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I'm thinking 'bout a switch to Mac, but would it be good ?
I'm a kind of perfection freak, i love the ''apple design'' and i want a Computer without problems wich shouldn't be
too expensive.
i looked a lil' bit on the Mac OS site but couldn't find the right Mac for me,
maybe some of you could help me
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It should be fast, and i won't use it for playing games.
It should have good memory, and a good design... but not too expensive.
wich is the right mac for me ?
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Posted: 2005-04-24 11:31:51
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switching to mac is the best decision i ever made, i will never use a windows pc ever again
my pc was always crashing constantly even with all the internet security, spyware protection, firewall, everything, and it still crashed
how about an emac
there cheap and you could add extra memory
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Posted: 2005-04-24 11:35:38
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nickorooster Posts: > 500
Right, well I think I'll stick to the argument that the stability of a PC depends on its user. Mine has NEVER crashed. No, Im not kidding, not even when I was running dodgy alpha software.
But meh, if you want a mac, go for it. Im sticking with Linux/Windows.
And an eMac is a cheap option, not necessarily a good option. If you get an eMac then get more memory for it, you'll have used up a PCI slot, and that could have been used for a future upgrade. Think about this difference between the cheaper eMac option and the real deal
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Nick
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Posted: 2005-04-24 11:40:59
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the RAM is important for me, because i don't want to wait 7-10 minutes when i'm opening photoshop or dreamweaver etc.
btw. Why are Mac's more expensive than PC's ???
what about the iMac is there any big price difference between it and the eMac? cuz i don't change my PC very often... I'm using still my 7,5 year old PC, no RAM change no Motherboard change no HDD change no Processor change...
i wanna have a PC/MAC wich i can use for a long time...
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[ This Message was edited by: Melik on 2005-04-24 10:48 ]
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Posted: 2005-04-24 11:42:01
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@nick
linux/windows....jeez no wonder it didnt crash...i was gonna get the linux add on for my ps2 but i didnt have enough moolah
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Posted: 2005-04-24 12:14:23
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Ok, well first of all, an eMac is a good option if you want something cheap, not the fastest and don't mind the fact that its not as upgradeable as other Macs.
There are 2 RAM slots in an eMac, for a total of 1GB RAM. I've no idea what nickorooster is talking about. RAM doesn't take up PCI slots (not even on a PC!) and the eMac doesn't even have PCI slots! However, I would recommend the most RAM you can get which on an eMac would be two 512MB DIMMs. That's what I've got in mine and I frequently have between 10 and 15 applications open with at the same time.
To recommend a particular Mac to you, I'd need more information about what you want to do with it now and in the future...
I've just tried it and Photoshop CS takes exactly 15 seconds to fully open from clicking its icon on my 1.25Ghz eMac with 1GB RAM. And Photoshop is one of the biggest apps you can get, most others load either instantly or in a few seconds.
Macs aren't necessarily more expensive than PCs. If you factor in the amount of time and money you'll lose with a PC making it work, buying virus software, keeping it running, fixing it, then Macs can actually work out cheaper! At work, where we have both Macs and PCs, we get 3 x as much work done on the Macs in the same amount of time as on the PCs. Mainly because the PCs are forever going wrong. And in business time is money!
If you're not too worried about tinkering 'under-the-hood' (which if you're still using your 7.5 year old non-upgraded PC, it sounds like you're not), then an eMac or Mac mini with maximum RAM would suit.
If you want a bit more power and an LCD flat-panel screen, then go for a iMac G5.
If you want the ultimate in power, upgradeability (and cost!), go for a PowerMac G5.
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Posted: 2005-04-24 12:24:56
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The important things are to:
Connect my Sony Handy cam
-Use Photoshop and Dreamweaver and in the Future some Video editing progs...
-Chat via MSN - ICQ
-Visit internet sites
-Do some work for school
and the other important things wich every Mac/PC does...
and it should be upgradeble easily...
Like software upgrades, OS upgrades (like Tiger OS...)
Now would be 1,25 GHz - 512MB DDR Ram enough ?
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[ This Message was edited by: Melik on 2005-04-24 11:37 ]
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Posted: 2005-04-24 12:35:57
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> Connect my Sony Handy cam
All Macs have Firewire DV in and out built-in, so as long as your camera does too it'll work. Just plug it in - no drivers required. All Macs come with iMovie for video editing or you can move up to the semi-professional and professional Final Cut Express and Pro apps.
> Use Photoshop and Dreamweaver and in the Future some Video editing progs...
Both available for Mac and are the same as the PC counterparts.
> Chat via MSN - ICQ
Again, both available for Mac. The in-built iChat software allows you to chat on both AOL and ICQ chat networks.
> Visit internet sites
Safari (Apple's own browser - look
here), Firefox, Opera and Mozilla - all available for Mac
> Do some work for school
Microsoft Office 2004 is available for Mac, and is often regarded as being superior to the PC version.
> and it should be upgradeble easily...
> Like software upgrades, OS upgrades (like Tiger OS...)
OS upgrades are very easy on the Mac. Most of it is automatic. Big upgrades like 10.3 and 10.4 are paid for, all the ones in-between such as 10.3.1, 10.3.2 up to 10.3.9 are free. If you buy a Mac now, you should get Mac OS 10.4 Tiger with it.
> Now would be 1,25 GHz - 512MB DDR Ram enough ?
Well, my eMac is 1.25Ghz with 1GB RAM and I'm a professional graphic/web designer and I use mine for all the things you've mentioned above and more (making interactive DVDs with full-motion menus etc.).
The eMacs are rumoured to be upgraded soon.
Best thing to do, is decide upon your budget, exactly how much you can afford, then get the fastest Mac in your price range with 1GB of RAM at least. You'll be happy then.
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Posted: 2005-04-24 12:54:25
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is the eMac a ''all-in-screen'' Mac ??
or is it like a PC ?
btw. thanks for your help JoolsG4, you helped me alot
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Posted: 2005-04-24 12:59:00
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The eMac is "all in-screen".
This message was posted from a K700i
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Posted: 2005-04-24 13:04:44
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