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Egnever

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3. I have other issues with apple and they are not on the top of the list for dependability

Reply to woodsprite (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 28, 2017, 03:13 PM

Nov 2017

despite the hype apple comes in third or fourth consistently.

That said they are still at the top of the pack.

Building it yourself is always the way to go. I have several computers out there I have built still humming away after ten years.

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HP quietly installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs [View all] steve2470 Nov 2017 OP

Hp's should be avoided period. Egnever Nov 2017 #1

We just bought our son an Apple rather than an HP or Dell. woodsprite Nov 2017 #2

I have other issues with apple and they are not on the top of the list for dependability Egnever Nov 2017 #3

do you build laptops too ? steve2470 Nov 2017 #4

No building laptops is pretty much impossible Egnever Nov 2017 #5

thanks! steve2470 Nov 2017 #11

I prefer building our own systems and running Linux, woodsprite Nov 2017 #8

Kickin' to bookmark. Faux pas Nov 2017 #6

my pleasure! nt steve2470 Nov 2017 #7

Thanks for sharing. dgibby Nov 2017 #9

one strategy is to check your computer daily or weekly steve2470 Nov 2017 #10