You know, if you get 1 More Construction level, you will have every skill 80+ :wink: Good luck!

 

I told him this through pages 40 to 100 somewhere...possibly 40-190. =/

yup, I'm just too stubborn for ya :P

 

 

 

I'm going to be participating in the slave auction this year, so everybody bid on meh! :D

 

Wakka's Mine :twisted:

Was on alot today, got a fair bit of RCing done. 96 Farming tomorrow :D

Was on alot today, got a fair bit of RCing done. 96 Farming tomorrow :D

 

Pre-Grats on 96 farm, your moving through farming alot quick then rc. Are you planning on breaking from rc once farm is done? And what are you planting for 99 farm?

Oh, so you were rcing on w9? You know w89, w88, both do not have rc pkers, and it just feels good using them, w89 though a lot of people rc there, more so then w99. ;) I don't know find out. ^_^ Then again you may not need this lol. =P

 

 

 

The slave auction? Oh my...the things I'd do to you...your just lucky I can't spend the money. >.>

 

 

 

'And what are you planting for 99 farm?'

 

 

 

If you meant planting as a pun for planning, you made me laugh and made my day at 6am. Lol.

Was on alot today, got a fair bit of RCing done. 96 Farming tomorrow :D

 

Pre-Grats on 96 farm, your moving through farming alot quick then rc. Are you planning on breaking from rc once farm is done? And what are you planting for 99 farm?

when I'm done with farming I'll see how much money I have and how much my next goal will cost me and RC the difference, then do that and repeat :)

 

 

 

So I'm wondering, can you play RS on mac computers? I'm thinking about sometime in the near future (when I save up enough) to get a mac book pro (about 2000$), I really like the mac layout but does it run RS effectively? Also, since mac's can't get viruses does that include spyware also? Do I not ever have to worry about key loggers ever again?

 

 

 

some tech person help me out lol.

So I'm wondering, can you play RS on mac computers? I'm thinking about sometime in the near future (when I save up enough) to get a mac book pro (about 2000$), I really like the mac layout but does it run RS effectively? Also, since mac's can't get viruses does that include spyware also? Do I not ever have to worry about key loggers ever again?

 

 

 

some tech person help me out lol.

 

Yes you can. Just make sure you buy another mouse that is compatible with the Mac, and the O/S, and that it has the right and left click buttons.

 

 

 

Mac's do get viruses, don't be fooled by that statement.

 

 

 

You have to worry about them, you always have to worry.

 

 

 

Linux>Windows>Mac.

 

 

 

Then again I tried to give you the most unbiased answer I could muster up. ^_^

Congrats on 96 farming! \

 

 

 

(I know nothing about computers, sorry :-w)

So I'm wondering, can you play RS on mac computers? I'm thinking about sometime in the near future (when I save up enough) to get a mac book pro (about 2000$), I really like the mac layout but does it run RS effectively? Also, since mac's can't get viruses does that include spyware also? Do I not ever have to worry about key loggers ever again?

 

 

 

some tech person help me out lol.

 

Yes you can. Just make sure you buy another mouse that is compatible with the Mac, and the O/S, and that it has the right and left click buttons.

 

 

 

Mac's do get viruses, don't be fooled by that statement.

 

 

 

You have to worry about them, you always have to worry.

 

 

 

Linux>Windows>Mac.

 

 

 

Then again I tried to give you the most unbiased answer I could muster up. ^_^

then why do they state that they do get them? and to my knowledge there is no purchasable antivirus that runs on Mac's.

 

 

 

also, whats so good about linux? can you buy it with any computer? I dont quite understand what it is..

So I'm wondering, can you play RS on mac computers? I'm thinking about sometime in the near future (when I save up enough) to get a mac book pro (about 2000$), I really like the mac layout but does it run RS effectively? Also, since mac's can't get viruses does that include spyware also? Do I not ever have to worry about key loggers ever again?

 

 

 

some tech person help me out lol.

 

Yes you can. Just make sure you buy another mouse that is compatible with the Mac, and the O/S, and that it has the right and left click buttons.

 

 

 

Mac's do get viruses, don't be fooled by that statement.

 

 

 

You have to worry about them, you always have to worry.

 

 

 

Linux>Windows>Mac.

 

 

 

Then again I tried to give you the most unbiased answer I could muster up. ^_^

then why do they state that they do get them? and to my knowledge there is no purchasable antivirus that runs on Mac's.

 

 

 

also, whats so good about linux? can you buy it with any computer? I dont quite understand what it is..

 

Its called marketing.vista was apparently going to be the most secure and flexible os to date yet its been plugged in every area by hackers.My uncles a mac owner and he raves about it,so much that he cant use the windows os anymore because of its uniform design.Theyre great but not virus free but not as bad as windows

So I'm wondering, can you play RS on mac computers? I'm thinking about sometime in the near future (when I save up enough) to get a mac book pro (about 2000$), I really like the mac layout but does it run RS effectively? Also, since mac's can't get viruses does that include spyware also? Do I not ever have to worry about key loggers ever again?

 

 

 

some tech person help me out lol.

 

Yes you can. Just make sure you buy another mouse that is compatible with the Mac, and the O/S, and that it has the right and left click buttons.

 

 

 

Mac's do get viruses, don't be fooled by that statement.

 

 

 

You have to worry about them, you always have to worry.

 

 

 

Linux>Windows>Mac.

 

 

 

Then again I tried to give you the most unbiased answer I could muster up. ^_^

then why do they state that they do get them? and to my knowledge there is no purchasable antivirus that runs on Mac's.

 

 

 

also, whats so good about linux? can you buy it with any computer? I dont quite understand what it is..

 

Its called marketing.vista was apparently going to be the most secure and flexible os to date yet its been plugged in every area by hackers.My uncles a mac owner and he raves about it,so much that he cant use the windows os anymore because of its uniform design.Theyre great but not virus free but not as bad as windows

I didn't think they were, but they must be safer than Windows? Because if I were to go up to someone in a store and say "why does Mac state that their computer is virus free?" I'm sure they wouldn't tell me "oh, thats just a lie" they would have some kind of explanation...

 

 

 

ALso, I've never heard of antivirus software for apple, how do you protect from viruses?

The reason why Linux and Mac or so called virus free is because most users have windows, so most hackers/virus maker/... will make virusses for Windows...

 

 

 

Mac is good if you dont want to play any onther games on it... Cause you cant install games like CoD or need for speed or something like that on a mac, unless you buy a special copy of the game which are quite rare...

 

 

 

Uhm yeah , that's all I know about it...

 

 

 

Congrats on 96 farming btw

The reason why Linux and Mac or so called virus free is because most users have windows, so most hackers/virus maker/... will make virusses for Windows...

 

 

 

Mac is good if you dont want to play any onther games on it... Cause you cant install games like CoD or need for speed or something like that on a mac, unless you buy a special copy of the game which are quite rare...

 

 

 

Uhm yeah , that's all I know about it...

 

 

 

Congrats on 96 farming btw

well Mac's seem to be more of a media station which is more of what I'm looking for. The only game I'll be playing on it is RS, but I need it to run my music, a movie, and have the ability to browse the web all at once. My current PC can do this but its getting very old and very slow, it takes me about 10-15 minutes to get all my programs up and running now. I'd like to have a portable PC to take on trips with me for music/music/RS.

THe thing about macs and RS is that you can move around the windows so you can see them all at once, i.e. you can browse forums, watch a movie, and play rs all at the same time since you don't have to switch between the little tabs at the bottom.

The reason why Linux and Mac or so called virus free is because most users have windows, so most hackers/virus maker/... will make viruses for Windows...

 

 

 

Mac is good if you don't want to play any other games on it... Cause you cant install games like CoD or need for speed or something like that on a mac, unless you buy a special copy of the game which are quite rare...

 

 

 

Uhm yeah , that's all I know about it...

 

 

 

Congrats on 96 farming btw

well Mac's seem to be more of a media station which is more of what I'm looking for. The only game I'll be playing on it is RS, but I need it to run my music, a movie, and have the ability to browse the web all at once. My current PC can do this but its getting very old and very slow, it takes me about 10-15 minutes to get all my programs up and running now. I'd like to have a portable PC to take on trips with me for music/music/RS.

 

 

 

Windows Media Center is really good for what you want and is a lot more full-featured than Apple's Front Row, and you get it with Vista Home Premium, which you should get with a computer in that price range.

 

 

 

Macs are more secure to a newbie, but if you have any knowledge at all, and stay away from bad sites and keep a good security software suite installed, Windows is just as secure. I've never been hacked, and I go Windows all the way. Good security software, common sense, and a 20-character obscure password (Which I assume you have) should be good enough. They were for me.

 

 

 

Moreover, Macs are completely dumbed down for newbies. Almost everything is so painfully simple that it's insanely frustrating to someone (Like me) who actually is pretty good with computers.

 

 

 

Also, in my experience, Vista's Aero interface is much better than the Mac one. Much smoother and more elegant, and that's on a cheap computer, too. A ~$2,000 laptop should be even better than mine, which is saying a lot.

 

 

 

Also, I made a comparison between a MacBook and my mom's new ~$1,100 Sony laptop a while back. The screen was the same, the MacBook won (barely) in processor, and the Sony won in RAM, hard drive, and graphics. And they were about the same price. You should get a lot more for your money with a Windows laptop.

 

 

 

Important: I tried playing RuneScape on the MacBook my school lets me use. Assuming you use Firefox instead of Safari (Firefox is waaaay better), there are several problems: Namely when switching between tabs with the keyboard (Which you can't do in Safari) with ctrl-tab, the screen glitches until you manually click on the tab. Not good. In addition, holding down a key in RuneScape (Including Backspace) doesn't register, so you have to manually press it each time you want to delete a letter. If you mistype a sentence, you're really dead.. Takes 10-20 seconds to delete it instead of 2. I would NOT advise playing RuneScape on a Mac.

 

 

 

Also, my Mac crashed a lot more than my PC ever has, and it didn't even tell my why - it told me "You need to reboot your computer." When my Windows computer crashes, it gives me a specific error code so I can find out what's wrong. These messages may seem cryptic, but "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" (When my PC's hard drive crashed) is a lot better than a folder with a question mark (When my Mac's hard drive crashed). Also, my windows PC actually had a reason for crashing - a company that didn't write good wireless drivers.. :|

 

 

 

 

 

One computer I would recommend would be the HP dv2500t, which, with the recommended configuration and a bit of customizing, costs ~$1900-$2000. That's with a LOT of upgrades, as well..

 

 

 

 

 

The thing about macs and RS is that you can move around the windows so you can see them all at once, i.e. you can browse forums, watch a movie, and play rs all at the same time since you don't have to switch between the little tabs at the bottom.

 

 

 

Look at his current layout. He already does this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gratz on 96 farming btw.

Hey ya. Ill try to sell you those pots on friday, when im actually aloud to play :roll:

 

And if you could give some 1 piece of advice on getting 99 slayer, what would you say?

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The reason why Linux and Mac or so called virus free is because most users have windows, so most hackers/virus maker/... will make viruses for Windows...

 

 

 

Mac is good if you don't want to play any other games on it... Cause you cant install games like CoD or need for speed or something like that on a mac, unless you buy a special copy of the game which are quite rare...

 

 

 

Uhm yeah , that's all I know about it...

 

 

 

Congrats on 96 farming btw

well Mac's seem to be more of a media station which is more of what I'm looking for. The only game I'll be playing on it is RS, but I need it to run my music, a movie, and have the ability to browse the web all at once. My current PC can do this but its getting very old and very slow, it takes me about 10-15 minutes to get all my programs up and running now. I'd like to have a portable PC to take on trips with me for music/music/RS.

 

 

 

Windows Media Center is really good for what you want and is a lot more full-featured than Apple's Front Row, and you get it with Vista Home Premium, which you should get with a computer in that price range.

 

 

 

Macs are more secure to a newbie, but if you have any knowledge at all, and stay away from bad sites and keep a good security software suite installed, Windows is just as secure. I've never been hacked, and I go Windows all the way. Good security software, common sense, and a 20-character obscure password (Which I assume you have) should be good enough. They were for me.

 

 

 

Moreover, Macs are completely dumbed down for newbies. Almost everything is so painfully simple that it's insanely frustrating to someone (Like me) who actually is pretty good with computers.

 

 

 

Also, in my experience, Vista's Aero interface is much better than the Mac one. Much smoother and more elegant, and that's on a cheap computer, too. A ~$2,000 laptop should be even better than mine, which is saying a lot.

 

 

 

Also, I made a comparison between a MacBook and my mom's new ~$1,100 Sony laptop a while back. The screen was the same, the MacBook won (barely) in processor, and the Sony won in RAM, hard drive, and graphics. And they were about the same price. You should get a lot more for your money with a Windows laptop.

 

 

 

Important: I tried playing RuneScape on the MacBook my school lets me use. Assuming you use Firefox instead of Safari (Firefox is waaaay better), there are several problems: Namely when switching between tabs with the keyboard (Which you can't do in Safari) with ctrl-tab, the screen glitches until you manually click on the tab. Not good. In addition, holding down a key in RuneScape (Including Backspace) doesn't register, so you have to manually press it each time you want to delete a letter. If you mistype a sentence, you're really dead.. Takes 10-20 seconds to delete it instead of 2. I would NOT advise playing RuneScape on a Mac.

 

 

 

Also, my Mac crashed a lot more than my PC ever has, and it didn't even tell my why - it told me "You need to reboot your computer." When my Windows computer crashes, it gives me a specific error code so I can find out what's wrong. These messages may seem cryptic, but "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" (When my PC's hard drive crashed) is a lot better than a folder with a question mark (When my Mac's hard drive crashed). Also, my windows PC actually had a reason for crashing - a company that didn't write good wireless drivers.. :|

 

 

 

 

 

One computer I would recommend would be the HP dv2500t, which, with the recommended configuration and a bit of customizing, costs ~$1900-$2000. That's with a LOT of upgrades, as well..

 

 

 

 

 

The thing about macs and RS is that you can move around the windows so you can see them all at once, i.e. you can browse forums, watch a movie, and play rs all at the same time since you don't have to switch between the little tabs at the bottom.

 

 

 

Look at his current layout. He already does this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gratz on 96 farming btw.

[/hide]Thanks ALOT for this, the main concern I have with a laptop is the screen size. You've seen my layout on the homepage but I'm wondering if that same layout would work on a laptop that has a 2 inch or more less on the screen size. Would changing ther resolution make it smaller so I can fit it all? If I can get something cheaper than 2000$ it would be nice, I've been looking at PC's that were 1200-1500 because thats much more affordable for me currently. 2000$ was more of a high end price I was looking at but would take me a while to save up for.

 

 

 

also, I don't use a browser to play rs in, I use the official RS client because its small and doesn't have all the clutter, its much easier to fit onto the screen I use. I use firefox for videos and surfing however.

[hide]

The reason why Linux and Mac or so called virus free is because most users have windows, so most hackers/virus maker/... will make viruses for Windows...

 

 

 

Mac is good if you don't want to play any other games on it... Cause you cant install games like CoD or need for speed or something like that on a mac, unless you buy a special copy of the game which are quite rare...

 

 

 

Uhm yeah , that's all I know about it...

 

 

 

Congrats on 96 farming btw

well Mac's seem to be more of a media station which is more of what I'm looking for. The only game I'll be playing on it is RS, but I need it to run my music, a movie, and have the ability to browse the web all at once. My current PC can do this but its getting very old and very slow, it takes me about 10-15 minutes to get all my programs up and running now. I'd like to have a portable PC to take on trips with me for music/music/RS.

 

 

 

Windows Media Center is really good for what you want and is a lot more full-featured than Apple's Front Row, and you get it with Vista Home Premium, which you should get with a computer in that price range.

 

 

 

Macs are more secure to a newbie, but if you have any knowledge at all, and stay away from bad sites and keep a good security software suite installed, Windows is just as secure. I've never been hacked, and I go Windows all the way. Good security software, common sense, and a 20-character obscure password (Which I assume you have) should be good enough. They were for me.

 

 

 

Moreover, Macs are completely dumbed down for newbies. Almost everything is so painfully simple that it's insanely frustrating to someone (Like me) who actually is pretty good with computers.

 

 

 

Also, in my experience, Vista's Aero interface is much better than the Mac one. Much smoother and more elegant, and that's on a cheap computer, too. A ~$2,000 laptop should be even better than mine, which is saying a lot.

 

 

 

Also, I made a comparison between a MacBook and my mom's new ~$1,100 Sony laptop a while back. The screen was the same, the MacBook won (barely) in processor, and the Sony won in RAM, hard drive, and graphics. And they were about the same price. You should get a lot more for your money with a Windows laptop.

 

 

 

Important: I tried playing RuneScape on the MacBook my school lets me use. Assuming you use Firefox instead of Safari (Firefox is waaaay better), there are several problems: Namely when switching between tabs with the keyboard (Which you can't do in Safari) with ctrl-tab, the screen glitches until you manually click on the tab. Not good. In addition, holding down a key in RuneScape (Including Backspace) doesn't register, so you have to manually press it each time you want to delete a letter. If you mistype a sentence, you're really dead.. Takes 10-20 seconds to delete it instead of 2. I would NOT advise playing RuneScape on a Mac.

 

 

 

Also, my Mac crashed a lot more than my PC ever has, and it didn't even tell my why - it told me "You need to reboot your computer." When my Windows computer crashes, it gives me a specific error code so I can find out what's wrong. These messages may seem cryptic, but "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" (When my PC's hard drive crashed) is a lot better than a folder with a question mark (When my Mac's hard drive crashed). Also, my windows PC actually had a reason for crashing - a company that didn't write good wireless drivers.. :|

 

 

 

 

 

One computer I would recommend would be the HP dv2500t, which, with the recommended configuration and a bit of customizing, costs ~$1900-$2000. That's with a LOT of upgrades, as well..

 

 

 

 

 

The thing about macs and RS is that you can move around the windows so you can see them all at once, i.e. you can browse forums, watch a movie, and play rs all at the same time since you don't have to switch between the little tabs at the bottom.

 

 

 

Look at his current layout. He already does this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gratz on 96 farming btw.

[/hide]Thanks ALOT for this, the main concern I have with a laptop is the screen size. You've seen my layout on the homepage but I'm wondering if that same layout would work on a laptop that has a 2 inch or more less on the screen size. Would changing ther resolution make it smaller so I can fit it all? If I can get something cheaper than 2000$ it would be nice, I've been looking at PC's that were 1200-1500 because thats much more affordable for me currently. 2000$ was more of a high end price I was looking at but would take me a while to save up for.

 

 

 

also, I don't use a browser to play rs in, I use the official RS client because its small and doesn't have all the clutter, its much easier to fit onto the screen I use. I use firefox for videos and surfing however.

 

 

 

You can't use the official RS client on a Mac, because it uses the Internet Explorer framework. If screen size is what you're worried about, though, a laptop will have a smaller physical screen size, but will still have a better resolution than your current desktop. No worries there.

 

 

 

For price, I would look in the Sunday advertisements in your newspaper for bargains, that's where you get the best prices. You can get a pretty good computer there for an unbeatable price, although selection is limited. I personally prefer HP/Compaq computers, but other brands like Sony and Gateway are good as well. I would look for a processor a few steps down from the manufacturer's highest end one, such as an Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 or an AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58.

 

 

 

Also, if you buy from a local store, you can try the computer before you buy it. It should be much, much better than your current one, probably taking about 7-10 seconds at most to load Firefox, the RS client, and a video player.

Wakka, you and I have the same programs/needs, and what bac said is very true.

 

 

 

I have Vista home premium, and it is way better than any O/S out there. The bad reputation it got when it was released were only because Mac probably hired people to find little bugs, and little bugs as in small graphical errors. This was fixed by the summer mind you. And it is very reliable. The only program so far to glitch on me is windows movie maker, which has a faulty source code anyways, and it only fr0ze on me, so nothing to worry.

 

 

 

The laptop he suggested is a great one for what you need. Mac's get viruses, already there is over 20k viruses for the mac O/S, small compared ot the millions of viruses(some of theses viruses only kill certain programs, not the entire O/S, or are mostly keyloggers).

 

 

 

Buying a different O/S doesn't mean you have to be less careful. It's like buying a door for your house, the door may seem stronger, yet if you don't lock it at night, it won't protect you.

 

 

 

Stick with Microsoft products, as said before Mac's suck huge time with games, its horrible compatibility. But since runescape is java based, there shouldn't be any problems, but still windows should prove better.

 

 

 

Safari is a crap web browser in my opinion, and if that's the default web browser you get with Mac's, then it's my new #1 reason not to buy a Mac.

 

 

 

Plus a PC/Windows cost at least 600 dollars U.S. less than a Mac equal to that computer.

 

 

 

And as Bac said Mac's will crash and won't give you a reason. It makes you go to a Tech Shop, and pay money, even if the problem was a corrupted file, which you could restore with some simple free help from here at Tip.It. also as Bac said, doing certain things on Mac's only take one click as it would take 3 clicks on a windows O/S. This may seem helpful, but it is extremely annoying as I tested this out at a convention at my school. The IQ they are aiming for is more like 10.

 

 

 

I don't remember a lot about the Mac from two months ago, but Bac sure is reminding me.

 

 

 

Windows>Macs

 

PC's>Macs

Wakka, you and I have the same programs/needs, and what bac said is very true.

 

 

 

I have Vista home premium, and it is way better than any O/S out there. The bad reputation it got when it was released were only because Mac probably hired people to find little bugs, and little bugs as in small graphical errors. This was fixed by the summer mind you. And it is very reliable. The only program so far to glitch on me is windows movie maker, which has a faulty source code anyways, and it only fr0ze on me, so nothing to worry.

 

 

 

The laptop he suggested is a great one for what you need. Mac's get viruses, already there is over 20k viruses for the mac O/S, small compared ot the millions of viruses(some of theses viruses only kill certain programs, not the entire O/S, or are mostly keyloggers).

 

 

 

Buying a different O/S doesn't mean you have to be less careful. It's like buying a door for your house, the door may seem stronger, yet if you don't lock it at night, it won't protect you.

 

 

 

Stick with Microsoft products, as said before Mac's suck huge time with games, its horrible compatibility. But since runescape is java based, there shouldn't be any problems, but still windows should prove better.

 

 

 

Safari is a crap web browser in my opinion, and if that's the default web browser you get with Mac's, then it's my new #1 reason not to buy a Mac.

 

 

 

Plus a PC/Windows cost at least 600 dollars U.S. less than a Mac equal to that computer.

 

 

 

And as Bac said Mac's will crash and won't give you a reason. It makes you go to a Tech Shop, and pay money, even if the problem was a corrupted file, which you could restore with some simple free help from here at Tip.It. also as Bac said, doing certain things on Mac's only take one click as it would take 3 clicks on a windows O/S. This may seem helpful, but it is extremely annoying as I tested this out at a convention at my school. The IQ they are aiming for is more like 10.

 

 

 

I don't remember a lot about the Mac from two months ago, but Bac sure is reminding me.

 

 

 

Windows>Macs

 

PC's>Macs

 

 

 

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... =M975-3260

 

 

 

My friend has a computer that is identical to this accept its a different brand of processor and this one has a screen that is slightly bigger. It seems to have just about everything i need on it. I'll just need to go buy a good mouse and possibly get a 500gb+ external harddrive for christmas (I DL alot of stuff lol).

 

 

 

Anyone think this a good choice? I'm thinking of ordering it this evening because I can fully afford this one.

Nice going on farming...only 3 left.

 

 

 

Friend of me has that laptop to, he realy enjoys it and its seems fine to me to.

 

 

 

Colossus110

Nice going on farming...only 3 left.

 

 

 

Friend of me has that laptop to, he realy enjoys it and its seems fine to me to.

 

 

 

Colossus110

yea, my friend let me mess around with his and I really liked it. Couldn't believe it was only 700$. With an ergonomic mouse and a large external hard drive I'm set :D

 

 

 

honestly, anything is better than the desktop I currently have, this one that I've played RS on forever is about 6-7 years old and it takes about 15 minutes to boot up and get all my programs running on it.

It's a good choice for what you want I assume. But it's refurbished.

 

 

 

I warranty is only 3 months, I'd try to fiddle around and see if you can buy a better warranty, as it is refurbished, and it's not the factory parts.

 

 

 

Meaning it may work for 3 months, then start to malfunction. And since it's refurbished it'll cost you more to repair hardware problems.

 

 

 

Anyways, I'd try and find one that isn't refurbished, but it'd cost you more money.

 

 

 

That's why it's so cheap, it's a used computer.

 

 

 

The external hard drive may work, however I'd wait till someone posts, or you PM nadril, errdoth, or someone in Tech And Computers and ask about the compatibility this laptop has with external hard drives.

 

 

 

OR go post in Tech And Computers, and hear the opinions of those who are higher qualified to answer hardware questions. ;)

 

 

 

It's better to post for free, than spending 2k dollars in a year on repairs alone.

Wakka, you and I have the same programs/needs, and what bac said is very true.

 

 

 

I have Vista home premium, and it is way better than any O/S out there. The bad reputation it got when it was released were only because Mac probably hired people to find little bugs, and little bugs as in small graphical errors. This was fixed by the summer mind you. And it is very reliable. The only program so far to glitch on me is windows movie maker, which has a faulty source code anyways, and it only fr0ze on me, so nothing to worry.

 

 

 

The laptop he suggested is a great one for what you need. Mac's get viruses, already there is over 20k viruses for the mac O/S, small compared ot the millions of viruses(some of theses viruses only kill certain programs, not the entire O/S, or are mostly keyloggers).

 

 

 

Buying a different O/S doesn't mean you have to be less careful. It's like buying a door for your house, the door may seem stronger, yet if you don't lock it at night, it won't protect you.

 

 

 

Stick with Microsoft products, as said before Mac's suck huge time with games, its horrible compatibility. But since runescape is java based, there shouldn't be any problems, but still windows should prove better.

 

 

 

Safari is a crap web browser in my opinion, and if that's the default web browser you get with Mac's, then it's my new #1 reason not to buy a Mac.

 

 

 

Plus a PC/Windows cost at least 600 dollars U.S. less than a Mac equal to that computer.

 

 

 

And as Bac said Mac's will crash and won't give you a reason. It makes you go to a Tech Shop, and pay money, even if the problem was a corrupted file, which you could restore with some simple free help from here at Tip.It. also as Bac said, doing certain things on Mac's only take one click as it would take 3 clicks on a windows O/S. This may seem helpful, but it is extremely annoying as I tested this out at a convention at my school. The IQ they are aiming for is more like 10.

 

 

 

I don't remember a lot about the Mac from two months ago, but Bac sure is reminding me.

 

 

 

Windows>Macs

 

PC's>Macs

 

 

 

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... =M975-3260

 

 

 

My friend has a computer that is identical to this accept its a different brand of processor and this one has a screen that is slightly bigger. It seems to have just about everything i need on it. I'll just need to go buy a good mouse and possibly get a 500gb+ external harddrive for christmas (I DL alot of stuff lol).

 

 

 

Anyone think this a good choice? I'm thinking of ordering it this evening because I can fully afford this one.

 

 

 

This looks like a good computer, but the processor isn't the best: I would recommend a 5000-series processor at the minimum, unless you don't need that much processing power. Otherwise it looks good. MAKE SURE that you are ok with the processor, because it is almost impossible to upgrade.

 

 

 

Otherwise, it looks good, especially in the screen. I don't think it has FireWire though, which is something definitely worth considering before you buy it...:|

 

 

 

Most of my other concerns have already been said though. I'll look up some other possible computers when I get home.

Wakka, you and I have the same programs/needs, and what bac said is very true.

 

 

 

I have Vista home premium, and it is way better than any O/S out there. The bad reputation it got when it was released were only because Mac probably hired people to find little bugs, and little bugs as in small graphical errors. This was fixed by the summer mind you. And it is very reliable. The only program so far to glitch on me is windows movie maker, which has a faulty source code anyways, and it only fr0ze on me, so nothing to worry.

 

 

 

The laptop he suggested is a great one for what you need. Mac's get viruses, already there is over 20k viruses for the mac O/S, small compared ot the millions of viruses(some of theses viruses only kill certain programs, not the entire O/S, or are mostly keyloggers).

 

 

 

Buying a different O/S doesn't mean you have to be less careful. It's like buying a door for your house, the door may seem stronger, yet if you don't lock it at night, it won't protect you.

 

 

 

Stick with Microsoft products, as said before Mac's suck huge time with games, its horrible compatibility. But since runescape is java based, there shouldn't be any problems, but still windows should prove better.

 

 

 

Safari is a crap web browser in my opinion, and if that's the default web browser you get with Mac's, then it's my new #1 reason not to buy a Mac.

 

 

 

Plus a PC/Windows cost at least 600 dollars U.S. less than a Mac equal to that computer.

 

 

 

And as Bac said Mac's will crash and won't give you a reason. It makes you go to a Tech Shop, and pay money, even if the problem was a corrupted file, which you could restore with some simple free help from here at Tip.It. also as Bac said, doing certain things on Mac's only take one click as it would take 3 clicks on a windows O/S. This may seem helpful, but it is extremely annoying as I tested this out at a convention at my school. The IQ they are aiming for is more like 10.

 

 

 

I don't remember a lot about the Mac from two months ago, but Bac sure is reminding me.

 

 

 

Windows>Macs

 

PC's>Macs

 

 

 

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... =M975-3260

 

 

 

My friend has a computer that is identical to this accept its a different brand of processor and this one has a screen that is slightly bigger. It seems to have just about everything i need on it. I'll just need to go buy a good mouse and possibly get a 500gb+ external harddrive for christmas (I DL alot of stuff lol).

 

 

 

Anyone think this a good choice? I'm thinking of ordering it this evening because I can fully afford this one.

 

 

 

This looks like a good computer, but the processor isn't the best: I would recommend a 5000-series processor at the minimum, unless you don't need that much processing power. Otherwise it looks good. MAKE SURE that you are ok with the processor, because it is almost impossible to upgrade.

 

 

 

Otherwise, it looks good, especially in the screen. I don't think it has FireWire though, which is something definitely worth considering before you buy it...:|

 

 

 

Most of my other concerns have already been said though. I'll look up some other possible computers when I get home.

 

 

 

what about this one?:

 

 

 

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... CatId=2511

 

 

 

It has all the same specs (for the most part), its not a refurbished computer, and its only about 100$ more. Also, I have no idea what a 5000-series processor is :XD: