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Good morning everyone!
I'm finally taking the leap of faith and buying a mac. I have only ever used one in an Apple store and to be honest, I could've stayed there all night (but I kept getting nasty looks from the Mrs.).
As I am not too computer savvy I wanted to explain what I plan on using the mac for and tell you how I have my mac configured and I am hoping for some feedback on whether I should change anything before I purchase it.
I have 2 young children who play a few games on the computer from time to time. They are not so-called "gamers" by any means. Most of the usage is for storing family photos, storing/listening to music, browsing the web and using email.
I currently have a dell that is 4 years old. When purchased I bought a basic model and I have no more memory left. Too many photos and music files. I can't store anything else and it doesn't like to "walk and chew gum", i.e. very, very slow if I am playing music and want to jump onto ESPN.
Here is what I plan on buying:
Mac Pro
1 2.66 GHz
8 GB
1 TB 7200 rpm Serial ATA 3 Gb/s
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512mb
1 18x SuperDrive
24" Flat Panel
Keyboard/Mouse
I have no idea what a RAID card is or does. When I read about it on the Apple site, it didn't seem to apply.
Would this be a good setup?
Thank you all in advance.
I'm finally taking the leap of faith and buying a mac. I have only ever used one in an Apple store and to be honest, I could've stayed there all night (but I kept getting nasty looks from the Mrs.).
As I am not too computer savvy I wanted to explain what I plan on using the mac for and tell you how I have my mac configured and I am hoping for some feedback on whether I should change anything before I purchase it.
I have 2 young children who play a few games on the computer from time to time. They are not so-called "gamers" by any means. Most of the usage is for storing family photos, storing/listening to music, browsing the web and using email.
I currently have a dell that is 4 years old. When purchased I bought a basic model and I have no more memory left. Too many photos and music files. I can't store anything else and it doesn't like to "walk and chew gum", i.e. very, very slow if I am playing music and want to jump onto ESPN.
Here is what I plan on buying:
Mac Pro
1 2.66 GHz
8 GB
1 TB 7200 rpm Serial ATA 3 Gb/s
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512mb
1 18x SuperDrive
24" Flat Panel
Keyboard/Mouse
I have no idea what a RAID card is or does. When I read about it on the Apple site, it didn't seem to apply.
Would this be a good setup?
Thank you all in advance.