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<blockquote data-quote="djames42" data-source="post: 323378" data-attributes="member: 13241"><p>Most of your questions have already been answered quite well by everyone else, so I won't repeat what they've said...</p><p></p><p>I will say however that in answer to #3, Front Row will play DivX files as long as you have the DivX codec installed. The DVD is region-locked, but VLC can play discs outside of your region. You can also use software to rip a DVD to the hard drive regardless of region, just as you can do with various PC software such as DVDDecrypter. MacTheRipper is handy for that. Much easier to get a hardware DVD player that can be hacked though (I've got a Philips DVP642, but that model has been superseeded with several new, more capable models, all of which [including my 642] will play DivX-encoded AVI files burned to CD/DVD).</p><p></p><p>For the answer to #4, Office:Mac comes with the Remote Desktop Client that can connect to your PC, assuming you're running XP Pro (XP Home does not support inbound remote connections). I wouldn't recommend using it for doing anything with video, but it's perfectly fine for accessing non-graphically intense software). I believe you can also download the RDC client for free from mactopia.com</p><p></p><p>#8: Office:Mac comes with Entourage which is so superior to Outlook in the majority of ways that you'll quite likely not miss Outlook. One drawback is that Entourage can not open pst files, so if you've got a lot of saved messages, it will be quite laborious to migrated them. Likewise, you'll have to use a middleware tool of some sort (such as a PDA or mobile) to migrate your contacts into Entourage or Address Book.</p><p></p><p>#9: Anyone who is ignorant will always say that there's no software for the Mac. Those of us who use them regularly will tell you that there's nearly always a tool for the job. The difference is that the Mac will only have one or two choices in some cases, while you'll have fifteen or more options on the PC. That said, the quality of Mac software generally seems to be quite high, while the same cannot often be said for PC software. Both your choices on the Mac will usually be very good tools, while you'll try all fifteen of the options on the PC just to determine that 13 of them are crap.</p><p></p><p>#11: Apple generally gives a grace period by where you can upgrade for free, but I don't believe it's more than a few weeks or so. If you buy now, you'll definitely have to pay for Leopard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="djames42, post: 323378, member: 13241"] Most of your questions have already been answered quite well by everyone else, so I won't repeat what they've said... I will say however that in answer to #3, Front Row will play DivX files as long as you have the DivX codec installed. The DVD is region-locked, but VLC can play discs outside of your region. You can also use software to rip a DVD to the hard drive regardless of region, just as you can do with various PC software such as DVDDecrypter. MacTheRipper is handy for that. Much easier to get a hardware DVD player that can be hacked though (I've got a Philips DVP642, but that model has been superseeded with several new, more capable models, all of which [including my 642] will play DivX-encoded AVI files burned to CD/DVD). For the answer to #4, Office:Mac comes with the Remote Desktop Client that can connect to your PC, assuming you're running XP Pro (XP Home does not support inbound remote connections). I wouldn't recommend using it for doing anything with video, but it's perfectly fine for accessing non-graphically intense software). I believe you can also download the RDC client for free from mactopia.com #8: Office:Mac comes with Entourage which is so superior to Outlook in the majority of ways that you'll quite likely not miss Outlook. One drawback is that Entourage can not open pst files, so if you've got a lot of saved messages, it will be quite laborious to migrated them. Likewise, you'll have to use a middleware tool of some sort (such as a PDA or mobile) to migrate your contacts into Entourage or Address Book. #9: Anyone who is ignorant will always say that there's no software for the Mac. Those of us who use them regularly will tell you that there's nearly always a tool for the job. The difference is that the Mac will only have one or two choices in some cases, while you'll have fifteen or more options on the PC. That said, the quality of Mac software generally seems to be quite high, while the same cannot often be said for PC software. Both your choices on the Mac will usually be very good tools, while you'll try all fifteen of the options on the PC just to determine that 13 of them are crap. #11: Apple generally gives a grace period by where you can upgrade for free, but I don't believe it's more than a few weeks or so. If you buy now, you'll definitely have to pay for Leopard. [/QUOTE]
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