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I am pretty close to ditching my Desktop DELL at home and replacing it with a Mac Pro 2.8. I have tried to cram a lot of research into a small amount of time... here are some unanswered questions.
1) My wife uses a Dell laptop, our printer currently runs off the Dell desktop. Is it possible to hook the printer to the Mac Pro and have it accessible by the XP Dell laptop? If not, is there another way to do it? The printer is a Cannon all in one... don't know the model.
2) If I get the Mac Pro with the ATI graphics card, can I replace it myself with any compatible Nvidia 8800 GT or do I have to purchase the Nvidia card from Apple? If I can do it myself, is there anything I should know other than PCI express 2.0 card slot?
3) follow-up to (2)..... On a XP/Vista, I find drivers for new hardware from the vendor/Microsoft. How does a Mac find the correct Drivers for new hardware?
4) Amazon has a $150 rebate on Mac Pro's at the moment. Is Amazon an authorized reseller of Apple products?
5) Last question..... Does 10.5 support a way to create a VPN session. That is how I currently access work. I configured VPN for work. When I access it, I can telnet or remote desktop to work environment. Is that possible through a Mac?
I hope my first post here is not too annoying... sorry for all the questions but they are critical to making a decision of this magnitude.
Oh,... forgot... hi everyone.
Carl
1) My wife uses a Dell laptop, our printer currently runs off the Dell desktop. Is it possible to hook the printer to the Mac Pro and have it accessible by the XP Dell laptop? If not, is there another way to do it? The printer is a Cannon all in one... don't know the model.
2) If I get the Mac Pro with the ATI graphics card, can I replace it myself with any compatible Nvidia 8800 GT or do I have to purchase the Nvidia card from Apple? If I can do it myself, is there anything I should know other than PCI express 2.0 card slot?
3) follow-up to (2)..... On a XP/Vista, I find drivers for new hardware from the vendor/Microsoft. How does a Mac find the correct Drivers for new hardware?
4) Amazon has a $150 rebate on Mac Pro's at the moment. Is Amazon an authorized reseller of Apple products?
5) Last question..... Does 10.5 support a way to create a VPN session. That is how I currently access work. I configured VPN for work. When I access it, I can telnet or remote desktop to work environment. Is that possible through a Mac?
I hope my first post here is not too annoying... sorry for all the questions but they are critical to making a decision of this magnitude.
Oh,... forgot... hi everyone.
Carl