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Any Macintosh users on the board?
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Mi sure there is, mi noh wan ah dem though. Mac-ah-backs whe unnu deh? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] -
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Thanks for taking the time to answer, J-kid. I feel so lonely [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
On a brighter note, check out this beauty. :love:New iMac -- all screen, no box
Apple introduces the world's thinnest desktop, a flat-panel screen less than 2 inches thick.
August 31, 2004: 8:10 AM EDT
PARIS (Reuters) - Apple Computer has unveiled its new iMac desktop computer design, which integrates all disk drives and processors into a flat display less than two inches thick.
"Now we have the world's thinnest desktop computer," Phil Schiller, head of worldwide product marketing, said in a keynote presentation at the annual Apple Expo in Paris Tuesday.
Shipping from mid-September, Apple said the computer would be available in versions with a 17-inch and a 20-inch display, with a wireless keyboard and mouse.
Apple said in July the launch of the new iMac would be delayed until September.
Retail prices will start at $1,299 for the 17-inch model. The more expensive and slightly thicker 20-inch model will cost $1,899.
The model will take over from the current iMac, which created a buzz of its own when launched a few years ago with its minimalist design featuring a thin display perched on a stainless steel pole above a white hemispherical base.
The new iMac, designed by the same team that developed the iPod portable music player, works on G5 microprocessors.
The new model is equipped with internal Bluetooth so peripherals like cell phones can communicate with the iMac without cords.
Options include the wireless keyboard and mouse, as well as AirPort Express, which lets users connect to the Internet, stream music and print remotely.
Sales of the iMac have slowed in recent quarters, but Apple's portable notebook computers have been doing well. SourceComment
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I use PC at home and a G4 at work (G5 soon come).
Apples are great machines for sure but I like the fact that I can go to any corner plaza and get parts for my PC at a cheap price. Not so with an apple.
Apple = BMW
PC = Chevy
That's the way I look at it anyway.Comment
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Do you know how to set up a firewall on a Mac X (10.2)?Comment
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If I recall correctly you can use a passport router to set up your firewall.
Miss B, Macs are nice and stable, and if I was starting over I would probably bite the bullet and go the Mac route instead of the PC. However as Milo implied above, the cost of parts for the Mac is very expensive. Interchaneability and availibity of parts was a big factor in me going with the PC instead of the Mac. Alao, I build my own PC, where Apple did not give you that option. Software on the PC is also much more redily available and in much larger quantity out there. Kind of like it was with VCR's (VHS vs. BetaMax), Even though the Betamax quality was superior to that of the VHS recorder. Apple needs to lower their prices more to match the PC then things would swing around the other way.Comment
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I'm lost already; what is a passport router?Comment
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It is just an external router that is compatible with the Mac. I think most Router should work, but a Mac techi would have to confirm this.
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Thanks for the links J-kid
I like that I don't need to buy spare parts for my Mac [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
Having said that, I may buy a PC laptop because as you say, there's more software available. I feel a bit apprehensive about setting things up on it though. On Mac, I can install the OS even if I don't understand the language - did Arabic once.
But a PC in English is beyond me [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] I even prefer UNIX.Comment
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If yuh like UNIX den how come yuh noh check out Linux OS?
Linux is similar to unix, and easier to use. They both use the same commands.Comment
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I'm also a MAC user x 10 years...I have a G4 desktop and a PowerBook 15" currently...glad to see there are others on da board!Comment
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I have a 12" G4 PowerBook which I absolutely love. You know, I have magazines bigger than this laptop.Comment
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Macs are better machines in terms of architecture than PCs but being I like the Mod PCs
Macs can't be tailored like this http://www.pccasegear.com/category25_1.htm [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]Comment
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