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Old 02-08-2009   #1
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what do you think of macs are they better than vista computers and are they vunerable to virus like windows pc's and do they need anit-virus protection even if you arent going to use the windows boot camp ?
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Just my opinion:

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what do you think of macs are they better than vista computers ?
Yes

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....are they vunerable to virus like windows pc's?
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..do they need anit-virus protection even if you arent going to use the windows boot camp ?
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You dont compare macs to pc's ever! Macs = 1000000x better than windows.

a main reason why windows is top because they play monopoly, which is illegal but they got enough money to overcome any court ruling.

Also because macs cost quite a bit

Downside to a mac most games made are for windows only but then there are programs that allows you to play pc games on mac like wine.

My favourite thing of the mac has to be the ui
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thanks you guys,, so i dont need av protection then, but what about if i am going to use bootcamp on windows would that mean i need av protection then ?
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Why do you want Windows on the Mac??
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no reason i didnt think you could have windows on a mac then i found out that there is this thing called bootcamp that you can change between os on but i also read that it might need av protection if you were going to do that ,, i dont think i would use boot camp tho so i should be ok yeh ?
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Please advise when you get the Mac. I'd be interested in the specifications of the kit you get.
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