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Re: windows guy going to macs

is Iwork worth the money?

Re: windows guy going to macs

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Originally Posted by loki (Post 243240)

is Iwork worth the money?

Try the demo after you get your mac, it can be had on apples site. I didn't think it was all that hot personally. Neo Office works fine for me!

Re: windows guy going to macs

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Originally Posted by loki (Post 243240)

is Iwork worth the money?

You'd know if you need it more then we do, not to come off rude though.

I need it and use it daily.

Re: windows guy going to macs

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Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty (Post 243369)

Try the demo after you get your mac, it can be had on apples site. I didn't think it was all that hot personally. Neo Office works fine for me!

Ditto on the Demo.

You can try OpenOffice too.

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Originally Posted by AD720 (Post 243466)

Ditto on the Demo.

You can try OpenOffice too.

Yep, forgot about OO. I use it on all my other PCs, haven't actually tried the Mac Aqua version yet.

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Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty (Post 241715)

It's higher but not as bad as it used to be. The 24" imacs have an option for the an nvidia 8800 card now too. Can configure a a decent system for under 2k, and the premium nets you OSX ;)

Yea I saw that; base price is $1.8K though, and $150 for that upgrade, when the card is only $120 from Newegg. You can get a system of greater specs, including OSX and a 24" monitor for under $1K still.

Guess I'm just not cool enough to see the value of Macs ;)

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Originally Posted by Seanohue (Post 243520)

Guess I'm just not cool enough to see the value of Macs ;)

You are not worthy!

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Originally Posted by Seanohue (Post 243520)

Have you ever tried installing OSX on a pc? It's freaking painful!

Re: windows guy going to macs

got my order placed:
2 macbooks
1 copy of vmware
family copy of iwork

and a Advanced Tactical Briefcase - Custom Version by blackhawk not bad for a nights work

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Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty (Post 243493)

Yep, forgot about OO. I use it on all my other PCs, haven't actually tried the Mac Aqua version yet.

It's not bad at all really.

I have both OO and Iwork.. I like having something for if I'm lending my lap top to a class mate for a project real quick, happens often.

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Originally Posted by loki (Post 243609)

got my order placed:
2 macbooks
1 copy of vmware
family copy of iwork

and a Advanced Tactical Briefcase - Custom Version by blackhawk not bad for a nights work

not bad at all :tu

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Originally Posted by Seanohue (Post 243520)

I guess pricing has changed some since I last looked. Just a couple of years ago to get a PC that was comparable to the Mac I was using would have cost a couple of hundred more because most PCs weren't built as higher end computers.

What you do with the computer also makes a difference and frankly, if someone isn't doing anything more than internet, writing a few papers and playing games then I don't see why they would switch from PC to Mac.

I've worked in publication design, photography and graphic design for over 20 years and Mac was way ahead of PCs for most of that time. It has become somewhat more equal, but I stick with Macs because I find the software I use works better than the PC versions - and I have used both versions.