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New Mac Setup (mine)

#21
why don't you set it up for dual monitor?

i like macs .. just wish I could use them .. I'm a Microsoft .NET developer and sdolutions providor .. lol. :)

here's my setup .. Gateway Core 2 Duo 2 ghz, 2gb ram, 150gb hdd .. and a 350gb external drive ..

19" widescreen .. etc.. (yes it's sitting on a book for added height) .. the book .. Linux Unleashed from about 1999, lol. :)

sorry for the quality .. was taken from my Moto Q .. was trying to show that I had this thread open .. lol.

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#26
I'd love to have a mac (if only they weren't so excruciatingly expensive to buy over here. I can get the same kind of specs on a normal PC for easily 300-400 euro's cheaper)

And simply put:
3D Studio Max => Windows
Games => Windows

Luckily my current config is compatible with OS X so I have it on dual-boot for those times where I'm not gaming.
 
#27
MazeMouse said:
And simply put:
3D Studio Max => Windows
Games => Windows

Luckily my current config is compatible with OS X so I have it on dual-boot for those times where I'm not gaming.
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FYI All Intel Macs (Most Macs within last 1.5 years) will run 3D Studio Max and most Windows games without breaking a sweat using Apple's Bootcamp software to boot natively into Windows XP or Vista.

Also, the real reason I dug this post up - how are you able to dual-boot into OS X on your PC setup? Do tell!
 
#30
bassbrock said:
FYI All Intel Macs (Most Macs within last 1.5 years) will run 3D Studio Max and most Windows games without breaking a sweat using Apple's Bootcamp software to boot natively into Windows XP or Vista.
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Yeah, but who wants to reboot every time you want to play a game and then reboot when you're finished playing to get back into Mac apps? There is also the Parallels program but last I heard it doesn't support 3D graphics acceleration. There are a couple of other programs...haven't heard much on them. I'm sure at some point in the near future there will be a GOOD Mac program that allows one to play the top PC games easily and then switch back to Mac OS without rebooting.

I may end up with a mac at some point because I realize that they have a lot to offer but what I don't like about Macs is the propietary nature of the beast and the lack of easy do-it-yourself stuff like what the PC offers under the PC OS options (Windows, Linux, etc). I don't like that I can't just easily build my own Mac and throw the Mac OS on there. Actually I don't know if that's true but that's the impression I get. Anyway, Mac is a bit too controlling for my tastes. Say what you will about Micro$oft but I like that I can just go buy an OEM Windows and throw it on any old machine that I want without a problem. Those + gaming are the reasons I stick with PCs for now but I'm not die-hard for anything. I want what will serve my interests the best. Maybe that will be a Mac in the future.

bc
 
#31
I was planning for a desktop update soonish, but if the Mac Mini goes down the toilet as they seem to be rumoring, I might have to settle to replacing my old iBook with a MacBook and just run a similar setup :hmm:
 
#33
saxnbass said:
I'd love it if they put better CPUs in the Minis. Or some kind of new, faster, budget desktop.
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The cause for rumour is that it's been ages since the Mini has been updated, so they are speculating that there's going to be a large change soon, likely the termination of the product. No idea if they are going to replace it with anything.
 

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