Not going to happen. I am a Mac user now, but even if I was not I still would not buy a Mac for Gaming, Even if the games where all released at the same time and did'nt have to be ported.
For the simple reason that every knew game requires a new generation of computers now adays, The upgrade spectrum for the Mac just isn't there to support this kind of thing. Once my PC starts running slow, I can just buy new parts for it.
Yes I can do the same thing for my Mac, If I want to pay a premium, but if I am just using my computer for games it would be far cheaper and wiser of me to get a PC.
Even still Apple may be catching up in the performance game but video card options are lame for the Mac right now. Macs just are not the right machine for hardcore gamers. Period. I could list tons of other reasons but I think I have made my point.
The ability to keep 60GB of photos around with their music as well. While working in the field. They can store their work on the iPod, View it, Compare it. And avoid draining the already pathetic battery time in a digital camera.
I am no photographer so I can't really give any good examples but a friend of mine is and he is extremely pleased with this release so I can only go on what I hear.
There has been tons of graphic updates to the subsystem in OS X. Have you thought about updating your version of OS X?
I know you can't be running Panther because they fixed the kernel panic to look "prettier" in panther. How sweet of them. Personally I would prefer not to see it at all but hey.
Wow..
First of all Moto does not even have a microprocessor division anymore. It was spun off and is now called freescale. On top of that they are already demoing a dual core chip with on die memory controller at 90nm at the next microprocessor convention. Where is intels dual core chip? Thats right. So before you go an slam MOT (or in this case Freescale) do some research. Most importantly this is all moot anyways since the machine you are talking about houses a G5 processor which is built by IBM anyways..
Secondly you are talking about video adapters. I'm guessing you mean the interface in which the video card connects to the monitor? Apple dropped DVI just recently and uses the exact same connection as any video card you get for any Wintel machine now.
Well I am glad to hear that your PC makes such a great toy. I would also love to hear how you are able to play games and edit AVI's while loading a web page (which takes all of three seconds mind you) and work in photoshop ALL at the same time. You must be a talented one.
On the other hand its quite possible to have photoshop running a filter or action set while loading a web-page and rendering an image in Maya. OS X is one of the best operating systems I have ever used when it comes to memory handling as well as dual processor ability.
I have both a Mac and a PC and I know its all a matter of opinion but simple things like Windows feeling the need to render all of my graphics with the processor instead of the video card is getting a bit old now.
When it comes down to actual work I would take OS X out of any OS out there any day. Simply for Exposé alone. When you have 15 photoshop windows open 3 web browsers to test your webpage and 10 different text documents full of code on it. You will be glad you have a Mac when you don't experience a single slow down, or when you can simply exposé and see all of your windows perfectly.
In fact, If anyone is up to a friendly challenge I would gladly challenge some one on Linux or Windows to a quick real world multitasking game. Just an animation of you working switching windows and getting around as quickly as possible while doing real work. If anyone is up for it I'll go ahead and make a video file of me doing the same.
It could be done already. The only problem is the HDD would NOT be read only by any stretch of the imagination. A lot of writing goes on in your home folder.
This will also dramatically reduce the life of your iPod.
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Not going to happen. I am a Mac user now, but even if I was not I still would not buy a Mac for Gaming, Even if the games where all released at the same time and did'nt have to be ported.
For the simple reason that every knew game requires a new generation of computers now adays, The upgrade spectrum for the Mac just isn't there to support this kind of thing. Once my PC starts running slow, I can just buy new parts for it.
Yes I can do the same thing for my Mac, If I want to pay a premium, but if I am just using my computer for games it would be far cheaper and wiser of me to get a PC.
Even still Apple may be catching up in the performance game but video card options are lame for the Mac right now. Macs just are not the right machine for hardcore gamers. Period. I could list tons of other reasons but I think I have made my point.
I also just realized it can be hooked up to a projector as well and give a slide show. I just fail to see how this is "dumb" is all.
The ability to keep 60GB of photos around with their music as well. While working in the field. They can store their work on the iPod, View it, Compare it. And avoid draining the already pathetic battery time in a digital camera.
I am no photographer so I can't really give any good examples but a friend of mine is and he is extremely pleased with this release so I can only go on what I hear.
This is going to be REALLY good for Photographers in the field.
The possibilities are endless.
There has been tons of graphic updates to the subsystem in OS X. Have you thought about updating your version of OS X?
I know you can't be running Panther because they fixed the kernel panic to look "prettier" in panther. How sweet of them. Personally I would prefer not to see it at all but hey.
Wow.. First of all Moto does not even have a microprocessor division anymore. It was spun off and is now called freescale. On top of that they are already demoing a dual core chip with on die memory controller at 90nm at the next microprocessor convention. Where is intels dual core chip? Thats right. So before you go an slam MOT (or in this case Freescale) do some research. Most importantly this is all moot anyways since the machine you are talking about houses a G5 processor which is built by IBM anyways..
Secondly you are talking about video adapters. I'm guessing you mean the interface in which the video card connects to the monitor? Apple dropped DVI just recently and uses the exact same connection as any video card you get for any Wintel machine now.
Well I am glad to hear that your PC makes such a great toy. I would also love to hear how you are able to play games and edit AVI's while loading a web page (which takes all of three seconds mind you) and work in photoshop ALL at the same time. You must be a talented one. On the other hand its quite possible to have photoshop running a filter or action set while loading a web-page and rendering an image in Maya. OS X is one of the best operating systems I have ever used when it comes to memory handling as well as dual processor ability. I have both a Mac and a PC and I know its all a matter of opinion but simple things like Windows feeling the need to render all of my graphics with the processor instead of the video card is getting a bit old now. When it comes down to actual work I would take OS X out of any OS out there any day. Simply for Exposé alone. When you have 15 photoshop windows open 3 web browsers to test your webpage and 10 different text documents full of code on it. You will be glad you have a Mac when you don't experience a single slow down, or when you can simply exposé and see all of your windows perfectly. In fact, If anyone is up to a friendly challenge I would gladly challenge some one on Linux or Windows to a quick real world multitasking game. Just an animation of you working switching windows and getting around as quickly as possible while doing real work. If anyone is up for it I'll go ahead and make a video file of me doing the same.
It could be done already. The only problem is the HDD would NOT be read only by any stretch of the imagination. A lot of writing goes on in your home folder. This will also dramatically reduce the life of your iPod.