Labtops

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50 a year or no virus protect because your MacBook Pro doesn’t need it

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But Macbook Pros are a good 400 to 500 dollars more expensive.

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So what

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So 50$ for 5 years, then you get carless. Thats a total of 850$ and as long as you keep your sites straight, it can last as long as a macbook.

Or, 1400$, no protection needed.

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Btw it’s spelled laptops or labtops

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That’s incorrect. there are viruses for macs. they don’t use magic uncorruptable software. The viruses for macs are different and a bit less common than they are for pcs for a number of reasons, but trust me, there are mac viruses.

I built my current rig for about $600. It has 8 gigs of ram, an hd7850 2gig gpu, an i3 3225, b75 mobo, 500gig sshd, a 600watt psu, and a pretty good looking cm storm enforcer case w/ 12 usb ports (6 of which are usb 3.0), and a card reader for every type of card. It has 2 200mm fans (one intake, one exhaust) as well as a 140mm exhaust. And, while it may not actually do anything, it has red LEDs and 2 red cold cathodes. just because they look cool. And I have one of the best antivirus softwares available, and windows 7 ultimate, both of which I got for free. (I know a guy. even if not for that though, it would only have added ~$100-150 total for the build) Not to mention I could overclock it if I wanted to. Not even gonna go into peripherals.
What does your macbook have, and how much was it?

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So go ahead and pay a premium price for the same components as are in the cheap, crappy computer. :wink:

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But with a completely different OS. Seriously, Macs may not be better than PCs, but I like Macs for the aesthetics and ease of use.

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Wrong. There aren’t as many, but believe me, there are still quite a few.

Also, my friend ran Windows 8 for a month without antivirus or virus protection of any sort. He didn’t get one virus.

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Malware bites anti-malware is free (trial) and it works every time. Anyone thought that he wants a laptop so he can move with it/ carry it around?

Get something with a lot of ram and hard drive.

And you only get viruses if you go in suspicious websites.

Just go to Norton safe check.com it will check site for you.

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I’m sorry, this just isn’t true. My antivirus has blocked attacks from legit websites.

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I bet you also love Beats headphones… Back on topic, try an Asus.

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I would buy a used netbook if u dont mind a small screen or wanna break the piggy bank

Something like the Asus EeePC 1000he
$100 used on ebay

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Yes, that works if all you want to do is read email and surf websites.

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http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-i15N-3910BK-15-Inch-Laptop/dp/B009FX7CGS/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1362896432&sr=1-5&keywords=dell+inspiron

This is what I’m rocking and it seems to be working for me.

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This.
Asus laptops are fantastic. I’m using mine right now. (btw, pronounced ay-sues, like dr suess)
They’re usually cheaper than most other companies but with equal or better hardware.

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ok and as far as having the laptop, what kind of maintenance would you have to put into it? or do you just get one and your good to go?

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just to add to this, you dont find yourselves picking up viruses on macs because macs don’t run anything important lol. pc’s do.

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You pretty much just get it and go. Not much maintenance on any desktop or laptop computer. The main thing is to keep the battery charged.

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also make sure it reaches the system qualifications for the “digital painting” programs you were talking about.