Connecting a Notebook to an iMac: Possible?

[Squire]

Yes, someone else mentioned Remote Desktop. (which is the same idea, right?) How's the performance doing that? There must be a little lag.

Well, I now know several different ways to share data and use the screen of one computer while using another one. Thanks for all the help.

I guess my most immediate problem (since I don't even have a 12" PB yet) is getting my hard drive situation sorted out. I've decide against replacing the internal drive and have it narrowed down to (a) getting an external hard drive, or (b) getting a hard drive/external case solution. The former seems the most trouble-free but I believe I can get a better HD for the same price if I choose the latter.

Either way, I'll fill you in when I get back from Techno Mart (a huge electronics market in Seoul) tomorrow.

Cheers,

Squire

 

[MacRAND]

LaCie d2 external FW/USB hard drive solutions

I've decide against replacing the internal drive and have it narrowed down to (a) getting an external hard drive, or (b) getting a hard drive/external case solution. The former seems the most trouble-free but I believe I can get a better HD for the same price if I choose the latter.

Either way, I'll fill you in when I get back from Techno Mart (a huge electronics market in Seoul) tomorrow. Cheers, Squire

You can check TechnoMart's stock & product online
http://www.technomart.com/
Unfortunately, since it is in Korean Language only, I couldn't see if they carry LaCie d2 external FireWire800/400/USB2.0 hard drives, which is highly recommended for Macs.

 

[ingenious]

Again, thanks for the responses. Don't get me wrong- I do not regret buying this machine one bit. Thanks to MacRumors, I heard about the (at the time) imminent jump to 1 GHz iMacs and grabbed it as soon as it came out. A great machine. In addition, I don't think it would be worth my while to sell it. Macs are almost non-existent over here in Korea so I might have a hard time selling it anyway. I could use it in my office (currently using a Pentium 166 MHz laptop) or put it in my kids room. No, this Mac won't be wasted. I'll use it until dies completely.

Wpod, I know firsthand about monitors outlasting computers. My PC uses a 15" Samsung CRT and, as much as I want it to have an "accident" so I can grab a new LCD, I just can't justify the purchase yet.

MacRand, if I could access the laptop's HD on the iMac, would that essentially let me run any of the laptop's programs on the iMac (as opposed to simply being a file-sharing solution)? For example, if I had a laptop with iLife '04 and connected it to my iMac as you suggest, could I run iLife off the iMac's screen? Are there any disadvantages to this? If it's as effortless as you describe, it sounds like a good solution to my future problem.

Thanks,



Squire

what about Apple Remote Desktop?