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2007-04-11 18:18:17

#26

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6970|...

Mr. Mac,

If you were to say by a notebook for downstairs coffee table for simple tasks such as browsing, irc and rdp. What would be the lowest spec you would consider (buying off of craigslist for example) and would you expect a reasonable price to be?

2007-04-11 18:19:12

#27

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|7078|Washington, DC

majorassult wrote:
What kind of new features do you think they would add to it? Like a camera or something?

The ability to run Windows apps natively in the OS X environment without using XP or an emulator =p

2007-04-11 18:37:09

#28

TimmmmaaaaH: Damn, I... had something for this; +725|6887|Brisbane, Australia

Hurricane wrote:
majorassult wrote:
What kind of new features do you think they would add to it? Like a camera or something?
The ability to run Windows apps natively in the OS X environment without using XP or an emulator =p

on an ipod?

https://bf3s.com/sigs/5e6a35c97adb20771c7b713312c0307c23a7a36a.png

2007-04-11 18:38:29

#29

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|7078|Washington, DC

TimmmmaaaaH wrote:
Hurricane wrote:
majorassult wrote:
What kind of new features do you think they would add to it? Like a camera or something?
The ability to run Windows apps natively in the OS X environment without using XP or an emulator =p
on an ipod?

Huh? I'm talking about running, say, BF2 in the OS X environment rather than loading XP on the mac or using a slow emulator. I mean whats the point of a Mac if you're not using the nice OS X interface?

2007-04-11 18:44:46

#30

TimmmmaaaaH: Damn, I... had something for this; +725|6887|Brisbane, Australia

Hurricane wrote:
TimmmmaaaaH wrote:
Hurricane wrote:

The ability to run Windows apps natively in the OS X environment without using XP or an emulator =p
on an ipod?
Huh? I'm talking about running, say, BF2 in the OS X environment rather than loading XP on the mac or using a slow emulator. I mean whats the point of a Mac if you're not using the nice OS X interface?

majorassault was asking about the new ipod (and would it have a camera etc). You then said "run windows apps etc"........

I do agree with you though about not using the OSX you have paid for anyway.

2007-04-11 20:28:34

#31

xBlackPantherx: Grow up, or die; +142|6791|California

Hurricane wrote:
TimmmmaaaaH wrote:
Hurricane wrote:

The ability to run Windows apps natively in the OS X environment without using XP or an emulator =p
on an ipod?
Huh? I'm talking about running, say, BF2 in the OS X environment rather than loading XP on the mac or using a slow emulator. I mean whats the point of a Mac if you're not using the nice OS X interface?

Thats not the point. The point is that you can have the abbility to run, essentially, 2 computers with good specs for the price of one. When you see Apple's new, 4 duo core ( 8 core ) proseccer computer, i'll think youll get what im saying. Im sure youll want that for gaming.

2007-04-11 20:39:52

#32

LT.Victim: Member; +1,175|7010|British Columbia, Canada

8 cores, must come with a small generator.

2007-04-11 20:45:36

#33

trippy982: Member; +34|6845

On a PC, if I wanted to delete a file quickly I just click on the file and press the Delete key. If I want to delete it and not just put it in the Recycling Bin I hold Shift + Delete key. What do I do with a Mac?

Also when I'm on a form, on a PC if I click on a tab and the next field is a drop down box, a PC will let me go to the drop down box and I could select something in the drop down box. On a Mac, it skips the drop down field and goes to the next non-drop box field such as radio buttons or text field. Using Firefox on both. Also, seems like you can't close a new tab in Firefox Mac no more...

Where can I get a cheap external dual layer DVD burner that is less than $100. For PC I can find one as low as $65, but for a Mac the cheapest I've seen is that Sony one that sells for $100 at the least. Forget about ones with Lightscribe, I don't even think there is one for Macs...

Last edited by trippy982 (2007-04-11 21:01:59)

2007-04-11 23:39:57

#34

xBlackPantherx: Grow up, or die; +142|6791|California

many pc items work on macs that say they wont...just try it

2007-04-12 00:42:59

#35

Bernadictus: Moderator; +1,055|7185

jsnipy wrote:
Mr. Mac,

If you were to say by a notebook for downstairs coffee table for simple tasks such as browsing, irc and rdp. What would be the lowest spec you would consider (buying off of craigslist for example) and would you expect a reasonable price to be?

The Macbook 13". The lowest specs. And the cheapest.

2007-04-12 02:52:43

#36

Bernadictus: Moderator; +1,055|7185

Hurricane wrote:
TimmmmaaaaH wrote:
Hurricane wrote:

The ability to run Windows apps natively in the OS X environment without using XP or an emulator =p
on an ipod?
Huh? I'm talking about running, say, BF2 in the OS X environment rather than loading XP on the mac or using a slow emulator. I mean whats the point of a Mac if you're not using the nice OS X interface?

No a chance in your life, we don't want the badly programmed windows crap on OS X.

2007-04-12 06:09:21

#37

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7180|St. Andrews / Oslo

Question about bootcamp:

At my school, when you start up your computer, you choose between Linux (which owns) and Windows XP in a list (before the log-in screen)

is it the same way with BootCamp on the Macs?

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/26774/flickricon.png

2007-04-12 06:19:37

#38

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|7071|Camp XRay

Jenspm wrote:
Question about bootcamp:

At my school, when you start up your computer, you choose between Linux (which owns) and Windows XP in a list (before the log-in screen)

is it the same way with BootCamp on the Macs?

depends, if you had a partition for xp, fedora, and osx you could hold down the option upon boot up and a little screen would pop up with a picture of three little hard drives and you choose the one you want.

https://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l250/marlboroman82/Untitled-8.png

2007-04-12 06:22:54

#39

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|7071|Camp XRay

Bernadictus wrote:
jsnipy wrote:
Mr. Mac,

If you were to say by a notebook for downstairs coffee table for simple tasks such as browsing, irc and rdp. What would be the lowest spec you would consider (buying off of craigslist for example) and would you expect a reasonable price to be?
The Macbook 13". The lowest specs. And the cheapest.

hell you could go out and get a nice little ibook or powerbook to do that.

2007-04-12 06:40:57

#40

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7180|St. Andrews / Oslo

Marlboroman82 wrote:
Jenspm wrote:
Question about bootcamp:

At my school, when you start up your computer, you choose between Linux (which owns) and Windows XP in a list (before the log-in screen)

is it the same way with BootCamp on the Macs?
depends, if you had a partition for xp, fedora, and osx you could hold down the option upon boot up and a little screen would pop up with a picture of three little hard drives and you choose the one you want.

I'm sorry, could you explain that a little simpler?

What is a partition?

And do you need 3 HDs?

Also, If I buy a MacBook Pro in the US, would it be possible to change the keyboard to a Norwegian one in Norway?

2007-04-12 06:49:18

#41

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|7071|Camp XRay

a partition is a just divided a hard drive up into sections, bootcamp does this for you. you only need one hard drive, all though the larger the drive the larger each section could be obviously.

this is what it would look like when you hold the option key on boot.

https://images.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/images/systemmanager20060405.gif

not sure about the keyboard layout, berny would not more about that than me.

2007-04-12 07:07:18

#42

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7180|St. Andrews / Oslo

ahh, ok.

Thanks for the help

2007-04-12 07:07:56

#43

theDude5B: Cool member; +805|7198

Ok, two questions.

Why would someone want to buy a Mac over buying a PC ?
What are, if any, the advantages of a Mac over a PC ?

2007-04-12 07:14:18

#44

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7180|St. Andrews / Oslo

theDude5B wrote:
Ok, two questions.

Why would someone want to buy a Mac over buying a PC ?
What are, if any, the advantages of a Mac over a PC ?

I am not a macpro at all, but this is what I have heard:

almost no harddrive failures
Easier Hardware installation
Easier to use (when you first get to know it)
The laptops are actually pretty cheap and are very powerful
Wins at teh photoshops
Again, very powerful
They now have Core2Duos and the ability to run Windows, So I can't find any negatives at the moment.

I'm stuck in the dilemma of deciding to get a MacBook Pro or a new PC...

Atm, I am leaning towards the MacBook...

2007-04-12 07:24:31

#45

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|7071|Camp XRay

theDude5B wrote:
Ok, two questions.

Why would someone want to buy a Mac over buying a PC ?
What are, if any, the advantages of a Mac over a PC ?

wow kinda of a loady question.

read through apples list
http://www.apple.com/getamac/
any specific questions i can help with

one of the big things for me is the look

https://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l250/marlboroman82/Picture1-2.jpg

you can beat the interface no matter how cool you think your skinned windows install is

2007-04-12 07:24:34

#46

']['error: Banned; +630|7092|The Netherlands

LT.Victim wrote:
8 cores, must come with a small generator.

lol indeed! how many watt PSU does an mac have??

2007-04-12 07:27:26

#47

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7180|St. Andrews / Oslo

Marlboroman82 wrote:
theDude5B wrote:
Ok, two questions.

Why would someone want to buy a Mac over buying a PC ?
What are, if any, the advantages of a Mac over a PC ?
wow kinda of a loady question.

read through apples list
http://www.apple.com/getamac/
any specific questions i can help with

one of the big things for me is the look
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l250/ … ure1-2.jpg
you can beat the interface no matter how cool you think your skinned windows install is

out of curiosity, what mac do you have?

2007-04-12 07:28:06

#48

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|7071|Camp XRay

']['error wrote:
LT.Victim wrote:
8 cores, must come with a small generator.
lol indeed! how many watt PSU does an mac have??

not sure, enough to power everything though.

2007-04-12 07:29:17

#49

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|7071|Camp XRay

Jenspm wrote:
Marlboroman82 wrote:
theDude5B wrote:
Ok, two questions.

Why would someone want to buy a Mac over buying a PC ?
What are, if any, the advantages of a Mac over a PC ?
wow kinda of a loady question.

read through apples list
http://www.apple.com/getamac/
any specific questions i can help with

one of the big things for me is the look
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l250/ … ure1-2.jpg
you can beat the interface no matter how cool you think your skinned windows install is
out of curiosity, what mac do you have?

macbook pro 15in, a dell demension running osx(don't ask), and a g4 tower.

2007-04-12 07:31:41

#50

theDude5B: Cool member; +805|7198

Jenspm wrote:
almost no harddrive failures
Easier Hardware installation
Easier to use (when you first get to know it)
The laptops are actually pretty cheap and are very powerful
Wins at teh photoshops
Again, very powerful
They now have Core2Duos and the ability to run Windows, So I can't find any negatives at the moment.

point 1: I would blame this on the fact there there are more manufacturers of Harddrives for PC's so more chances of things going wrong.
point 2: I would have to disagree here. If you are buying a pre-built PC from one of the big companies there should be nothing hard about getting it up and running.
point 3: Each to his own I think. PC for me is as easy as 1, 2, 3, to use.
point 4: PC laptops are well cheap these days although not too sure about the power issue.
point 5: debatable
point 6: depends how much you are willing to spend.
point 7: Just buy a PC.

I am just struggling to see why anyone would be able to argue that a MAC is better.

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