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| SmartAss Offer Upgrade  User ID: 2212  United States05/22/2007 11:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 169657 United States05/22/2007 11:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | well even though i am EXTREMELY anti-mac, i have to use one in my field of work because that's all we have here in the graphics dept. we just recently purchased a new quad-core G5, and just yesterday i loaded parallels and XP on it (non-OEM version). and i have to admit it's about the coolest thing i have seen on a computer in a very long time. seems to work great and is really fast. from what i have heard you aren't SUPPOSED to be able to load an OEM version on it, but i know a guy that has successfully done it twice. so it's worth a shot and will save you about $150 or so. but yeah, it's really sweet and definiitely worth it if you just HAVE to have a mac. |
| Webbot User ID: 3638 United States05/22/2007 11:22 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | download bootcamp from apple. [link to www.apple.com] load it. then load xp and dual boot. paralells is another way to do it within mac os, but if you are used to windows, the dual boot method is cleaner and easier to understand vs. virtualization technology. by the way anti-mac ac, there is nothing I cannot do on my mac that you caqn do on your POS windows computer, except I guess crash all the time or be frustraded by shit not working or being very well thought out. Liberalism is a mental disorder. |
| SmartAss (OP) User ID: 2212 United States05/22/2007 11:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I don't have to have a mac, but am Tired of Microsoft's crap. I've had macs before and loved them, but thought it would be best to put office in the windows format. Plus there are still some websites that only use window based browsers to work correctly. Would I be better off getting the retail version though? I'd hate to spend the money on an OEM version for it not to work and then have to buy the Retail. I'm not bad with computers, I've built my own system a couple of times, but am unsure about the whole windows on a mac. Does a 1 button mac mouse work in the windows mode? Life is like a jar of Jalapeno peppers. What you do today just might burn your ass tomorrow. |
| Webbot User ID: 3638 United States05/22/2007 11:31 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | by the way anti-mac ac, there is nothing I cannot do on my mac that you caqn do on your POS windows computer, except I guess crash all the time or be frustraded by shit not working or being very well thought out. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 169657i'm not getting into this argument with you but i'll state my side one time and one time only based on my experience with both. i am a big gamer and macs are not big on the whole gaming scene. which is why i choose pc. i have used pc's my whole life and have had very little problems. if you know what you're doing then pc's are great. i've had more trouble out of these os9 computers here at work than any pc i have EVER seen. OSX is good and i'm starting to like it more, but i've still had some program crashing, etc. but it's all good. just whatever is your preference, i couldn't really give 2 shits. os9? OK, lets compare that to windows ME Liberalism is a mental disorder. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 169657 United States05/22/2007 11:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I don't have to have a mac, but am Tired of Microsoft's crap. I've had macs before and loved them, but thought it would be best to put office in the windows format. Plus there are still some websites that only use window based browsers to work correctly. Quoting: SmartAssWould I be better off getting the retail version though? I'd hate to spend the money on an OEM version for it not to work and then have to buy the Retail. I'm not bad with computers, I've built my own system a couple of times, but am unsure about the whole windows on a mac. Does a 1 button mac mouse work in the windows mode? i would suggest searching some mac forums and see the success rate of the OEM versions running on parallels. like i said, it's been done but i don't know if there is a special way to do it or not. the non-OEM version loaded flawlessly. no problems at all. the one button mouse with this G5 does work within windows. you just have to learn the hot keys to hold for right clicking, etc. hope this helps. |
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| LuckySoul User ID: 103056  Austria05/22/2007 12:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i can only recommend the macbook - with parallels for windows stuff. [link to www.parallels.com] you can rund windows in "coherence mode" [link to www.parallels.com] i would get some additional ram if going that way though. OEM xp versions should work fine with paralles (service pack 2 should be integrated) but do not work with bootcamp (running windows natively) There is microsoft office 2004 for os x, so she shouldn`t need to use windows at all. There are sometimes small layout/formating issues, but i never felt the need for office under xp). ~"I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education."~ Thomas Jefferson |
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| LuckySoul User ID: 167569 Austria05/22/2007 01:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Macbook we are getting will have the 2.16 Ghz processor and 2 mb of ram. That should be enough I would think. Quoting: SmartAss2gb is the max. supported ... default apple store configuration is 1gb. apple uses very expensive memory, i would buy the memory somewqhere else (apporx half the price) and install it myselfe - as done here [link to www.5min.com] ~"I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education."~ Thomas Jefferson |
| SmartAss (OP) User ID: 2212 United States05/22/2007 01:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Macbook we are getting will have the 2.16 Ghz processor and 2 mb of ram. That should be enough I would think. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 123977I assume you meant 2 gigs of RAM Yes, sorry. I guess 2 mb of ram wouldn't run notepad. Life is like a jar of Jalapeno peppers. What you do today just might burn your ass tomorrow. |
| SmartAss (OP) User ID: 2212 United States05/22/2007 01:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Macbook we are getting will have the 2.16 Ghz processor and 2 mb of ram. That should be enough I would think. Quoting: LuckySoul2gb is the max. supported ... default apple store configuration is 1gb. apple uses very expensive memory, i would buy the memory somewqhere else (apporx half the price) and install it myselfe - as done here [link to www.5min.com] Cool, that'll save me a few bucks. I get a little nervous messing around with the insides of Laptops more than desktops, but that looks easy enough. Life is like a jar of Jalapeno peppers. What you do today just might burn your ass tomorrow. |
