Originally posted by 99blacksesport:
The downside list to macs would far outweigh their upsides for someone that wants to edit family videos etc. and use the computer for other everyday uses (games, www, etc)

How is a PC better for everyday use? Less stable, more likely to get viruses and spyware, not as user friendly as far as software goes, there is much more out there for mac than you realize; Office, norton products, quicken, not to mention a good amount of games: The sims, doom3, UT2004, Half-life, call of duty, battlefield.....

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If you can build it yourself, I think thats always the best way to go. Individual parts have warranties, just make sure all the parts you buy have 1 or more year warranties. Worst case scenario you have to pull a part yourself, but then again, I don't know if companies still do on site tech support anyways since it has been so long since I bought a pre-made system.



I don't really agree with this statement that much either. I have been building my own systems for a good 10 years or so, but it isn't for everyone, if you don't know how to troubleshoot hardware and software problems well, you probably shouldn't be building your own computer.

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Stay away from alienware, their quality has droped hard. and they cost way too much for what you get, your buying the name.

I wasn't aware of this, but that is good to know I suppose. I think they are one of the few larger companies that still have tech support based in this country, FWIW.

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I am a PC person because you can go to store and build your own computer, everything you want, nothing you dont. Cant do that with macs.

This is true, one of Apple's biggest downfall's but also one of their best qualaties. Because of this Windows will never be able to match Apple's stability.

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