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  • fris
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    • Aug 2002
    • 55679

    #1

    Thinking about buying a mac

    Yes or no?

    and if so, what type, macbook, or desktop?
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  • Zyzz
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    • Jul 2006
    • 5223

    #2
    http://www.apple.com/imac/

    http://www.apple.com/macpro/

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    • potter
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      • Dec 2004
      • 6559

      #3
      I use a macpro now at home. I've used at work; macpros, imacs, and macpros.

      They're all awesome. Just depends on what type of specs and area you need it for.

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      • candyflip
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        • Jul 2002
        • 43069

        #4
        We've got iMacs, Mac Pro, Macbooks and MB Pros.

        The best bang for your buck is the iMac.

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        • Phoenix
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          • Nov 2002
          • 35475

          #5
          get some fries to..their fries rock

          but stay away from mac computers...thats just wrong
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          • Bridgette
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            • Apr 2008
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            #6
            I love my Mac, mostly because I never have the kinds of problems with it that other people have with their PCs.
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            • ShellyCrash
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              • Jun 2004
              • 6708

              #7
              I was about to get a macbook, but I found a deal on a new Vaio and I just couldn't pass it up. I might get an imac desktop down the road at some point, I really love working on them.

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              • GTS Mark
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                • Jan 2001
                • 20912

                #8
                I'm thinking of getting a mac for my next laptop too...

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                • MattJustin
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                  • Aug 2007
                  • 361

                  #9
                  Buy a mac book pro 17"

                  its amazing.. u will love it.. might take u a few days to get used to it coming from windows.

                  They also have tutorials on apple.com to help u get started and i think they have a service that u can pay $100 per year and u can goto apple stores and have a weekly session for a year at the genius bar to answer questions or to teach u about mac stuff..
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                  • MattJustin
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                    • Aug 2007
                    • 361

                    #10
                    btw look at this:
                    matt-justins-macbook-pro:~ mattjustin$ uptime
                    11:03 up 17 days, 2:11, 3 users, load averages: 1.09 1.13 1.16

                    this laptops been up for 17days.. and counting
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                      #11
                      Go for an iMac or a Mac Mini.

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                      • twinkley
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                        • Feb 2001
                        • 807

                        #12
                        Going with a mac? Definitely! You will love it!

                        What type? Depends on what you are going to do with it

                        I have a mini, its hmmm 3 years old now, its hands-down the best machine I have. I upgraded the ram last christmas and now it flys - even with my "pc" games which macs aren't supposed to do!

                        Point is - pretty much all modern macs are awesome, just tailor your purchase to your needs on it and enjoy the ride

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                        • InternetIsForPorn
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                          • Sep 2007
                          • 848

                          #13
                          Mehhh

                          If you're tech savvy enough, it would be a lot wiser to go with a PC. For the same cash you will get SEVERAL times more power. Just don't junk it up and you'll be fine.

                          I was thinking of getting a MacBook PRO - the new 15" models.

                          Then I remembered that my 2 year old laptop has
                          - the same processor
                          - same ram
                          - more hdd space
                          - an 8 in 1 card reader
                          - a full num pad on the side
                          - hdmi, altec lansing sound and a lot more features

                          So no thanks, if I were to choose a laptop now, I'd go with what I have now and reinvest the saved cash into a 42" LCD TV that I'd use as a monitor.

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                          • Raym
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                            • Nov 2005
                            • 386

                            #14
                            Mac is the way to go. If you need to run pc apps you still can with bootcamp/vmware fusion. I love it and I won't go back to a pc ever.
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                            • ExLust
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                              • Aug 2008
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                              #15
                              Go for iMac.

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                              • burntfilm
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                                • Feb 2008
                                • 972

                                #16
                                There's an adjustment period when you switch, which is frustrating. Eventually you'll never want to go back to windows.
                                Sorta...

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                                • Steve OSS
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                                  • Dec 2008
                                  • 98

                                  #17
                                  I've always been a PC guy. If your going to go with the most cost effective choice its most likely going to be a PC. However, I've been told that once you go mac you never go back!
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                                  • nolongerexists
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                                    • Apr 2003
                                    • 1096

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by InternetIsForPorn
                                    Mehhh

                                    If you're tech savvy enough, it would be a lot wiser to go with a PC. For the same cash you will get SEVERAL times more power. Just don't junk it up and you'll be fine.

                                    I was thinking of getting a MacBook PRO - the new 15" models.

                                    Then I remembered that my 2 year old laptop has
                                    - the same processor
                                    - same ram
                                    - more hdd space
                                    - an 8 in 1 card reader
                                    - a full num pad on the side
                                    - hdmi, altec lansing sound and a lot more features

                                    So no thanks, if I were to choose a laptop now, I'd go with what I have now and reinvest the saved cash into a 42" LCD TV that I'd use as a monitor.
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                                    • stickyfingerz
                                      Doin fine
                                      • Oct 2005
                                      • 24984

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by MattJustin
                                      btw look at this:
                                      matt-justins-macbook-pro:~ mattjustin$ uptime
                                      11:03 up 17 days, 2:11, 3 users, load averages: 1.09 1.13 1.16

                                      this laptops been up for 17days.. and counting
                                      Is 17 days like some sort of an impressive record? lol I've gone 3 months without a reboot on my desktops and laptops both lol.

                                      Fan boys are strong in this thread... mmmmmmmm

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                                      • fuzebox
                                        making it rain
                                        • Oct 2003
                                        • 22352

                                        #20
                                        The macbook pros just came down a bit in price, I am thinking of buying one finally...

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                                        • DamianJ
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                                          • Jul 2006
                                          • 15808

                                          #21
                                          OS arguments are so tired.

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                                          • Sosa
                                            In Tushy Land
                                            • Oct 2002
                                            • 40149

                                            #22
                                            I still haven't figured out much with my mbp I got like a year ago lol.

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                                            • FiReC
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                                              • Jan 2002
                                              • 2350

                                              #23
                                              fuck a mac, i like error messages when shit goes wrong, not a spinning rainbow wheel of death.

                                              i have 2, aluminum imac for the wife and a macbook.

                                              i would not buy one for my main desktop. however i do like the macbook to travel netbook style, browsing email only. the resume / hibernate is way way better then a win laptop. i will also be forced to use it for the iphone SDK.

                                              i tried to switch from a pc... went to mac... then ubuntu and then said fuck it too many problems and back on win7 now and wondering why I ever tried to switch?

                                              i guess i just wanted to make sure i wasn't missing anything.
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                                              • LiveDose
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                                                #24
                                                I just picked up a basic Mac book. A lot of fun learning a new system. So far so good.

                                                I only use it for personal stuff right now though.

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                                                • 2MuchMark
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                                                  • Aug 2004
                                                  • 50984

                                                  #25
                                                  I've been a PC guy forever, but just bought myself a Macbook about a month ago, and I love it!

                                                  First I had no problem finding all the programs I need to actually work and make the machine worth the money. Besides that, it is just the right size, and the batteries actually last a little more than 5 hours with regular use!

                                                  Another very cool thing about it is that it comes with GOOD, USABLE software, and it is not pre-loaded with endless resource-sucking crap demos that you will never use and only serve to slow your machine down.

                                                  The mac book has a fantastic looking screen, and the keyboard is "just right".

                                                  It never crashes, and runs all of the aps that I have so far pretty fast, although rendering video or converting video formats seems slow.

                                                  The only thing I regret about the machine is that it has no firewire port.

                                                  Don't be shy - buy a mac! I still use my PC's all the time (I have 4) but I have to say I love my mac. Just be sure to buy yourself a 2 button mouse for it. This 1-button mouse thing is impossible to get used to.

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                                                  • MattJustin
                                                    Confirmed User
                                                    • Aug 2007
                                                    • 361

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by stickyfingerz
                                                    Is 17 days like some sort of an impressive record? lol I've gone 3 months without a reboot on my desktops and laptops both lol.

                                                    Fan boys are strong in this thread... mmmmmmmm
                                                    I have 30 apps open and 2 different browser open with 15 tabs each. This mac will leave trails around your pc.. i can have this thing up for 1 yr and it will still operate the same.. It' s a unix box.. no pc running windows will ever last that long without problems or slow down. It's the OS.. the macbook is Intel based
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                                                    • james_clickmemedia
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                                                      • Apr 2003
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                                                      #27
                                                      I have been using a macbook for about a year now, glad I moved away from the pc.
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                                                        #28
                                                        I'm thinking of making the switch with my next laptop upgrade. Too much bullshit with MS Windows...

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                                                        • Ripper - RiotDesign
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                                                          • Oct 2008
                                                          • 216

                                                          #29
                                                          I never use mac but I have some friends with different points of view. One of them love mac, the other one looks like the public enemy number 1 on macintosh.
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                                                          • stickyfingerz
                                                            Doin fine
                                                            • Oct 2005
                                                            • 24984

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by MattJustin
                                                            I have 30 apps open and 2 different browser open with 15 tabs each. This mac will leave trails around your pc.. i can have this thing up for 1 yr and it will still operate the same.. It' s a unix box.. no pc running windows will ever last that long without problems or slow down. It's the OS.. the macbook is Intel based
                                                            Lol AGAIN I do that everyday right now 24 tabs open, dreamweaver open, photoshop open, thunderbird open, the tabs open are google chrome, 2 tabs open in firefox, adobe premiere cs3 open, Wordpad open, Trillian and skype running, Sorenson squeeze open.

                                                            Just an fyi my biz partner had a full out 8GB ram quad processor mac pro one of the big aluminum tower deals and it got sent back cause it constantly crashed and didn't run photoshop better than a 899.00 Dell or gateway did. Had Vista running on this almost since it was available with no issues. I edit HD video on this all day long, plus constant photo retouching, building websites, encoding etc, and don't have any problems. Enough with Mac this mac that shit.

                                                            Heard all that when I started doing multi track audio recording back in 98. You have to get a mac, blah blah fucking blah. Just a cult for most mac users. Try to indoctrinate everyone else. If Mac ever did become the dominate force it would get ripped to shreds by virus writers and spy ware. Fact is its not popular enough for people to bother writing viruses for it. lol

                                                            Go look and find out what got hacked the fastest this year and last year at that hacker convention thing. Windows, Linux, or Mac.

                                                            Mac hacked first bam done
                                                            Linux after
                                                            Vista took them quite a while to hack.

                                                            Enough said. lol

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                                                            • bDok
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                                                              • Feb 2005
                                                              • 1917

                                                              #31
                                                              mac pro if it's your desktop.
                                                              mac boook pro if it's a laptop.

                                                              between bootcamp/parallels/vmware you are covered with anything you need to do with the machine.
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                                                              • ShellyCrash
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                                                                • Jun 2004
                                                                • 6708

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by InternetIsForPorn
                                                                Mehhh

                                                                If you're tech savvy enough, it would be a lot wiser to go with a PC. For the same cash you will get SEVERAL times more power. Just don't junk it up and you'll be fine.

                                                                This is why I backed off and wound up with another Vaio. Just came in this afternoon. I loved my last one, I got it back in 03 and it never shit the bed on me.

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                                                                • nolongerexists
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                                                                  • Apr 2003
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                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by ShellyCrash
                                                                  This is why I backed off and wound up with another Vaio. Just came in this afternoon. I loved my last one, I got it back in 03 and it never shit the bed on me.
                                                                  Vaio has been awesome for me too, just hate their displays.. no LED yet? Single lamp in many models? That sucks!
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                                                                  • candyflip
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                                                                    • Jul 2002
                                                                    • 43069

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by stickyfingerz

                                                                    Go look and find out what got hacked the fastest this year and last year at that hacker convention thing. Windows, Linux, or Mac.

                                                                    Mac hacked first bam done
                                                                    Linux after
                                                                    Vista took them quite a while to hack.

                                                                    Enough said. lol
                                                                    This here bit of info is a joke. They used an exploit in the browser that just hadn't been fixed. The same guy won the same contest the year before using the same exploit. Which has since been fixed.

                                                                    Regardless, what he is saying it true. Put Vista and OSX on the same system and run them side by side for a while and you'll see the difference he is talking about.

                                                                    What's even better is when Vista is running on the Mac and OSC is running on a "PC" and you can see this. It truly does come down to the OS at this point. Mac hardware prices are fucked, but so long as people are buying them that price isn't coming down.

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                                                                    • stickyfingerz
                                                                      Doin fine
                                                                      • Oct 2005
                                                                      • 24984

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by candyflip
                                                                      This here bit of info is a joke. They used an exploit in the browser that just hadn't been fixed. The same guy won the same contest the year before using the same exploit. Which has since been fixed.

                                                                      Regardless, what he is saying it true. Put Vista and OSX on the same system and run them side by side for a while and you'll see the difference he is talking about.

                                                                      What's even better is when Vista is running on the Mac and OSC is running on a "PC" and you can see this. It truly does come down to the OS at this point. Mac hardware prices are fucked, but so long as people are buying them that price isn't coming down.
                                                                      I can only go off my experience with mac and that is suckville... lol

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                                                                      • stickyfingerz
                                                                        Doin fine
                                                                        • Oct 2005
                                                                        • 24984

                                                                        #36
                                                                        And btw Internet explorer sucks yet I guess its a more secure browser than Safari then? lol

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                                                                        • alias
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                                                                          • Apr 2001
                                                                          • 19010

                                                                          #37
                                                                          I hear mac will help you with your freebsd skills but other than that I wouldn't bother.
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                                                                          • stickyfingerz
                                                                            Doin fine
                                                                            • Oct 2005
                                                                            • 24984

                                                                            #38
                                                                            Originally posted by alias
                                                                            I hear mac will help you with your freebsd skills but other than that I wouldn't bother.
                                                                            I heard it makes you sniff your farts, hang out a lot at starbucks, and buy a prius.. OH and you'll buy a lot more carbon offsets... lol

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                                                                            • candyflip
                                                                              Carpe Visio
                                                                              • Jul 2002
                                                                              • 43069

                                                                              #39
                                                                              Originally posted by stickyfingerz
                                                                              I can only go off my experience with mac and that is suckville... lol
                                                                              I know how it played out for ya, and that sucks. You could have had a bunk machine and they'd have replaced it no questions asked.

                                                                              I don't care what OS someone wants to run, so long as they can run it on whatever hardware they have or want to buy. HP, Apple, Sony, Dell...whatever.

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                                                                              • Herb Kornfield
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                                                                                • Sep 2002
                                                                                • 4996

                                                                                #40
                                                                                I have a Macbook Pro here for the wife and it is a fantastic machine to use.

                                                                                Took me some time to get used to being a windows guy ..but, not that hard at all.

                                                                                They sure are pricey however .. that's my major complaint with them.

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                                                                                • stickyfingerz
                                                                                  Doin fine
                                                                                  • Oct 2005
                                                                                  • 24984

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Originally posted by candyflip
                                                                                  I know how it played out for ya, and that sucks. You could have had a bunk machine and they'd have replaced it no questions asked.

                                                                                  I don't care what OS someone wants to run, so long as they can run it on whatever hardware they have or want to buy. HP, Apple, Sony, Dell...whatever.

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                                                                                  Crazy mac lovin hippies, I tell you what...

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                                                                                  • Ivo
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                                                                                    • May 2004
                                                                                    • 2146

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    i have a macbook pro.. not going to switch back to PC !!
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                                                                                    • natas
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                                                                                      • Mar 2002
                                                                                      • 3377

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      I will relate my own experience -

                                                                                      I used PCs daily for over 15 years, for work and making computer music.
                                                                                      Bought a macbook after trying a friend's out, plus I got a $good deal abroad
                                                                                      A month later I moved all my work/apps over to said macbook from my pc.
                                                                                      6 months later I bought a macbook pro to do my music on.
                                                                                      My PC now sits in the corner for downloading or if I want to watch TV when I work.
                                                                                      I will never buy another PC.

                                                                                      Now the haters can flame on and that's fine, I'm not saying PCs are any worse or better than macs - like I said I'm just writing down my experience.
                                                                                      I never get into these gay arguments over which is better... they just make me tired.

                                                                                      Find a platform/OS you like and if it works for you, stick with it.

                                                                                      oh and edit : I'd get a macbook pro, and max out the ram (just don't buy it from Apple)

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                                                                                      • candyflip
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                                                                                        • Jul 2002
                                                                                        • 43069

                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by stickyfingerz
                                                                                        Crazy mac lovin hippies, I tell you what...

                                                                                        Come on now. It's a fucking Dell

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                                                                                        • CYF
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                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Fris man you'll love it.

                                                                                          Unix underpinnings, shell, stable, pretty gui. It really does just work. I've only had one kernel panic and that was back in 2006/2007 on this macbook. Leopard is stable, Snow Leopard is supposed to be even more stable.
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                                                                                            • peedy
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                                                                                              • Oct 2004
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                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Really depends if you want a desktop of laptop and how serious you wanna go. The Mac Pro is for the big boys, so if you want the most power thats the only route to go. All the iMac's and Macbook pros use nearly identical hardware cpu/ram at least. just depends if you want portibility etc. you won't regret going mac.
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                                                                                              • voa
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                                                                                                • Nov 2006
                                                                                                • 16532

                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                That is good for you, if you can afford a mac than buy cause is better than other ones

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