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Well guys and gals ive finally decided to switch to mac. I plan to do this in June/July time.
Before I switch I just have some questions to ask really.
Ive been a PC user forever since I was young and im not 22 finishing my degree in Multimedia/3D Modelling.
I will not lie I used to hate macs upto 2004 I never really thought they where that good but Apple has got its sh*t together over the last few years and is making some good machines. Ive already converted my brother as he would mess up his XP machine once a month so far 8 months of having a mac book and he hasnt broken it. I myself am really fed up wit vista, I dont play Pc games anymore and all my software other than 3dsmax can be used on a mac.
Bascially because im a 3d modeller i use 3dsmax a fair bit at the moment, now the way Im viewing it if im lucky enough to get a 3D related job ill be using in 5 days a week and wont want to use it much at home.
I do however plan to use bootcamp so that I can use 3dxmax n xp. What I want to know is how stable is bootcamp when running 3dsmax? Also ive heard rumours for years now that autodesk will port max over to the macs, is there any truth in this?
I was wondering if any more experience mac users can honestly tell me the pros and cons of going mac. Like the screens, they dont seem like the best with only 800:1 contrast ratio.
Im planning on buying the 24" iMac, and upgrading to 4gb of ram myself as I can buy 4gb of (Crucial 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 200-Pin SODIMM Dual Channel Kit) for £60 and apple charge £60 to put in 2GB.
Also about the mini DVI port, if I hook up my 360 via vga cable then convert vga to mini dvi it would work fine on my mac, I take there is an option ot switch between the two aswell?
Before I switch I just have some questions to ask really.
Ive been a PC user forever since I was young and im not 22 finishing my degree in Multimedia/3D Modelling.
I will not lie I used to hate macs upto 2004 I never really thought they where that good but Apple has got its sh*t together over the last few years and is making some good machines. Ive already converted my brother as he would mess up his XP machine once a month so far 8 months of having a mac book and he hasnt broken it. I myself am really fed up wit vista, I dont play Pc games anymore and all my software other than 3dsmax can be used on a mac.
Bascially because im a 3d modeller i use 3dsmax a fair bit at the moment, now the way Im viewing it if im lucky enough to get a 3D related job ill be using in 5 days a week and wont want to use it much at home.
I do however plan to use bootcamp so that I can use 3dxmax n xp. What I want to know is how stable is bootcamp when running 3dsmax? Also ive heard rumours for years now that autodesk will port max over to the macs, is there any truth in this?
I was wondering if any more experience mac users can honestly tell me the pros and cons of going mac. Like the screens, they dont seem like the best with only 800:1 contrast ratio.
Im planning on buying the 24" iMac, and upgrading to 4gb of ram myself as I can buy 4gb of (Crucial 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 200-Pin SODIMM Dual Channel Kit) for £60 and apple charge £60 to put in 2GB.
Also about the mini DVI port, if I hook up my 360 via vga cable then convert vga to mini dvi it would work fine on my mac, I take there is an option ot switch between the two aswell?