Buying a Mac

Abe said:
Damn, didn't notice that :(

Would like to have an external monitor.



R27K without a monitor. You have to be kidding, thats ludicrous.

Do you know if they apple dev hardware discounts are valid here? The Select developer plan gives a 20% discount for $500.
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Well its the first gen 3GHz from the first batch Core brought into SA.
However at that time, a Dell with two dual core xeons at 3GHz
and the whole works would cost you even more. I can upgrade it to 2x quad
core though, but won't bother atm.

The Mac Pro is the closest you get to a PC in terms of upgradeability
as you can upgrade the CPU, memory, gfx card, add extra cards, add Wifi (Airport),
max of 6 HDs and BD/DVD drive(s).
 
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Abe said:
Damn, didn't notice that :(

Would like to have an external monitor.



R27K without a monitor. You have to be kidding, thats ludicrous.

Do you know if they apple dev hardware discounts are valid here? The Select developer plan gives a 20% discount for $500.
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So you add an external monitor. :confused: It has DVI out.
SlinkyMike said:
TIP:Get the extended warranty - if you have an issue and need something fixed and go into an Apple store you are a like a second class citizen without it... :(
Think of it as driving and expensive motor car without a motor plan.
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I've never experienced that.
 
PeterCH said:
I would say stability is the one main benefit. If you're into video editing
Macs have Final Cut Pro which is the second most used platform for that
in the industry. Mac OS X has a great interface too. No viruses. No malware.
No being bugged by your USB connecting correctly - Mac OS X doesn't
tell you when things work, it only warns you when they don't unlike
Windoze which takes every opportunity to interrupt you.
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Not true. Come now, we have been over this.
 
bwana said:
So you add an external monitor. :confused: It has DVI out.
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Can always use the external port if the main one goes faulty but that will look rather strange having a screen on the table that does not work and then another working one next to it. Was thinking about when it's out of warranty and need to start fixing stuff myself.

Am I correct in thinking that I can have dual monitors with the iMac by using the DVI port?
 
it sounds like the imac is kinda what you are looking for, unless u feel like plugging external monitors into your macbook? u can get some decent 22" lcd's for 3.5k if i am not mistaken.

as for the replacing hardware, it has been covered earlier on as to what u can and cant replace. H/d, ram.... and depending on which mac the processors u could source. but like i said, if an lcd or logic board goes outta warranty you will be coughing up quite a bit, if u get the chance, i would take an extended warranty.
 
There are mac viruses etc, will look for a source but there are around 35-50 viruses for macs compared to 100 000's for windows. ur chances of getting infected are there, but damn small.
 
Abe said:
Can always use the external port if the main one goes faulty but that will look rather strange having a screen on the table that does not work and then another working one next to it. Was thinking about when it's out of warranty and need to start fixing stuff myself.

Am I correct in thinking that I can have dual monitors with the iMac by using the DVI port?
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Yes - you can use dual monitors. By all accounts the built in screen is pretty damn good.
 
damn, i have it as a pdf, from mcafee about virus's and macs. if anyone is interested pm me with details to mail it.
 
Aqua_lung said:
+1 QFT

Mcafee wants fear mongering to spill over into the OSX user base, Apple will plug any holes if they are a threat.
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:) , apple is not the all knowing amazing behemoth we all want to believe it is. Too completely believe u are safe from attacks is just silly, besides any mac connected to a windows network should be running some kind of anti virus anyways, whilst u might not worry about 99% of the stuff out there, u can still transmit these virus's to windows users.
 
I am not sure if this has been mentioned (did not read through the entire thread). Digicape is an authorised Apple reseller and is located in Cape Town and Johannesburg (Rivonia). I recommend them highly; their pre and post sales service is great.
 
Actually thealluseless is right. We've seen it in many corporate environments. We have to put virus programs on the Mac to protect the Windows machines on the Network!

Although Mac is pretty safe against virus attacks they can still very easily act as a vessel to transmit virus's across a network.

My favorite saying goes something like this: Apple Mac's Suck!!!! But Windows machines suck more!!! :p They all have their flaws it's just that Windows has more than Mac. ALOT MORE!
 
thealluseless said:
:) , apple is not the all knowing amazing behemoth we all want to believe it is. Too completely believe u are safe from attacks is just silly, besides any mac connected to a windows network should be running some kind of anti virus anyways, whilst u might not worry about 99% of the stuff out there, u can still transmit these virus's to windows users.
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Its the responsibility of each user to protect themselves from viruses. As long as there are no viable threats in the wild I'm happy to let windows users cripple their own hardware with bloated antivirus software but I'm not wasting system resources. :o

BTW - I do run antivirus software when I'm using Parallels.
 
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