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CorpCons08 1,128 posts since
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15. Re: Mac or PC? Dec 28, 2007 8:04 PM

in response to: stephan

I've still got my loyalty to Slackware...
I have looked into Ubuntu from comments I've gotten, but don't know if I'm ready to give up Slack.

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Lighthouse24 2,396 posts since
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16. Re: Mac or PC? Dec 28, 2007 8:20 PM

in response to: stephan

Well, now I really don't believe you have actually tried it anywhere beyond the friendly confines of wherever you happen to be sitting. It works so long as you don't need to wirelessly connect to a client's or hotel's printers, theater projectors, and audio amps -- or upload/download data via the Internet within a presentation -- or livelink to Adobe Connect -- or control multimedia with a wireless mouse -- or . . .

My audience might have gotten a kick out of all the error messages, but since the best we could ever manage was one-fourth of the screen being projected, even that wasn't possible.

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sirebral 17 posts since
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17. Re: Mac or PC? Dec 28, 2007 8:23 PM

Macintosh computers are designed to be ready out of the box. A PC ( I assume you mean a Vista or non Mac PC [Personal Computer] ) is not designed as such and so requires a bit more software.

When you are thinking of buying a computer I think what it really comes down to is 3 items.

Personal Choice
Technical Specs
Software Used

Do you want a Mac or a Vista? I would take a tour of local computer shops and find which one suits you best.

Technical Specs? RAM and CPU and Video Card. The higher the number you have the more you are going to enjoy your computer no matter which one you purchased.

Software Used. Some like The Gimp, some like Adobe. There honestly is not much of an OS incompatibilty to me anymore. The developer can translate the product if that is desired.

No matter what you get I suggest a very fast CPU. You can always buy more RAM and a better video card, but the CPU is the hardest to replace and upgrade.

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NatOnline 670 posts since
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18. Re: Mac or PC? Dec 28, 2007 9:03 PM

in response to: CorpCons08

I dont know Vista, all my computers run with XP pro

Vista is intalled on my wife's computer, I really dont like it, took too much RAM memory to run that. It seems Vista is similar with what some people experienced with Windows 2000, an intermediary step.

I will wait the next OS after Vista in 64 bits

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CorpCons08 1,128 posts since
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19. Re: Mac or PC? Dec 28, 2007 9:08 PM

in response to: NatOnline

Blackcomb! lol.
I only have Vista because it came preinstalled on my new notebook.
I really crack up with the error reporting.
What does Microsoft plan to learn that they don't already know?
Their software is a joke. End of story.
An Operating System should not take the resources that Windows takes.
It is supposed to be just that, an Operating System. A shell (kernel if you will) that launches and runs applications.

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20. Re: Mac or PC? Dec 28, 2007 9:15 PM

in response to: sirebral

CPU is not hard to remplace at all lol.

I will suggest a high end motherboard that can handle a lot of RAM and fast frequency like 1333Mhz and Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Processor.

Try to upgrade a MAC

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generalmicro 5 posts since
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21. Re: Mac or PC? Dec 28, 2007 9:16 PM

Bluesuit,

If you end up going with a Mac, your best bet would be to get one of the new Macs. The reason being, the new Macs come with Intel processors and can boot BOTH OS X and Windows XP and Vista. Basically, you get the best of both worlds.

My suggestion would be to go with something inexpensive since you're just starting out. I have a Mac Mini with an Intel Core Duo processor. It was one of the first to come out with the Intel CPUs. I do a lot of graphic and web design and it runs the newest versions of the Adobe applications (Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, etc.) without any problems.

When I need to use Windows, I just reboot into Windows XP Pro on the same computer. To be honest, XP actually runs faster than OS X on this Mac.

Hope this helps.

Jason
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NatOnline 670 posts since
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22. Re: Mac or PC? Dec 28, 2007 9:18 PM

in response to: CorpCons08

Remove Vista and put XP pro lol Vista it's a junk, check all the webmaster forums and your will see on what OS they are running

BTW you cannot format an HD formatted by Vista to step down on XP pro, you must buy another HD.

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generalmicro 5 posts since
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23. Re: Mac or PC? Dec 28, 2007 9:37 PM

in response to: NatOnline

Upgrading a Mac is actually pretty easy. It's just like any other name brand computer.

The base Mac Pro comes with 2 Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors, 1GB of 667MHz DDR2 RAM (upgradeable to 16GB), and a 250GB Serial ATA hard drive. It's got 4 hard drive bays and enough PCI slots to do whatever you want.

Jason
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CorpCons08 1,128 posts since
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24. Re: Mac or PC? Dec 28, 2007 9:59 PM

in response to: NatOnline

I have a low level format that removes the formatting and can format it for Linux or WinXP.
I found that before I bought the machine (:
I am most likely going to change this over to Slack...

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25. Re: Mac or PC? Dec 28, 2007 10:16 PM

in response to: generalmicro

No, you can upgrade an entire MAC. You cannot buy another motherboard, because MAC will never sell their MB in retail.

"667MHz DDR2 RAM (upgradeable to 16GB)" Lol not bad, mine can have 32GB

ATA connection are a little bit old, I've got a WD Raptor in Sata2, works fast. I wanted to use a SCSI HD but too expensive for what I am doing.

No need of hard drive bays, with eSata2 external connection

No need of PCI, everything is integraded, I don't even need a PCI controler card, and I can tell you my computer stay cooler than before.

This is what I like when you build your won, you master what you want

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26. Re: Mac or PC? Dec 28, 2007 10:19 PM

in response to: NatOnline

I spend my money on women...
Maybe I should focus more on my computers lol.

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27. Re: Mac or PC? Dec 28, 2007 10:37 PM

in response to: CorpCons08

I do both, spend money for my wife and my computer ahhahahhahaha

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CorpCons08 1,128 posts since
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28. Re: Mac or PC? Dec 28, 2007 10:46 PM

in response to: NatOnline

These expenses cannot be good for our business plans

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GFX Reb0rn 15 posts since
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29. Re: Mac or PC? Dec 29, 2007 9:34 AM

I am learning the Marketing trade right now and I am trying to start up my own buisiness and Mac I would say is the best choice. They are very easy to use as well as very fun to use. They are specially designed to do the fun stuff... but are very capable of doing the work stuff also. It runs all Microsoft Office tools as well as Apple's "iWork '08". Its a little pricy if your not going to spend much time in the editing field but overall.... One of the best investments I have ever made.

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