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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Xevious
actually.. yes it can

we had a PC running OS X for testing for a long period of time.
I didn't say it was impossible. It's much less stable than the other way around, obviously. There hasn't been a push for it, much less than a demand.

On the other hand, Parallels, while still quite young, has a huge demand and is constantly improving.

That scenario might change though. I'm not completely ruling out the opportunity for a wide audience to run Mac OS on their PC ... Just not in the very near mean time.
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by kym
Uh, no? I'm surprised nobody caught this.

Okay, smarty: Parallels is NOT an emulator. The iMac has a intel chip.
Which is why it can run windows stably where as the predecessors can't with the Motorola manufactured chips and more.

I know I know.. Moto aren't the only ones that had manufactured and engineered hardware for Apples. I'm no Apple expert.
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by pablo_her
nice!!! why didnt you get a wireless mighty mouse?
Truthfully, here's one of the downfalls of Apple: Their mice suck. Wireless, wired, whatever. Apple mice suck.

That's why I got a G7! :P
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by samurai
That mouse is a gaming mouse pretty much... you can adjust pointer speed on the fly... Its pretty mighty as it is. plus it comes with weights!
My boyfriend has the G5, but I'm not so much into wires, so I went with the G7. Besides, the battery is pretty much the perfect weight. And like you said, being able to adjust pointer speed on the mouse kind of makes the weights seem a bit redundant.
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by kym
Truthfully, here's one of the downfalls of Apple: Their mice suck. Wireless, wired, whatever. Apple mice suck.

That's why I got a G7! :P
Logitech has my vote when it comes to superior peripherals.
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:30 AM
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Logitech has my vote when it comes to superior peripherals.
Yeah, I never really got into mice until I started to get more into post image processing. A regular mouse would suffice, but obviously, a gaming mouse is better suited for that application.
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:31 AM
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What is your main use for this computer? Just post image processing with Photoshop?
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by shim022
congrats, kym!!! sweet new toy!

the haters can ***** all they want, but you have one awesomely designed computer. :RockOn - not mine:
Thanks, Seri!

Originally Posted by datboijon

nice toy btw good luck with vista lol
Vista has been running smoothly in Parallels. I have 1.5G of RAM dedicated to each OS, when Parallels is running, and no lag or any crashes. Vista is definitely a lot more stable than it's predecessor.

I basically use Vista for Office 2007 (Word, Excel and Outlook), and OS X for everything else (AIM, iTunes, Bridge/Photoshop, Safari). For me, it's a really good compromise between the two worlds.
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by jvick125
What is your main use for this computer? Just post image processing with Photoshop?
See above reply.

I do A LOT of e-mail, and Excel (less Word now that I've graduated, but that may change in the near future), and Office for Mac is just clunky and awkward.

I also do A LOT of web-browsing, listening to music and image editing as well.
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by kym
Yeah, I never really got into mice until I started to get more into post image processing. A regular mouse would suffice, but obviously, a gaming mouse is better suited for that application.
To many, it may be defined as a gaming mouse, simply because it is consists of how precisely engineered it is and it can take in some abuse (never overused as a motto?).
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:46 AM
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I feel ya on the lack of word usage. It pretty much becomes pointless once you graduate.

But to bag on you some more... You (or your parents) essentially overpaid for a computer to do the same thing I do on a daily basis, but on a mac. I run Office 2007 flawlessly on WinXP.
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by kym
If you think outside of the box for a minute, gaming mice aren't used ONLY by gamers. They're quite popular for people who basically have Photoshop open all the time as well, which happens to be the category I fall into.
I use the G5 at work. Good stuff!
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:48 AM
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by jvick125
I feel ya on the lack of word usage. It pretty much becomes pointless once you graduate.

But to bag on you some more... You (or your parents) essentially overpaid for a computer to do the same thing I do on a daily basis, but on a mac. I run Office 2007 flawlessly on WinXP.
Well, the iMac was a gift from my boyfriend (graduating pays!), so the parents are out of the picture here.

You're forgetting that I prefer Mac OS to Windows, and that I also use my computer to do a good amount of image editing as well. Sure, I can run Office 07 on WinXP, but who the hell wants to run XP if they have a choice?
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 10:01 AM
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Carrera GT or Impreza WRX? They both can take you from point A to B. They both can go on track. They both can be really fast. Carrera might be a bit more superior, hehe. The bottom line is choice and preference.



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