SHOULD I SWITCH

[pianodude123]

Hi,

I do not have a mac, but everyone tells me they're great, however I am thinking of buying a powermac, but apple seems to never change their prices. Also, i know the DL superdrive will be coming out soon, but i am afraid to switch to mac because of lack of support and when i called them their customer service didnt seem great. The thing i am most concerned about is COMPATIBILITY and also, i dont want to buy one if tiger is going to be coming out soon. Does anyone know the exact date for tiger?

 

[Blue Velvet]

Switch -- yes.

Tiger will be out within the 16-18 weeks (so Apple say)

Apple do change their prices: there were reductions across the PM line just recently.

Don't count on DL drives: better to install your own or get an external.

 

[iGary]

No, Apple sucks. Get a Dell.

 

[SteveC]

No, Apple sucks. Get a Dell.

LOL

That line coming from someone with 15 Macs and 10 iPods in his signature. Nice joke...

 

[gwuMACaddict]

yes. switch. duh.

no one knows the date for tiger

macs are compatable with everything

switch

 

[jsw]

When you say "compatibility", what do you mean exactly? MS Office? Because there's no problem there. Browsing? No problems except with ActiveX, which won't work on non-Windows PCs. Games? Many are out on both platforms, many aren't.

 

[kettle]

spend your money now, it's O.K. to feel uneasy but you will not regret it. You'll start working with your machine instead of fighting against it.

 

[iGary]

No, Apple sucks. Get a Dell.

 

[FightTheFuture]

apples new powerbook line is actually in a good price range for what it used to be. and they are offering a lower end single processor powermac G5 for $1499. make sure you check out the apple store with the red SALE sticker. you'll find the best refurb prices on there. you can always go eBay or get a mac mini too. if you have any questions, just post them and everyone will have a different answer

personally, i feel they will update the powermac line soon at wwdc or paris, and the current models should see a price drop from refurb resellers. when it comes to DL superdrives, you may still need to wait for these new models to spawn.

 

[yellow]

Dual Layer burning isn't supported within the built-in burning software anyway.. so those of us who DO have SuperDrives (me: DVR-108) that support DL burning have to rely on Toast to make it so.

Whether you switch or not is up to you. Research your ass off before you spend that kinda money.