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3/19/08 at 12:00pm
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Originally Posted by Eric_L
Its really not so much a budget as an amount that I can risk on a venture that may dissappoint... I'm leaning to the mini because I already have a nice monitor, speakers, and wireless kbd/mouse. Considering that; what does the iMac have that could justify risking almost double on the experement?
looking at the pre-installed software options-is there a price advantage to getting them at purchase? also, I see that they offer "combined optical digital audio output/headphone out(minijack)" WTF? Optical minijack? |
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Originally Posted by John Dirk
Quote: Originally Posted by Christ Reynolds
"It IS just as vulnerable as any XP machine." That's what I thought, so I was wondering why it would not have the same potential virus problems based on Thomas's comments in an earlier post. |
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Originally Posted by DaveF
Unfortunately, you're giving comments, towards a prospective buyer, that are outdated or simply wrong -- and you give them in what can be taken as authoritative context.
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Originally Posted by John Dirk
I would love to have a current generation Mac to play with but have no real justification [yet] for it.
John |
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Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein
I would also have gone Parallels over Fusion, but that's a personal
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| For a monitor, however, I would look elsewhere, as the Apple displays haven't been updated in quite a while and don't offer really good value for money anymore, even at refurbished prices. |
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Originally Posted by Michael Harris
Any recommendations? Are there any third party monitors that will look good with a Mac Pro? Something in the 20" - 25" range?
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Originally Posted by Eric_L
Now I am trying to install the software that came with my HP L7580 all in one and it won't install. I open the HP installer and it gets to the 'installation type' screen - I click install and it asks if I want to be part of some survey group. I select no and it returns to the 'installation type' screen. I click install and it asks if I want to be part of some survey group. I click yes and it returns to the 'installation type' screen. And so on and so on and so on... It will print with the OSX just fine, but I can't set up the scanner...
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Originally Posted by DaveF
I've got Parallels too, and am completely happy with it (especially after the updates for 10.5). But reviews and comments on Fusion are very positive.
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Originally Posted by Eric M Jones
I bought my mom an 20" iMac last month and set her up with Fusion (so she could run a couple of PC only scrapbooking programs.) My buddy who's a bigtime security/Mac networking guy recommended Fusion over Parallels. He said mostly because "VMWare has been in the game for 30 years". Anyway I had the iMac here for a month and Fusion ran very well without one issue. It is a little odd however to see windows running on apple after using Mac's for 15 years.
-EJ |
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Originally Posted by BrianShort
Well, I did it! Pulled the trigger on a refurbished 15" MBP 2.4 ghz with the 160 gig HD and 2 gigs of ram. I'll order some 3rd party ram down the road if I don't think 2 is enough... and where does Apple get off charging $400 to upgrade from 2 gigs to 4 anyway, since 4 gigs from Newegg is just over $100 total??
I also picked up a bluetooth Logitech mouse, the new wired Apple keyboard, and a copy of iWork 08. I was going to add in Aperture 2.0 as well but I'm going to download the trial version first (trying to get back into the photography hobby I was into for awhile, but kind of dropped out of a year or so ago). Didn't get Parallel's yet either, as I'd have to buy a copy of XP (unless I could figure out how to get my already installed OEM copy of XP to work... doubtful it would activate! I went with the matte screen, since one of the things I want to use it for is photo editing, and I've read that matte is better for that... also my current notebook has a glossy screen that I'm not that crazy about, and I'm very used to my matte desktop screen. This is exciting! I really wanted to wait for something with a Blu-ray RW drive, but who knows how long it's going to be and I've been coming up with more and more reasons to want a new machine NOW! Now to figure out what to do with my perfectly good desktop... |