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- Powerbook - 15" (last ppc), iMac 20" w/ intel, iPod 5G
Hi there. The CPU on my laptop recently crapped out, so I'm thinking of just selling it for parts and buying a mac. I've had so many problems with windows laptops in the past; maybe it's time to try something new.
Here are my questions:
1. I have a linksys wireless G router. Will this be compatible with an ibook or powerbook or do I need some kind of Airport Express base?
2. Is there a way to run windows only programs on OS X? Like an emulator or something? I have a few small windows-only programs that I use all the time, and it'd suck to lose them.
3. About Apple Care -- Is it only good from the date of purchase? Can I buy another Apple Care when my first one runs out? (I don't know if I'll want to upgrade or not in 3 years, but my first laptop is still kicking (7 years old) and it's serving me well right now (well, as well as an 8 year old machine can) with my 3ghz laptop on the blitz. If I have a machine that's 3 years old, is it not eligible for Apple Care? Basically, I don't get whether Apple Care is good from the date of purchase of Apple Care or the date of purchase of the product being covered.
4. Is it true that Powerbooks get REALLY hot? Is this a potential problem as far as hardware goes? Someone told me not to get a Powerbook because it'll burn my lap!
5. Why are Mac CPUs so much slower than PC ones? I mean, are they really equal? Which is better? How do I compare them? I assume that they must be comparable considering a 1.5ghz powerbook is priced like a 3.0ghz windows laptop. Can someone explain the speed comparison?
6. Are Powerbooks quiet? I've had some PC laptops in the past that sounded like 747s taking off. I'm going to be using the laptop in class, and I don't want to make ears bleed. Furthermore, are their keyboards quiet? Some laptops have very bouncy/noisey keyboards that sound like torrential downpour... others are barely heard.
7. Do Powerbooks have built-in bluetooth?
8. Is the Powerbook battery life actually what's stated? I know that with iPods, Apple has a tendency to exaggerate the battery life.
9. Do Powerbooks have the same annoying Clear-type blur problem that the iMacs with OS X do? (I use the white iMac with the monitor on the pivot arm at school a good deal, and the **** thing makes me go blind. I've tried to fix the font in every which way to no avail.. it's always blurry).
10. Is the AC adapter of a Powerbook gigantic? Some laptops will weigh like 5lbs but then have a **** 3lb power adapter.
11. And finally, DID YOUR POWERBOOK EVER CRAP OUT ON YOU? WHAT HAPPENED?
Here are my questions:
1. I have a linksys wireless G router. Will this be compatible with an ibook or powerbook or do I need some kind of Airport Express base?
2. Is there a way to run windows only programs on OS X? Like an emulator or something? I have a few small windows-only programs that I use all the time, and it'd suck to lose them.
3. About Apple Care -- Is it only good from the date of purchase? Can I buy another Apple Care when my first one runs out? (I don't know if I'll want to upgrade or not in 3 years, but my first laptop is still kicking (7 years old) and it's serving me well right now (well, as well as an 8 year old machine can) with my 3ghz laptop on the blitz. If I have a machine that's 3 years old, is it not eligible for Apple Care? Basically, I don't get whether Apple Care is good from the date of purchase of Apple Care or the date of purchase of the product being covered.
4. Is it true that Powerbooks get REALLY hot? Is this a potential problem as far as hardware goes? Someone told me not to get a Powerbook because it'll burn my lap!
5. Why are Mac CPUs so much slower than PC ones? I mean, are they really equal? Which is better? How do I compare them? I assume that they must be comparable considering a 1.5ghz powerbook is priced like a 3.0ghz windows laptop. Can someone explain the speed comparison?
6. Are Powerbooks quiet? I've had some PC laptops in the past that sounded like 747s taking off. I'm going to be using the laptop in class, and I don't want to make ears bleed. Furthermore, are their keyboards quiet? Some laptops have very bouncy/noisey keyboards that sound like torrential downpour... others are barely heard.
7. Do Powerbooks have built-in bluetooth?
8. Is the Powerbook battery life actually what's stated? I know that with iPods, Apple has a tendency to exaggerate the battery life.
9. Do Powerbooks have the same annoying Clear-type blur problem that the iMacs with OS X do? (I use the white iMac with the monitor on the pivot arm at school a good deal, and the **** thing makes me go blind. I've tried to fix the font in every which way to no avail.. it's always blurry).
10. Is the AC adapter of a Powerbook gigantic? Some laptops will weigh like 5lbs but then have a **** 3lb power adapter.
11. And finally, DID YOUR POWERBOOK EVER CRAP OUT ON YOU? WHAT HAPPENED?