Swaying from PC to Mac...

[frenchtower]

Here's a skinny for those on the fence. Apple is kind enough to guide migrants towards the adoption of coolness - the snow leopard kind:

http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/

[artpogi]

I'll bet the TS is getting more confused hehehe,

if you want Mac, go ahead and buy it, Mac is good, but if you really don't have any major use for your Mac aside from internet browsing and some simple stuff, then in my opinion, better think it over carefully.

I too, want to have Mac, pero siguro kapag marunong na ako ng FCP.

If you really want Mac, go ahead, it's your money, no point on getting a high end PC tapos kapag makakakita ka ng Mac eh nagsisisi ka dahil hindi ka bumili ng Mac.

[Stoner]

Boot Camp is king It's as simple as running the software, inserting your Windows CD/DVD, then following instructions.

Right now though, I'd hold out until I've really checked out Windows 7. But that's just me.

[ssaloon]

VM Fusionware = WIN

[redorange]

Not as techy as you guys but we have 2 Mac's(Mac book and iMac) at home and it gets the job done for most of what we need it for. We use Neo Office for anything MS Office would be used for and just save it as a MS compatible file if it needs to be used outside the home, my 12 year old is very good at using it already for her school work. For Photoshop stuff we use Gimp and again my 12 year old has become quite good at using it also. Of course I don't use my Mac for gaming because I save that for my PS console.

[roninblade]

Boot Camp is king It's as simple as running the software, inserting your Windows CD/DVD, then following instructions.

Right now though, I'd hold out until I've really checked out Windows 7. But that's just me.

boot camp is no longer an option now that you can run any OS inside OS X without restarting your computer using virtualization tools.

virtualBox from Sun is free. virtualbox also has a Linux and Windows version.

[1D4LV]

Disadvantage ng Mac is relatively lesser options if you are into gaming.

Advantage is walang virus ang Mac, hence, no need for anti-virus programs which means less memory usage.

bro, afaik, may virus din ang mac os. hindi nga lang ganung ka prevalent compared to ms based machines.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12537279/
http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/ne...acosxleap.html

[tidus1203]

Yeah actually Apple likes to say that Mac has no viruses but that is not true at all. Macs do have viruses but viruses that are made for Windows of course won't work with a Mac. Virus makers of course will target Windows because they can cause more destruction that way. Who is crazy enough to target just 3% of the market when you can target 80% of the market right?

[Jun aka Pekto]

If you don't do much pc gaming then the Mac becomes a very good alternative. The iWorks suite is an excellent set of apps for everyday users. If you need MS Office there's MS Office 2008 for Mac. Otherwise, there's a good selection of opensource and commercial software plus even some games, a lot more games than some people might think.

We use our Mac Minis mainly for surfing the web or doing very light work. I still do most of my video-editing and flight-simming on the pc.

[frenchtower]

Talking about games, EA committed to launch their popular titles for Apple. Other game developers are just waiting for a cue.

[mazzipino]

Been watching a few vids on the net about Snow Leopard OS. Being a PC guy since birth, it looks pretty straight forward and easy to use. I won't be playing many games on the mac, but I'd like to have the option to. I'll leave the gaming for the PS3.

More specifically, I'm looking into the mac mini and hoping to create a media center with it (heck, i've seen vids about people hooking it up to their cars). I like the look of Plex and Front Row (and the other multimedia mac stuff).

I'll still have my existing Dell PC with XP hooked up somewhere in the house, but for now my next computer purchase will be a mac

[Phoenix67]

Patanong lang sa mga Mac gurus - will the new Mac be able to execute/read a DOS based program?

[Jun aka Pekto]

Patanong lang sa mga Mac gurus - will the new Mac be able to execute/read a DOS based program?

An Intel-based Mac can run Windows or Linux natively or via virtualization.

A Mac can also use DOSBox to run MS-DOS apps/games. There's enough emulator programs out there.

[Phoenix67]

Pasensya na sa TS, medyo OT pero related naman sa topic of using a MAC,

Thanks sir Jun aka Pekto, may pahabol na tanong - Anu yung DOSBox... hiwalay pa ba na program ito (as an emulator) o nakaload na sa normal na MAC?

[Jun aka Pekto]

DOSBox:
http://www.dosbox.com/

[roninblade]

on the gaming topic ... there are a lot of people (not game developers) who port Wingames to Mac using Cider and CrossOver. I guess port is not really accurate since Cider and Crossover just emulate Windows for games to run on Mac. it makes for slightly slower games than those developed specifically for Mac like WoW, Civ IV, Quake Live, Sims 3, Red Alert 3.

[Jun aka Pekto]

on the gaming topic ... there are a lot of people (not game developers) who port Wingames to Mac using Cider and CrossOver. I guess port is not really accurate since Cider and Crossover just emulate Windows for games to run on Mac. it makes for slightly slower games than those developed specifically for Mac like WoW, Civ IV, Quake Live, Sims 3, Red Alert 3.

Aren't they something like WINE for Linux? Not an emulator per se. Nor are they native ports. More like a translation of instructions so the game/app would run.

Not that I'd consider a Mac for even mid-range gaming considering the most common gpu (9400M) is a bit on the weak side for me.

[Jun aka Pekto]

One good thing about my old Core Duo Mac Mini is it came with the remote control for Front Row.

[roninblade]

Aren't they something like WINE for Linux? Not an emulator per se. Nor are they native ports. More like a translation of instructions so the game/app would run.
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something like that. they wrap the game with files needed for it to run on OS X. di naman malaki ang performance hit. i'm not sure what the difference is between Cider and Crossover, haven't really looked into both. I heard that Cider is better and that its output "ports" are smaller than Crossover's.

and speaking of emulators and wrappers, i've seen some old games in dosbox wrappers na din. para di na dadaan sa dos console - click nalang from Finder to directly run dos games/apps.

[Jun aka Pekto]

something like that. they wrap the game with files needed for it to run on OS X. di naman malaki ang performance hit. i'm not sure what the difference is between Cider and Crossover, haven't really looked into both. I heard that Cider is better and that its output "ports" are smaller than Crossover's.

and speaking of emulators and wrappers, i've seen some old games in dosbox wrappers na din. para di na dadaan sa dos console - click nalang from Finder to directly run dos games/apps.

Looking around..... Both Cider and Crossover are based off WINE with different developers, of course.

Personally, I rather have a wholly Mac-native port or just boot into Windows via Bootcamp. Either way, there's the benefit of running OSX-native at full speed or Windows-native at full speed. If I didn't have Windows computers here, I'd go the Bootcamp or native OSX route.