Alan the biggest issue regarding any computer whether it be an Apple OS machine, a
Windows machine or a Linux machine, desktop or laptop/notebook/pad etc has
everything to do with the way the machine is set up to work for the user.
That being said I am bit concerned after reading multiple posts in this computer
forum from so called professional tech guys, that not a single one of them has
responded with the the absolute fact that what ever machine you purchase, and
whatever operating system you decide to use, the machine and its software as well
as its hardware need to be slimmed down and modified to work well together and
cause the least amount of interference with the intended purpose of the machine
itself.
From manufacturers such as Apple, Toshiba, Asus, Lenovo, HP, Dell, Acer etc, all of
them come designed with the hardware and software to work the way the
manufacturer wants them to work. They never give a second thought that the user
wants to be in control of their security or their updates. The way the memory and
processor is used. The delicate balance of the video card, connecting to the internet,
as well as a large host of other issues. The control or strain each piece of software or
hardware directly puts on the processor, operating memory, hard drives and the host
of other factors that contribute to the efficiency of the end product, is the number one
main reason that I observe to be of detriment of all manufacturers products.
I never went to college for anything to do with computers. Everything I have learned
over time started with programmers, coders, engineers that work/worked for IBM (which
I used to live a mile away from when I was the ages of 11 to 22). All other facets of
my computer experiences came from of course in depth study myself, and trial and
error. I have built from scratch well in excess of 300 desktop machines for family,
friends, their family and friends as well as businesses and word of mouth in the last 10
years. Every single one of those machines is still working today. Of course some have
been handed down over time. Some have been sold. Most older than 4 years have just
had certain upgrades done to keep them running tip top for more years to come. Sure
hardware will burn out over time and that is to be expected. No company on earth in
the electronics/computer industry builds anything to last. Just like vehicle manufacturers,
everything is based on planned obsolescence.
Laptops/netbooks/notebooks/pads are a completely different animal themselves. They
leave very little room for upgrading hardware and components. As an aside I will only
give one manufacturer a single bad strike in this category. Apple is by far and away the
most obtuse creator of machines in this realm. Almost everything they make is not
upgradable by the consumer. Other than that, every machine by every manufacturer,
(including apple) can be forced to work amazingly efficient with tweaks to the operating
system, storage devices, software and hardware.
In the end to get what you pay for with any computer, in my honest opinion, is to find
someone with great knowledge and expertise that can take whatever product you buy,
and make it work for YOU.
TJ
