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Originally posted by wii View Post
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Originally posted by wii View PostBy the way, is it possible to use a Macbook just for windows, I mean delete the entire disc and just install windows?
What you can do, though, is use the Boot Camp tool to make the Mac OS X partition as small as possible (I believe on Snow Leopard, you can take it down to just 9 GB or so.)
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I'm aware of how OSX works :P I just like windows management better. I've been using macs and pc's for as long as I can remember. I remember singing onto the WWW in the computer lab of my middle school in 95-96 on a mac with netscape navigator I think.
I own two macs, and multiple PCS. I use both OSX, Win7, and WinXP in my every day life.
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Originally posted by wii View PostWell, I have lots of licenses for Windows stuff that I can't live without, so maybe I will be safer to buy a Windows based PC.
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I have three macs, a Powermac G5 a MacPro and a macbook - love them to bits. I run parallels desktop on the MacPro for windows - best of both worlds imo.
I have had several PCs in the past starting with a p166 and windows 95 upto P4 3.2 windows XP.
What annoys me the most with PCs is the need to upgrade them quite often, just to run the latest OS properly and the fact that you can buy a middle range PC for say £600 and in a year's time you would be lucky to get it £150 for it. I used to be heavily into unreal tournament with a clan and it costs fortune in hardware for a gamer, I remember spending about £1500 on a top spec PC that I built myself and in two years I was building a replacement PC and selling the old one for about £100, I personally do not understand why PCs lose their value so quickly, I know technology moves on fast, maybe it is because there are so many of them.
It is true that macs cost a bit more but you get more back when you sell it, my powermac is about 5 years old and is still worth about £350 and it runs leopard like a dream. also the operating system is cheaper to buy, you can get a 5 user family pack for less than one retail version windows xp home.
I would say unless you a hardcore gamer, get yourself a mac and Parallels Desktop and windows XP or Windows 7 (haven't used windows 7, not sure if it is any good) OEM.
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True, but my experience is that a lot of regular users are not working safe enough. If you know what you're doing, Windows is safe to use.
I don't really need window management that much myself, but if I do have a lot of windows open, there is a very handy button on the mac keyboard that will show all windows on one screen. I you then click on the dock application you need, it will show all windows for that app. Not sure if you know this but it's pretty nice. But it's just one example of the great window management in leopard snow. I guess every OS takes time to get used to. You can only make a conclusion after using it for at least a few months (with an open mind of course).
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Good web browsing pratices can keep you safe. I use windows, and i use IE8, before that IE7, and before that IE6. Now, in the last 9 or so years, I've had 1 legit virus in 2002, and it was not from my error, it was from another user error, mostly lettin them use my system. I do checks for malware and virus on my computers from time to time and I've been free for a long time now. I intend to continue using IE as my primary browser, and Windows as my primary OS.
If I had to nail down one thing I really dislike about OSX, is its window management. I know it has some neat features with expose but maybe i just never got used to them. I really like some of the windows 7 windows management stuff.
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Originally posted by wii View PostWell, I have lots of licenses for Windows stuff that I can't live without, so maybe I will be safer to buy a Windows based PC.You can still use those Windows licenses since Windows can perfectly run on dual boot. But if you are like me, you will soon decide to take the step to mac apps and forget about Windows very quickly
Originally posted by wii View PostBy the way, is it possible to use a Macbook just for windows, I mean delete the entire disc and just install windows?
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Originally posted by wii View PostBy the way, is it possible to use a Macbook just for windows, I mean delete the entire disc and just install windows?
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By the way, is it possible to use a Macbook just for windows, I mean delete the entire disc and just install windows?
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with windows pc's you don't need hacks to run a lot of software that is made for windows only machines. the list includes but is not limited to games, IRC clients, browsers, the list goes on and on.
don' t get me wrong macs have their pluses like having fewer virises that can whipe your drive or worse.
i just love windows 7 is it so much faster than xp of vista could ever hope to be and at that i would suggest going with the 64 bit version. i run win 7 64 bit and talk about smokin speed when i boot up if i blink i would miss it.
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Well, I have lots of licenses for Windows stuff that I can't live without, so maybe I will be safer to buy a Windows based PC.
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