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Originally Posted by underscore
what I've gotten from your reasoning to buy a Mac, is that they have fewer problems. That is a lie. Mac's are more vulnerable to viruses, and if you end up wanting to use some speciality software for school, you're usually hooped.
Like someone said, if you honestly want OSX for whatever reason, get a laptop and get OSX dualbooted with XP or Vista. IMO anyone buying a Macbook is just being a drone trying to "look cool," or they've gotten tricked by Apples B/S marketing.
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How are Macs more vulnerable to viruses? There are under half-a-dozen identified viruses for OS X that are known, compared to a few gajillion for Windows. If the user is smart and runs an antiviral software in the background, he or she ought to be fairly protected.
For the specialty software part, the reverse is true - what if you're taking a Visual Arts Course and you have to use Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro etc? No actual Windows counterpart there, though you can find a substitute - it goes both ways.