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tickingstitch · 02-04-2008, 12:05 PM

Alright so its about that time. I have not gotten a new computer in two years and I am looking. I have been using Apple for the last four years and have but I might switch back. I have not had any real serious problem, except for running different music shops, at once that were not compatable at the time… which pissed me off because Garage is not that great of a program by any means.

I am not sure if anyone has gotten the new iMac (or relatively new) but it has the Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard which actually splits the hard drive, which enables the program to run windows as well. This is choice one.

My next choice would be the Gateway FX540 with a few additions…

Alright, has anyone got a new computer lately? What do you have and what do you use it for? Whats your taste or preference… This might not be a good thread but I am genuinely interested. Cool Cool.

bleedingheart344 · 02-04-2008, 12:12 PM

Going to custom build a computer once I get enough cash for parts. Should be pretty sweet, the video card is amazing. I use my current pc for gaming mainly, I love windows and can tolerate linux at times. Though, I really hate macs.

tickingstitch · 02-04-2008, 12:15 PM

Why do you hate Macs?
What are you going to build?
Im into music and photo and have a pretty big library, I don't game to much but I probabaly will be sometimes.

Dyce · 02-04-2008, 12:28 PM

there is nothing wrong with macs I love using macs for music editing and video editing, but that is all I see them used for. I do prefer a custom built computer or a very nice custome one from a company as in HP or Gateway. The Gateway FX is actually the series I just bought in the laptop. Its a great gaming computer and very nice for work as well. It all depends on what you want to do with your computer. If you want to do more with media I say a mac is the way to go but just for normal things and I know that you just picked up WoW go with the Gateway. The laptop type I bought has the 1.6 intel core 2 duo with GeForce 8800M GTS which is just sweet may I add. I do sugest the series of FX by Gateway.

Methadrine · 02-04-2008, 12:28 PM

If you don't game that much, and aren't into the whole "expansion race" then get a mac. You save yourself from a lot of unnecessary hassle. I don't say this as a "mac fanboy" but as someone who have used almost every operating system through and through.

Personally, I use my iMac for everything, and only switch over to Windows to play the occasional "Windows only" game. Everything else I do in OS X. There's great applications for all the things you do, photos, music etc, but since you use a mac you probably already knew that.

Feel free to ask any questions.

tickingstitch · 02-04-2008, 01:03 PM

I think I am actually going towards the FX540 because of the speed, and over all performance. It seems like apple is a bit more focused for the crafty type, which I am, but maybe I just want something new too.

Methadrine, what games do you play on your iMac?
What do you like best about the iMac?
Do you record music on it? Anything custom built?

I have the G4 series I book and I will probably still use that for photo shop and small projects, but as far as music goes, my ex boyfriend built this communal Dell for recording in our Garage (studio) and it blows away anything I have been able to create on a mac. Maybe I am just not as good or knowledgeable but I would like to re create that on my next desk top, a home studio and I want to play games. Do you have any advice for recording music with an iMac?

Dyce, How is WoW on your laptop?

Dyce · 02-04-2008, 01:06 PM

Well pretty easy to play on the laptop just buy a mouse to go with it and your all good.

tickingstitch · 02-04-2008, 01:13 PM

:-) I should probably get a mouse today

Dyce · 02-04-2008, 01:20 PM

ya i spent 40 dollars on this one i have. its a gaming mouse from the company razor and it glows green ^_^.

Methadrine · 02-04-2008, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tickingstitch

Methadrine, what games do you play on your iMac?

Under OS X I play WoW, WC3 and Diablo II. All Blizzard games, go figure..

I've tried a few others like Hitman, C&C3 etc and they all run fine. Since they released bootcamp I've also enjoyed all my games I bought over Steam when I gamed more, like all Id-software's games etc. Works great, if one doesn't get bothered by having to dualboot.

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Originally Posted by tickingstitch

What do you like best about the iMac?

Regarding the hardware: All in one box. Takes no space. It's dead silent (this is actually the best part), and got a great screen. While it's not the fastest fox in the woods it's fast enough, considering it got a Core 2 Duo at 2.16 (I got the iMac that was released before the new aluminium ones, so they're selling faster ones now) so most things you throw at it works speedy enough. Only bad thing is the graphicscard which isn't exactly the best for gaming.. It won't run things like Bioshock or World in Conflict at full speed, but that's pretty understandable.

On the softwareside I couldn't complain. If it doesn't exist under OS X, or on Linux (since you can run Linux software under OS X) I just reboot to windows and run what I want there.

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Originally Posted by tickingstitch

Do you record music on it? Anything custom built?

Yep. Using Reason 3 and Garageband at the moment but will probably throw in Cubase too. And how... I answer under the next section.

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Originally Posted by tickingstitch

I have the G4 series I book and I will probably still use that for photo shop and small projects, but as far as music goes, my ex boyfriend built this communal Dell for recording in our Garage (studio) and it blows away anything I have been able to create on a mac. Maybe I am just not as good or knowledgeable but I would like to re create that on my next desk top, a home studio and I want to play games. Do you have any advice for recording music with an iMac?

I used to have a G4 iBook before I bought this one and whoa.. lightyears apart of what I can do with this one. Got a midi-interface hooked up to it where I can plug in a guitar, a drummachine, synthesizers etc if I wanted to, and then either run the digital instruments from the mac through midi, or record it into Garageband and then import it as samples in Reason. I'd recommend that to anyone. It's dead easy, pretty cheap and I don't get the grounding-interference noise I used to get with my noname-x86 computer.

So, since I don't game that much this computer will last me for years when it comes to music production. Oh, and even if you don't get a mac, check out Reason.. it runs on Windows too and is a complete studio more or less.

Dyce · 02-04-2008, 01:42 PM

blah alienwares are just way to expensive for what you get. Your paying for the name and the SLI cards.

dark_dragon_of_ice · 02-04-2008, 02:04 PM

Alienwares are way too expensive but if I was a millionaire I would buy one in a instant.

Dyce · 02-04-2008, 02:06 PM

Agree with dark.

dark_dragon_of_ice · 02-04-2008, 02:07 PM

Its like Aston martins of laptop gaming .

BlkGothGrl · 02-04-2008, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tickingstitch

I am not sure if anyone has gotten the new iMac (or relatively new) but it has the Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard which actually splits the hard drive, which enables the program to run windows as well. This is choice one.

You can dual boot with Mac OS Tiger also (version before Leopard). Personally if I were lucky and wealthy enough to get an iMac, I'd look high and low for a good used one with Tiger. Leopard is Mac's answer to Vista; both are memory hogs (as it were), the security, etc., is a PITA and they are not too backwards compatible (accepting of software in lower versions)....

Dyce · 02-04-2008, 04:39 PM

ya well we all know what happen with windows and backwards compatible *cough cough* windows me.

Tam Li Hua · 02-04-2008, 05:41 PM

Get the Mac, if for no other reason than so I can live vicariously through you.

And Windows ME is of the devil; I used it for lack of options for about a year and a half.

F*cking hated it. >_<

dark_dragon_of_ice · 02-04-2008, 09:03 PM

In the end just pic the one you like to use the most really. Unless you want to play the most pc intensive games a mac will be fine.

tickingstitch · 02-05-2008, 10:19 AM

Thanks guys

Dyce · 02-06-2008, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Tam Li Hua

Get the Mac, if for no other reason than so I can live vicariously through you.

And Windows ME is of the devil; I used it for lack of options for about a year and a half.

F*cking hated it. >_<

I'm shocked you dealt with it for that long lol. I wasn't really into computers when ME was around I think I was little young but when I was able to get ahold of a computer with ME I thought I would go on a killing spree after using it.

tickingstitch · 02-06-2008, 12:59 PM

Hey I think I am going to go with this... but it is not in stores yet. Should I wait or order it online...

http://www.gateway.com/programs/fx54...page=techspecs

Anything is possible with this beauty

If I hate it I can always go back to Mac in a year or two but I highly doubt I will do anything but love it

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tickingstitch · 02-06-2008, 01:46 PM

That looks awesome. I wish I was confident enough to build my own computer...

dark_dragon_of_ice · 02-06-2008, 01:47 PM

Its actually not to hard..Just don't try to build your own laptop.

tickingstitch · 02-06-2008, 01:48 PM

I double post alot... Sorry... How much is it going to run you to build that?