[Hidden-tech] So maybe I'll buy a PC and not a Mac—advice, please

[Shel Horowitz]

Thank you all so much. Very helpful responses.

Sam's was so helpful I bought the machine he recommended! Don, it
definitely feels odd going to "the dark side," but I have become
increasingly irritated with Apple after being forced to wipe all the data
on my iPad because I typed in the security code wrong one too many times,
and being very unimpressed with their support on out-of-warranty issues.
Plus there are the issues about Apple's sourcing, etc. I also feels great
to come in way under budget and get pretty much everything on my feature
list.


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On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 5:37 PM, Sam McClellan <sam at itabix.com> wrote:

> Hi Shel,
>
> I'll take a first shot -
>
> Good, reliable, fast machines to buy, preferably from
>> socially/environmentally responsible companies and under $1000
>>
> Lenovo Thinkpad laptops score up with Mac here:
> http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/buyersguides/computing/laptop
> sandnetbooks.aspx
> Lenovo's my favorite PC maker to recommend right now, with ASUS second
> (just below Lenovo). To get fast, get fast hardware. Here's a nice one
> that's on sale with NewEgg (one of the best PC sellers IMHO) for 9 more
> hours.
> https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1683486
> 0846&cm_sp=Homepage_FDD-_-P1_34-860-846-_-02262018
> Very good specs for the price. Not a lot of laptops have a DVD these days
> so this is a plus.
>
>> Anything I should be wary of in switching operating systems
>>
> In Mac, there's one or two ways of doing something. On PC, there's 15 ways
> of doing something - it can get confusing. Also Windows I would say is
> slightly less stable than Mac. Plus since Win 10 Microsoft likes to
> arbitrarily install updates when you're not looking which means losing your
> work if it's not saved/backed up/on the cloud. SO annoying! There are ways
> of preventing that but I haven't kept up with them.
>
>> A cheat-sheet on keyboard commands for things like taking screenshots and
>> making PDFs (both VERY easy to do on Mac)
>>
> https://www.cio.com/article/3125513/windows/killer-keyboard-
> shortcuts-to-help-you-master-windows.html
>
>> What does that right button actually do?
>>
> Brings up a menu of commands that are different in different places -
> similar to clicking the mouse with CTRL.
>
>> With PCs known for far greater virus issues than Mac, what precautions
>> will I need to take?
>>
> I strongly recommend ditching Macafee or Norton and install Avast, it's
> free for the basic version but has a paid version that does a bunch more.
> I've had to salvage a bunch of PC's with either McAfee or Norton installed
> but never had a problem with Avast and it's at least as good.
>
>> Is there easy built-in software or freeware for making videos? Making
>> text or menu macros?
>>
> https://www.pcmag.com/feature/356750/how-to-edit-remix-video
> -in-windows-10-fall-creators-update
> I'll let someone else say something about macro creation as I don't use
> that.
>
> Sam
>
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