[pfletcher]

I did the Macvs PC on laptop recently and bought 20% more storage with 50% more RAM and a faster CPU for $200 less than the Apple model from Dell (and yes I got IEE1394 and Bluetooth, a camera and fingeprint reader.



The expensive Apple myth is an only a myth to Apple users....

[raife1]

Honestly, I am rather stunned by the nonsensical-assertion that the "Mac OS" has been shown to be, even remotely, as vulnerable as "Windows". The plain fact is that virtually every serious security-study seems to have concluded the exact opposite to be true. And, every instance of the, ridiculously, over-publicized (and, clearly, intentionally over-hyped) exploitation of, alleged, "Mac vulnerabilities" has effectively been shown to be virtual hogwash... being either highly-theoretical, or the result of seriously-stacked lab-conditions (usually requiring extensive, intentional, user-cooperation)... or, to actually be, virtually, fraudulent. We are a "PC" (I.E. "Windows") support company, and, I cannot tell you how many dozens of "Windows" PCs we have seen, which have been utterly-compromised, simply by being used on the Internet, at all. "Macs" certainly are not invulnerable (no software could be)... but frankly, based upon the actual facts, to claim that "Macs" are as vulnerable as "Windows"... or to promote the inane assertion that "...repeated tests" have actually shown this to be true... smacks of either extreme-ignorance, or flat-out deception (even if... its, merely, second-hand, or, self-delusion).

[erniegs]

Eraserhead WINs on the Desktop and Notebook. When I have a project that has to be done now, the touchpad gets in the way, this is on a notebook.

I will never buy a Chinese computer - where the eraserhead still exists; you can not purchase a keyboard with the "TRACK BALL".

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[mrwarrenzhang]

Yeah! Go Microsoft!

[Number3124]

Dude, you are just asking to get flamed.

[wizzz2]

A vote for the "Eraser head" by a big margin. I have used both the "eraser" and the "pad" on many different brands of laptop including Compaq, Dell, Toshiba & IBM. The "eraser" wins for these reasons:

1) Conveinience, you do not have to remove your hands from the keyboard to use it. Also important when trying to use it in a cramped for space airline seat.
2) Accuracy, when using drawing or photo editing type programs the "eraser" gives you a finer degree of control. With a "pad" you have to worry about accidently tapping it with your thumbs or hand while typing, many times I have been typing away only to look up and find I had tapped the pad and my text is in the middle of a paragraph where it doesn't belong.
3) Productivity, Your hands are on the keyboard, your thumbs are in a natural position to do either right or left clicks and you can navigate & execute pointer operations faster.

On a personal note, I sometimes have hand & finger tremors (related to blood suger levels) this forces me to turn off touch pad "tap commands" and makes using the "pad" even slower & less accurate. The slight resistance provided by the "eraser" negates most of the tremor errors. Worn out "eraser" heads are easy to replace and the newer ones have improved "grip" surfaces that last longer. Last, not every manufacture that implements the "eraser" gets it right. Those that provide sensitive electro/mechanical hardware and good adjustments for sensitivity and acceleration are the best. You should be able to set these so using the device for long periods does not result in finger tip discomfort.