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shizzlegtx

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So I was able to procure a Macbook with the following specs:

2.0Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
1gb memory
80GB Hard Drive
Combo Drive

For $700.00 brand new from my school. I won't get it for a week though. I know its a great deal, but I am weary. I could have got a PC Laptop, an Acer, HP or Sony for a little more or less. I am more accustomed to that market. I've used windows for most of my life, however I did have a Mac years ago a IIcx back in the day, but ended up going to PC since because of software/gaming.

I have a pretty good PC now, 2.4ghz C2D, 2gbram ,22'' LCD, and a HD3870 to run my games. So i definitely do not intend to use this MB for games, as I use the other for that.

My question is will I have compatibility issues with files from my PC to my MB?

It'll be an adjustment I think going to windows to mac I think, but maybe it'll be worth it. I hear of these so called "conversions" I wonder if I'll move to the dark side...
 
shizzlegtx said:
So I was able to procure a Macbook with the following specs:

2.0Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
1gb memory
80GB Hard Drive
Combo Drive

I have a pretty good PC now, 2.4ghz C2D, 2gbram ,22'' LCD, and a HD3870 to run my games. So i definitely do not intend to use this MB for games, as I use the other for that. My question is will I have compatibility issues with files from my PC to my MB?

It'll be an adjustment I think going to windows to mac I think, but maybe it'll be worth it. I hear of these so called "conversions" I wonder if I'll move to the dark side...
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Hopefully Gamers will respond shortly, but I would have taken it to the next level = MBP or at least the BlackBook 2.4 Penryn. Your RAM is pretty low, your hard drive is limited, and video will be limited as well, and I find it hard to do anything with a "combo" drive (maybe you can upgrade), "remember this is just my humble opinion." You've got a great MB, at a great price, so start enjoying it upon receipt! :cool:
 
SFStateStudent said:
Hopefully Gamers will respond shortly, but I would have taken it to the next level = MBP or at least the BlackBook 2.4 Penryn. Your RAM is pretty low, your hard drive is limited, and video will be limited as well, and I find it hard to do anything with a "combo" drive (maybe you can upgrade), "remember this is just my humble opinion." You've got a great MB, at a great price, so start enjoying it upon receipt! :cool:
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I don't think the ram is low, its about average in todays world I'd say. The Hard drive is small. But c'est la vie. I'll upgrade the ram eventually. As for the MB Pro, it'd be nice, but no thanks. I don't need that much power in a notebook.

Thanks for the input though!
 
shizzlegtx said:
I don't think the ram is low, its about average in todays world I'd say. The Hard drive is small. But c'est la vie. I'll upgrade the ram eventually. As for the MB Pro, it'd be nice, but no thanks. I don't need that much power in a notebook.

Thanks for the input though!
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1GB of RAM is pretty low. I suggest going to at least 2GB, but you can get 4GB for like $70.
 
My mini used to only have 1GB of RAM and it ran Leopard perfectly fine, only reason I upgraded to 2GB was for better VMware Fusion performance
 
shizzlegtx said:
I don't think the ram is low, its about average in todays world I'd say. The Hard drive is small. But c'est la vie. I'll upgrade the ram eventually. As for the MB Pro, it'd be nice, but no thanks. I don't need that much power in a notebook.

Thanks for the input though!
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u think his hd is small look at mine 60gb 768mb of ram :p anyways the mbp is like almost a desktop i cant see myself using a 17" screen on my lap
 
shizzlegtx said:
My question is will I have compatibility issues with files from my PC to my MB?

It'll be an adjustment I think going to windows to mac I think, but maybe it'll be worth it. I hear of these so called "conversions" I wonder if I'll move to the dark side...
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I guess it depends on what sort of compatibility issues you mean - I use a PC at work (Uni) and an alu iMac at home and don't have any compatibility issues with (eg) Word, Excel etc. I'd recommend either getting hold of iWork or one of the open source office suites for you Macbook. It's pretty commonplace these days to be able to export files in Office format so you shouldn't have any probs from that perspective. As someone who did recently move from Windows to Mac OS, I can tell you it *is* worth it :)

btw $700 sounds like a *very* nice price - am envious!
 
well damn, i guess1gb of ram is low. I had 1gb of ram for vista ultimate and it ran pretty fine, only reason i upgraded was for Crysis and Kanes Wrath.

But um, alright. If its only 70 bucks to upgrade to 4gb of ram, that is worth it.
 
Sky Blue said:
For OS X, it's low.
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And you people rave about how Leopard is better and faster than Vista.

I use Tiger with 256mb of RAM and it's zippy as hell.

I don't know why people would ever switch to leopard, which is gimmickier than gimmicky.
 
shizzlegtx said:
well damn, i guess1gb of ram is low. I had 1gb of ram for vista ultimate and it ran pretty fine, only reason i upgraded was for Crysis and Kanes Wrath.

But um, alright. If its only 70 bucks to upgrade to 4gb of ram, that is worth it.
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1 gig was fine for me with Leopard - only got the extra gig for Windows gaming via Bootcamp.......
 
asme said:
And you people rave about how Leopard is better and faster than Vista.

I use Tiger with 256mb of RAM and it's zippy as hell.

I don't know why people would ever switch to leopard, which is gimmickier than gimmicky.
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never used Vista myself, so I can't say I've 'raved' about it. I could never go back to Tiger.

If you don't know why people switch to Leopard, why are you doing it yourself?
 
Wireless Buddy said:
Don't listen to these idiots. You can run Tiger OR Leopard well on 1GB RAM. Only upgrade after you try it and see if you could use it. I don't think you will.
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yea lol it worked i new i could upgrade wanted to be 2828203808232028% sure none of my files would be gone which they are not but yea leopard runs on 512 does it not so im pretty sure 1gb is good the just recomend it which i say 512 is pretty good since i had 512 before i put 768mb which is pretty good but want 1gb for parallels
 
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