Does my requirements meet up to buy the MacAir?

Discussion in 'Which Laptop should I buy?' started by dave74, Dec 13, 2015.

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    dave74

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    Hi everyone,

    This is my first post and I just want to say thank you.

    This is my question. I have always been a Windows guy and enjoyed playing around with many things in Windows. From the ability to run BackTrack in another partition to booting Tor, downloading and installing PShopCs6 from PirateBay and even creating Html5, Css3 files.

    Now I really am thinking of getting myself the MacAir 11 this Christmas and even though I have Googled and found out that there are many things that Mac can do I still don't know what to do.
    I want to be able to crack Wpa, edit photos and graphics with a pirate version of PS, use Tor and create webpages.

    Should I stay with Windows or more to Mac?
     
    dave74, Dec 13, 2015
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    PingPongCall

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    I don't own a Mac but a friend of mine who uses them religiously has told me that they have work arounds that allow you to bypass the security and let you use pirated programs. I will spend some time searching for the specifics for you.
     
    PingPongCall, Dec 15, 2015
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    shadejb

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    You can, but it is harder and takes more efforts to work around than a Windows. If your only concern is using pirated programs, then you will find it much easier to do with Windows. Get a Mac if you want superior track pad, long battery life and admittedly better software for designs.
     
    shadejb, Dec 16, 2015
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    I switched from Window to Mac for about 6 months now, but I don't do any of the things you do so I can't tell you. I like the fact that Mac is not prone to viruses and many other common problems that Window have. I am getting a bit comfortable with using the Mac now and I have to work around other programs to edit my photos.
     
    IcyBC, Dec 20, 2015
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    I've been told that Mac's don't have drivers. Is that true? If so, how does something like that even work? Are all pieces of hardware made with a specific model of Apple computers in mind?
     
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    I am not sure about Mac doesn't have drivers but I believe it is a misinformed issue! When I plugged my Mac to my HP printer, it downloaded the driver and whatever needed to have it working for me to print.

    Apple can't make an expensive piece of machine and not have it worked for their customers. Have you heard of any complaints on this issue? I would love to know!
     
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    After talking to a guy at the Apple store out here, I now have some answers. It seems that the drivers for Mac products and the accessories are proprietary. They WILL download known drivers for non-Apple products but this can sometime cause hiccups in the system and is apparently not recommended. After learning this I spoke to a few people that I know who own Apple computers and it seems to be more or less true but doesn't always work the way that it's intended too and almost always cause problems when drivers for things like HP printers and Logitech components need to be upgraded
     
    PingPongCall, Jan 3, 2016
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