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MacRumors has it that the new powerbooks might have a dual core processor. Mac's position is that the new machines are able to run Windows as a dual boot system but they are not supporting this feature. I can bet that within a couple of months you can find some apps that will make the powerbooks dual boot at http://www.macupdate.com/ . They have loads of apps, many free ones!

Cheers,
Brewbear
 
You can buy something called “Virtual PC” for mac’s any who can’t you? And then they run all of windows programs. If I recall, then again I have never owned a mac, just a good friend of mine has. I have only crashed a Mac once, I think I looked up ‘d’ in the search and attempted to open a program at the same time….

Mu.
 
Most people who have problems with computer companies tend to start building their own systems, the problem is I've never seen parts for building your own laptop. :(

I've had my Dell Dimension for a little over a year now, and I have yet to have any problems with it that I couldn't fix myself. I doubt I'll ever have a laptop, mainly because of the high price vs. few features compared to a desktop. If I ever find myself in need of a portable system (for LANs and stuff), I would opt to just build a computer using a micro case, and get a small flatscreen monitor.
 
Mu - VirtualPC is a PC emulator that runs decently on a mac. Decent means that if you have a 2GHz G5 mac, it will run like a 1GHz celeron PC. Also, Microsoft recently bought it from connectix. So I don't know what to make of that. They'll probably kill that like they did with internet explorer.
 
Well,
It had to happen! After my glowing report on Toshiba, my laptop took a dive :'( It had to be 2 weeks after the warranty expired too!
I went and looked at laptops and frankly, I'm sick and tired of Windows so.....I am now the owner of a new ibook. I really want the powerbook about to be released but couldn't wait. I guess I'll just have to buy the new powerbook next year!
Vicky, any decisions on what you'll buy?

Cheers and a Happy New Year to all,
Brewbear
 
Well, on Monday I got a call from Tech support at Dell (an English-speaker this time), who apologized for the shabby treatment, worked out some of the issues using their internal knowledgebase data, and sent me 2 new batteries and a new power cord. Seems that the removable batteries can cause motherboard-like issues after they get older, and mine are nearly 4 years old. Normally, Dell only warranties batteries for 1 year, but since I've been having so much trouble, they gave them to me for free (one time exception, he kept saying). My power cord has a small break inside that you can't see, but if you jiggle it, the backlighting switches from AC to battery...so they're sending a new one of those out too.

The Sales escalation team is supposed to call either today or first of next week (much of Dell is off for Christmas week) to fix my issues with buying a new Dell. So, I'm holding off.

Research of other laptops kept leading me back to the XPS 140. I looked at HP, Toshiba, Sony and IBM. No one else has the combo of speed, memory, and add-ons that I need for the price except Dell.

So, I'ved decided to hold off until I talk to the Sales team, see what they have to offer (Here Mrs. Rowe, let us give you a free laptop, and we're sorry you had trouble with Dell.......................yeah, right, in my dreams!). I'm hoping they will live up to the spirit of the deal they posted that played semantic tricks to let them only provide some of the products, instead of all, as it reads at first.

I'll post my Sales experience here....LOL
 
Vicky, stick to your guns!!!!! Maybe they'll finally take notice that the customer base is not just a group of dummies, there are smart people in the group and we demand service!
WW, I have been using both PC and Macs for years, I have both at work but for the price, I had to buy the Toshiba for home. The video card is out and in a laptop it is built on the motherboard so I'll have to change that! My biggest problem for the mac is getting software (cheap!!!) Other than that...I'm golden! I just figured out that both laptops use the same memoryso the ibook will get another gig of ram transplanted from the Toshiba really soon!

Cheers,
Brewbear
 
I get all mine free ;D ;D ;D - I did purchase 10.4 because I'm willing to support the future development of OS X... I have a dream that OS X will one day be licensed and it will bury Microsoft.

Wrathwilde
 
Wrathwilde said:
I get all mine free ;D ;D ;D - I did purchase 10.4 because I'm willing to support the future development of OS X... I have a dream that OS X will one day be licensed and it will bury Microsoft.
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WW - dream on ;)

Steve
 
I believe open source (L)Unix systems have a better chance of over taking Windoz then any of the others.

Dmntd
 
Vicky - I hope it all works out for you. But file this one for future reference. I think it took way too much effort for you to get the respect that a customer shelling out thousands deserves.

I don't think that open source linux has much of a chance. As much as I love it and as much as I would be using it over windoze if Apple were to suddenly vanish, it will probably never be mainstream. People are afraid of change. Open source efforts don't have the direction that a company like Apple can give. They are programmers giving direction to programmers. They can't provide a user interface or the support that 95% of the users out there will need.

In the end I'm with Wrath. OSX for everyone! It will be interesting to see what 2006 will bring for Apple. I don't think that they will license their OS, but I predict that we will see Windoze running successfully on Apple's computers. We will be able to buy an Apple and run windblows and OSX side by side at full speed.
 
I'd be on Apple like white on rice if my applications would run on them. But I use too many smaller apps. The Big Boys run there, but I've *way* too much time and money invested in WinBlows apps to switch now.....
 
I totally understand. I've ported open source SW to OSX myself just because it wasn't there and I wanted to use it. Keep your eye on their stuff to see where they are when you need to upgrade again in a few years. I think Intel is very happy with them because they drive innovation and M$ follows. So Intel can really push the envelope on performance with Apple. I'm excited for their partnership. As much as I love PowerPC and RISC (quad liquid cooled G5 baby!) Motorola and IBM have not stepped up to the plate with the processor. They can't live up to their promise. Laptops will never get a G5.
 
Wrathwilde said:
I get all mine free ;D ;D ;D - I did purchase 10.4 because I'm willing to support the future development of OS X... I have a dream that OS X will one day be licensed and it will bury Microsoft.

Wrathwilde
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Of course, the new Mac's are running on intel chips.... (Blew it again, they should be running on AMD chips, much faster...)

Just my 2 cents..

Brian
 
I wouldn't say that they "blew it" at all. Hardcore gamers are the people who are most likely to shell out the big $$$ for ultimate performance (AMD vs. Intel). And these people will not buy Apple anyway. I'd say that most Apple computer buyers don't care enough about the slight performance edge AMD might have right now.

And I'm sure that there's more to it than just raw processor speeds. Did AMD offer competetive pricing? What about a future roadmap and their history to deliver on that? What about integration of chips like controllers and whatnot? Apple cares about aesthetics more than any other computer company, and if Intel has the ability to integrate multiple chips, then that gives Apple a design advantage.

The Apple world is much different than Wintel. Apple users in general are more concerned about the overall experience than the minutia. There are always going to be performance nuts out there looking for every last ounce, but the majority are more interested in big speed bumps like getting dual-core laptops.
 
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