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zap2
Jul 16, 2005, 03:47 PM
what is the difference between these VPC

http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/detail~dpno~470241.asp

and
http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/detail~dpno~470239.asp

it say VPC with XP home and the other is just XP, so why is one like $80 more?

thanks( im looking into VPC or aa 20gb HD) if you think i should get one or the other post why. AGian THanks



zap2
Jul 16, 2005, 03:48 PM
oo and can VPC get virues from being online or becuz its an emulator( on Mac) it can not, thanks

CanadaRAM
Jul 16, 2005, 04:39 PM
what is the difference between these VPC

http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/detail~dpno~470241.asp

and
http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/detail~dpno~470239.asp

it say VPC with XP home and the other is just XP, so why is one like $80 more?
The cheaper one has no Windows software at all. You have to supply your own WIndows operating system. The more expensive one has Windows XP Home bundled. Read the descriptions.

thanks( im looking into VPC or aa 20gb HD) if you think i should get one or the other post why. AGian THanks

Whaaat? You're either going to get Windows emulation software or a 20G hard drive -- how the heck are we supposed to advise you on that? It all depends what you need. Do you really need to run Windows programs? If not, don't get VPC.

20 Gb hard drives are no longer manufactured, even in 2.5" laptop drives you're hard pressed to find anything below 40 -- so if you are looking at a 20G, then its going to be old stock or used. You cannot put a second drive in your iMac G5, so you'll be looking at an external Firewire drive between 80 Gb and 200 Gb.

But seriously -- if you don't tell us what you need it for we can't advise you.

zap2
Jul 16, 2005, 05:03 PM
oo, ya i guess i really do not need VPC, but it would be nice for school. The hard drive woudl be external

this is the one im looking at
http://www.flash-memory-store.com/qmemory-20gb-usb-hispeed-mobile-disk.html

so for the cheaper one i would install that then put my install disk for my PC, and install that to my mac, i thinking ot the Hard Drive