iMac

Tanabe

Right folks,

What's the story with the iMac? I need to buy a new pc pretty soon & am considering purchasing the 20-inch iMac to complement the aul i-pod.

Can you burn dvd's on the iMac & are they as good/better than a new Windows based Dell pc with Media edition XP?

Cheers.

PDD

Hey Tanabe,

Im in the same boat as yourself and so far everything Ive read looks great. Im looking forward to trying to install Windows.

Can anyone out there who uses a Mac tell me how they handle torrent downloads etc and how difficult it is to "aquire" software for the Mac?

Also can anyone tell me what its like for Windows emulation within Mac OS-X. I have one or two specialist apps that I would like to keep rather than buying mac versions if I cant aquire them. Also one app doesnt have a Mac version.

PDD

eoineen

Tanabe wrote:

Right folks,

What's the story with the iMac? I need to buy a new pc pretty soon & am considering purchasing the 20-inch iMac to complement the aul i-pod.

Can you burn dvd's on the iMac & are they as good/better than a new Windows based Dell pc with Media edition XP?

Cheers.

I'm like you, liking the Mac but loathe to take the final plunge with something other than a Win machine. Tip one: go for the mac, feel the fear and do it anyway. Still using a Dell laptop here but am purchasing an iMac Duo Care later this year.

Yes you can burn DVDs as long as you buy the one with SuperDrive, i.e. both available. Forget Windows Media Centre Edition. It's like Windows ME with some knobs on. Mac is one to go with for multimedia.

MTC

MiCr0

PDD wrote:

Can anyone out there who uses a Mac tell me how they handle torrent downloads etc and how difficult it is to "aquire" software for the Mac?

Also can anyone tell me what its like for Windows emulation within Mac OS-X. I have one or two specialist apps that I would like to keep rather than buying mac versions if I cant aquire them. Also one app doesnt have a Mac version.

PDD

i'm assuming that you're joking here - and not trying to get banned

Kevok

iMacs come with a Dual Layer DVD burner now, so burning DVDs is no problem, comparing them with a similar Dell pc is a bit difficult, you will always pay a premium (not much mind) for a Mac over a Dell, but *in my opinion* it's worth it considering the extras, such as the built in camera, mic, the fact that you literally have to put your ear to it to hear any noise from fans, hard disk and dvd drive and of course MacOSX.

I honestly don't think any of you will regret buying a Mac if you take the plunge, especially with boot camp available.

Urban Weigl

My sister has an iMac, and I can certainly vouch for its quality.

There are many BitTorrent clients for Mac, including the official client, Tomato Torrent, Azureus, Transmission, TorrentStation and so on. But please DO NOT ask about pirating software here. Do you want to get yourself banned?

By the way, you'll find there is a lot of top quality shareware for the Mac. For example, I just purchased a program called Transmit (from Panic.com), the best FTP client for ANY platform IMHO.

SouperComputer

It's like Windows ME with some knobs on.

You are kidding right? MCE is XP pro with some features stripped out and an extra application called media centre added.

OS X and MCE cant really be compared from a media standpoint. Mainly due to the integrated PVR function of MCE. OS X does not offer this. Of course one can use elgato, but there is no integration with front row.

Multimedia is a pretty broad term. If you are going for productivity and creation, id say try the Mac as it will go very well for you.

For all all-round entertainment system MCE has the upper hand, for now.