Vista vs Leopard !!

(user gone) on September 24th, 2006 / post 11174
Microsoft ain't got nothing on Apple...it never has and it never will...its just that simple!...Mac just rocks
jozegstarvip retired on September 24th, 2006 / post 11176
i got pc runing on intel xeon 2.66Ghz dual core and i can say that is werry good processor.
Clumbsylightning Power User on September 24th, 2006 / post 11179
Well...  Mac is way better in everything comparing to windows,
But windows is much easier to use... as in menu... :-/
Its the same for mobiles!
Nokia is the easiest software menu to use
But there are other brands much better than Nokia but not as easy as Nokia.
Commissarlightning Leopard on September 24th, 2006 / post 11182
bocaccio11 wrote:
yeah i understand what you were saying i just wanted to ask you bout mac's cause i figured you 'd be the one to consult...i want one so bad but cant afford it and hopefully the transition wont be as painful as suse or for that matter any unix os's.  thanks. i'll look around. :-D          https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Notebook-M9848LL-PowerPC-SuperDrive/dp/B0009U7XH4/sr=1-1/qid=1159072164/ref=sr_1_1/002-6365040-4351235?ie=UTF8&s=pc


do you think thats a good deal...and is the specs for the computer alright.




yeah man, thats a good one, all what you need, even you can increase your RAM later ... the price is really good if its new
jozegstarvip retired on September 24th, 2006 / post 11197
i don't know nothing about Mac.but i'm interested. how is with software and video games?are the same as for windows or are other ones?i know that programs are diferent and you need diferent drivers for hardware .
Commissarlightning Leopard on September 24th, 2006 / post 11208
jozeg wrote:
i don't know nothing about Mac.but i'm interested. how is with software and video games?are the same as for windows or are other ones?i know that programs are diferent and you need diferent drivers for hardware .



yes Jose, you are right but let's set some basics here :)
  • Apple is much related to Arts, whenever and wherever you find any Computer Art (Photos, Videos and Audio) related task or issue, you will find Apple
  • you are already using Apple hardware (USB, FireWire and Bluetooth were invented by Apple)
  • Apple hardware is similar to PC hardware except for some technical issues and technologies appear in Apple first before PC, and this brings us to the main point which says "it's not only about the hardware you are using, it's more about the software you are running on this hardware and how does it make use of it" .. I consider this is a main difference between Windows & Unix
  • about softwares, yes .. you will find all your favourite software for Mac, even some software vendors like Adobe and Macromedia launch their applications for Mac before they do for windows, you will even find MS Office 2004 for Mac (2007 will be released soon), microsoft messanger for Mac .. briefly, all softwares you working on is available for Mac
  • Same goes for Games ... all games come with Mac version just like the windows version
  • in Apple, you dont need drivers, you really enjoy what Windows wrongly announce "Plug & Play" .. in Mac you really enjoy this plug & play, plug anything (iPod, external storage, cameras, any device) and it will work instantly without asking for any restart !, without asking for install and modify system files !!, and when you finish, just eject or remove the device safely and its BOOM, done like a piece of cake
  • in Apple you will find NO Viruses, NO trojans, NO spyware shit .. also NO hanging or crashing, NO failure, the only thing you might face as a machine failure is the Kernel Panic (common on all Unix systems) and this really rarely happens, it never happened with me until now
  • you will never bother yourself in any kind of software installation cause Mac does it for you automatically
  • you will just find every task and everything is going easier, faster, smoother and more efficient :)
  • jozegstarvip retired on September 24th, 2006 / post 11210

    if i understand you dont need any antivirus or firewall program on mac?
    so this mac pro how much € will cost?
    Commissarlightning Leopard on September 24th, 2006 / post 11213
    jozeg wrote:
    if i understand you dont need any antivirus or firewall program on mac?
    so this mac pro how much € will cost?





    yes mate ..you will never need any antivirus or firewall (firewall is built-in) ... Mac Pro is a very powerful desktop my friend, more powerful than your needs, also it's for 1,950 EUR ... I recommend for you iMac 24" for 1,565 EUR or iMac 20" for 1,170 EUR .. and for notebooks MacBook 13" black for the same price of iMac 20" 1,170 EUR




    ps1: these prices are the official ones, you can find cheaper in amazon or ebay and alike services

    ps2: you will be able to run Windows XP SP2 or Vista natively by specifying the partition size you want to create a windows partition (FAT32 or NTFS) and install your Windows on it, run all your windows applications on your Apple hardware and side by side with your Macintosh
    jozegstarvip retired on September 24th, 2006 / post 11217
    iMac 24" for 1,565 EUR

    if i see correct the iMac comes with 24 inch monitor?
    Commissarlightning Leopard on September 25th, 2006 / post 11231
    jozeg wrote:
    iMac 24" for 1,565 EUR

    if i see correct the iMac comes with 24 inch monitor?



    thats the newest superb one  :thumbsup: .. now iMac comes in four different models, two 17", one 20" and one 24" :)
    bocaccio11 Open your eyes on September 26th, 2006 / post 11321
    whenever i can afford it im gonna buy me a small macbook. but can i plub usb external up to mac that has been running on xp. will it recognize it.
    Commissarlightning Leopard on September 28th, 2006 / post 11441
    bocaccio11 wrote:
    whenever i can afford it im gonna buy me a small macbook. but can i plub usb external up to mac that has been running on xp. will it recognize it.



    USB port was invented by Apple, man :) ... so sure it will recognize any USB connected device .. but do you mean it's an external HD running windows ? .. if yes, then we have two cases
  • FAT32 format will be better because it will allow you to copy/paste from your HD to your mac and vice versa
  • NTFS format will only allow you to copy/paste from your HD to your mac but it won't allow you to copy/paste from your mac to your HD
  • bocaccio11 Open your eyes on September 28th, 2006 / post 11485
    im pretty sure its ntfs...and its not running windows on it...i just want to be able to access the files on the mac ....that is if ever get one.lol          Will i be able to?
    Commissarlightning Leopard on September 30th, 2006 / post 11546
    bocaccio11 wrote:
    im pretty sure its ntfs...and its not running windows on it...i just want to be able to access the files on the mac ....that is if ever get one.lol          Will i be able to?




    well .. for NTFS formatted hard drives, you will be able to take all those files from the hard disk to your mac, but you won't be able to modify them on the hard disk itself or to copy anything from your mac to the hard disk, simply, this disk will be read only .. so i suggest you take everything from the disk to your mac, then open applications/utilities/disk utility and choose your disk, format it with macintosh file system
    bocaccio11 Open your eyes on September 30th, 2006 / post 11555
    thanks for all the help..whenever i scrape up the money you will be the first to know when i get my laptop. :-D
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