Old People and Computers

zitothebrave

zitothebrave

Connoisseur of Minors
I don't mean for this to be offensive to the folks here to whom it may offend. But all old people should have Chromebooks and that's it.

Just yesterday I formatted and reinstalled Windows for my parents. I found in under a day (we're talking less than like 12 hours) 2 programs that downloaded that were malware and 1300 files picked up by MalwareBytes including busted registries and more. All in that short period of time.

Whomever taught old people about internet porn also sucks as my dad seemingly on his own amassed 150 megs of cache and cookies.
 
I bought my grandfather a Chromebook earlier this year. He loves it (although it does not print), however I suspect he is one of the few geriatrics that could handle a more powerful piece of machinery.

MacOS is even easier to navigate than Chrome, IMO.
 
I don't think Mac OS is easier. And me wanting to get my parents Chromebook because it's almost impossible to get junk programs and malware. Mac is ahrd but still possible. Macs are also wicked expensive and my parents are wicked cheap. Maybe next year for Christmas I'll buy them a Mac Mini but considering my dad is bitching about upgrading from XP to Vista I think a jump to Mac OS may cause him to explode.
 
Oops: read this as Old People in Computers. Carry on.
 
zitothebrave said:
I don't mean for this to be offensive to the folks here to whom it may offend. But all old people should have Chromebooks and that's it.

Just yesterday I formatted and reinstalled Windows for my parents. I found in under a day (we're talking less than like 12 hours) 2 programs that downloaded that were malware and 1300 files picked up by MalwareBytes including busted registries and more. All in that short period of time.

Whomever taught old people about internet porn also sucks as my dad seemingly on his own amassed 150 megs of cache and cookies.
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easy Big Guy
 
Just had an 89 yr old walk into my office saying she got a confirmation email from a payment she made a month ago. 89 and email... Who'd a thunk that?
 
Macs aren't really overpriced compared to PCs with comparable hardware. If you buy extra upgrades, like more ram, from the Apple Store, then yeah, they are gouging you. But the baseline computers themselves are not generally overpriced, and you can make those basic upgrades yourself.

I'm sure you will now give me a very thorough explanation of why I am wrong, which will be very well sourced I'm sure.
 
Lets compare the 600 dollar Mac Mini to a 600 dollar HP. I'll even give Apple the credit and only source from HPs website not Newegg or another source you can get it cheaper or taking advantage of sales on HPs site. I'm giving Apple every advantage here basically

The Mac Mini has a 2.5 GHz i5 dual core processor, 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM, 500 Gig SATA Hard Drive 5400 RPM.

The HP Pavillion 500-210qe comes with a 3.0 GHz i5 quad core processor (4430, apple doesn't specify which one they have), 6GB of Ram, 1 TB 7200 RPM Sata, DVD Burner (not an option with the Mac Mini) and comes with mouse and keyboard (Mac Mini does not)

So to compare, the PC for the same price has a much faster processor, twice the hard drive that's faster, and 2 more gigs of RAM.

Compare All-in-Ones? iMacs start at 1300 bucks, HP I'm comparing it to is 1250.

iMac has a 2.7 GHz i5 quadcore processor, 8 GB ram, 1 TB 5400 RPM Sata, Intel Iris Graphics Apple Magic Mouse, and Keyboard with a 21.5 inch 1920x1080 resolution screen.

The HP Envy Recline has a 2.9GHz i5 quadcore processor, 8GB ram, 1 TB hybrid HD, nVidia GEForce GT730A, HP Wireless Keyboard and mouse 23 inch 1920x1080 resolution screen

To compare for 50 bucks less you get a bigger (though lower resolution screen) slightly faster processor, way faster hard drive (hybrids are estimated to be 4x faster than 7200) and better graphics card.

Of course the difference again, I can go to a site like newegg, and get cheaper better computers which isn't an option with Apple.

The one area they're close is high end laptops. And that's about it.
 
I used to be a mac hater but the imac I bought runs smoother and never crashes like my "value" hp laptop and computers did. I do so much multitasking that used to lag and make my pc slow. I'm someone who was huge on constantly doing cleaning on my pc to make it run efficiently. Have never had that problem with my imac
 
Another point to mention is that Apple products have incredible resell value. I like to upgrade my equipment every year or so, and it's nice to have the purchase 65-75% paid for with a quick eBay auction.

I have a 2012 15' MBP Retina that I would like to sell high on, and have considered switching back to a PC (laptop), but I'm not really finding anything that tickles my fancy. Any suggestions?
 
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