MACS what to consider

[Nokkie]

moo moo to evryone :P

What must one consider when buying macs? like the os and all the other software because i need a fast mac desktop for adobe cs2 etc all that proggy's that eats p4 these day's

are they liable with windows when you save files externally? how universal are they with most of the software requirements do you guy's think it's worth getting a mac desktop

Meowwwwwwww...

[teraside]

I think you need more ritalin

[bwana]

All the mac desktops are fast these days but Adobe hasnt optimized CS for the intel chips so it only runs under rosetta. There is a notice on Adobe's site that says they wont be making it a universal application until CS3 and there's not release date for that yet.

Apparently CS2 works just fine under rosetta.

You can also dual boot Windows on a mac if you want to.

[Nokkie]

what is rosetta?

[kilps]

what is rosetta?

See http://www.apple.com/rosetta/

Basically it allows software designed to run on the old PowerPC (IBM made) chips to run on the new Intel chips which they are putting into all their new computers (when you buy one make sure it is an intel one)

[bwana]

what is rosetta?

Perhaps you might want to click on the links I put there for you?

EDIT - Here's a different link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_%28software%29

Rosetta is a lightweight dynamic translation emulator for Mac OS X distributed by Apple. It enables applications compiled for the PowerPC family of processors to run on Apple systems that use Intel processors. It is based on Transitive Corporation's QuickTransit technology. It is a key part of Apple's strategy for the transition of their Macintosh line from PowerPC to Intel processors, enabling pre-existing Mac OS X software to run on the new platform without modification. The name is a reference to the Rosetta stone, whose discovery made it possible to comprehend and translate Egyptian hieroglyphs.

[Nokkie]

o ja anyway... so in other words i won't be able to run proggy's like adobe cs2 or paintshopo, macromedia flash 8 pro or 3d studio max or maya or or or on the mac?

correct me if i'm wrong

[bwana]

o ja anyway... so in other words i won't be able to run proggy's like adobe cs2 or paintshopo, macromedia flash 8 pro or 3d studio max or maya or or or on the mac?

correct me if i'm wrong

No - it means you will be able to run those programs on the new macs and when the universals come out they'll run even faster.

[Nokkie]

so that programmes i named are supported by macs?

with the OS i mean (macs)

[bwana]

You should be ok with all of them with OsX.

When they release the universal versions it just means they should be a lot faster.

Now that mac has updated all their systems to intel the pressure is going to be on for Adobe to get a move on.

[Nokkie]

sory? why did mac update to intel aren't they supposed to be their own brand?

[kilps]

sory? why did mac update to intel aren't they supposed to be their own brand?

They are their own brand - but they are just using the intel processors in their computers - Dell, Mecer etc. all do the same - the reason it is a big jump is before they used the PowerPC chips made by IBM (there is a big difference between the chip maker and the manufactorer of the computer)

[Nokkie]

so basically if you buy a mac today it's the same as buying a intel desktop?

[bwana]

Intel dont make desktops afaik - it's an apple machine with an intel cpu running osx.

The operating system is an important distinction.

[kilps]

so basically if you buy a mac today it's the same as buying a intel desktop?

Yes and no - it still has all the other mac hardware, it still runs OSX (which i think is now possible on other machiens but not worth the effort), it's still a mac - the only difference is that it is supposed to be faster than before and some (but most will) less-mainstream applications will not work (only one I have come across so far is Open Office and a couple of heavily java orientated applications)

Oh - and it lets you dual boot OSX with XP