man oh man...here i come apple!!!

[James3shin]

Basically, I've just financed a 12" G4 Ibook and 20gb ipod, im selling my PC and am leaving it all behind. Anyone got any tips for a inoob? Where's that mac forum/section?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Tips? Don't sell the x86 based PC.

 

[James3shin]

is there any particular reason?

 

[CVSiN]

lol dont get me started..
unless you dont like games.. and do high quality video or grafic artist stuff that the mac excells at.. dont bother.. limited software and expandibility for mainstream users still..


only good apple is an Ipod =P

 

[James3shin]

im not gonna even get started...

 

[JBT]

I don't think this is quite the right place to talk about Macs. No one really likes them around here or atleast admits to it. There are a few, don't get me wrong but, mostly you'll just get hostility. I don't care for macs personaly but to each his own. GL with it.

 

[AtlantaBob]

You might try the SFF/Notebooks/etc. forum. People over there love the darn things... (For a sample, look up the "Apple Powerbook?" thread.) Also, a lot of new users who probably have a lot of good hints...

 

[So]

I have to agree though. I wouldn't sell my PC. Mind you, I'd LOVE to have a Powerbook, but I wouldn't give up my PC for one.

 

[DarkAmeba]

I wouldn't sell my PC, but I LOVE my powerbook and iPod. I hate all the apple smashers out there, they really do make some great products. Enjoy your new toys.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Don't sell the x86 based PC.

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Don't sell the x86 based PC.

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Tips? sell the x86 based PC.

 

[sisooktom]

He hasn't said what kind of PC it is. Maybe he should sell it I would love to have a Mac, but personally, I wouldn't give up my PC for one. Mostly I just with they'd port OS X to x86. Then I'd give Windows the boot!

 

[Wahsapa]

welcome to the light side

 

[T9D]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Tips? Don't sell the x86 based PC.

 

[nboy22]

I think you just made a big mistake. Have fun playing that stupid apple puzzle game for entertainment.

 

[James3shin]

haha, thanks for the replies and input. Im getting the ibook for work mostly, im done with computer gaming for a bit, HL2 and Doom3 are tantalizing but eh, ill play them when systems can run them without hitches or anything. Thanks, for the advice of going to the SFF/Laptop forum, ill check that out.

 

[nortexoid]

tip: go to a mac related site for useful information and informative responses

 

[James3shin]

i am currently searching and looking for a good, smart community to ask questions and such on ibooks, i like the anandtech community and know a few are apple users, including anand himself.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: James3shin
i am currently searching and looking for a good, smart community to ask questions and such on ibooks, i like the anandtech community and know a few are apple users, including anand himself.

This really isn't a bad place, like the others have said the Notebook forum is fairly calm. People like me, Eug, and GL also tend to float around, although the way threads get burried, it's difficult to find ones like these.

Anyhow, what specific questions do you have about the iBook?

 

[James3shin]

in general my main questions concern software for school, like is apple works sufficient for word processing and so on, and what do i do about floppies? am i just done with them?

 

[Psych]

Floppies are dead, long live UMSDs and [CD|DVD]s! Appleworks isn't quite as full fledged as Microsoft Office, but it will do everything you want it to if you just a student. If you need rights protection and advanced track changes, editing tooks, and compatibility for Office users, you can always get Office for the Mac.

If your old computer is really old, then scrap it. Otherwise, I'd suggest keeping it as either a memento or as a thing to use in case you need to.

 

[Stalker]

or sell your pc and buy virtual PC. Ya, emulation slow.. etc but it's make by MS so should work very good on Windows based game etc..

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: James3shin
in general my main questions concern software for school, like is apple works sufficient for word processing and so on, and what do i do about floppies? am i just done with them?

AppleWorks is not suffcient; get Office any way you can. As for floppies, you're done. If you're smart, get a USB pen drive, otherwise you can do CD burns and network transfers.

 

[HomerSapien]

As said above, floppies arent necessary any more.

Try openoffice.org. They are getting better at being a free office suite. MS Office is still the best but for basic word processing appleworks will work just fine. It does have an option to save as a word doc or other formats for compatibility. It has not been updated in quite awhile and is functional but mediocre at best.

Virtual Pc is still slow.