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Hi everyone -
I am a senior in college, my dell laptop just bit the dust, and I am in the market for a new laptop. I have my eyes on the new macbook, and as a potential mac owner I have a couple of questions regarding a purchasing decision I am about to make:
How noticeable is the difference between the 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and the 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processors?
If I am running boot camp, how susceptible am I to viruses/malware/trojans and the like?
With Snow Leopard on the horizon, should I wait to purchase a mac?
Is 4gb of memory the only way to go?...
Is running boot camp, and using microsoft office through that avenue efficient?
That about does it for the questions I can think of now, but am sure more will arise. I appreciate all the help, and will be frequenting these boards often in the next few days as I plan on purchasing a computer in the next week or so.
I am a senior in college, my dell laptop just bit the dust, and I am in the market for a new laptop. I have my eyes on the new macbook, and as a potential mac owner I have a couple of questions regarding a purchasing decision I am about to make:
How noticeable is the difference between the 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and the 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processors?
I am not a big power user... I run itunes, office documents, and anywhere from 4-9 tabs on my internet browser. I am not into video editing right now, but this might be something that comes in the future...
If I am running boot camp, how susceptible am I to viruses/malware/trojans and the like?
I am not extremely familiar with how viruses work, but I am just concerned that if I open a bad email or file while using xp or vista, is part of my machine susceptible? Any clarification is fantastic!
With Snow Leopard on the horizon, should I wait to purchase a mac?
I do not want to have to shell out another couple hundred bucks in a few months to be up to date.
Is 4gb of memory the only way to go?...
I want to know if the additional $150 is worthwhile. I am planning on doubling the ram witht his option, but want to know if it is a swell idea.
Is running boot camp, and using microsoft office through that avenue efficient?
I have read mediocre reviews regarding the mac version of office 2008. Also - I will be using office 08' as I have projects due, and generally many files I receive are in ".docx" format.
That about does it for the questions I can think of now, but am sure more will arise. I appreciate all the help, and will be frequenting these boards often in the next few days as I plan on purchasing a computer in the next week or so.