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I did it!! I bought a Mac Pro! Hi, I'm a Mac!

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cydspal

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Thanks to everyone for all of the great feedback, here is my base machine on order, I will add Ram, display and external Hdrive (with your advice!):
Mac Pro
AirPort Extreme card (Wi-Fi)
Two 16x SuperDrives
Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-core)
Apple wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) + Mac OS X
2GB (2 x 1GB)
500GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
Accessory kit
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB (Two dual-link DVI)
 
Congratulations

YAY! Glad to have you. Trust me, you will never regret the decision you have made. Macs are in every way superior towards any other computer. You have now been liberated from the evils of Microsoft. And by the way, nice specs. I wish I had that kind of computer! (Ive got a Macbook and iPod Touch) Your shopping list for Febuary should include, to name a few:

iPhone www.apple.com

MacBook Air www.apple.com

Apple TV www.apple.com

Just kidding. You should consider them though. They are all great products. After all, nothing with an Apple logo isn't.
 
Warning: The BlueTooth keyboard doesn't have a number pad. If you feel misled and displeased, I apologize on behalf of Apple. I don't understand why they made that decision.

Other than that, have fun!
 
Sorry about the bold, yes it means happiness!

On the keyboard, I did know that but I made the decision based on that I coud always go back for $49 to a cordless but to upgrade later to the wireless would have been $79, frankly I was more concerned about losing 2 usb's in the corded keyboard than I was the number pad....;)
 
I'd hook yourself up with some more ram so you can really see those cores go at it, but aside from that it's a sick system.
 
re: your new Mac &

:D Yay! Now you might want to check out these:

P/U copy of David Pogue's The Missing Manual for Leopard

Apple has a great program to help you with your switch:
**One to One,
http://www.apple.com/retail/onetoone and, see:
and: http://www.apple.com/getamac/movetomac
also:
ProCare: http://www.apple.com/retail/procare

also: http://www.apple.com/pro/

See, too:
Basics:

http://www.apple.com/support/leopard
http://www.apple.com/support/macpro/
http://www.apple.com/support/quickassist/
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101

Leopard Manual: http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=search&src=support_site.more.leopard&q=Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard


*There are online tutorials at Apple for iLife:
http://www.apple.com/support/ilife/
& iWork: http://www.apple.com/support/iwork

*More help:
http://www.myfirstmac.com
http://www.macinstruct.com/node/124
http://newmacuser.com
http://guides.macrumors.com/Mac_Beginner's_Guide

* Helpful at home tutorials:
http://www.screencastsonline.com,
http://www.howdoimac.com
http://www.learntomac.com.,
http://www.iusethis.com

*For new Switchers from PC to Mac:
http://www.apple.com/support/switch101
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/cdb_whatcalled.html
http://www.xvsxp.com
http://www.switchingtomac.com
http://lifehacker.com/software/mac/hack-attack-a-guide-for-switching-to


- No worry about viruses: Mac Viruses=0 PC=150,000+
Do not put Norton/Systemworks on your Mac!
Norton can Harm your Mac. uninstall if you have it!

*More, After purchase, support & training & seminars:
- http://www.apple.com/pro/resources/
- http://www.apple.com/retail/procare/

*Apple has online seminars for just about
everything:
http://www.apple.com/seminars

You can sign up for email notices.

Online Seminars are available for the following topics:
Audio | Design, Print & Graphic Design | Digital Media | Music |
Photography | Sci/Tech | Servers/Networks | Small Business | Support


*There are workshops for Business, Design, and more to introduce you
to Macs; http://www.apple.com/retail/business/businessworkshops/

*For Apps, Fun & Work & Games:
http://guide.apple.com/index.lasso (all made4mac apps, utilities,
games etc.)

*For comparisons of hardware and apps, etc.
http://guides.macrumors.com/Mac_Beginner's_Guide

** For Questions, Problems, and, lots of answers:

Very good info can be found at: http://www.macfixit.com/,
www.macosxhints.com, macworld.com or google Mac forums
and, apple.com/support and go to discussions

-Invaluable resource, is Randy B.Singer:
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html


Here is a very useful group of links for New Users, and, great for
everyone:

http://www.macmerc.com/articles/Power_User_Monday_Tip_of_the_Week/255

http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/repairprocess.html

http://macs.about.com/od/softwareandutilities/a/top_freeware.htm

*Back-up, back-up, back-up and back-up.

- Always try the Help feature in the top menu of the finder, and any
app for lots of info

**You can p/u extra Ram & Applecare for less by doing a dealmac.com
search or from reliable dealers: smalldog.com, powermax.com, LAcomputercompany.com, or off eBay
or from MUGS:
http://www.apple.com/usergroups & http://MacOSG.com

Have Fun,
Cali-Kate
 
Wow, thanks for all the links!! Now I begin my quest looking for a display, gotta be at least 24"...thats the only regret so far about not choosing the IMac, what a great screen!

Will I need some form of therapy to withdraw from PC? Will they send me someplace special?
 
cydspal said:
Thanks to everyone for all of the great feedback, here is my base machine on order, I will add Ram, display and external Hdrive (with your advice!):
Mac Pro
AirPort Extreme card (Wi-Fi)
Two 16x SuperDrives
Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-core)
Apple wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) + Mac OS X
2GB (2 x 1GB)
500GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
Accessory kit
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB (Two dual-link DVI)
Click to expand...

I am looking at getting an iMac with a wireless mouse and keyboard. Does Apple also ship you the wired versions if you buy the wireless kinds? This may sound silly , but the way I look at it is the standard keyboard and mouse come stock with the system so if you buy the wireless versions you still get the wired versions because that was part of the stock system price and then if you buy the wireless versions that comes packaged as well. Am I wrong on this?
 
cydspal said:
Thanks to everyone for all of the great feedback, here is my base machine on order, I will add Ram, display and external Hdrive (with your advice!):
Mac Pro
AirPort Extreme card (Wi-Fi)
Two 16x SuperDrives
Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-core)
Apple wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) + Mac OS X
2GB (2 x 1GB)
500GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
Accessory kit
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB (Two dual-link DVI)
Click to expand...
i bought the same options lets see who gets theirs first...
 
Congratulation for the great buy. It is really tempting for me to order one as well from the rave reviews on the new Mac Pro.

However. I wonder why two Superdrives were ordered. If I were you, I would take the standard config and add a 3rd party Blu-Ray/DVD combo drive instead by myself. It is an easy DIY stuff.

Though the Wireless keyboard avoids the cable hassle, you lose the numerical keypad and the two additional USB ports which were very useful and convenient - say attaching a Wacom tablet or USB stick without reaching for the big chassis. Anyway, I think this is just a personal preference.

Best wishes.
 
Yes, I have read about the keyboard issue and struggled with that decision, but I thought I could always go buy a corded one down the road for less...

As far as the opitical drives, it was tough to pass on for just $100 to have two burners. If I want to switch it out for Blu Ray down the road is that tough?
 
Congrats on the new Mac!

I'm a recent switcher myself (recent as in, I just got it about 3 days ago ;)) and I'm loving the ride so far - I don't plan on going back either :)

If you'll need to transfer files from your PC to the Mac, hook them up via either a router or ethernet cable, you can open a finder window and hit Command-K to connect to a server. Then type: smb://<IP address of PC>/<share name>

I was on Windows XP Pro, and all of my drives were shareable by default, share name is: <drive letter>$

So: smb://computer/D$ for example, and then you can just drag and drop files and folders into the new system. It's just as easy as it sounds and worked great for me!

-Bryan
 
Thanks for the transfer tip, If I get office for Mac will my word files convert and then be ok to non Mac users for use?
 
Monitor

I'm very pleased with my Hyundai W240D 24" LCD. Unusually it has both DVI and HDMI, so I can plug in my G4 and MacBook (and a PC via VGA) at the same time. It's extremely cheap in the UK at the moment, not sure about the US, and it's reportedly at least as good as the Dell 2407 which is generally considered one of the best around. If anything it's too bright - I turn the brightness down to about 15%! Only other gripe is that the controls are completely invisible in normal use - I've worked around it by sticking a little label underneath them. I bought mine here:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/133517
 
Hey

Im looking to finely switch to a mac, i was over vista as soon as i got it!.

Gotta get a job first the $$ is the only thing stopping me!
Any suggestions on what i should get? its my last year at high school.
 
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