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A few questions about OSX
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<blockquote data-quote="WakeCarver" data-source="post: 485336" data-attributes="member: 37501"><p>That depends on what you are going to be using your computer for. Really only you can answer this for yourself. If you are a big gamer you might be better served by the faster processor and more graphics memory. If you are a casual gamer and won't be using the computer to do anything too graphics intensive you might be better served by the less expensive one. I just got my Mom a Mac mini and it runs windows in Parallels great. This is the base $599.00 model also, I just upgraded the RAM to 2GB and the HDD to 200GB myself. Windows runs better under Parallels on the mini than it did on her old PC.</p><p></p><p>Edit: It is possible to run windows off a USB hard drive. I have done it before, however I don't recommend it as it is difficult to pull off and can be problematic when actually trying to use windows. I would recommend getting the cheapest hard drive available from apple then go to newegg.com and buy a 250GB HDD. Install it yourself and create a 50GB partition for windows and use the rest for OS X. I think you would be much happier with this setup.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WakeCarver, post: 485336, member: 37501"] That depends on what you are going to be using your computer for. Really only you can answer this for yourself. If you are a big gamer you might be better served by the faster processor and more graphics memory. If you are a casual gamer and won't be using the computer to do anything too graphics intensive you might be better served by the less expensive one. I just got my Mom a Mac mini and it runs windows in Parallels great. This is the base $599.00 model also, I just upgraded the RAM to 2GB and the HDD to 200GB myself. Windows runs better under Parallels on the mini than it did on her old PC. Edit: It is possible to run windows off a USB hard drive. I have done it before, however I don't recommend it as it is difficult to pull off and can be problematic when actually trying to use windows. I would recommend getting the cheapest hard drive available from apple then go to newegg.com and buy a 250GB HDD. Install it yourself and create a 50GB partition for windows and use the rest for OS X. I think you would be much happier with this setup. [/QUOTE]
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