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03-09-2010, 04:16 PM
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Mod Assassin
Super Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Makena's Kennel.
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Now a Mac User
Well i just purchased my first Mac. My former business partner was a MAC user from day one and I have always liked their design. So today I joined the ranks of MAC user.
i picked up a 27-inch 16.9 LED backlight display 2560 x 1440 pixels with a 3.06 GHz Intel Duo processor. Its got a wireless blue tooth keyboard and mouse.
Plan on installing a Parallel so that I can run Windows 7 which in turn will enable me to run AutoCAD. Have to say the screen is pretty amazing.
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03-09-2010, 04:51 PM
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Galactus
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Sunrise, FL
Posts: 38,901
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Can't use just used "Boot Camp" to run Windows?
Welcome to the MAC World. 
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03-09-2010, 04:55 PM
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Ultimates
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Philadelphia area
Posts: 9,744
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jesse321
Can't use just used "Boot Camp" to run Windows?
Welcome to the MAC World. |
Jess,
Can you repeat that in English? 
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03-09-2010, 04:57 PM
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Ultimates
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Philadelphia area
Posts: 9,744
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Congrats on the MAC! Hopefully you love it! I only use a PC when I'm at work and its night and day.
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03-09-2010, 05:00 PM
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Cosmic Painter
PainterModerator
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: In Da Studio!
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You would be better off using boot camp to run auto cad then parallels. Parallel is a emulator to run windows, then you will be running a program off that.
With boot camp you can partition the HD to run windows and just install all your programs into that.
Example: on my Macbook Pro (320 gig HD), i split the HD into 250 gigs for OSx and 70 gigs for XP. So when ever i want to use XP i hold the "option" key on boot up and two icons appear. One OSx and the other XP and can boot up the computer like its a PC without any emulation.
Example 2; on my Mac Pro i have 4 HDs in the tower, one HD is XP only so no partition needed.
Its also possible with FireWire 800 you may be able to make a external HD into XP. Not sure on that but can find info somewhere on the discussion boards on the Apple site.
Edit; only downside with bootcamp is its either you run OSX or XP, cant have booth at the same time like a emulation.
So congratz and enjoy the ride!
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03-09-2010, 05:03 PM
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Mod Assassin
Super Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Makena's Kennel.
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Thanks for the advice guys. Maybe I'll try Boot Camp first then.
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03-09-2010, 05:30 PM
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Minister of GORE/ROT Mod Relations
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Hey, aren't you that guy that used to be funny?
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 Welcome to the ranks of the enlightened!!!
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03-09-2010, 05:54 PM
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Mod Assassin
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Makena's Kennel.
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What browser are you guys using. I find the Safari to be rubbish so I downloaded Firefox.
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03-09-2010, 05:57 PM
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Agent of H.A.M.M.E.R.
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bedford, England
Posts: 9,416
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Tempted to go this way myself this year, our desktop is getting pretty slow...
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03-09-2010, 05:59 PM
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Mod Assassin
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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Have to say Jess that so far I am impressed. Only one cable. Keyboard and mouse are blue tooth. Going to investigate sourcing a printer with blue tooth connectivity. Also with built in wifi so no cables to routers required.
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