Mac!!!???

[barackobama]

So, basically I want to spend around £2000 on a Mac this weekend, im guessing it will be a pro book, which one should I go for, and do I need to spend 2000 on the book? Also it will include the 279 3 year warranty.

[Suri]

What would you do with this MAC? Is it worth the money you are going to spend?

MAC's are really only with it if you are really going to use them for what they were built for. Video Editing and Graphic Design.

If you want it just to screw around on the internet save your money. Also the iSlate is coming out soon and that maybe more up your ally for what you want to do.

The only time I would ever buy a MAC for myself is if I was doing Editing or Graphic desgin at home, But I can do it on a PC for cheaper still.

[DoubleSb]

I can't see why you're going to spend that much money on a mac. Unless you're using it for Designs and what not, buy a PC otherwise you'd just





Also, what happened to your gaming PC?

[barackobama]

I'm currently developing a application for the iPhone, but to continue I need a mac, and I'm doing some website developing with the help of a friend here. I'm also involved in film editing at the moment with a group of friends who study film and media at uni. It's something I'll be getting more in to, and want to start off with the full advantage. I still have my gaming PC, I just bought a £800 acer laptop to mess around on, also my mac will be for work.

[Suri]

I'm currently developing a application for the iPhone, but to continue I need a mac, and I'm doing sone website developing with the help of a friend here. I'm also involved in film editing at the moment with a group of friends who study film and media at uni.

Well then there you go. Get the MAC then. You listed the only reasons I see for any one to buy a MAC. You are going to use it like it was always meant to be used.

[barackobama]

Yeah man, I've been thinking about it for a while.

[Shadowex3]

Then get the cheapest macintrash that runs the latest *Nix based OS on their intel processors with PC ram you can find?

[Jager]

you do not need a mac to develop an iphone app. you need OSX. macs and pc's use the exact same hardware these days. so buying OSX and simply installing it on any pc with sse3+ on the processor is pretty much a guarantee.


so you can simply dual boot your gaming PC to work in OSX for your iphone stuff, then boot to windows for gaming.


that saves you about... 1700 pounds


thats like 2 tcp's right there.

[barackobama]

Well I'm set on getting a mac

[Killer]

Hey i have got a mac book pro also, I find the 15" not to big not to small an has the just right amount of Space i need (320gb) I seriously recomend a Mac it runs soo smoothly when you come back to PC you will be like WTF WHY IS THIS SO SLOW!. Its great for work btw I use it all the time for school =)