The Mac Worship Thread

I have never had virus protection on any of my macs, and have had no problems. There are viruses out there, but it's really no issue. You'd have to be pretty unlucky to get one IMO

It is true, there are so few viruses for Macs, that most Mac users (myself included) would never think it necessary to run antivirus software. Windows still has about 90% market share, so the fact is; all those greasy little Taiwanese code monkeys would not see a return on their investment, or the time it would take them to write the virus..

I wasn't sure whether to put this in the worship or hate Macs thread, but as it's a sort of complimenting Macs article, in a backhanded sort of way, I'll post it here.
I'll never buy a Mac- The Guardian.

I've been using Macs exclusively for the last ten years, and I didn't even realize that anti-virus software existed for it. I've never known anyone who's gotten a virus on a Mac.

That's exactly the reason that at some point in the future, Mac users are really going to suffer at the hands of a virus. The operating system itself is no more inherently secure than Vista, maybe less so because it almost completely disregards the threat of viruses or malware whereas Vista constantly bugs you if you don't have protection.

It is however true without a question that when running a Mac you have a much, much lower chance of getting a virus compared to a Windows machine, and virus protection is probably not necessary.

The new Mac's are out!

Which one should I get? Hmmmmmm....

Get this one:

That new iMac is lurvely! I have the current..well now old model and it's the sexiest computer available, I touch it inappropriately all the time. If I were in need of a new computer or an upgrade, that quad-core i7 Nehalem bad boy would be on order now.

Did they discontinue the 24 inch? Big gap between 21.5 and 27, but hey Mr Jobs must know his chit.

Went to Saturn and the Apple Store today to see how much the price had dropped on the "old" Macs, figuring they would want to clear out their inventories. Forget it. The new Macs are not only better and faster but, also cheaper.

PS Yeah, the 24"er is no more.

And very very pretty they are. But still no sign of a BluRay optical drive.

And you won't see them until Jobs and C/o stop considering Blu-ray "A bag of hurt".. You could always buy your own Blu-ray drive and install it.

Still trying to figure out what iMac to buy....I think the 21.5" is enough...don't really need more than that. So my latest question is...

the 21.5" with the NVIDA 9400M w/ 4GB RAM = 1099+180 (for 8GB RAM) = 1279,00

or

the 21.5" with the Radeon 4670 HD (w/256 MB) w/4 GB RAM = 1349,00

I did some research on the graphic cards and, as far as performance goes, they are pretty similar...(except for some graphic intensive games which I don't care about). Am I missing something?

So the question is should I get the low end iMac, upgrade the RAM to 8GB and save 70 euros (or is 4GB enough?)...or just get the high end model with the better graphic card and sacrifice the extra 4GB RAM? Does it make that much of a difference? Although I don't plan on any intensive gaming...the video/photo editing software might come in handy. Who knows what programs will require in the next couple of years? Will I really see that much difference by doubling the RAM?

RAM or Graphics Card?

The answer is obvious, BB: you need whatever is most expensive.

It's your duty to your country to help the economy.

[I have MacBook Pro]