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		|  12-31-2010, 02:47 PM | #1 |  
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				PC or Mac
			 
 Honest By Catch got a grant and I have money to get a new workstation and laptop.  Many years ago I loved Mac and I am thinking it's time to go back.
 
 Im really looking for real experience issues.  MAny claim software problems but under questioning it's mostly reputation but not experience.
 
 I use Microsoft Office and Adobe and this must continue.
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		|  12-31-2010, 02:50 PM | #2 |  
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				 | If the price premium isn't an issue I'd get the mac myself. I put a copy of Office 2008 Professional on my wife's Macbook and it's quite nice.
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		|  12-31-2010, 03:03 PM | #3 |  
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				 | mac!!!!!  especially if you want a laptop. |  
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		|  12-31-2010, 04:29 PM | #4 |  
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				 | IMac here and love just about everything about it. |  
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		|  12-31-2010, 05:15 PM | #5 |  
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					Originally Posted by BigBo  IMac here and love just about everything about it. |  We must be connected in the mind somehow   |  
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		|  12-31-2010, 05:56 PM | #6 |  
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				 | Wendy , I have both office and Adobe for  
mac and windows so do not buy them    
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		|  12-31-2010, 05:58 PM | #7 |  
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					Originally Posted by TheSpecialist  We must be connected in the mind somehow   |    Happy New Year Bill |  
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		|  12-31-2010, 07:38 PM | #8 |  
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				 | I'm partial to PC/Win7 but my Alienware on the way will be a Hacki nt0sh |  
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		|  01-01-2011, 11:20 PM | #9 |  
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				 | PC.... |  
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		|  01-02-2011, 04:16 PM | #10 |  
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				 | If you're getting just one machine... Unless you need Mac specific apps like Final Cut, just go with a 64-bit Windows7 PC. Way cheaper and about as efficient.
 If you have money to burn are buying a separate desktop and laptop (don't know why you would need to), then I'd get a Win7 Desktop and a Macbook Pro.  I've stopped using Microsoft Office products and use Open Office or Google Docs instead.  You can utilize Dropbox to easily sync files between the two machines.
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		|  01-04-2011, 02:09 AM | #11 |  
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				 | Decision has been made and executed...
 Office workstation is the 21.5 inch iMac, 3.20 processor, 2x2GB RAM, 1 TB
 
 Laptop is the 13.3" MacBook Pro, 2.4 processor, 2x2GB RAM, 250Gig
 
 I really really wanted the MacBook Air (portability and cool factor) but with only USB, no sd card slot, no cd/dvd and most of all compatable cost to what I bought...the choice was clear.
 
 Now I just have to pray all my files can get saved from the Gateway Laptop and the 200 Gig external drive that both #^&#^&#^&#^& the bed last week
 
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