Q: I have a G4 and I want to restore it to be more modern and updated I haven’t used it in more than a year because I purchased a desktop and so now my daughter’s laptop is not working and I want to give this to her. But I want to give it a newer feeling since the last time I updated was when the OS was Tiger I think. Is there a way to do this or a Mac shop area that anyone knows of?
A. Your best bet would be to take it to the Apple Store nearest to your location.
Mac’s (and Apple, for that matter) are proprietary. Meaning there’s not really much a personal user can do with it. It’s locked down tight, unlike PCs.
Also: with the laptop being the age it is (Around 8-9 years or so,) the people at the Apple store may just tell you to get a new computer. Anything that old is outdated by a good margin, and most support for it has been discontinued.
I would recommend purchasing a Windows (or failing that, a Linux) based machine from a PC manufacturer like Dell, HP, or Asus.
How do i convince my parents i need a mac rather than a PC?
Q: I’m getting a laptop 4 my birthday and i want the mac book pro 13 inch but my parents ay i’m not getting a mac unless i have a really good argument please help me.
A. 1. Durability – will last 2-3 times longer than any PC.
2. No Viruses (after 10 years) verses millions on a PC.
3. Education discount for students (+ free ipod touch).
4. OS unlimited – does OS X, Windows, Unix, Linux.. you name it. They all run at full speed.
5. Cheap to maintain. Your parents won’t have to keep forking out money after first purchase. It won’t break down as easily as a PC or need constant hardware upgrades".
6. Most college students have one. The vast majority of college and university students/faculty use Macs (80-90%).
7. You won’t waste endless time "tinkering around" with the insides of the computer instead of doing your homework.
8. They won’t weigh you down. They’re the thinnest, lightest laptops on the market. You won’t get back problems from lugging one around.
9. It is designed for the individuals needs not some mindless corporation. Windows is designed for large mega corporations not the consumer. Why use something that doesn’t care about your needs?
10. Macs are better for the environment.
11. They have better power management, and will save on the electricity bills.
12. Installing and uninstalling programs is a breeze (and you can move them anywhere you like.
13. never defrag your hard-drive ever again.
14. Macs have a future. Windows development has virtually stalled. Only one major release in over 10 years and that was widely panned. It’s successor is heading the same way (they had to give it away for anyone to use it).
15. Macs are true 64bit and don’t waste resources. Most Windows machines are 32bit and limited to using 3Gig of Ram out 4.
16. Mac’s don’t bog the system down by supporting legacy programs from 20 years ago that no-one uses anymore. It’s the most advanced operating system on the market today.
17. Networking is dead simple, even a 5 year old could do it.
18. It’s a one stop shop. If you have an issue, you see Apple. You don’t need to see a hundred other companies who all blame each other.
19. Expose, Spaces and Spotlight search.
20. Whenever you get an OS upgrade, your system works faster, more efficiently and does more neat things without adding any hardware.
21. You can run a mac for months and longer without ever rebooting it. Most Mac users never reboot their computer except for operating system updates.
22. Sleep mode works.
23. multi-touch on macbook trackpads.
24. always see the keys. Mac laptops auto sense the ambient light and adjust the backlit keys to match.
25. Macbooks have motion sensors which lockdown the hard-drive mid flight should you ever drop one.
26. Macbooks have a magsafe power connector. If you accidently kick the cable – you won’t send your laptop smashing to the ground. Only the powercord comes out.
27. Apple has the best customer support in the business, and their customers have the highest satisfaction rates in the industry.
28. They come with full featured bundled programs that are actually useful. No spam or ads pre-loaded into the computer. What you see is what you get and what you get works very well.
29. You will never see cryptic error messages. Everything is in clear plain English.
30. You only ever have to learn something on it once. Everything is consistent not just in the operating system but across all programs made for Mac too.
31. You won’t have to totally reinstall the operating system every 6 months (or sooner) like PCs do.
32. There are more keyboards shortcuts and faster ways of doing any given task than on a PC.
33. You won’t need to install drivers when you plug some device in. The vast majority of things that can attach to a Mac literally just work. If a given device is USB or firewire based, chances are it will work without any extra software, even if it doesn’t mention Mac on the packaging.
34. Just about everything useful ever included on a personal computer was first implemented or introduced by Apple on their Macs.
35. Macs have faster firewire than anyone else.
36. Their screens are brighter and have better colours.
37. Mac laptops have much longer battery life than PCs.
39. Macs use the main processor more efficiently by dividing the workload over other available system chips, including the graphics processor.
40. You can plug in a keyboard and second monitor, close the lid, and treat it like a desktop computer.
2. No Viruses (after 10 years) verses millions on a PC.
3. Education discount for students (+ free ipod touch).
4. OS unlimited – does OS X, Windows, Unix, Linux.. you name it. They all run at full speed.
5. Cheap to maintain. Your parents won’t have to keep forking out money after first purchase. It won’t break down as easily as a PC or need constant hardware upgrades".
6. Most college students have one. The vast majority of college and university students/faculty use Macs (80-90%).
7. You won’t waste endless time "tinkering around" with the insides of the computer instead of doing your homework.
8. They won’t weigh you down. They’re the thinnest, lightest laptops on the market. You won’t get back problems from lugging one around.
9. It is designed for the individuals needs not some mindless corporation. Windows is designed for large mega corporations not the consumer. Why use something that doesn’t care about your needs?
10. Macs are better for the environment.
11. They have better power management, and will save on the electricity bills.
12. Installing and uninstalling programs is a breeze (and you can move them anywhere you like.
13. never defrag your hard-drive ever again.
14. Macs have a future. Windows development has virtually stalled. Only one major release in over 10 years and that was widely panned. It’s successor is heading the same way (they had to give it away for anyone to use it).
15. Macs are true 64bit and don’t waste resources. Most Windows machines are 32bit and limited to using 3Gig of Ram out 4.
16. Mac’s don’t bog the system down by supporting legacy programs from 20 years ago that no-one uses anymore. It’s the most advanced operating system on the market today.
17. Networking is dead simple, even a 5 year old could do it.
18. It’s a one stop shop. If you have an issue, you see Apple. You don’t need to see a hundred other companies who all blame each other.
19. Expose, Spaces and Spotlight search.
20. Whenever you get an OS upgrade, your system works faster, more efficiently and does more neat things without adding any hardware.
21. You can run a mac for months and longer without ever rebooting it. Most Mac users never reboot their computer except for operating system updates.
22. Sleep mode works.
23. multi-touch on macbook trackpads.
24. always see the keys. Mac laptops auto sense the ambient light and adjust the backlit keys to match.
25. Macbooks have motion sensors which lockdown the hard-drive mid flight should you ever drop one.
26. Macbooks have a magsafe power connector. If you accidently kick the cable – you won’t send your laptop smashing to the ground. Only the powercord comes out.
27. Apple has the best customer support in the business, and their customers have the highest satisfaction rates in the industry.
28. They come with full featured bundled programs that are actually useful. No spam or ads pre-loaded into the computer. What you see is what you get and what you get works very well.
29. You will never see cryptic error messages. Everything is in clear plain English.
30. You only ever have to learn something on it once. Everything is consistent not just in the operating system but across all programs made for Mac too.
31. You won’t have to totally reinstall the operating system every 6 months (or sooner) like PCs do.
32. There are more keyboards shortcuts and faster ways of doing any given task than on a PC.
33. You won’t need to install drivers when you plug some device in. The vast majority of things that can attach to a Mac literally just work. If a given device is USB or firewire based, chances are it will work without any extra software, even if it doesn’t mention Mac on the packaging.
34. Just about everything useful ever included on a personal computer was first implemented or introduced by Apple on their Macs.
35. Macs have faster firewire than anyone else.
36. Their screens are brighter and have better colours.
37. Mac laptops have much longer battery life than PCs.
39. Macs use the main processor more efficiently by dividing the workload over other available system chips, including the graphics processor.
40. You can plug in a keyboard and second monitor, close the lid, and treat it like a desktop computer.
The most important reason:
They are the best value computer your money can buy.
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