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« Reply #15 on: May 21, 2008, 01:04 »
I run parallels desktop too on my imac... it is great!

http://www.ejnmedia.co.uk/files/desktopimac208.png

Great to able to run XP and MacOSX side byu side drag thingsd between Mac and PC applications ect. I have set my XP to boot from the book camp installation (can boot XP on its own without OS X). I assigned 512Mb if system memory to XP. It runs far better than my other PC Running Dual Core + 1Gb ram.

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« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2008, 02:05 »
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Quiet! Tongue I'd go Mac if they weren't so damned expensive. x_x $1400 spent on a Mac gets you the same hardware as $1000 spent on a PC. ;(
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« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2008, 02:15 »
But that hardware works far better!!!!!! The hardware is all tested to work with each other, unlike PCs which are bolted together from a bit box of thousands of different parts.

My other imac (G5) has been switched on next to this PC since I bought it streaming and running certain tasks. This PC is also left on (running XP) and needs rebooting every month or so to keep it working properly. The iMac has never crashed as yet or been rebooted.

Can get some good deals on macs.... but ulike PCs they tent to hold thier value on second hand market better than PCs. I have 4 macs now....  iMac G5, iMac Intel Core Duo, iBook G3 700 and an old Powerbook G3 (333Mhz) which i got 2nd hand. That power book used to hold the task of the iMac G5 and again it was switched on for couple of years. The hard drive started clunking and yet it remained switched on and streaming audio for another 6 months before i replaced it with the iMac. Usually a PC would just Blue screen on even the most minor hdd error. The Powerbook still actually boots into OSX and OS9 just a bit slower, and sometimes now locks. But if i put a new HDD in im sure it would work perfect again.

Not saying I am a total Mac fanboy, they do have thier own issues at times and I would not get rid of my PCs anytime soon, I run both for different things
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« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2008, 02:31 »
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Still no way I can afford one that suits my unreasonable gaming needs. Gigi But I'll just be quiet. Tongue
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« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2008, 08:09 »
Mac? Pfffffffffft! I cant stand Macs. I used one when I was in college, and I didn't like using it, so you rarely saw me using the Mac room. Granted that was four years ago. But me thinks I shall stick with Windows. Tongue
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« Reply #20 on: May 21, 2008, 12:06 »
I agree, PC would always be my first choice. The big question is just XP vs. Vista for me.
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« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2008, 14:52 »
Oh I hate Boot Camp. Windows stole the first boot right from Leopard (why are you still using Tiger?!)
And when I tried to change that right my Mac crashed (!)
Parallels is way better. And even faster I think.
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« Reply #22 on: May 21, 2008, 20:32 »
Never had any issue with boot camp, as long as partitions are correctly assigned Startup disk manages it well.

Not put Leopard on yet as that machine was boxed up and i only got it back out again after 6 months last month, had no use for it at the time and not got round to doing it yet. The other iMac is still running tiger because the radio station software I use does not work correctly on Leopard and due to fact it runs 24/7 gotta find time to down the machine, transfer all the software and music library and get the other imac (or ibook) to take over while I do..... i am lazy lol

Dont know if you have visited this site yet... www.macosg.com..... some really good stuff on there... its the Mac Owners Support Group, good reviews and help too!
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