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<blockquote data-quote="baggss" data-source="post: 266962" data-attributes="member: 6762"><p>It seems to me that you can use Bootcamp just fine to play the games you want on the iMac. Put as much RAM as you can into the iMac, although I'd recommend NOT getting it from Apple as their RAM tends be pricey. You can buy RAM from a local store or a reputable on-line RAM dealer and install it yourself.</p><p></p><p>For Office, I'd say go out and buy the Student/Teacher edition of Office 2004 Mac foe $149. You get 3 licenses so you'll be set for both machines. Unless you are using a part of the Windows Office suite other than Word/Excel/PP, you will be fine as documents for those 3 apps are cross compatible between Macs and PCs.</p><p></p><p>For WinXP, the answer is likely yes. You will need to buy a copy of WinXP that includes SP2 as part of the install. Legally you would need to buy 2 copies, but I would hold off and see how much you really need Windows after a while with the Mac, you might be surprised. I'd say wait 3 months before purchasing a second copy of WinXP to be sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="baggss, post: 266962, member: 6762"] It seems to me that you can use Bootcamp just fine to play the games you want on the iMac. Put as much RAM as you can into the iMac, although I'd recommend NOT getting it from Apple as their RAM tends be pricey. You can buy RAM from a local store or a reputable on-line RAM dealer and install it yourself. For Office, I'd say go out and buy the Student/Teacher edition of Office 2004 Mac foe $149. You get 3 licenses so you'll be set for both machines. Unless you are using a part of the Windows Office suite other than Word/Excel/PP, you will be fine as documents for those 3 apps are cross compatible between Macs and PCs. For WinXP, the answer is likely yes. You will need to buy a copy of WinXP that includes SP2 as part of the install. Legally you would need to buy 2 copies, but I would hold off and see how much you really need Windows after a while with the Mac, you might be surprised. I'd say wait 3 months before purchasing a second copy of WinXP to be sure. [/QUOTE]
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