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To: dhs12345

College kids like Macs. Probably because mom and dad are paying for it


The money quote.

I’ve always disliked laptops. but if my home desktop dies, I can get a faster laptop at Costco for just a few hundred dollars and use my Microsoft natural keyboard and my large, curved monitor. The only real problem is I can’t really replace parts much. I’ve been through three video cards (stupid fan freezes up and it’s easier to just replace the whole thing).


51 posted on 07/11/2018 11:51:32 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: cuban leaf

Yup. And if you are so inclined, you can repair your PC anytime. Not so with Macs. Heck you might even have to take it to the Apple store to add a memory stick.

Apple computers are a closed architecture. PCs are and have always been open. That is how to get the cost lower — more choices and optionsthrough competition. The free market system for computers.


53 posted on 07/11/2018 12:00:38 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: cuban leaf

#44 Chrome doesn’t work because it has some proprietary flash-type player

Menu (in upper right corner) Settings> scroll down to Advanced> Content settings. Make sure Flash is enabled ‘Ask first’ and then add the website address to whitelist the site so loads Flash each time automatically.

#51 (stupid fan freezes up and it’s easier to just replace the whole thing).

Cat hair. Give up the cat!


71 posted on 07/11/2018 7:01:47 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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