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    Hows the new macbooks?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by blitzerdog, Mar 1, 2008.

  1. blitzerdog

    blitzerdog Notebook Consultant

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    It seems very cool and very fast, and I like the mac os.

    I'm only worried about the graphics card as I can't really play any games on it, but I'm going to college, so I'm trying to value over homework over playing games.

    It's a hard decision.


    ---and can you run mac os on vista?
     
    blitzerdog, Mar 1, 2008
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  2. thecommish16

    thecommish16 Notebook Evangelist

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    New macbook PRO is AWESOME.....1999 version with student discount is 1799 Great machine!
     
    thecommish16, Mar 1, 2008
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  3. Lysander

    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    Mac OS X is very difficult to get running on a non-Apple computer.

    That being said, get the Gateway. Specs are too good to pass up. If you need portability, buy an Asus Eee afterwards.
     
    Lysander, Mar 1, 2008
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  4. Sam

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    No, you can only run Mac OS X on a Mac, no virtualizations are permitted.

    Anyway, the integrated graphics is not too bad. It'll play some older games, and yeah, college, work over gaming :cool: :p.
     
    Sam, Mar 1, 2008
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  5. blitzerdog

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    that's what i'm trying to value anyways. I feel like gaming wont help me right now but it is nice to play once and awhile.
     
    blitzerdog, Mar 1, 2008
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  6. Ezuv

    Ezuv Newbie

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    The MacBook is a great laptop, I've got one and it has a high quality feel to it, and offers amazing performance. Plus how else will you get OS X legally?
    The only problem with the MacBook is integrated graphics, it does the job but lacks at a lot of graphic intensive tasks.
     
    Ezuv, Mar 1, 2008
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  7. stealthsniper96

    stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?

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    Gaming= get emulators. Seriously.
    Anyway, Macbooks are great; and you can run Vista or XP on a mac, and while it is possible to run OS X on a non-apple machine, it is illegal.
     
    stealthsniper96, Mar 1, 2008
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  8. soccerjoe05

    soccerjoe05 Notebook Guru

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    you can also check out the macbook pro santa rosa (pre-penryn) refurbished units. they're awesome deals, i just ordered a 2.2ghz model for $1449
     
    soccerjoe05, Mar 1, 2008
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  9. thecommish16

    thecommish16 Notebook Evangelist

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    WOW 1449? Thats amazing. I had one of those but returned it for this, and I can tell you there is no noticable performance gain! The big reason I swapped was for the 256mb 8600
     
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  10. blitzerdog

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    I think this post just made me convince my dad to buy me one. Thank you so much.
     
    blitzerdog, Mar 2, 2008
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  11. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    FYI the current models still use the Santa Rosa platform, just a different processor. They went from Morem to Penryn I believe.
     
    Arquis, Mar 2, 2008
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  12. soccerjoe05

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    you're welcome, buddy :)
     
    soccerjoe05, Mar 2, 2008
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  13. soccerjoe05

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    yep, that's why i stated "(pre-penryn)" in my post, the word merom escaped me at the moment.
     
    soccerjoe05, Mar 2, 2008
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  14. soccerjoe05

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    the 2.4ghz refurbished Merom units are at 1649, was about to get one, but decided to save even more money with the 2.2ghz :)
     
    soccerjoe05, Mar 2, 2008
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  15. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    I wouldn't even be surprised if some of these refurbished units were actually brand new, seeing as they wouldn't be able to sell the old models for full price right now anyway. Even if they're not, Apples refurbished units "feel" brand new anyway.
     
    Arquis, Mar 2, 2008
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  16. bmwrob

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    I believe they also have full warranties.
     
    bmwrob, Mar 2, 2008
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  17. Stunner

    Stunner Notebook Deity

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    Yep, they definitely do.
     
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  18. The Magnificent Turk

    The Magnificent Turk Notebook Enthusiast

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    They are hot. :D
     
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  19. thecommish16

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    I like mine a lot but the deals people are getting on 2.2 versions is great.
     
    thecommish16, Mar 2, 2008
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    Is there an emulator that allows you to run games that were made for OS 9 without crashing?
     
    chelet, Mar 2, 2008
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  21. Sam

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    Yeah, Apple's refurb Macs are great...looks like brand new, most of the time :).
     
    Sam, Mar 2, 2008
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