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It will be time to replace out PC some time soon. The missus was once anti-Apple but now she has an iPhone and she saw how big the screens were for the Mac’s in the Apple Store and was impressed.
Her BIG (over-riding) issue is whether she can run all her PC stuff on the Apple.. She would, for example, be working on certain documents from work (PC platform) and home (potentially Apple). Would this be likely to cause any problems?
Are there any Windows apps that DON’T work on Apple?
For example, I have Dream weaver – will that work equally well on Apple or is a different version required?
Also is it possible to play PC games on an Apple Mac ? Does it work as well ?
I really want to get the new Call of Duty game/s but am not sure whether they will work on a Mac or not.
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stay pc
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Swaggie
x2.Originally Posted by incisor
stay pc
Apples give you a lot less bang for your buck, and by the sound of it you may have to end up installing windows as well to run some of your applications.
Wizard
SupporterLast year I went rhough the exact same dilema!
Office docs - if you use office 2011 then doc's are pretty much 99.9999% compatible. One PITA though is that F2 does not work in Excel.
Dreamweaver CS5 is available as a dedicated MAC app.
For all the apps that arent available for MAC, you'll probably find that they will work flawlessly when running in Windows via Parallels, Bootcamp, or VMWare (I use parallels).
For the record, I use MS office 2011, aperture 3 (used to use lightroom), photoshop CS5 and Autocad 2011 on the Mac. Since finding the RAVE CD work around / patch I can now reference those PDFs from the MAC with no problems.
My Faultmate MSV-2 and Memory Map software are the only 2 titles I now use Windows 7 for. You will need to do some research as to what apps you need to use and assess what / if you will need to buy new versions.
Ive found Garmin Roadtrip for MAC and Shonky Maps works pretty well, replacing Mapsource, though not as good as memory-map.
If I had to buy another computer tomorrow, would I buy a PC???? NO, definatley not, absolutely no way, it would be another MAC for sure.
If youve been used to PCs for a long while (as I have) then your first MAC is a leap of faith, but its worth it.
Oh yeah, if you get an iMac just buy the magic trackpad, dont bother with a mouse. I have both and have never really used the mouse. the trackpad thingy is fantastic.
The only thing I can really criticise with the mac's is the price, less bang for buck compared to a PC, unless you starts comparing apples and apples, i.e. business grade HP / IBMs etc, then theres not a fat lot in it.
HTH
Jon
Regards,
Jon
Fossicker
Hmmm, Apple is a whole other kettle of fish.
No software that works on a PC will work on a Mac. There needs to be a different version. There is Dreamweaver for mac, and MS office too.
Games again is another story there are mac games that are the same as PC but the offerings are limited.
Pretty much if you have brought software before you need to allow the cost of buying it again for a Mac.
Don't get the idea that I am anti Mac I have 3 of them, but the change over is costly. Also you need to consider that if you want to change back to PC with the next computer then you need to re-licence all that software again...
OK now the good part, if all you want the PC for is email internet and basic photography and video then you will find the OSX offerings to be good, and in some ways superior to the Windows Offerings.
Fossicker
I am a network admin and have had my woes with Mac and PC. Really depends what you want to do. Mac is over priced if you ask me. YOu can dual boot your mac and get best of both worlds.. or you can build a PC and run mac on ithttp://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2011/07/xmove-multibeast-install-os-x-107-lion.html
SysAdmin (Owner)
what a croc of crap
vlad would drive us all nuts asking mac questions that is why i said no
2007 Discovery 3 SE7 TDV6 2.7
2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7 TDCi
"Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
"If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
"We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” – Ayn Rand
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius
Major Part of the Heart and Soul of AULRO
SubscriberHmm, very interesting. Care to explain your rationale ?stay pc
It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".
gone
1993 Defender 110 ute "Doris"
1994 Range Rover Vogue LSE "The Luxo-Barge"
1994 Defender 130 HCPU "Rolly"
1996 Discovery 1
current
1995 Defender 130 HCPU and Suzuki GSX1400
SysAdmin (Owner)
see above
2007 Discovery 3 SE7 TDV6 2.7
2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7 TDCi
"Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
"If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
"We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” – Ayn Rand
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius
Swaggie
Well that is true as well...what a croc of crap
vlad would drive us all nuts asking mac questions that is why i said no
By "bang for your buck", I meant computing power/speed vs cost. Especially for those of us who run linux so don't have to pay for our software...
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