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Xombic
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I've been using an eMac every day now since Jan. 7 2006 for about 50 minutes. At home, I have an aboslutely amazing pc, runs anything and everything with no problem and I love it to death; I would never get rid of it. However, I am thinknig about picking up a Mac because they are starting to grow on me. It wouldn't be a complete switch because like I said I love my PC to death and I play games on it all the time - A Mac just won't get me the same performance for many reasons. (I'm sure you guys can agree on this?)
Anyways, to get to the point, I have looked at all kinds of macs (I was thinknig of getting a mini mac, but if I decide I like macs enough ill just go pick with a G5 or PowerBook or something) and I have noticed that the processor speeds, RAM, and Harddrive space are low. As are the graphics cards unless you buy huge. I remember reading once that Mac processors are different than Intel/AMD Processors for PCs but I'm not sure how they differ. (Do they differ anymore now that Mac uses Intel processors?) The Mini Mac I was looking at was a 1.5ghz Intel Solo Core 512MB RAM. I'm not sure what kind of performance this will get me. (I run computers HARD when I use them.)
What I have now is:
AMD 64 BIT 3500+ VENICE
2 GIGS CORSAIR XMS RAM
GEFORCE 6600 GT 128MB PCI-e
ASUS A8N DELUXE MOBO
550 WAT PSU
Those are the basics, now I'm also curious to know what kind of mac would compare with my PC.
SUMMARY:
Sorry for the long and probably confusing post, to restate my questions here they are:
1. I see Macs with low processor speeds and low RAM. Do they run different than PCs? How do they compare?
2. I have my PC listed above, I'm not sure if anyone understands what I have, but what kind of mac would compare to the PC I have listed and how much would it cost?
Thank you for taking the time to read and respond!
~Xombic
Anyways, to get to the point, I have looked at all kinds of macs (I was thinknig of getting a mini mac, but if I decide I like macs enough ill just go pick with a G5 or PowerBook or something) and I have noticed that the processor speeds, RAM, and Harddrive space are low. As are the graphics cards unless you buy huge. I remember reading once that Mac processors are different than Intel/AMD Processors for PCs but I'm not sure how they differ. (Do they differ anymore now that Mac uses Intel processors?) The Mini Mac I was looking at was a 1.5ghz Intel Solo Core 512MB RAM. I'm not sure what kind of performance this will get me. (I run computers HARD when I use them.)
What I have now is:
AMD 64 BIT 3500+ VENICE
2 GIGS CORSAIR XMS RAM
GEFORCE 6600 GT 128MB PCI-e
ASUS A8N DELUXE MOBO
550 WAT PSU
Those are the basics, now I'm also curious to know what kind of mac would compare with my PC.
SUMMARY:
Sorry for the long and probably confusing post, to restate my questions here they are:
1. I see Macs with low processor speeds and low RAM. Do they run different than PCs? How do they compare?
2. I have my PC listed above, I'm not sure if anyone understands what I have, but what kind of mac would compare to the PC I have listed and how much would it cost?
Thank you for taking the time to read and respond!
~Xombic