Greg_M
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think someone started this argument before.
but i know nothing about them, never used one. i know they are a completly different to windows based PC's.
but whats different?
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dave17
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their not completely different at all.
the OS are basically the same, but on a mac you only have 1 button.
im on one now 
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Greg_M
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1 button?
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City
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macs are better for graphics than pc's i use macs at work programs like photoshop, quarks, ark etc
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dave17
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1 button on the mouse. no right click.
macs are in their own way more powerful than pc too. run photoshop on a pc, and then on a mac and youl notice a huge difference.
macs also look nicer
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City
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quote:
Originally posted by dave17
1 button on the mouse. no right click.
macs are in their own way more powerful than pc too. run photoshop on a pc, and then on a mac and youl notice a huge difference.
macs also look nicer
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Greg_M
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will a mac go straight onto a network with PC's?
are they better for general use?
quite like the iMac G5, wirless and bluetooth built in. and it saves laods of space.
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dave17
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yes theyl go into a pc server no problems.
general use, hmmm im not sure to be honest. ive got a top spec PC at home, i use a G4 at work, but im on a new Imac now.
i can imagine the imac being good for emails etc. but maybe not for hardcore things such as video editing, graphics etc
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emac's are good for video editing stuff though if you want to go pro theres some good software for it like Final cut
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Greg_M
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prob beter sticking with a PC then really.
god dam itunes is the most annoying programme on the plannet
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dave17
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pcs are cheaper. macs are very reliable, even though i have managed to blow up my G4 today without any of the work backed up
macs are just a lil bit different.
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dave17
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itunes is a great bit of software 
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Greg_M
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not on a pc its not, it slows mine down no end, as soon as i open it, the computer slows to a crawl
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willay
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quote:
Originally posted by dave17
their not completely different at all.
the OS are basically the same, but on a mac you only have 1 button.
im on one now
OMG this is so incorrect.
Apples run on a completely different architecture compared to PC's which use the x86 architecture. The operating systems are no where the same, on apples you'll get something like Mac OSX 10 or something like which is actually based on a unix distribution called BSD.
Whereas on PC's you have Microsoft Windows normally.
[Edited on 17-06-2005 by willay]
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dave17
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mines fine on my pc, doh well......
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dave17
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they basically look and work the same though willay, thats all that matters to me 
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willay
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If you say so mate, they are completely different
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Dom
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if your thinking about getting a mac mate, i would leave it until next year - along wait i know, but apple are going over to intel processors from the IBM power pc chips, so in theory either the old stock will be cheap or new stuff will be cheap
as for the one button thing, you can use a "normal" mouse on a mac 
but tbh, unless your going to use one for hardcore photoshopping, video editing or music production i wouldnt worry about them - there only become super dooper stable when using apps like these, otherwise you wont really see any difference just browsing the web/emailing etc
willay - yes your right mate, when you start looking at the OS's you will see that there nothing like each other, but when macs move over to intels then the two systems will almost be similar apart from using different filesystems
[Edited on 17-06-2005 by Dom]
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willay
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Yeah, lets also not mention "games" and "apple" in the same sentance
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dave17
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willay, OSX10 looks and feels alot like XP to me i use them both all day everyday.
but yes, as willay says, games are a no no. which is shit
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
Yeah, lets also not mention "games" and "apple" in the same sentance
can still get corkers like halo etc etc on apples though but its all going to change, like i say soon......although personally i dont think the change over to intels will do them any good, just a shame IBM couldnt pull their fingers out and get a 3gig chip (which they promised apple a few years back) 
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willay
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IBM are too busy with their issues with SCO lol.
yes OSX has that pretty element that XP brought to our desktops, but thats nothing you cant get with a different window manager
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willay
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Also I feel that games on apples are second rate, I mean when games are developed they are normally have a target system to design it round, PS2/PC whatever, when it gets round to the apple they look abit...sketchy.
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i'd get a pc over a mac anyday , they run shit when using a pc as a main server , photoshop is actually quikcer on my pc at work then my mac .
difference is = Mac OS is poop
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dave17
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thats whati meant by there very similar. i dont know all the technical details, only what i can see in front of me
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