Comments on: Back to School: Desktop PCs http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/03/back-to-school-desktop-pcs/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:28:37 -0500 hourly 1 By: Bob http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/03/back-to-school-desktop-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-1148176 Bob Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:15:17 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=39025#comment-1148176 Perhaps consider getting a custom computer. Its much cheaper than going out to get one in retail stores and the parts are much better. Forget e-machines, you might as well get the oldest ibm using windows 95 and it will last 10x longer than a e-machines computer Perhaps consider getting a custom computer. Its much cheaper than going out to get one in retail stores and the parts are much better. Forget e-machines, you might as well get the oldest ibm using windows 95 and it will last 10x longer than a e-machines computer

]]> By: YiQin http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/03/back-to-school-desktop-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-866212 YiQin Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:18:30 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=39025#comment-866212 Forget emachines cheap hardware regardless the price would be a problem for any os Mac or otherwise. As for the “Day of Shame” for those not smart enough to properly install additional componets then don't!!! Vista is perfect for protecting those people from themselves (UAC). It is customizable enough to allow the rest of the world to do pretty much anything. Only takes a little tweaking for a power user, I have programs dating back to 1995 that work (with little if any tweaking). Granted I've been baised against macs since the day I had to use them in middle school - worthless garbage (at least those were). Only reinstallations i've ever done are 1 typical nerd cleaning up everything, or 2 harddrive failure - NEVER due to adding software or hardware (not to mention choices for additional parts for a linux/windows pc is a million times what you can get for a mac). my experience with windows goes back to 3.1 through Vista (skipping Win ME) & some glorious dos (good ole moraffs games). Forget emachines cheap hardware regardless the price would be a problem for any os Mac or otherwise.

As for the “Day of Shame” for those not smart enough to properly install additional componets then don’t!!! Vista is perfect for protecting those people from themselves (UAC). It is customizable enough to allow the rest of the world to do pretty much anything. Only takes a little tweaking for a power user, I have programs dating back to 1995 that work (with little if any tweaking).

Granted I’ve been baised against macs since the day I had to use them in middle school – worthless garbage (at least those were).

Only reinstallations i’ve ever done are 1 typical nerd cleaning up everything, or 2 harddrive failure – NEVER due to adding software or hardware (not to mention choices for additional parts for a linux/windows pc is a million times what you can get for a mac).

my experience with windows goes back to 3.1 through Vista (skipping Win ME) & some glorious dos (good ole moraffs games).

]]> By: Ankit Gupta http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/03/back-to-school-desktop-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-865474 Ankit Gupta Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:17:57 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=39025#comment-865474 Students - remember that the Macbook laptop has an awesome student discount. When I used it a while ago, there was a free printer, free ipod, and a discount. If you need to, sell the $200 iPod, $100 printer, etc. and enjoy the laptop :) Students – remember that the Macbook laptop has an awesome student discount. When I used it a while ago, there was a free printer, free ipod, and a discount. If you need to, sell the $200 iPod, $100 printer, etc. and enjoy the laptop :)

]]> By: Bill http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/03/back-to-school-desktop-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-865472 Bill Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:17:00 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=39025#comment-865472 This is a great service to parents. It should be front page for them. I build my own PC's and buy my Macs, but other could use this knowledge. This is a great service to parents. It should be front page for them. I build my own PC’s and buy my Macs, but other could use this knowledge.

]]>