Ok so this is my first post on the mac forums and I have a few questions
First off, as most people in my generation I am a PC user, but I know the pros and cons of owning a mac or switching to a mac.
I am a senior in college and a lot of employers require the ability to use a mac and pc in my field. I also believe that apple's market share can only grow in the future and in the next generation(s) the mac user-base can only increase.
So I have decided to buy a macbook pro to replace my thinkpad to serve 2 purposes, 1. to learn the mac world and 2. just to try something new.
So to my question(s):
Is now the right time to buy a macbook pro? or should I wait till 9/9/09 for the keynote? (the reason I ask is because the "deal" for a free ipod touch ends 9/8, but I don't want to order a macbook and the next day have a new refreshed hardware line popup)
Are the 3rd party programs like parallel and vmware suitable to run windows games in? or would I be better off using bootcamp?
Does anyone have monitor specs for the macbook pro 17inch's screen? (refresh rate/brightness etc...)
First off, as most people in my generation I am a PC user, but I know the pros and cons of owning a mac or switching to a mac.
I am a senior in college and a lot of employers require the ability to use a mac and pc in my field. I also believe that apple's market share can only grow in the future and in the next generation(s) the mac user-base can only increase.
So I have decided to buy a macbook pro to replace my thinkpad to serve 2 purposes, 1. to learn the mac world and 2. just to try something new.
So to my question(s):
Is now the right time to buy a macbook pro? or should I wait till 9/9/09 for the keynote? (the reason I ask is because the "deal" for a free ipod touch ends 9/8, but I don't want to order a macbook and the next day have a new refreshed hardware line popup)
Are the 3rd party programs like parallel and vmware suitable to run windows games in? or would I be better off using bootcamp?
Does anyone have monitor specs for the macbook pro 17inch's screen? (refresh rate/brightness etc...)