newbie got a pretty sweet deal

What's up all?

I've been looking to switch over to Mac for a while now.

I went into CompUSA looking for something other than a new computer the other day and they had a Dual 2.5 G5 on clearence for $949. I snatched it up pretty quickly.

What are the main things I need to know by switching platforms? Should I get rid of my PC altogether?


And are the new dual-core processors that much better than the machine I picked up?

That's an INCREDIBLE deal.

Loads of people are going to be jealous so be prepared

Wow, both my brother and Mom work for Comp. I need to tell them to look out for those sort of deals for me. Congrats on your purchase btw. As far as your question goes, I would wait till you're totally settled in with your mac before you get rid of your windows box. Some others here may disagree with that sentiment though.

Well I wouldn't rid the windows box, until you're sure it doesn't fit into your workflow. Once you know you don't need it, rid it. But "knowing" can take a couple of months, and even then, you might just want to put it in the garage rather than chuck it away.

yogi said:

you might just want to put it in the garage

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Good idea. You spent money on it, you mightus well at least store it.

I'm a newbie with Mac as well, I have the Macbook and have got a pc desktop. I kept it so that I can run the Windows only programs on it and because the MB do not have good vid/graphics card if I want to play games I could use my MB.

BUT I don't play graphics extensive games just SIMS and the likes and my Macbook is handling it pretty well. So far I haven't used my desktop, only time is when I'm burning a DVD. With the ability to put Windows into my Macbook I've really got no use for the desktop if I get an external dvd burner. I'm hoping to upgrade my desktop onto an Imac in the near future...as I've fallen in love with Mac!

iWonder said:

Good idea. You spent money on it, you mightus well at least store it.

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That's the one idea that is pretty big for me. I built my PC from the ground up when I first got it and spent a pretty good amount on it only 2 years ago. It's worth less than than a third of what I paid for it originally. Such is life.

Luckily, I can reuse some of the parts from it in the Mac, like the memory and the hard drives, but I hate to let it go.

I can't fully move over to the Mac just yet, as I need to get software for it. That'll be soon enough.

the arguement I have against storing it is that my family has a history of just keeping crap until it clutters everything in sight. I do like the idea of settling into the Mac and then moving on. I do have another PC that's not as good as the Athlon 64 the Mac is replacing, but it's still nice to have it around.

jgbx said:

What's up all?

I've been looking to switch over to Mac for a while now.

I went into CompUSA looking for something other than a new computer the other day and they had a Dual 2.5 G5 on clearence for $949. I snatched it up pretty quickly.

What are the main things I need to know by switching platforms? Should I get rid of my PC altogether?


And are the new dual-core processors that much better than the machine I picked up?

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Dude, that is a AWESOME deal. I wish i found one of those deals in some store.

Good luck with your Quad.

I always keep a PC around just in case I need to run a program that is only Windows. I also keep one around beacuse I game alot.

coltssaturday said:

Dude, that is a AWESOME deal. I wish i found one of those deals in some store.

Good luck with your Quad.

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not a Quad. That'd be even sweeter, but this one is the dual processor 2.5