Pls Help With PC Specs!
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Hmm... certainly food for thought!Originally posted by JLennon:Wah, your proposed pc packs a punch!
Maybe what I might add is another DVD-ROM (not burner) just purely for playing DVDs and leave your burner solely for burning DVDs. But it may just be unnecessarily excessive.
Would adding more RAM (memory) give a little more processing speed?
ATM, I'm still toying with the idea of fixing my PC up to record TV programs cause I love the current affairs shows there but can't get to watch them sometimes cause of my shifts. I was advised that if that's the case, I'll definitely need more HDD space.
BTW, I might end up saving a bit more to afford all the add-on's.
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I don't want to spend money buying an Apple, then finding out that I cannot play my favourite PC games on it.Originally posted by the Bear:an iMac is a desktop...
anyway, clicky here => AppleCare Australia
within it, it says:
Q:What does the AppleCare Protection Plan include?
A:The AppleCare Protection Plan includes telephone technical support, global repair coverage, onsite repairs for desktop computers, web-based support resources, and powerful diagnostic tools. See the AppleCare Protection Plan Terms & Conditions for complete details. What does the AppleCare Protection Plan include?
An Apple is good, but not omnipotent.
And I still prefer black to white. -
for shows, i suggest this => DVR
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ahhh.. nevermind..
tell you already.. can make it dual or even tri-bootable...
which means it runs OSX, XP and Linux if you wish it to...
oh well...Originally posted by Rhonda:I don't want to spend money buying an Apple, then finding out that I cannot play my favourite PC games on it.
An Apple is good, but not omnipotent.
And I still prefer black to white. -
Be patient ... not everyone is so PC saavy. You kept talking about dual, I kept saying I don't need two different OS, reason being, it didn't occur to me that you were talking about getting an iMac duo so that I can run it like a generic non-Apple PC mah.Originally posted by the Bear:ahhh.. nevermind..
tell you already.. can make it dual or even tri-bootable...
which means it runs OSX, XP and Linux if you wish it to...
oh well...
NOW then I geddit.
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thing is, the iMac is for those who are NOT computer savvy..Originally posted by Rhonda:Be patient ... not everyone is so PC saavy. You kept talking about dual, I kept saying I don't need two different OS, reason being, it didn't occur to me that you were talking about getting an iMac duo so that I can run it like a generic non-Apple PC mah.
NOW then I geddit. -
I think SLS still have.Got one shop sell window xp,and still got 98 somemoreOriginally posted by laurence82:Original XP worth more than Vista anyway
got my boss to help me get XP and Office CD from JB
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okay, cult leader.. whatever it is, that A$3,000 is insane to pay for something like that..
with that amount, you can build the damned thing, have a 19" monitor, freight the whole damned thing over there and still have enough change left over for a desk -
Hmm... I don't know Australia rules well...Originally posted by Rhonda:Shipping costs + Custom charges + GST in Melbourne (some kinda Import Duty), etc etc etc... nope, not that viable!
Besides, by the time it reaches me, probably would be damaged from the rough handling, even if you pack it nicely in a box.
But seriously, at A$3K, it's good enough for me to build a top-end desktop. And a very nice desktop that will last me at least 10 years if I max out the A$3K. -
You have no idea what things cost in Australia.Originally posted by the Bear:okay, cult leader.. whatever it is, that A$3,000 is insane to pay for something like that..
with that amount, you can build the damned thing, have a 19" monitor, freight the whole damned thing over there and still have enough change left over for a desk That's why I was telling av I was so tempted to just buy a Fujitsu and bring it over. -
Then it must be the opposite for savvy users. 4 years with Mac, I never get to know it as well as I know Linux or Windows.Originally posted by the Bear:thing is, the iMac is for those who are NOT computer savvy..
zzzzzzzzzzz -
i do.. i was there..
and i'm talking about building it at SLS and then freighting it there..
anyway, for that kind of money, seriously think about the Apple because it's about the same price.. and the footprint is a lot smaller... it's basically an LCD monitor and a keyboard/mouse...
thing about OSX is that you don't really need a lot of things.. which you will end up buying because you have to.. like anti-virus and all that..Originally posted by Rhonda:You have no idea what things cost in Australia. That's why I was telling av I was so tempted to just buy a Fujitsu and bring it over. -
exactly.. you don't need to know what's going on in there because there is no need to..
windoze, you end up tinkering with it because it doesn't work properlyOriginally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Then it must be the opposite for savvy users. 4 years with Mac, I never get to know it as well as I know Linux or Windows.
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Maybe Tiger isn't convincing enough. Leopard will. I'm counting the days to the release of Leopard. It's been leaked somewhere.Originally posted by the Bear:i do.. i was there..
and i'm talking about building it at SLS and then freighting it there..
anyway, for that kind of money, seriously think about the Apple because it's about the same price.. and the footprint is a lot smaller... it's basically an LCD monitor and a keyboard/mouse...
thing about OSX is that you don't really need a lot of things.. which you will end up buying because you have to.. like anti-virus and all that..
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If freighting stuff there was so easy, I'd have shipped half my stuff over by now!Originally posted by the Bear:i do.. i was there..
and i'm talking about building it at SLS and then freighting it there..
anyway, for that kind of money, seriously think about the Apple because it's about the same price.. and the footprint is a lot smaller... it's basically an LCD monitor and a keyboard/mouse...
thing about OSX is that you don't really need a lot of things.. which you will end up buying because you have to.. like anti-virus and all that..
Surprise... NO shipping firm in Singapore wants to ship stuff that are personal effects over to Melbourne!
Reason being, too much paperwork, customs will charge extra, and then they might decide to quarantine, fumigate, what-not, adding even more charges. 
Then they slap a GST on you and maybe, Import Duty, to be paid as a %age of the value of the imported goods.
Plus, they'll probably throw your carton about. I don't even think it will reach me in one piece! And then when it arrives and something happens to the parts... any international warranty?
YOu were there, what? 10 years ago? And is is much easier said than done. 
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yeah.. actually was waiting until the leopard was released before buying the iMac but my little VAIO blew up... so i needed a computer.. bought one..
it's serves me fine
left it on for a month one time.. there was absolutely no slowdown or anything..
the only grouse i have is with the stupid mouse..
Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Maybe Tiger isn't convincing enough. Leopard will. I'm counting the days to the release of Leopard. It's been leaked somewhere. -
it was worse then
unions were running rampant then.. freighting things from tassie to melbourne was harder, longer and more expensive than freighting stuff from tassie to taiwan
throw everything in a DHL box and let them do it for youOriginally posted by Rhonda:If freighting stuff there was so easy, I'd have shipped half my stuff over by now!
Surprise... NO shipping firm in Singapore wants to ship stuff that are personal effects over to Melbourne! Reason being, too much paperwork, customs will charge extra, and then they might decide to quarantine, fumigate, what-not, adding even more charges. Then they slap a GST on you and maybe, Import Duty, to be paid as a %age of the value of the imported goods.
Plus, they'll probably throw your carton about. I don't even think it will reach me in one piece! And then when it arrives and something happens to the parts... any international warranty?
YOu were there, what? 10 years ago? And is is much easier said than done. -
Mouse again. They never seem to get the mouse right.Originally posted by the Bear:yeah.. actually was waiting until the leopard was released before buying the iMac but my little VAIO blew up... so i needed a computer.. bought one..
it's serves me fine
left it on for a month one time.. there was absolutely no slowdown or anything..
the only grouse i have is with the stupid mouse.. -
the mouse is pretty.. it's also pretty useless
their keyboard could do with better feel too.. too hard..
they should go look at the sony keyboardsOriginally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Mouse again. They never seem to get the mouse right. -
There are some which provide international warranty... have to ask around.Originally posted by Rhonda:If freighting stuff there was so easy, I'd have shipped half my stuff over by now!
Surprise... NO shipping firm in Singapore wants to ship stuff that are personal effects over to Melbourne! Reason being, too much paperwork, customs will charge extra, and then they might decide to quarantine, fumigate, what-not, adding even more charges. Then they slap a GST on you and maybe, Import Duty, to be paid as a %age of the value of the imported goods.
Plus, they'll probably throw your carton about. I don't even think it will reach me in one piece! And then when it arrives and something happens to the parts... any international warranty?
YOu were there, what? 10 years ago? And is is much easier said than done. -
Their keyboards... hmm... great. But I guess I'm too picky. It looks awfully flat to me, especially with my height, it only serves to make things worse.Originally posted by the Bear:the mouse is pretty.. it's also pretty useless
their keyboard could do with better feel too.. too hard..
they should go look at the sony keyboards -
dua boot means likely she is going to use the section that runs on windows xp, and that section needs anti-virus, and she needs to buy windows xp software to install also....Originally posted by the Bear:i do.. i was there..
and i'm talking about building it at SLS and then freighting it there..
anyway, for that kind of money, seriously think about the Apple because it's about the same price.. and the footprint is a lot smaller... it's basically an LCD monitor and a keyboard/mouse...
thing about OSX is that you don't really need a lot of things.. which you will end up buying because you have to.. like anti-virus and all that..
unless she is going to buy the apple and use only the osx -
use OSX for everything else.. use xp to play games
i mean, OSX beats xp in everything else... but the game publishers support windoze.. except for blizzard which writes for bothOriginally posted by TehJarVu:dua boot means likely she is going to use the section that runs on windows xp, and that section needs anti-virus, and she needs to buy windows xp software to install also....
unless she is going to buy the apple and use only the osx -
Originally posted by TehJarVu:dua boot means likely she is going to use the section that runs on windows xp, and that section needs anti-virus, and she needs to buy windows xp software to install also....
unless she is going to buy the apple and use only the osx
Does that mean that I'll have to end up buying TWO versions of anti-virus and firewall?! -
i've been running my OSX without firewall or anti-virus since i bought it..
kopi's been doing the same for his PowerBook...
we're clean.. i think there has been ONE virus for the Mac which was killed within hours... and that was many many years ago
so, the answer is: no... you just have to look after the vulnerable part: the xp partOriginally posted by Rhonda:
Does that mean that I'll have to end up buying TWO versions of anti-virus and firewall?!