Nope. PC problems are more serious than administrator settings. PCs are cheaper. They generally use parts that fail more easily. I have seen many more screen failures, power packs, and battery failures on PCs than on Macs.
The notebooks I am referring to are not lab computers-- though I am familiar with that setting as well. The personal notebook computers of students do not work. Answers to my post show that if PCs are shared they become even more vulnerable. Macs have administrator settings which I do use. But even when Macs lack administration authorizations, they tend to fail and be corrupted less (in my 10 years of experience at this university).
IT support is in a racket with Windows/Microsoft-- let's admit it.
I am not even talking about software here. Microsoft Word is probably the only slightly interesting software that is generally useful. iTunes and various multimedia softwares from Apple blow the PC away or force it into anemic emulations.
Nope. PC problems are more serious than administrator settings. PCs are cheaper. They generally use parts that fail more easily. I have seen many more screen failures, power packs, and battery failures on PCs than on Macs.
Reality check: There are plenty of examples of Macs turning into hotplates, frying their batteries, etc. I love the anecdote about Macs potentially exploding. Oh, yeah. There's real quality control there. Nice. /SARCASM
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Macs have always had a problem with power management and heat. Some things never change.
The notebooks I am referring to are not lab computers-- though I am familiar with that setting as well. The personal notebook computers of students do not work. Answers to my post show that if PCs are shared they become even more vulnerable.
Duh. They're being run in Administrator mode. Of course they're vulnerable to these dumbass kids installing crapware on them. They shouldn't be run in anything other than a Restricted account.
Macs have administrator settings which I do use. But even when Macs lack administration authorizations, they tend to fail and be corrupted less (in my 10 years of experience at this university).
Statistically, there are far fewer of them. Hence, your anecdotal "evidence" is based on skewed averages.
IT support is in a racket with Windows/Microsoft-- let's admit it.
Many IT shops are simply incompetent. Yours is no exception.