I'm thinking that, instead of upgrading my PC, I might get a Mac. I mean, the only game I play on the PC is CS: Source, so gaming isn't a big deal.

I'm looking to getting into music production, but I'm a total noob when it comes to Macs, other than using the iMacs in school.

I was thinking about getting a black MacBook, but what are some other decent-priced Macs? I mean, are the iMacs shitty for their price? I don't feel like dropping $8 billion on a G4 or G5, though.

...help?

you either wait for the replacement of the PowerMac G5 to come, or get an iMac, they are pretty good, Sasha uses them anyway, the only bad thing about imacs is upgradeability and if that isnt an issue then you're set

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the new macbook is awesome. i'm going to get one, priced very well too, you won't find a better laptop for that price. i wouldn't get an iMac if i were you, the new core duo processor is only ment for mobile, so the macbook is the best choice. the imac will get updated soon.

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get the macbook or wait for the powerbookg5

Do you think mac is better? I have never used that OS. Is windows more convenient?

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mac is whack

If you're buying a new PC, modern computer chips are capable of running OSX - So you could have Windows, OSX & Linux all on one PC.

You get the best of everything then, all on one machine. Where as if you buy a Mac, you get OSX, and OSX only.

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Originally posted by Coup If you're buying a new PC, modern computer chips are capable of running OSX - So you could have Windows, OSX & Linux all on one PC. You get the best of everything then, all on one machine. Where as if you buy a Mac, you get OSX, and OSX only.

You can also install Linux on a Mac.

And now that Mac uses Intel chipsets, you can use Bootcamp to run WinXP on your mac

http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/


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If I were you, I wouldn't buy these new Macbooks : non native softwares run very slowly , bad autonomy , no memory cards reader :/, lack of some important ports (no s-video , no firewire 800, only 2 USB ports). And about the price, PC laptops are still a lot cheaper.

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Originally posted by PEZ68 You can also install Linux on a Mac. And now that Mac uses Intel chipsets, you can use Bootcamp to run WinXP on your mac http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

Sorry, i didnt know for sure if Linux ran on macs and didnt check.

Bottom line of the story is dispite all its flaws, Windows has its uses, mainly because its so popular. And if you buy another 'PC', you'll be able to get all 3 OS's, where if you buy Mac, you can only get 2. Dual booting / tripe booting sounds difficult, but its actually really easy.

Take a weekend to install and config 3 OS's, but then you just select which one you want at boot. Cant lose.

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Originally posted by Coup If you're buying a new PC, modern computer chips are capable of running OSX - So you could have Windows, OSX & Linux all on one PC. You get the best of everything then, all on one machine. Where as if you buy a Mac, you get OSX, and OSX only.

You can't run OSX on a PC.

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Originally posted by smallSHEEP You can't run OSX on a PC.

you can, but if a mac can run linux and windows, then you can (ultimately) get all 3 OS's on a mac or PC, so really my first post in all this was pointless.

x86 version of OS X can run on PC w/ a modified kernel.

Leopard, 10.5, will be able to run on PC natively.

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