don't know anything about macs, help?

[Los Feliz Slim]

I am a Mac guy. I have a G5 iMac at home and tons of Mac Mini's and eMac's at my business. I use them because they are much more intuitive to me, especially when it comes to networking. Diagnosing Mac problems is very easy.

About 6 months ago I bought a Dell laptop specifically for the game we do not mention. I had been using Virtual PC on the Mac, and it's not an alternative. I have a fast computer with a ton of memory and I still couldn't run everything I needed to run.

I expected to hate the Dell but I don't. There have been only two or three occasions when it's inexplicably stopped working.

If you're going to get a Mac, wait until next year when they switch to Intel chips. When I want Mac advice I go to macrumors.com, where all the people who drank the Kool-Aid will keep you updated on the latest Mac developments.

EDIT: Let me reiterate for emphasis, if you plan on playing the game we do not mention, stop considering a Mac.

[Duke]

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If you're going to get a Mac, wait until next year when they switch to Intel chips.

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This is correct. They'll end up with a good port of vmware and you'll be able to play to your heart's content for a few games at least. VPC sucks for that.

~D

[TheBlueMonster]

bat. life. These things suck juice really quickly. Other than that, nothing. Mac OS is so much better than PC. Faster and less crashes.

[MarkL444]

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bat. life. These things suck juice really quickly. Other than that, nothing. Mac OS is so much better than PC. Faster and less crashes.

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this is what it says on the apple site.

<font color="blue"> Lasts Up to 6 Hours
Thanks to your iBook’s built-in energy-saving features, you’ll get up to 6 hours of battery life — perfect for long nights at the library or plane trips home. </font>

[TheBlueMonster]

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bat. life. These things suck juice really quickly. Other than that, nothing. Mac OS is so much better than PC. Faster and less crashes.

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this is what it says on the apple site.

<font color="blue"> Lasts Up to 6 Hours
Thanks to your iBook’s built-in energy-saving features, you’ll get up to 6 hours of battery life — perfect for long nights at the library or plane trips home. </font>

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well, I have a powerbook and maybe the battery gets eaten faster. But my battery realy lasts about 4 hrs.

[rlpsjstyle]

My 15" Powerbook is dead after around 2.5 hours of constant use.

Other than that, I recommend Macs. If you have an old PC at home, you can always Remote Desktop Connection in to play whatever that game you play is.

[MarkL444]

hmmm good advice so far. im gonna go to the apple store and look at them. right now im considering getting both a smaller 12" ibook for travel/fun and a better dell laptop for "the game"