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grimaud
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 Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 11:41 pm Post subject: Advice needed for my next computer... |
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Waaaaaaaaaay back in the late 80's/early 90's, I was a dedicated Apple user. However, I made the switch to PCs because of the infuriatingly long wait for software to become available for the Mac along with a few other reasons(and I swore off Apple "forever"). Now, about 15 years later, I have started eying the Apple lineup again. I would like to hear from any MAC users about the performace/combatibility/warnings/and overall satisfaction they have with their computers. Any comments would be welcome!
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robotgirl
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 3:40 am Post subject: |
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My history is pretty much the same as yours. Was mac, switched to pc when there was much more available for pc. Now I have returned to the Apple fold and have been there now for about 3 years. (still have the pc as well but use it rarely these days) I hava an iMac and it has been a dream machine for me. A few months ago I added a MacPro laptop and have found that great as I now can do everything from wherever I want. I can't think of a thing I can't do with either. If there is something you want to ask, feel free to do so. Dfinagle has recently purchased a mac mini I think. He could advise you on that.[/b]
I have used the mac for professional book editing, music CD making, creating dvds and multimedia cds, web design, games and pretty much everything. |
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NorfolkApple
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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As my user name might suggest I am a Mac user.
I switched from PC to an iMac in November 2005. I bought a Macbook with an Intel processor in June 2007.
I love them both and would not dream of switching back. From an audio point of view I use Audacity for Mac which is free - but mighty powerful. I have encountered the odd stability problem with Audacity if I use it for long recordings (when transferring from old 7 inch reel tapes). I invested in WireTap Studio which is not cheap but it has proven to be very stable.
For burning I either use Toast or a free package called "Burn". The interface for the latter is not as pretty as Toast but it gets the job done. I like to split my CDs into 5 minute tracks for easy navigation and a little package called MP3 trimmer does a neat job with that. I then burn with no gap between tracks and it works a treat. There is also a freeware package called xmp3split which does the job too.
Outside audio I encounter the odd problem because the rest of the world (or most of it) uses Windows and MS Office. I tried AppleWorks (not I must confess the latest version of this) but didn't think it was especially good.
Eventually I came across Neooffice which is open source (and free though donations are encouraged). Neooffice seems to be able to handle MS office documents/spreadsheets and presentations very smoothly. My only "criticism" is that it can be very slow to open up. But hey this is a fantastic office suite for the price of a small donation so I really have no right to criticise at all.
I don't know where you are based but if you are in the UK the apple store online quite often has some decent bargains on refurbished machines. My iMac was a refurb and it has behaved beautifully. I am thinking about upgrading to an Intel iMac because if you have a legitimate copy of Windows XP you can install that and run either Mac or Windows on the machine. I run Windows on my Macbook for some work related stuff and it is superb. It also means that if there is the odd software gap in the apple range I can always run Windows.
Hope this is helpful to you
Regards from Norfolk |
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robotgirl
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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Good point, NorfolkApple.  I find myself toggling between mac and PC right there on the laptop just for the heck of it. Mind you I only use it occasionally to play the odd game but for those not aware the Macbook Pro (and others no doubt) run a full windows machine as well. You can shut down mac and reopen with a complete Windows machine. I also run bootcamp (er... maybe it's Parallels. I have both ) and that allows me to keep the mac open and open a windows window as well so I can work on both at the same time. How cool is that! So I can still look aat and use the occasional pc program I just can't do without.  |
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grimaud
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Location: Alaska
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the info guys. It seems like everyone I've talked to that has made the switch to Apple has never looked back. That's a good sign if I've ever seen one.
I've heard that the newer macs could run windows, but I wasn't sure how successful it was. From what you guys are saying it sounds pretty easy to do. Well, I 'll think about it a little more - but it's looking more and more like our next family computer will boast that famous fruity logo.
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