MAC Haters

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: tk149

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: tk149
Preface: I haven't used a Mac in 10 years. All I know about today's Macs are what I've seen on TV and in this thread. And I saw this HUGE Apple LCD Monitor at CompUSA that I've been lusting after ever since.

For any Mac users: I'm confused. On this thread, I've seen claims that you can custom build your own Mac, including case, CPU, mobo, Hard drives, OS, etc.

How? Can you direct me to a website that can help me?

mobo/cpu(?): ebay.com
hard drive: newegg.com, maxtor.com, ibm.com, fujitsu.com, westerndigital.com, etc
ram: crucial is where I buy most of my ram from
case: where do you buy your cases now?

Also, from reading, it looks like Macs take standard EIDE drives. ATA-??? Standard 4-pin power connector? So can I plug any IBM/Maxtor/Seagate HD in?

Of course!

How about printers and other peripherals? Are they standard interfaces? (Yes, I now know you can use any USB mouse)

Printers use usb dont they?

PC133 SDRAM 168-pin DIMM?

Check out crucial.com

Any AGP Nvidia/ATI/Matrox video card?

You may need Mac specific cards, but all three of those companies make them.

Teach me about the Darkside...

Darkside? Yeah, I guess light and colorful is kinda dark... Or whatever.

So is there a Mac equivalent of the Anandtech FAQ "How to assemble a PC?" A step-by-step idiot-proof guide that I (the better idiot) can follow?

www.google.com Find out.