One of the annoying questions that he gets asked repeatedly by “nubes’   or neophytes at  “cocktail parties”  is  “Which should I / my kid / my family purchase as a computer – Mac or PC ?  As Mr. D. Pogue relates ”

A: Mac or PC?

“Q: I’m going to get torrents of hate mail no matter what I say, so here you go: Mac, if you have a choice. Why deal with viruses and spyware if you don’t have to? Also, they look nicer, and the hardware and software are designed together.

Of course, there are good reasons for going Windows instead, like running a particular piece of Windows-only software or getting a netbook. And Windows 7, due end of the year, looks really sweet so far.”

interesting answers to a standard question.  Yet the answer includes points of viruses and spyware.  Yet the answer itself is limited only to Apple Macintosh computer operating system as the only available option in the world.  What about Linux ?  Are we missing something ?  Earth to Mr. Pogue .

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Overall it can be said that the answers to these questions may affect the other computers or even future purchases of other computer hardware / software and operating systems down the line.

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In the same way before you go to the trouble of installing Linux – partitions, formatting swap files et al consider what after all is your computer going to do and what functions it will serve.  Pick the best distro for your needs and budget.  On top of that you there may be different configurations or even different versions of the same Linux product .

You need to think and ponder what your new Linux based computer system ( or upgraded former windows system ) will be used for.  Is it to be a mission-critical server, a program development workstation or maybe just a new machine for the IT dept.    Your answers will affect both your choices of hardware as well as your specific install.

Think carefully before you jump.  Consider the costs ( not neccessarily monetary but also time and energies) and benefits of more expensive hardware versus lower lijely downtimes.

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A high percentage of netbooks currently ship with Linux.  Often Windows XP is offered as an addition sister product as an OS.  For these laptops or mini laptops aka netbooks since the products were originally designed for Linux they are excellent Linux platforms and for those who wish to learn Linux they are excellent practice  and learning devices.  Interstingly given the opportunity most non Linux computer users might never notice the difference overall versus Windows.  They can go online , they can play solitaire , they can write letters and do spreadsheets with open office , online with firefox , there are both wireless Wi Fi equipped as well as an ethernet lan , they have a messenger service aka Microsoft or Yahoo Messenger  and even a webcam.  They are well equipped both with USB ports , and 2 sd card slots for extra storeage capabilities.

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