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MacBook Pro 15" vs Toshiba Tecra Z50

Dec 20, 2014 8:29AM PST

I'm looking at 2 laptops for prospective purchase: A supposedly higher end Toshiba Tecra Z50 and a MacBook Pro 15". Either OS is O.K. with me; my main concerns are performance with minimal hardware or software hiccups as well as durability and reliability. Price: Mac is about $1700+tax, and the Toshiba approx.. $1300+tax. Any comments or opinions-- especially those coming from experience, are very much appreciated

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Pretty wildly different beasts.
Dec 20, 2014 11:53AM PST
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Windows 7 vs. Windows 8.1
Dec 21, 2014 4:48AM PST

Bob,
Thanks for your reply. In connection with what you said: Do you think the unreliability is more Windows 8.1-- as opposed to Windows 7 Professional-- or do you think it's Windows in general?

Thanks again.
Ron Kaplan

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Can you wait for windows 10?
Dec 21, 2014 5:00AM PST

It's looking decent in the evaluation copy that's in Beta testing now. I have a copy installed as do many others. Curious, why only windows or mac and no mention of linux? Check out videos on all 3 systems at youtube (warning, there are many distros or versions of Linux)

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That's been one for decades.
Dec 21, 2014 5:40AM PST

The OS by it's very nature is installed on something that can be wiped out. (true for the apple too.) But Windows began as "let the user and apps do as they please" with some thought that everyone knew how to backup, restore, fix and maintain their Windows PCs. Apple started off on the other foot and built security in from about day one (OS X) so it's less prone to users and apps blowing up.

Lately the RANSOMWARE hits anyone that falls for that. So reliable? No Apple/PC can be called reliable. It's us that make it reliable, not the machine.

As to Windows 10, I'm hearing rumbles it will be subscription based so wow, imagine renting it by the month or year.
Bob