflyin 10+ year member]

Asus has some decent laptops. Also look into custom ordering one for the price of a MBP, there are some companies that do it very well. Xoticpc.com is one that comes to mind.
Microsoft Security Essentials is very good, and on top of that it's free. I've been using it for a while now. Detects things others don't, plus it's not bloated shit. Mac isn't necessarily safer than Windows, it just has always been less used, therefore less desire for hackers to spend time looking for holes. I wouldn't doubt if we see that change soon though. There was that big virus not too long ago for Macs.

Is that xotic site legit? I have like 800 to spend on a laptop now.

 

[Full Tilt 10+ year member]

Hey guys. I'm kinda' a noob to the whole 'computer' stuff, but I'm considering buying a 3-4 yr old HP laptop off my buddy. It's got 200-something GB of memory and 4 GB of RAM. How long can I expect it to last, on average?

 

[cfox10 10+ year member]

Hey guys. I'm kinda' a noob to the whole 'computer' stuff, but I'm considering buying a 3-4 yr old HP laptop off my buddy. It's got 200-something GB of memory and 4 GB of RAM. How long can I expect it to last, on average?

How much are you paying? Just having those two specs don't tell how well the laptop will actually do. RPM of HDD? processor? GPU? I've had an HP laptop dv series for over 5 years now, no problems.

 

[Full Tilt 10+ year member]

How much are you paying? Just having those two specs don't tell how well the laptop will actually do. RPM of HDD? processor? GPU? I've had an HP laptop dv series for over 5 years now, no problems.

No idea, I'll ask him tomorrow - see if he knows the model of the laptop, then I'll be able to get you those specs. Anyway, I was giving those specs to see what it might be worth. He wants $200.

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

Hey guys. I'm kinda' a noob to the whole 'computer' stuff, but I'm considering buying a 3-4 yr old HP laptop off my buddy. It's got 200-something GB of memory and 4 GB of RAM. How long can I expect it to last, on average?

Awesome thread jack!

Is that xotic site legit? I have like 800 to spend on a laptop now.

Yeah it is. 3 of my coworkers here have ordered laptops from them, and they are nice. I haven't personally ordered anything from there though, as I prefer to build desktops and only buy low end laptops for travel.

 

[Full Tilt 10+ year member]

Awesome thread jack!

Just asking a question, looking for a reply or two. I'm not gonna make a whole new thread over it.

 

[OmegaBunny 10+ year member]

Just asking a question, looking for a reply or two. I'm not gonna make a whole new thread over it.

Get off my thread *******!

 

[OmegaBunny 10+ year member]

Just kidding bro, I don't care.

I still have a windows laptop that i can upgrade the ram and put a SSD in but its become very buggy since I installed Windows 8 and has sudden crashes and will go to sleep at random times even if I'm in the middle of typing. That was my fault and not the computers. I run Ubuntu on it now since its stable and 8 ***** so bad. I might backup all my information and do a clean install of windows 7 again. I think I will go with the MBP and then build a nice windows based gaming desktop.

 

[Full Tilt 10+ year member]

Get off my thread *******!

Aww. Now I'm butthurt.

Just kidding bro, I don't care.
I still have a windows laptop that i can upgrade the ram and put a SSD in but its become very buggy since I installed Windows 8 and has sudden crashes and will go to sleep at random times even if I'm in the middle of typing. That was my fault and not the computers. I run Ubuntu on it now since its stable and 8 ***** so bad. I might backup all my information and do a clean install of windows 7 again. I think I will go with the MBP and then build a nice windows based gaming desktop.

Thanks for the reply. It's got windows 7 on it, that's all I'm gonna need. I'll use it for very little gaming - I actually plan on mainly using it for creating commentaries.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Waste of money. There is absolutely nothing that a Mac can do that a Windows cant. Macs are not better for video editing, photoshop, etc. They have the same exact hardware as a Windows based PC does, but with a price inflation for a brand tag. Dual booting can also be done on Windows. Run Mac in a VM if you really want Mac. Also Macs can and will get viruses so that is also a moot point.

Basically you can get a cheaper Windows laptop with the same hardware as a Mac is what it comes down to.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

i love my mac pro .no virus's

the mac's have that built in

Ignorance is bliss. Macs can get viruses. Security through obscurity is fucking retarded.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Is that xotic site legit? I have like 800 to spend on a laptop now.

Yes. Thats where I bought my Asus M50SV-A1 4 years ago. Never had any warranty claims or hiccups.

 

[OmegaBunny 10+ year member]

How hard is it to create a hackentosh?

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

How hard is it to create a hackentosh?

If I were going to do it Id run a VM with something like VMWare or Virtual Box. Then its as easy as downloading the Mac ISO that you need and loading it.