Should i buy a Mac ?

uniqueusername · 08-24-2005, 07:56 PM

they seem kind of expensive. How do they handle playing games ?

is the mini mac as good as a regular computer, its awfully small

drunkbum222 · 08-24-2005, 08:19 PM

For playing games mac suck. Build a computer for gaming if you cant....

Ibuypower.com Go there.

Also the mac mini is not a computer I dont think.

ilovefishsticks · 08-24-2005, 11:20 PM

no no no, macs blow. i have nothing more to say

celsdogg · 08-25-2005, 12:03 AM

sounds like you guys have not used a mac since the IIe. i want a mac too. a mac with OSX rocks! we have a mac mini at work and it is pretty sweet. pair it with their cinema displays and you got yourself a pretty sweet setup.

yes, macs are expensive, that is what is preventing me from getting one. the upcoming change over to x86 is exciting and scary at the same time too!

no, macs are not gaming machines, although there are games out there for it. but put it in the same regards as linux, its stable, not a lot of viruses and worms, etc.

i used to be anti-mac too, until i really took a look at them. Take the time to take a look again, at one with Mac OSX on it

drunkbum222 · 08-25-2005, 12:19 AM

But a mac is not for gaming thats the thing.

celsdogg · 08-25-2005, 04:09 AM

yeah, like i said, they should be regarded the same as linux on the topic of gaming.

MadModder · 08-25-2005, 05:17 AM

A Mac is a wonderful system to work with, especially if you work with video editing software. Final Cut is one of the best pieces of editing software. If you really don't want to buy a Mac computer, you don't have to! I have a partition of OSX on my PC. It was in issue 27 of PC Extreme magazine. You use some sort of emulation software called PearPC as well as the OSX disc to create the Mac partition. If I can find the magazine, i'll post the instructions in another thread!

flame1117 · 08-25-2005, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadModder

A Mac is a wonderful system to work with, especially if you work with video editing software. Final Cut is one of the best pieces of editing software. If you really don't want to buy a Mac computer, you don't have to! I have a partition of OSX on my PC. It was in issue 27 of PC Extreme magazine. You use some sort of emulation software called PearPC as well as the OSX disc to create the Mac partition. If I can find the magazine, i'll post the instructions in another thread!

PLease tell me you dont use Imovie for video editing....That is the most horrid program I ever used.

Even my Video Production teacher who majored in that stuff protested it, and thats what the school gave us so he worked out a deal with another company to get us a better program, that was after tri-2 becuase he at elast gave it a chance...

and Mac's are NOT a gaming computer.

[-0MEGA-] · 08-25-2005, 05:39 AM

yes, macs suck at playing games, not to mention the limited amount of titles for it.

And i ask this again, what can a mac do taht a pc cant?

MadModder · 08-25-2005, 06:02 AM

No not iMovie, iMovie is horrible. Final Cut is what I use, I like it and I like to use OSX so it's a great combination.

Edit: Mac's can turn on without 13 Ad-Aware warnings and 2 Norton Antivirus alerts.

08-24-2005, 07:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
uniqueusername Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 101	Should i buy a Mac ? they seem kind of expensive. How do they handle playing games ? is the mini mac as good as a regular computer, its awfully small

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ilovefishsticks Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL USA Age: 18 Posts: 396	no no no, macs blow. i have nothing more to say __________________ My Computer Specs NVidia GeForce 6600 256mb Intel D195PCY motherboard Intel Pentium 4 3.2 Ghtz HT 300 GB Seagate SATA HDD 2048mb 533mhtz ddr2 corsair (1x1024)(2x512) Aspire X-Dreamer II case Ultra X-Connect PSU BenQ Dvd-R and DVD-RW 5.1 logitech x530 speaker system 19 inch Fuji Plus LCD monitor

08-25-2005, 12:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
celsdogg Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland Age: 26 Posts: 306	sounds like you guys have not used a mac since the IIe. i want a mac too. a mac with OSX rocks! we have a mac mini at work and it is pretty sweet. pair it with their cinema displays and you got yourself a pretty sweet setup. yes, macs are expensive, that is what is preventing me from getting one. the upcoming change over to x86 is exciting and scary at the same time too! no, macs are not gaming machines, although there are games out there for it. but put it in the same regards as linux, its stable, not a lot of viruses and worms, etc. i used to be anti-mac too, until i really took a look at them. Take the time to take a look again, at one with Mac OSX on it __________________ VALERIE - AMD Athlon XP Palomino 1800+, 1GB DDR SDRAM, nVidia GeForceFX 5700 128MB DDR, two 160GB Seagate HDD, two 250GB Seagate HDD, WinXP Pro SARAH (Toshiba Laptop) - Intel Pentium 4 2.8ghz, 512MB DDR SDRAM, Trident Cyberblade XP2 32MB, 60GB Samsung HDD, Ubuntu Linux 7.10 MARGARET - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2GB Corsair XMS DDR400 Dual Channel, nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB GDDR PCIE, 80GB Seagate SATA, 60GB Maxtor PATA, 60GB WD PATA Ubuntu Linux 7.10 + WinXP Pro

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08-25-2005, 05:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
MadModder Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 310	A Mac is a wonderful system to work with, especially if you work with video editing software. Final Cut is one of the best pieces of editing software. If you really don't want to buy a Mac computer, you don't have to! I have a partition of OSX on my PC. It was in issue 27 of PC Extreme magazine. You use some sort of emulation software called PearPC as well as the OSX disc to create the Mac partition. If I can find the magazine, i'll post the instructions in another thread! __________________ The Rig CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 (@3.6GHz) Motherboard:MSI P6N SLI Platinum RAM:2GB OCZ DDR2-800 Platinum Video Card:eVGA GeForce 8800GTS 512MB HDD:250GB Seagate Barracuda PSU:Antec NeoHE 550w OS:Vista Ultimate x64

08-24-2005, 08:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
drunkbum222 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 277	For playing games mac suck. Build a computer for gaming if you cant.... Ibuypower.com Go there. Also the mac mini is not a computer I dont think.

08-25-2005, 12:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
drunkbum222 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 277	But a mac is not for gaming thats the thing.

08-25-2005, 05:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
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MadModder Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 310	No not iMovie, iMovie is horrible. Final Cut is what I use, I like it and I like to use OSX so it's a great combination. Edit: Mac's can turn on without 13 Ad-Aware warnings and 2 Norton Antivirus alerts. __________________ The Rig CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 (@3.6GHz) Motherboard:MSI P6N SLI Platinum RAM:2GB OCZ DDR2-800 Platinum Video Card:eVGA GeForce 8800GTS 512MB HDD:250GB Seagate Barracuda PSU:Antec NeoHE 550w OS:Vista Ultimate x64 Last edited by MadModder; 08-25-2005 at 06:06 AM.

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