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<blockquote data-quote="yogi" data-source="post: 226943" data-attributes="member: 8542"><p>I wouldn't fiddle with anything but the Hard Drive and the RAM. Those things are user-servicable and replacing other parts will void your warranty.</p><p></p><p>You can run Windows XP and Mac OS X on the Macbook at the same time. To run Microsoft Office, you can choose either. There is a Mac version of it which runs in OSX and IMO is much nicer than it's Windows counterpart. A Windows version of Office will not work in Mac OS X. You will need to put Windows on your Macbook for that.</p><p></p><p></p><p>You might just like the Mac version better though. For gaming you should consider Windows. It's the better choice.</p><p></p><p>For all your other needs, take the smaller drive and get an external at home for keeping any bulk (like pictures or videos). A fast drive is a good thing when waking the mac from sleep or when booting or when moving large amounts of Data from A to B. Saving a huge file in iMovie will be quicker with a faster drive.</p><p></p><p>Load up on RAM. It's vital. </p><p></p><p>Then you're pretty much set.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yogi, post: 226943, member: 8542"] I wouldn't fiddle with anything but the Hard Drive and the RAM. Those things are user-servicable and replacing other parts will void your warranty. You can run Windows XP and Mac OS X on the Macbook at the same time. To run Microsoft Office, you can choose either. There is a Mac version of it which runs in OSX and IMO is much nicer than it's Windows counterpart. A Windows version of Office will not work in Mac OS X. You will need to put Windows on your Macbook for that. You might just like the Mac version better though. For gaming you should consider Windows. It's the better choice. For all your other needs, take the smaller drive and get an external at home for keeping any bulk (like pictures or videos). A fast drive is a good thing when waking the mac from sleep or when booting or when moving large amounts of Data from A to B. Saving a huge file in iMovie will be quicker with a faster drive. Load up on RAM. It's vital. Then you're pretty much set. [/QUOTE]
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