Before you spend money needlessly, why not tear down the PC and rebuild it with current drivers and a fresh install of XP (and all the security updates) after you erase everything and reformat. might take a day, but it's better than spending 1500 plus. Do you make $1500 a day, weekends that busy?
Matsu. Pas1x has his/her own set of goals and desires. We know you mean well but you tend to view the world through your own "tinted" glasses and everyone on these boards knows that. Cut the guy some slack. He's not a "noob" and if he feels that a Mac may be an option then to do the right thing is to give him the pros and cons and let him decide. Frankly I doubt he cares what you collegue purchased. If advice is not balanced then it can be misleading. Also it's fairly rude to ask a person how much they make. It may be more or less than you make but show the person some respect.
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sounds like you may have a drive or hardware issue
i recommend using memtest to test your ram
also check your temp if its getting too hot it will
be unstable
Yes we all know someone with the "flawless" computer system and suggestions about how to fix the issue are bountiful but I know that sometimes you can just build a PC and for whatever reason it simply has a mind of it's own. My recommendations are for pas1x to look into the possibility of trying a Mac. Keep the PC..there's no law saying you can't run two OS.
Building a PC is fun but there comes a time when you just want your computer to work and have your support come under the umbrella of one vendor.
Yes we all know someone with the "flawless" computer system and suggestions about how to fix the issue are bountiful but I know that sometimes you can just build a PC and for whatever reason it simply has a mind of it's own. My recommendations are for pas1x to look into the possibility of trying a Mac. Keep the PC..there's no law saying you can't run two OS.
Building a PC is fun but there comes a time when you just want your computer to work and have your support come under the umbrella of one vendor.
he is free to buy whatever he chooses.
my win2k suggestion was intended to fix his pc.
theres no reason it should be so unstable
i highly recommend running gentoo on it
get the mac g5 after a short wait ..see my other post
in current hardware about the specs
& finally pick up a cheapie sun u5/u10 ...very very nice
& finally pick up a cheapie sun u5/u10 ...very very nice
rock solid machines
Not bad. When my Unix chops get better I'll look at doing the same.
Yes I know what you mean about the suggestion. I hope I wasn't rude. That wasn't my intentions
Pas1x sounds knowledeable if he's running Windows and Linux he's most likely beyond the newbie phase.
I'm curious about Small Biz. I used to do Corporate Sales and I saw many a Small Business and I tell you it's as if no two are truly alike. This is a very dynamic market but equally hard to sell to. Apple would be good to eventually offer a dedicated site to smallbiz. There links and information to software and services would be handy and how Mac products can make life easier. Most SB simply do not know the options available.
I switched in February 2002 and haven't looked back. I had all the same concerns you have and none have been a problem. My 867mhz Powermac could be faster, but it's amazing how much faster things have gotten just with OS X updates. 10.1 to 10.2 was amazing, and 10.3 is even a bigger jump. You won't regret buying a Mac. It really is as great as people claim it is. Honest.
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for the browser use opera
i havent had a single crash in 3 years
im running oracle/apache & a whole slew of heavy duty
compilers & its a homemade box
amd 1.2ghz 512mb gforce3ti200
sounds like you may have a drive or hardware issue
i recommend using memtest to test your ram
also check your temp if its getting too hot it will
be unstable
Before you spend money needlessly, why not tear down the PC and rebuild it with current drivers and a fresh install of XP (and all the security updates) after you erase everything and reformat. might take a day, but it's better than spending 1500 plus. Do you make $1500 a day, weekends that busy?
Matsu. Pas1x has his/her own set of goals and desires. We know you mean well but you tend to view the world through your own "tinted" glasses and everyone on these boards knows that. Cut the guy some slack. He's not a "noob" and if he feels that a Mac may be an option then to do the right thing is to give him the pros and cons and let him decide. Frankly I doubt he cares what you collegue purchased. If advice is not balanced then it can be misleading. Also it's fairly rude to ask a person how much they make. It may be more or less than you make but show the person some respect.
sounds like you may have a drive or hardware issue
i recommend using memtest to test your ram
also check your temp if its getting too hot it will
be unstable
Yes we all know someone with the "flawless" computer system and suggestions about how to fix the issue are bountiful but I know that sometimes you can just build a PC and for whatever reason it simply has a mind of it's own. My recommendations are for pas1x to look into the possibility of trying a Mac. Keep the PC..there's no law saying you can't run two OS.
Building a PC is fun but there comes a time when you just want your computer to work and have your support come under the umbrella of one vendor.
Originally posted by hmurchison
Yes we all know someone with the "flawless" computer system and suggestions about how to fix the issue are bountiful but I know that sometimes you can just build a PC and for whatever reason it simply has a mind of it's own. My recommendations are for pas1x to look into the possibility of trying a Mac. Keep the PC..there's no law saying you can't run two OS.
Building a PC is fun but there comes a time when you just want your computer to work and have your support come under the umbrella of one vendor.
he is free to buy whatever he chooses.
my win2k suggestion was intended to fix his pc.
theres no reason it should be so unstable
i highly recommend running gentoo on it
get the mac g5 after a short wait ..see my other post
in current hardware about the specs
& finally pick up a cheapie sun u5/u10 ...very very nice
rock solid machines
best of all worlds....
Actually a big reason I first switched was so that I could read my e-mail in peace.
& finally pick up a cheapie sun u5/u10 ...very very nice
rock solid machines
Not bad. When my Unix chops get better I'll look at doing the same.
Yes I know what you mean about the suggestion. I hope I wasn't rude. That wasn't my intentions
Pas1x sounds knowledeable if he's running Windows and Linux he's most likely beyond the newbie phase.
I'm curious about Small Biz. I used to do Corporate Sales and I saw many a Small Business and I tell you it's as if no two are truly alike. This is a very dynamic market but equally hard to sell to. Apple would be good to eventually offer a dedicated site to smallbiz. There links and information to software and services would be handy and how Mac products can make life easier. Most SB simply do not know the options available.
Originally posted by Longhorn
Actually a big reason I first switched was so that I could read my e-mail in peace.
That is so funny and sad all in one.
pas1x, a G4 1.2gh will be just fine. Go for it and welcome.
Cheers,
John