Originally Posted by 7thson
Hey everyone, just wanted to pass along my services as a computer tech. If You have any computer related questions or advice do not hesitate to ask me here or in a PM.
Calling all computer boffins, calling all computer boffins, THIS IS BLIB. Help??
I know we have some super computer techy geek geeks (I say it with love
) on this site, so the time has come when i desperatly need your help. Would be mega appreciated. I know Seven and Oggy are good for it, anyone else?
Finally after several long months, ive pulled my wallet together and im finally forking out the squillions of dosh for a new computer. Iv'e been using Windows since my computer birth, so i thought this time, id go crazy and get a mac. Want a different operating system, and something quite small as my desk is minature. Plus theyre awful purty. Anywhoo, one of the other reasons is that theyre pretty good for creative gubbins. Such as photo/film editing being the main gub as i plan to start up my photography again.
So, basically i need some info. I know ive asked this before but its been lost in my memory, but who here has a MAC or did have and decided to dump it? and Why?
Heres what im looking into buying within the next week or so if all goes well and i finally make the decision....
The 20", 2 GHz Intel Core Duo iMac.
PURTY!
For a hefty, £1,229.00 (God bless interest free finance)
Comes with:
•20-inch widescreen LCD with 1680x1050 resolution
•2.0GHz Intel Core Duo processor with 2MB shared L2 cache
•512MB (single SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300)
•250GB Serial ATA hard drive
•Slot-load 8x double-layer SuperDrive
•ATI Radeon X1600 graphics with 128MB GDDR3 memory
•Built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0
And the software:
•Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger
•iLife ’06
•iWork ’06 30-day trial
•Front Row
•Photo Booth
•Big Bang Board Games
•Comic Life
•OmniOutliner
So how does all this sound? I have some questions that would ease my mind and wallet...
Would you guys say its worth the money?
Would i be better off getting the slightly older and cheaper G5 superdrive thingy one?
Is it very difficult/expensive to add new software or drives (Like CD ROM drives etc) to the computer if i need them at a later date?
Ive got broadband at my house (Not sure what you guys call it in the states but its your basic high speed internet connection), will the Mac be able to use it or will i need to buy some extra stuff for that?
Are they reliable? I know ive got a years warranty at elast and from how they treat my iPod i know these guys are good for that.
Is the graphics card good enough to play up to date games that are being released?
and is there anything else i should know? This is a big investment for me as im normally used to living the tramps life, so i just want to make sure im not making a mistake.
Anyway, hope you wonderful human beings can help....