Choosing a Mac computer for the holidays

[PatrickGaerlan]

By PHILLIP ROBINSON
KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
12/13/2004

So if you're still sure you want a new computer, my first suggestion is to think Apple Macintosh. Too many PC people just ignore the Mac because of the conventional wisdom that they're too different, too marginal, and too expensive.

Not so.

They are different, but almost entirely in ways that make them easier to set up and use. And they're different in that they aren't vulnerable to the viruses and spyware that attack today's Windows PCs. While you're using the most common programs, though, such as email, Web browser, and word processor, you may not even know whether you're on a Windows PC or a Mac: the programs are so similar.

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