Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
T-Rexx | 05/21/09
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And it seems some of us Mac users agree
A Grain of Salt | 05/21/09
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Kind of...
Sleeper Service | 05/22/09
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That's true but..
yschoo1@... | 05/22/09
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Exactly
daengbo | 05/22/09
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Wrong choices
A.Sinic | 05/25/09
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What the hell are you going on about
Kaiwai | 05/22/09
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The money still matters...
bhartman36 | 05/23/09
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Less Computer
Kaiwai | 05/24/09
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Getting Work Done
bhartman36 | 05/24/09
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I ended the message a little early.. 
bhartman36 | 05/24/09
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Again, who cares
Kaiwai | 05/24/09
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Macs vs. PCs, not OSX vs. Windows...
bhartman36 | 05/24/09
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Mac - B/c Windoze Wasta is a Worthless PoS
drprod@... | 05/22/09
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RE: Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
AySz88 | 05/21/09
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On whichever would make the best Linux machine for the money, of course.
Zogg | 05/21/09
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RE: Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
maskman01 | 05/21/09
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Wow...
superbus | 05/21/09
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Hello?
devlin_X | 05/21/09
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A notebook? I'll go with service quality
Ken_z | 05/22/09
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Buying vs Using
Harry Bardal | 05/21/09
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wha-huh?
bmonster | 05/22/09
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Stop wasting bandwidth you pathetic POS
Kaiwai | 05/22/09
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LOL!
ITLeader | 05/22/09
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Results
Harry Bardal | 05/22/09
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The poll is hardly scientific
soonerproud | 05/22/09
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They won for the same reason why videos get flagged on youtube
Kaiwai | 05/22/09
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Dude, stay of the coffee...
Sleeper Service | 05/23/09
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A Mac sale is rarely a lost Windows license
LiquidLearner | 05/24/09
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Mac, simply out of need
superbus | 05/21/09
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Of course you can run
macadam | 05/21/09
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Vista 64 bit and Windows 7
soonerproud | 05/22/09
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There should be other options such as
no_zd_user_name | 05/21/09
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Love the idea...
Dave32265 | 05/21/09
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Advertising $$ would certainly raise product awareness
no_zd_user_name | 05/22/09
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I totally agree...
Dave32265 | 05/22/09
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That is partially true
soonerproud | 05/22/09
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Though I use an alternative OS as well...
devlin_X | 05/21/09
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Yes, they have a choice but they promptly returned it when its not Windows.
transposeIT | 05/22/09
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You are being sarcastic and making a stereotype
no_zd_user_name | 05/22/09
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He's right
NStalnecker | 05/22/09
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What you failed to mention was...
Dave32265 | 05/22/09
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Sabotaging?
NStalnecker | 05/22/09
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ASUS CEO says return rates for Linux vs Windows the same
no_zd_user_name | 05/23/09
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I disagree
soonerproud | 05/22/09
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That option is not needed
soonerproud | 05/22/09
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Hey Superbus!
maskman01 | 05/21/09
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Play on the lawn is right!
Nookhoek | 05/22/09
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RE: Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
tk1@... | 05/21/09
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Macbook Pro
kitko | 05/21/09
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My guess
voyager529 | 05/21/09
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I'll take the Vista Machine
NStalnecker | 05/21/09
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Add to that Windows 7
nothingness | 05/22/09
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Indeed.
NStalnecker | 05/22/09
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The mac.
TripleII | 05/21/09
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RE: Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
Big Lug | 05/21/09
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Desktop ornament against a workhorse. I'll choose Vista since my work...
transposeIT | 05/21/09
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I'll take..
Dave32265 | 05/21/09
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Something wrong here
tonymcs@... | 05/21/09
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You can fool all of the people some of the time
Ole Man | 05/23/09
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Missing a choice.
linux for me | 05/21/09
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Actually, it's a hardware question. (NT)
Zogg | 05/22/09
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PC with Win7
karnok.d@... | 05/22/09
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Only Two Choices?
arbiter26 | 05/22/09
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Adrian's talking about relevant OS here. Linux doesn't qualify...nt
transposeIT | 05/22/09
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doesn't matter about the OS...
Dave32265 | 05/22/09
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Still not buying Vista
arbiter26 | 05/22/09
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The Vista machine, and then pump Linux on it mighty quickly
pjotr123 | 05/22/09
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But you've still lost some of the "bang"
Zogg | 05/22/09
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Not if...
Dave32265 | 05/22/09
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I'll take the PC over a shiny paperweight any day
Scrat | 05/22/09
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Liked your comment
Ken_z | 05/23/09
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RE: Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
meelder | 05/22/09
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RE: Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
Badgered | 05/22/09
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Macbook
Linkager | 05/22/09
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They can and do but
soonerproud | 05/22/09
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you stick with ethetics
desamuelson | 05/22/09
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I'd take the Mac
Michael Kelly | 05/22/09
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RE: Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
Thomas Gentry-Funk | 05/22/09
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Vista laptop running Linux, probably...
gigglypuff | 05/22/09
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No brainer.....
James Quinn | 05/22/09
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Who buys a 2 or 3 year old laptop?
djchandler | 05/22/09
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No brainer
GeiselS@... | 05/22/09
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without a desktop pc at home the Vista notebook, but
pard | 05/22/09
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PC -- tool of my trade
bmonster | 05/22/09
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Can i keep the change?
RobVT | 05/22/09
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....
Badgered | 05/22/09
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MacBook Pro
comp_indiana | 05/22/09
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Vista does not run faster...
Sleeper Service | 05/22/09
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EFI most definitely makes it BOOT faster
comp_indiana | 05/22/09
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No, it does NOT make it boot faster
pard | 05/22/09
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Well then
Michael Kelly | 05/22/09
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no, the POST on my uefi board is as slow as with BIOS
pard | 05/22/09
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Except as I use Vista x64 and OS X...
Sleeper Service | 05/22/09
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No question
comp_indiana | 05/22/09
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Windows Vista is an inconsistent piece of crap
Kaiwai | 05/22/09
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oh, mac's not that much better
pard | 05/23/09
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windows vista runs well on (Unified) EFI
pard | 05/22/09
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Uh-huh, like you are going to buy Vista outright...
comp_indiana | 05/22/09
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oh, I'm german, windows is cheap for me
pard | 05/22/09
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Good for you, but...
comp_indiana | 05/22/09
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LOL!
Sleeper Service | 05/22/09
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No troll
comp_indiana | 05/22/09
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So what you're saying is...
Sleeper Service | 05/23/09
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OEM licenses are sold in the US to individuals.
soonerproud | 05/22/09
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Ever heard of System Builders licenses? (OEM)
soonerproud | 05/22/09
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@pard
Axsimulate | 05/22/09
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that's right, and no problem
pard | 05/23/09
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@pard
Axsimulate | 05/27/09
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Latest Laptop Hunter ad just out!
comp_indiana | 05/22/09
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RE: Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
DannyO_0x98 | 05/22/09
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Don't you mean $2000 Mac and $1000 PC?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/22/09
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It's not hard to find a $2000 notebook PC at all
Michael Kelly | 05/22/09
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$2000 Notebook vs $2000 MacBook Pro
WarhavenSC | 05/22/09
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ummmm ... LOL
gigogogogown | 05/22/09
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Limited Apple choice
djchandler | 05/22/09
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There is really only ONE PC though...
comp_indiana | 05/22/09
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Yup. Another troll.
Sleeper Service | 05/22/09
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Google Dell Adamo
soonerproud | 05/22/09
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RE: Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
durrstein@... | 05/22/09
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RE: Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
durrstein@... | 05/22/09
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I'll take the one that can run OS X and Windows
gregory.dworak@... | 05/22/09
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Totally agree
comp_indiana | 05/22/09
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What a load of bull
soonerproud | 05/22/09
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You miss the point...
gregory.dworak@... | 05/25/09
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Take no notice; such people are capable of only two-dimensional thinking.
HypnoToad72 | 05/25/09
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RE: Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
Linux uSer | 05/22/09
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Where's my $2000 option for XP or Win7?
nhudd | 05/22/09
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Buy the Vista PC in June
soonerproud | 05/22/09
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I'll just have a $2000 laptop thanks
Alan Smithie | 05/22/09
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More Software Choices For Vista! Crysis On A Mac???
dennyc5@... | 05/22/09
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RE: Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
waybj | 05/22/09
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2 $1000 windows laptops
julians@... | 05/22/09
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And they break down more often...
HypnoToad72 | 05/22/09
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That is a myth
soonerproud | 05/22/09
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Blah Blah Blah Blah
Kaiwai | 05/22/09
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You are wrong
soonerproud | 05/22/09
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How old are your Macs? 
pico_D | 05/25/09
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Well, since I use my computer for computing and not gaming,
HypnoToad72 | 05/22/09
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you misunderstood
pard | 05/23/09
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RE: Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
bregant2 | 05/22/09
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My Pick...
zak89 | 05/23/09
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How about if I pocket $800 and get a $1200 PC?
georgeou | 05/25/09
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Neither...
pico_D | 05/25/09
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RE: Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
jperlow | 05/25/09
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It's only an appliance
nrkmann@... | 05/25/09
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