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Apple Mac's

  • 26-02-2008 3:03am
    #1
    valor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,296 ✭✭✭


    I'm thinking of buying an apple mac [and running windows on it] because they perform better, right? are there any real hurdles I can run into doing this?

    where is best place in Dublin to buy one?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,162 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    You'll pay a lot more for a mac than you will for an equivalently specced pc. If you only plan on using windows then I wouldn't bother getting a mac.


  • #3
    valor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,296 ✭✭✭valor


    Yeah I though that might be the case. Is the performance/reliability not worth it? Will Windwos crash just as much on a Mac as it will on a pc?


  • #4
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Software crashes are (generally) caused by software, not hardware. So if you have a particularly bothersome piece of software bringing your system down it won't matter what machine its running on.


  • #5
    Diarmuid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,981 ✭✭✭Diarmuid


    valor wrote: »
    Will Windwos crash just as much on a Mac as it will on a pc?
    Yes. The guts of the Mac hardware and a dell is almost the same. If you want a Mac to run windows on it, look at Parallels Desktop or VMware. But if I was buying a Mac I would be doing so with a view to switching over and only using the aforementioned for programs that are not available on the Mac


  • #6
    BanzaiBk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,285 ✭✭✭BanzaiBk


    Honestly I wouldn't bother with a mac if you're just going to run Windows on it. Most people, myself included, buy a mac for OSX. You'd build/buy an equiv. spec'd Windows based system for a lot less.


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  • #7
    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,661 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    Op why specifically do you want to run windows? Do you have a need for specific windows based software? If not and windows is just what you are used to, then give a mac a try (o2 or the 3g stores will giev you a demo) and try out OSX.

    When i first switched to a mac i didnt look back.


  • #8
    valor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,296 ✭✭✭valor


    faceman wrote: »
    Op why specifically do you want to run windows? Do you have a need for specific windows based software? .

    yes

    I guess given the advice theres no reason for me to get a mac.

    Thanks


  • #9
    WUSBDesign
    Closed Accounts Posts: 549 ✭✭✭WUSBDesign


    Well, if you cannot find a Core 2 Duo windoze box as small as the MacMini, then perhaps this is an excuse. Just be aware of the poor graphics performance and lack of expansion.


  • #10
    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,661 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    valor wrote: »
    yes

    I guess given the advice theres no reason for me to get a mac.

    Thanks

    there is always a reason to get a mac! ;)


  • #11
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,113 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    get a vostro valor.


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  • #12
    pandaboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭pandaboy


    Diarmuid wrote: »
    Yes. The guts of the Mac hardware and a dell is almost the same. If you want a Mac to run windows on it, look at Parallels Desktop or VMware. But if I was buying a Mac I would be doing so with a view to switching over and only using the aforementioned for programs that are not available on the Mac


    VMware is a lot better as it's dual boot (you do not need to do a system restart when changing OS). It does not affect your RAM as much as parallels. So it's a lot faster than parallels and offers so much more.

    which mac were you interested in? like which applications would you be looking to bring over when converting?


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