Spec Me a Mac Setup

Freakish_05

Freakish_05

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OK, some of the Mac/Linux gurus might be familiar with my "I hate windows blah blah" threads :p It seems to be a 'time of the month' kinda thing, poor I know.

However, the time has come.....
I've got a couple of people interested in my laptop/desktop so I'm preparing to take the plunge into mac-hood.

My main questions at this point are:
1) "Is 512mb Ram enough in the el-cheepo MacBook?" It won't be used at any sort of length. MSN/Web/Email/Dreamweaver and the odd DVD.
2) "How long will the X1600 last?" I'm most definately going to want to play UT2007 on any desktop that I get. I'm not one of these people who has to play games at 100FPS+, just so long as its smooth!

Will post more questions as I think of them:p
 
Hmmmmm....another 50 notes. This is beginning to burn a pretty big hole in my wallet.

Another question thats bound to start some debate:
Which do you guys think is better as an alternative to windows? (i.e. Mac or Linux)
The way I see it:
- Linux is something thrown together by loads of rather spectacular people from around the globe. Its pain in the arse to get setup but once you've got everything fine-tuned and working you feel really chuffed and have a very long and geeky e-penis.
- Mac OS X is something that has been carefully crafted by master sculptors sat in some very minimalist office in sweeden. It works right out of the box with no quibbles, you get to show it off in public and instantly get the super coolness factor.

Discuss.
 
More questions!

Righty then. Been pondering this some more....and I'm thinking, how easy would the graphics card in the Mac Pro be to upgrade?
The 7300 that comes with it is all well and good and will probably keep me happy for UT2k7, but what about the next gen of games?

I don't want to be sat on my arse waiting for someone to buy my mac off me so that I can get a better one that plays ut2k9 or whatever comes out :p

Cheers.
 
Will_3rd said:
The best GPU you can get for a Mac Pro is the ATI Radeon X1900 XT, and is easily installable if you can get your hands on one
Click to expand...
Would that just be a case of 7300 out & X1900XT in?
Most google searches on the subject seem to think that you need special Mac cards that use EFI instead of BIOS :confused:
*well out of depth*
 
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