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What is the comparison for the new mac mini speedwise compared to a PC?

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Originally posted by: JSt0rm01
I owned a ibook and hated it. I'm a windows putz and don't want to learn anything else. It also seemed like for the average user osx ties your hands up. You really can't do anything and you don't defrag the harddrive. That always irked me.
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thats because it progressivly defrags it so you dont have to, but to each his own, shit, macs and pc's is the same thing in the cg world as maya users and xsi users.
 
Originally posted by: Ecgtheow
Originally posted by: helpme
Why hasn't anybody mentioned Quicksliver for the startmenu/dock argument?
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Because then the argument would be over. I would say Quicksilver is the best piece of software I have ever used.
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Yep, Quicksilver is awesome...Launch Bar from Objective Development is pretty nice too.

Also, check out Path Finder (by Cocoatech) which is basically finder on steriods...I like it.



Going back to Phillippine Mango's comments/ravings:

After reading your remarks I can't believe that you use Mac at all. I'm a long time windows user, developer (not professional by any means), gamer, control system geek, etc. and I appreciate some of Windows characterists but know most of it's flaws.

Mac OS X runs just fine on 512 MB of RAM...I have a powerbook with said amount of RAM and it works just fine for programming, research papers, graphics of all kinds, video and sound editing, matlab, Gaussian, Ampac, etc. Certainly, more RAM is always nice due to the fact that Mac OS X will actually put it to use. There are several studies showing that winXP's usage of > 1 GB is poor even though an application make actually benefit from the extra space.

The Mac OS X UI is much better than anything else out there...including windows. That not just me talking, most dual users will say the same. Anand admitted as much; most all UI experts call Mac OS X's interface the current standard by which all else is measured...Longhorn's UI in 2006+ is finally going to incorporate a few Mac OS X features (wow).

The fact that you chose to argue 'start menu' versus putting a link to the applications folder on the dock is really rather odd...the essential functionality of the two for acessing apps is near identical, as others have tried to point out.

Things you did point out that are valid...the one button mouse that apple inlcudes with most systems by default...apple needs to go to a 3 button mouse at least (I use a 5 myself). But there are a plethora of 5-button mice that works perfectly with OS X so that is really not a problem. But even with a one button mouse, there are right click options by using the control, apple, and option keys.

Not trying to flame but simply offer my remarks to earlier statements. And please do not call me stupid...it won't bode well.
 
Thin Lizzy, thanks for the Link! That will help when mine gets here.

miniMUNCH, also thanks for the link on Safari. Know about the settings but grabbed SafariSpeed. Will make it easier to optimize is.

 
Originally posted by: MetalMat
I would like to know about how [1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 running Mac OS X version 10.3 "Panther" ] would match up speedwise in comparison to a P4, Celeron and an Athlon?
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mac mini is like sooo much better because it totally knows what you're thinking and just does it! It's creepy really! My pc hates me but my mac mini is my soulmate!

:roll:
 
Originally posted by: miniMUNCH
Originally posted by: Ecgtheow
Originally posted by: helpme
Why hasn't anybody mentioned Quicksliver for the startmenu/dock argument?
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Because then the argument would be over. I would say Quicksilver is the best piece of software I have ever used.
Click to expand...

Yep, Quicksilver is awesome...Launch Bar from Objective Development is pretty nice too.

Also, check out Path Finder (by Cocoatech) which is basically finder on steriods...I like it.



Going back to Phillippine Mango's comments/ravings:

After reading your remarks I can't believe that you use Mac at all. I'm a long time windows user, developer (not professional by any means), gamer, control system geek, etc. and I appreciate some of Windows characterists but know most of it's flaws.

Mac OS X runs just fine on 512 MB of RAM...I have a powerbook with said amount of RAM and it works just fine for programming, research papers, graphics of all kinds, video and sound editing, matlab, Gaussian, Ampac, etc. Certainly, more RAM is always nice due to the fact that Mac OS X will actually put it to use. There are several studies showing that winXP's usage of > 1 GB is poor even though an application make actually benefit from the extra space.

The Mac OS X UI is much better than anything else out there...including windows. That not just me talking, most dual users will say the same. Anand admitted as much; most all UI experts call Mac OS X's interface the current standard by which all else is measured...Longhorn's UI in 2006+ is finally going to incorporate a few Mac OS X features (wow).

The fact that you chose to argue 'start menu' versus putting a link to the applications folder on the dock is really rather odd...the essential functionality of the two for acessing apps is near identical, as others have tried to point out.

Things you did point out that are valid...the one button mouse that apple inlcudes with most systems by default...apple needs to go to a 3 button mouse at least (I use a 5 myself). But there are a plethora of 5-button mice that works perfectly with OS X so that is really not a problem. But even with a one button mouse, there are right click options by using the control, apple, and option keys.

Not trying to flame but simply offer my remarks to earlier statements. And please do not call me stupid...it won't bode well.
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I didn't know about Quicksilver, otherwise I would've mentioned it 😛

Philippine Mango: this guy is right. Don't forget I'm a dual user and my history with Windows is very similar to miniMUNCH's, in that I've developed for Windows since I first started playing with it (still do a bit on the odd occasion), etc, and know the ins and outs of windows (and hence it's flaws).
 
I'd guess a G4 1.42 is about as fast as somewhere around a PIII/Celeron Tualatin.

Oh and 512 MB is fine for basic use. I wouldn't want to use a 512 MB Mac for iMovie though, since that app eats lots of memory.
 
My 1.25 GHz PowerBook G4 feels about the same as a 2.2 - 2.4 GHz P4. Not the most speedy machine in the world, but not too shabby either. Especially when you consider that the slowest new Apple has a 1.2 GHz G4 and Radeon 9200.
 
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