Well unless there is a newer version of parallels thats been out in the last 6 months?

The old aged battle of mine’s better because it has a higher number this-n-that has always be a contentious one with regards to Apple and PC’s . . . And when PC mags come out and say both the laptops (macBooks) and Mac Pros rank higher than most PC’s, then that’s saying something . . .

A better program to run Windows or other OS’s on is Parralels . . . (or something like that) and has received excellent reviews. I’ve seen it running Red Hat, Vista, XP on top of the Mac OS each having it’s own seamless operation, and flicking from one to the other, now that’s damn amazing really. Yet that’s from something with LESS specs than many powerhouse PC’s . . .

Most games are made for macs these days, we just don’t see them advertized as much – atm.

that being said a 8800 GT is great and running boot camp would be a good gaming machine.

question: would you be able to open up the machine and put in a different video card? regardless of if you voided warranty or not?

If I had the money I would get a Mac pro (though obviously not with 32 Gig of Ram) I was wondering if the graphics card in the Mac pro is any good, is it comparable to the top of the line PC GC’s

And that new Mac Pro . . . it can have – 32 gig of RAM . . . is basically a monster when fully fleshed out . . but it does have a hefty price-tag. But anyone wanting a monster like that will be able to afford it – $32k . . . Amanda said she had a guy come in the other day (she works at the Bayswater Road Next-Byte – ex Frequency) and asked for TWO of them for his music and graphics business . . . ;-(

Cant wait to get a new iMac myself

I’m not a fan of small screens, but that’s simply me, as I prefer to have some real estate in front of me when I buy a computer . . . As always, it’s apple’s way of introducing things into the mainstream, and getting the iTouch/iPhone touch sensitive screen system into the MacBook range, the wireless interconnectivity, and the new smaller internal HDD’s.

Yet still giving the options to the end user of having whatever they choose. MS Xbo-Div are following Apples guide really, in their 360 range, yet many don’t see it this way, as console, in the past, have been perceived as a one-off purchase, with no need to have various models etc.

Times have changed however, and the need to include various models for the ever expanding market and demographic is important. Not everyone that buys a 360 these days is a hardcore gamer, and that’s not the market MS Xbox-Div is after either.

I hopefully will have a new-ish 20-24″ iMac at some stage in the not too distant future, as even the base model is well priced, and far exceeds my present eMac which serves me well. So the upgrade to say a 20-24″ iMac with heaps more ram and power, certainly will be a treat.

One thing that is for certain, Apple (via Steve Jobs) certainly sets the benchmark for computing style and user-friendliness. PC mag recently voted the MacBook Pro as THE best portable computer on the market, and awarded it the best Operating System Award. Now that is something coming from a solid wintel based mag.

I’m also very surprised (in one sense) the number of Xboxer’s that use Macs . . .As I see the 360 as very ‘similar’ to the Apple Mac . . it’s a small fish fighting a huge foe that owns a significant share of the market . . and doing remarkably well at it to.