Thankies :)
Now...should I go for a Powerbook or strive for the 1.25 Power Mac? But I'd prolly have to become a prostitute for that...
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Thankies :)
Now...should I go for a Powerbook or strive for the 1.25 Power Mac? But I'd prolly have to become a prostitute for that...
My best friend from college has a Powerbook he bought a couple of months ago from the Apple Store here in Houston, and he loves it. He doesn't do music on it, though... he does moviemaking using an external DVD burner, his Sony firewire camcorder, and Final Cut Pro. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Aurora
Thankies :)
Now...should I go for a Powerbook or strive for the 1.25 Power Mac? But I'd prolly have to become a prostitute for that...
So, in short, I'd say you're good either way.
That's where I went :) The one at the Galleria, right? It's a lot of fun going into that store, bright and very impressive. The workers are REALLY nice.Quote:
Originally posted by DArque Bishop
My best friend from college has a Powerbook he bought a couple of months ago from the Apple Store here in Houston, and he loves it. He doesn't do music on it, though... he does moviemaking using an external DVD burner, his Sony firewire camcorder, and Final Cut Pro. :)
So, in short, I'd say you're good either way.
I am gonna see how much money I can raise...and carefully think over this decision...
:)
Macs are great, you won't regret your purchase. I just upgraded to OSX Jaguar 10.2 and my god! it is amazing. So much faster than the original OSX even on my slow model G4. Jaguar is very smooth and easy to use. Applications run faster, Classic mode boots up instantenously, internet pages refresh quicker, just about everything is better than earlier Mac OS's.
The new Mac programs designed for OSX (photoshop 7.0, Office X, etc.) are just wonderful. Tons of nifty utilities, games, emulators and whatnot have been developed for OSX that you can find online.
Have you looked into the new iMacs with the swivel monitor thingy? Those computers are just as good as the Powermac G4 and much cheaper. Even the eMacs are good. For about $1,100 you can find a great deal on an eMac, iBook, or iMac.
If you want the best, get a dual Powermac G4 with SuperDrive (CD burner, DVD burner). If you want portable, the best deal for your money is the 14" iBook. If your looking for something cheaper in price, go with the 15" LCD iMac.
IM me if you got any more questions about Macs or OSX.
Heh, what's funny is that my friend spent like $5000 there. A few days afterwards, I found out someone I talked to on IRC had just transferred there the previous week, and the salesman my friend had bought the system from was STILL talking about it. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Aurora
That's where I went :) The one at the Galleria, right? It's a lot of fun going into that store, bright and very impressive. The workers are REALLY nice.
I am gonna see how much money I can raise...and carefully think over this decision...
:)
But yes, it's the one at the Galleria.
No way, not winamp. iTunes is much better software than Winamp will ever be. Random actually is random, playlists are alot easier to keep track of, and it'll condense your library to 1 folder and all your songs to subfolders by artists. Not to mention the compatibility with iPod if you get one of those (which you should). :DQuote:
Originally posted by Aurora
Not really. The stuff I want to run is Kazaa, and a few emulators. Maybe Winamp (or is there a version for mac?).
Connectix just announced Virtual PC 6 a couple weeks ago. The general consensus is that VPC runs much slower on OS X than it did on OS 9, but I'm sure it would work for non-intensive apps.Quote:
Or maybe in case someone sends me a little program that only runs on PC. The odd thing is...Virtual PC, from all the reviews I have read, runs Windows better than PCs. Odd, eh?
It is definitely the machine for those tasks. One thing I'd suggest is getting Microsoft Entourage for your email. The default mail program with OS X, Mail, is an ok program but is pretty cumbersome. I actually use Outlook on the PC for mail for that reason and because it syncs with my Pocket PC.Quote:
For what I MAINLY want the mac for...music, imaging, stability, etc...I think I am making the right choice.
Don't blind yourself to the problems with Macs. OS X is still very rough around the edges, alot of printers have quirky problems with macs (mainly HP), there's no real good IRC program for Mac...I don't care what anyone says, Ircle only seems good because it's the least sucky client on the system. I've actually reverted to using BitchX, and I really don't like the prog...oh well. On the plus side, the iApps are all fairly good and there's a new one coming in January supposedly. iTunes, iPhoto, iChat and Sherlock all get used daily by me.Quote:
And who cares if I want to RUN windows programs. That's different than actually HAVING windows on a PC, don't you agree? I am sick of the viruses. Sick of the random freezes. Sick of compatibility nonsense. It's annoying.
Well, no such thing as an 800mhz G3, so it had to have been a G4. :) The different computers will run different things faster. I find that iTunes smokes anything I've used on any PC on my aging G4/400, on the other hand, browsing the web on the PC is much faster. It just really depends on what the task is.Quote:
And what's this "buy a pc that will blow it away" nonsense? I mean, the G3 I have fooled around on runs the internet, photoshop, and many music program at least twice as fast as the 2.4ghz, 512 RAM, 100gb HD pc I have here at home. And the mac is only 800mhz.
I personally think they're about even. There's trade-offs for both platforms...it just really depends on both what you want to do and how much you like the particular OS. I like using Macs alot more, but I still have a PC sitting right next to my PowerMac because there are a couple things that it does that the Mac can't and vice versa.Quote:
That's not true. Let's face it, there's advantages to Macs and Pcs. I think, however, that Mac advantages outweigh PC ones. Maybe I am wrong, maybe not. I'm going by word of mouth and what little experience I have.
There really isn't too much that the PC does that the Mac doesn't and vice versa. I use my PC for MS Money, but there's Quicken on the Mac (I use mine for my Pocket PC). Once in a while I'll happen upon a Divx file that doesn't wanna work on my mac (like Cowboy Bebop: KOHD, where there's no audio). The only area where the Mac is completely lacking is gnutella. Limewire is such a resource hog and spyware filled prog that it's almost unusable. I still use Kazaa Lite on my PC for this.Quote:
It's not that I'm in love with Windows, it's that I fucking want to run some of the programs that Mac doesn't have ^_- Is that such a bad thing?
I guess the point of my long post is that it really just depends on which OS you like more. There's no striking difference for either one, imo, so if you're leaving windows for the supposed utopia of computing that the Mac brings...well, that's not quite the way it is. :p
The only things I use my Athlon 1800+ for is a few pc games, emulators and a few internet apps. There are plenty of good emulators on the mac though, and many of the major pc games are also released on the mac.
As for a powerbook, if you are really interested in audio you might think about getting a desktop model, especially if you are thinking of getting a pro audio card. The powerbooks are nice but limited especially when it comes to audio and graphics work.
Macs are elegant as well as being superior stability wise and for graphics and audio work. There is no comparison between using XP and OSX, OSX wins hands down. Unless you like viruses, constant security flaws, constant XP errors, constant hardware and software conflicts, and a general lack of respect for the end user by the maker of the OS you will do best to buy a mac. You have chosen wisely though, welcome to computing utopia, you will still be enjoying the experience several years down the road if you choose to stick with your machine, unlike if you buy a PC. :D
Well, I never use IRC so that's no problem :)Quote:
Originally posted by Schlep
Don't blind yourself to the problems with Macs. OS X is still very rough around the edges, alot of printers have quirky problems with macs (mainly HP), there's no real good IRC program for Mac...I don't care what anyone says, Ircle only seems good because it's the least sucky client on the system. I've actually reverted to using BitchX, and I really don't like the prog...oh well. On the plus side, the iApps are all fairly good and there's a new one coming in January supposedly. iTunes, iPhoto, iChat and Sherlock all get used daily by me.
They're called ibooks...Quote:
Originally posted by Schlep
Well, no such thing as an 800mhz G3, so it had to have been a G4. :) The different computers will run different things faster.
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...3.1.1.0?111,73
Thanks for your help, it was a lot of good stuff information :)
Sweet :) Thanks! About the powerbook tho...even this with all the settings at their highest is not that wonderful for graphics/music making? http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL....3.1.1.0?32,10Quote:
Originally posted by teenwolf
The only things I use my Athlon 1800+ for is a few pc games, emulators and a few internet apps. There are plenty of good emulators on the mac though, and many of the major pc games are also released on the mac.
As for a powerbook, if you are really interested in audio you might think about getting a desktop model, especially if you are thinking of getting a pro audio card. The powerbooks are nice but limited especially when it comes to audio and graphics work.
Macs are elegant as well as being superior stability wise and for graphics and audio work. There is no comparison between using XP and OSX, OSX wins hands down. Unless you like viruses, constant security flaws, constant XP errors, constant hardware and software conflicts, and a general lack of respect for the end user by the maker of the OS you will do best to buy a mac. You have chosen wisely though, welcome to computing utopia, you will still be enjoying the experience several years down the road if you choose to stick with your machine, unlike if you buy a PC. :D
I mean, I am also kinda leaning more towards a desktop model, but it's rather fun to have a little laptop to lay down with :) It's about 50/50% desire at this point. Hee hee.
http://phex.kouk.de/Quote:
Originally posted by Schlep
The only area where the Mac is completely lacking is gnutella.
or more specifically
http://macxster.n3.net/
Although I don't know why this is a complaint, gnutella generally blows.
I wasn't thinking. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Aurora
They're called ibooks...
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...3.1.1.0?111,73
The one thing I forgot to put down is that I had a PowerBook G4 at one point and sold it. It's a fun little machine, but the DVD drive on mine kept messing up. Also, I know almost all laptops run a bit hot, but this thing was so hot that I couldn't even put it on my lap.
If you don't have a necessity for a notebook, I wouldn't get one. I know a ton of people who bought theirs for school and then lived on campus so it became more of an underpowered desktop than a laptop.