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we've settled on the 24" iMac and the basic Macbook for our daughter. where I'm confused is the best way to configure the iMac as far as hardware, and what software we're going to lose use of. we'll still keep this XP machine, but really don't want to find space for it.
I'd like to think the iMac is a longterm investment. is the onboard memory and video card enough resources for the next few years or would you think an upgrade would be the way to go? I like to play FPS games, and that's probably the most power we'd need out of the system.
as far as software, am I going to lose the ability to use Office 2000? I watched Bootcamp at the Apple store yesterday, but will I have to purchase a new copy of XP to run the iMac and yet another for the Macbook?
and the Superdrive is kind of confusing, can I rip DVD's and CD's and burn them? I'm used to dual drives on our PC and watching the process. we use dvdxcopy.
if anyone can help a newb out, I'd appreciate it.
I'd like to think the iMac is a longterm investment. is the onboard memory and video card enough resources for the next few years or would you think an upgrade would be the way to go? I like to play FPS games, and that's probably the most power we'd need out of the system.
as far as software, am I going to lose the ability to use Office 2000? I watched Bootcamp at the Apple store yesterday, but will I have to purchase a new copy of XP to run the iMac and yet another for the Macbook?
and the Superdrive is kind of confusing, can I rip DVD's and CD's and burn them? I'm used to dual drives on our PC and watching the process. we use dvdxcopy.
if anyone can help a newb out, I'd appreciate it.