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Hardware [Guide]  Mac Purchase Guide , Mac Products Ownership

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post Jun 6 2009, 11:29 AM

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QUOTE(Ver @ Jun 6 2009, 11:13 AM)
Hi guys, first time posting here in the mac thread =)

Erm, just curious, as a windows user for so long, my mom mentioned that macbooks seem to be a good choice for students, mainly cause it's light and compacted (i kinda need to bring my lappie to uni twice a week), and will last long without change of versions like Windows xp and vista.

I was just wondering:

1) Is the 2.0ghz macbook fast? I've been on a core duo 1.6 lappie on vista and it's draining the life out of me whenever it lags.
2) Is the 2.4ghz macbook worth it? What are the significant difference in it? The only ones that i've noticed are the processor update, hard disk increase and an illuminated keyboard (?)
3) The updates, are they free for macs? As in update in version and software for mac. Anything specific about softwares that i should know before considering a mac?
4) Anything extra =)

Please and thank you everyone for answer =D
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The processor speed , well it depends on what you're planning to use. If you're going to run Photoshop , Mathematica then 2.4Ghz MacBook would be better then 2.0Ghz. Vista is another chapter , its known for its problems - lag issues and so on so forth. I am not going to bash on Vista. You may want to opt for 2.4Ghz macbook if you're able to afford it or opt for a MacBook Pro

Updates are generally free for Mac. These are software updates , however you'll not be getting free "upgrades" to a major version. Its similar to how Vista/XP works. You'll be getting free updates to Service Packs ,however not the major OS version (i.e from OSX 10.5 Leopard to OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard)

What do you plan to do. That's important
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post Aug 21 2009, 05:41 PM

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Whats your budget , if you don't specify then its going to be hard for us to narrow down which mac is suitable for you
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post Sep 9 2009, 08:00 PM

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QUOTE(Matrix @ Sep 9 2009, 06:14 PM)
This is a myth. MacOSX has virus just like every other OS. It just that hackers tends to target the biggest group, which is the Windows platform. In fact, i read some test and review done not too long ago, VISTA is actually more secured than Mac OSX.

And frankly, this 'better for multimedia' isn't true either. But MAC OSX does have the best presentation and clean interface. I enjoyed my Hackintosh...lol.
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Typical Windows user. Vista is way less secure compared to OSX. Its a fact , if you say Windows 7 - I would agree. Every OSes they are flaws ,what differs with OSX is that Darwin (the kernel and most of the part of the OS are open-source compared to close source counterparts).

QUOTE(hapa @ Sep 9 2009, 06:29 PM)
why many ppl tend to say MAC is far more superior than PC in multimedia things?? is that so??

jz an example, b4 SL.. ppl tend to say multimedia software such as CS, illustrator and bla bla run better in MAC. is it?
Windows hv 64bit system way earlier than OSX, which program can use more ram than a MAC, run more effectively
and in term of hardware, most of the multimedia PC system even hv a better GPU compare with a MAC.

so why mac is better in multimedia things???

sorry,if  i gv wrong info...
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64-bit support in OSX was there for a long time ago ( http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10...the_kernel.html ). Don't get me started on x86_64 and PAE. OSX makes use of PAE , again thats why its possible to have MacPro up to 32GB running on 32-bit (however due to kernel limitation , there are few limitations. It wasn't possible for 32-bit , even with PAE turned on to address. This is because of the nature of the WIndows OS , thats why Windows released 32-bit and 64-bit version.

The reason why it runs better goes back to history as it started it for mac and people still have to say that it runs way better then in OSX. Its history, just like how Windows is now currently.

OSX makes use of graphics card very well , now with OpenCL (aka CUDA) , programs can take advantage of GPU power in Macs to do things faster. PC users have it more , but lets see how developers use it in Mac !

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post Dec 11 2009, 02:20 PM

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Apple works in this way

Same price (or a bit lower) - better hardware

If you want to play the waiting game , I say wait till somewhere middle of next year. Then you'll see Apple would be using 32nm Core i5 processor or i7 for their high-end MacBook Pro
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post Dec 14 2009, 11:32 AM

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Check MacRumours Buying Guide , pretty accurate

if its already refreshed ,chances are there wouldn't be any update

If you're going to wait wait till 2020 or something whereby you'll get a superb MacBook or something with 24-cores processor tongue.gif
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