I take your point about another OS, but what is the big difference between what I have now (Vista) and OS X ???
I take your point about another OS, but what is the big difference between what I have now (Vista) and OS X ???
Quite a bit :). It looks very different, for example you don't have icons on the desktop, you have them in a folder, there is no start menu, and the applications are different to a PC so they will not run on a Mac.
OMG, what am I talking myself into here ??? :'(
Even more than Windows, you may find youreslf getting caught up in perpetual upgrade cycle. In order to imstall some app you want, you might have to purchase a new version of OS/X, and once in a while a new OS/X might mean a new Mac.
3.4GHz quad core Intel Core i7-2600
16GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
2TB Serial ATA Drive
256GB Solid State Drive
AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB GDDR5
27 inch TFT @ 2560 × 1440
Apple Magic Mouse + Magic Trackpad
Apple Wireless Keyboard (British)
Microsoft Office for Mac Home/Business 2011
OS X Lion
But: installing OS X on any non-Apple labelled computer is against Apple's EULA, so technically it is "illegal" (well at least according to Apple).
Plus, there will be no support from Apple and you won't be able to do software updates because they can break how the OS X is installed, you will have to wait until the "community" say it is okay. Of course it is your choice, but I would highly recommend against it. Sorry asbokid.
Wow, some great comments guys. I found myself going one way, then the other for a moment there. Good info. Please keep 'em coming if you think of anything else.
Not that OSX isn't a good operating system, because it is. My only issue with apple gear is that you have to do everything apple's way, or you simply don't do it. Even upgrading the memory or changing the HD on an apple system isn't the straightforward job it is with Windows or Linux.
Why do I get the feeling you wont talk to me againWell, being honest, a big part of the problem is that, like oil and water, Mac's and PC's and more especially Mac and PC supporters, just don't mix.
Why do I get the feeling you wont talk to me again, if I do purchase an i-Mac, Kitz !! :lol: :lol:
List anything on ebay as FAULTY and suddenly it attracts dozens of male bidders, all keen to prove their expertise at fixing the unfixable. And the more broken it is, the more bids it gets! Must be a primitive Alpha Male Ego thing!
cheers, a
lmao... go fer it BS.
Apple are very good at making things look sexi.. but they are also very good at marketing their products to make them look uber-sexi.
I think thats what hooked me in on both the ATV and the ipad. :blush:
lmao... go fer it BS.
Apple are very good at making things look sexi.. but they are also very good at marketing their products to make them look uber-sexi.
I think thats what hooked me in on both the ATV and the ipad. :blush:
A man after my own heart! Are you the same with cars?
There's a well-documented ebay phenomenon concerning SPARES OR REPAIR. More of a mental disorder, perhaps, that afflicts only men.
List anything on ebay as FAULTY and suddenly it attracts dozens of male bidders, all keen to prove their expertise at fixing the unfixable. And the more broken it is, the more bids it gets! Must be a primitive Alpha Male Ego thing!
A man after my own heart! Are you the same with cars?
Not so good with cars, at least, not attempted it yet!
I have boxes full of junk that I ought to get rid of, perhaps I will put them up on ebay as spares/repair and see what happens. Though I always hate to get rid of something in case it comes in handy next week.
nps, always lots of things to learn with PCs (and Macs).
What I normally do is if I pull images from my camera then want to edit one for some reason or other I normally save a copy which is the one that I then play with.
For example if the image from your camera was 100_0283.jpg, then save a copy of it as 100_0283a.jpg or 100_0283_copy.jpg, then you always know which is the original and which is the one that youve resized etc.
I can tell you now, I shan't miss the whirring fan noise one little bit. Even though it's not faulty, the noise level is very noticeable compared to my new best-friend ...... the silent i-Mac. ;) ;D
The point about the PC of course is that it's an open design - it isn't owned by a single company like the Mac is. It's built from a kit of standardised parts with many competing suppliers, so the price is low but there's no unified overall design. You can buy more expensive PCs in attractive boxes, but not many people are prepared to pay a lot extra for something which is no better technically but just looks pretty.
From post above ..... 'If anybody's interested, I'll let you look at her for 30 seconds for just a quid. If you want to run your fingers gently around the edge of the screen, it'll be a fiver. Form an orderly queue please'.
PC noise is down to case design. And that's down to cost, really.
I'm typing this on one of my "found" PCs, dual core Athlon XP 64 running Windows XP. It's a fancy looking unbranded case, probably designed for a small business server. Quite a lot of fans in it, and filters too to stop dirt getting sucked in.
BIOS settings have options to adjust speed of fans based on measured temperatures.
I've tweaked this as optimally as I can, as a result, it's lovely and quiet as I power it up, but the fans gradually get faster as it warms up. It has an almost revving-engine effect, as when you're hammering it hard (video conversion, driving around in Google Street view), the fans speed up noisily as the processor gets worked hard. All good fun ;D
That said, I've also got an HP PC here that is incredibly quiet. Not silent, but very quiet. It has fans, again temp controlled, but the case design is such that efficient airflow is achieved quietly.
A bit of googling will find you "silent" power supplies, CPU coolers etc for PCs, if you care to pay the premium.
Ian
Here is la creme de la creme of fanless CPU coolers - the Nofan CR-95C IcePipe Cooler. At £70+VAT it costs about, erm, seventy times more than I paid for the last CPU (99p) :o
Not really justifiable - a bit like putting Pirelli racing slicks on a Nissan Micra!
It's huge - nearly 8 inches in diameter ??? And it needs to be fitted in a case with a grill at the top to let out the heat. Hmm.
(https://forum.kitz.co.uk/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.quietpc.com%2Fimages%2Fproducts%2Fnof-cr-95c-cu-350.jpg&hash=6d9478a6babdc2ad27441e90c81558217045d146)
Making a totally silent PC seems like searching for the holy grail.. you never quite get there.. it's always..just over the next hill!cheers, a
I'm the guy that lives just over the next hill then, Asbo !! ;) ;D Can't hear a thing when my baby is switched on.
Is it just me, or is there something about Asbo's picture of the IcePipe Cooler that is somehow reminiscent (adapted for scale) of the time machine in the 60's film of the HG Wells novel ?
I thought it was something to keep the hamster happy ::):lol: :lol:
I'm the guy that lives just over the next hill then, Asbo !! ;) ;D Can't hear a thing when my baby is switched on.
I believe you BS, even if the others are sceptical ;)
Making a totally silent PC seems like searching for the holy grail.. you never quite get there.. it's always..just over the next hill!cheers, a
I'm the guy that lives just over the next hill then, Asbo !! ;) ;D Can't hear a thing when my baby is switched on.
I've found that you can't hear anything either, whatever kind of baby is switched on, especially at high volume.
I'm the guy that lives just over the next hill then, Asbo !! ;) ;D Can't hear a thing when my baby is switched on.