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Posted By: The Tim <tim@thetimtimes.com> In Response To: Re: Daily Dose of Tim - Get a Mac (Jim Wilson)
Friday, 8 September 2006, at 7:29 p.m.
Expensive? Well I spent 600 bucks on the mac mini solo. I added a 39 dollar mac keyboard. Use existing monitor and mouse (microsoft wireless optical!) Still getting used to it, but it seems very stable in comparison to any PC I've owned. I ran A BUNCH of apps simultaneously (more than I should have) and it slowed way down but NEVER crashed or hungup.
Software. Indeed. This macmini is an Intel based unit. You can emulate windows with the right software. I tried using a program called Crossover. It is certified to work on a lot of Win productivity software. Unfortunately it will not run Picassa. I have downloaded and installed the Mac equivalent of Photoshop (Gimp). No problem. I also downloaded a trialware program that treats the Iweb (website software) like you have an Imac account (I don't since I host my own website). It's a one button upload. Will spend the $12 to register WebEcho when it's time. I've had this mac less than a week. I have certainly NOT mastered it, but the learning curve is very short and worth it IMHO.
Could I have gotten 'more' by spending 'less' on a PC? At this point I'd say that it's a little early to bang the drum, but given the downtime and maintenance issues, not to mention the yearly Norton subscriptions, I think the TRUE COST OF OWNERSHIP will be much lower. I only wish I had back all the time I've WASTED dealing with PC issues.
Enjoy.
> Almost did Tim but for the money I got a lot more bang for the buck
> (software and hardware) with my pc.
> Believe me I too am really tired of the number of times pc's are attacked.
> But man those Macs are expensive. And, as badly as I wanted to end my
> woes, I simply could not afford to get as much pc power as I ended up
> getting a year ago or so when I ordered my current laptop.
> Just out of interest, from what I have heard the Mac pcs can convert Win
> software and make it "usable". Is this true?
> Jim Wilson
Sensibility Without the Static
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