windows guy going to macs

[loki]

Originally Posted by Blueface

I tried that one on my wife.

She said no freaking way to letting me spoil myself with an updated, more modern, faster, tall, young blonde.

should have gone with a red head

[VirtualSmitty]

Originally Posted by loki

there are certain things i like to spoil myself with every few years. pcs are one of them. its the difference between a swisher and a partagas de partagas #1... they do the same thing but one is a hell of a lot more fun to use

Depends how you look at it. For gaming Macs aren't a helluva lot more fun to use. And for the same amount of money any mac sells for you can get a pc with much better internal specs.

I have an imac that was a Christmas gift. It's a nice computer, I like OSX more than windows, but it still isn't my favorite machine or OS. I wouldn't go out and buy one myself honestly.

I think that it comes down more so to personal taste and what one's definition of fun is.

[loki]

Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

Depends how you look at it. For gaming Macs aren't a helluva lot more fun to use. And for the same amount of money any mac sells for you can get a pc with much better internal specs.

I have an imac that was a Christmas gift. It's a nice computer, I like OSX more than windows, but it still isn't my favorite machine or OS. I wouldn't go out and buy one myself honestly.

I think that it comes down more so to personal taste and what one's definition of fun is.

I was more speaking to the "why go out and spend a ton on a pc" question then the mac vs pc question

[loki]

online with apples cs now...have to say I'm a fan so far

macs are for LOSERS!

ok just kidding, I enjoy my cousins, but I'm too ingrained in my PC

[Cigargal]

I had an apple 2e back in the early 80's...now I have a 13" Powerbook G4 and a 20" Imac desktop with the duo Intel processors. I love my Macs!!

[King James]

Originally Posted by loki

can any school me on if I should run a dual boot to xp/osx or if I should just run vmwear...or both?

is it worth looking at the refurbished macs?

don't know much about refurbished macs, but as far as using bootcamp for osx/xp I have it setup on mine and it works well. I rarely use XP...but it is there for me just in case

Originally Posted by King James

but as far as using bootcamp for osx/xp I have it setup on mine and it works well. I rarely use XP...but it is there for me just in case

Same here, If I don't use it unless it is something Mac does not support

[King James]

Originally Posted by piperman

Same here, If I don't use it unless it is something Mac does not support

mhm. I think in the past 6 months I've used it once because I had a word document I couldn't get to open in word on the mac. I know there is a way I could have gotten it to, but it was late at night and I didn't feel like messing around so just switched over and printed....then started having withdrawals and switched back to osx lol

[Sr Mike]

I was thinking about using XP on my iBook, but it did not make any sense for me to do it. I know it is popular with college students, they can have all their apple needs together and XP for school.

[loki]

is Iwork worth the money?

[VirtualSmitty]

Originally Posted by loki

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!

Originally Posted by loki

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.

[AD720]

Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

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.

[VirtualSmitty]

Originally Posted by AD720

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.

[Seanohue]

Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

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

[King James]

Originally Posted by Seanohue

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

You are not worthy!

[VirtualSmitty]

Originally Posted by Seanohue

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

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

[loki]

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

Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

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.