Buying a Laptop...possibly switching to Mac...your tips welcome
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- Dainis Michel
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Hi all!
I'm buying a laptop and am considering moving over to Mac. I have a 6-7 year old PC running Win2K now, and my budget is about $2K including software and such.
Here are some of my points of consideration:
A Mac laptop is more expensive than a Windows laptop, but I'm really tempted to move over to Mac.
I found www.oemsoftsales.net/ where I see that the Adobe CS3 version is available for Windows, but only the CS2 version is available for Mac. Where can I get an inexpensive version of CS3 for Mac? Can I modify Rockettheme templates with CS2, if that's the only thing I can find?
Basically, I need to be up and running quickly. If I switch to Mac, I'll need MacOffice 2004, and I'll need robust web-dev software that I can modify Rockettheme templates with.
What do you suggest?
I'm thinking of going with the 1,249 Euro Macbook from here:
www.mcshark.at/macbook
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Adobe CS2 from the OEM software place I found.
Would that work?
For some reason, I just really really don't want to go to Windows Vista. Still, I can get an 899 Euro Laptop (or less) with Windows Vista Home Premium, and I can get CS3 from that download site, and I'll also be up and running.
However, I plan on doing video interviews on the web, which as I understand it are much better on the Mac.
Also, I'm a composer and I'm starting to do some home recordings, and although the Windows system seems to have worked for me so far, I'm curious about what Mac has to offer and why the "talk on the street" is that Mac is so much better for video, audio, graphics, etc.
Also, I'll be making videos for YouTube and such...
That's my deal, and I'm curious about your feedback!
Best,
Dainis -
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- Dainis Michel
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Hmm...I just found this:
www.apple.com/getamac/movetomac/
It sounds soooo tempting! -
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- CS2 isn't an Universal Binary app. You'll want CS3. If you can't afford the whole suite, just get Fireworks and Dreamweaver. Also not a bad idea to have Parallels/Windows XP installed. you can run easily test sites on Windows IE and jump over to that browser on the rare occasion when a site doesn't function or display properly on Mac.
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- James Spencer
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2 weeks ago I switched from an Acer Laptop to a Macbook Pro, I can say that I do not regret it one bit. If you have the extra cash to buy a Mac, I really would go for it. The machines themsevles and the Leopard OS are just marvellous.
Personally, I wouldn't go for a Macbook as the 13inch screen seems to small, but that is all personal taste.
There is no need to get the full Adobe suit if you want to edit templates, you only need Fireworks and that is it which is $300. For coding, I use TextMate which is far better and much cheaper at ~ $40.
Parallels, as Thomas suggested is a must have. - James Spencer / Developer & Support / Hull, UK
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- Dainis Michel
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I kind of like the idea of a smaller unit, so I think I'll go with the Macbook, but I'm going to go and try them out today.
Here's a question: is Parallels really parallel, or is it just a new testing situation? What I mean is, if I install Parallels just to test IE, do I still need to test IE on a Windows machine?
Also, would CS2 work to edit the layered PNG RocketTheme templates?
What's the deal with those OEM software sites? I bought something from one of them once, and the CD came, the software worked, and I had no idea whether I was doing something illegal or legal. It felt legal. No idea.
Thanks for your responses and Happy New Year!
Best,
Dainis -
www.rglohjahwwans.com/
your instruction guide to sustainable bliss...now!
www.music-composition-studio.com/ for Composers and Songwriters
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Choose a Mac...i just buy one month ago a Dell Inspiron 1521 2 gigas of memory and hard disc 160GB with Windows Vista and it is a Turtle, i still dont undestand why Vista is so slow...freeze and other things..even after to install the Adobe Suite this was worse.
Some day i will change for a mac,
Regards
Mariela
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- James Spencer
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Dainis Michel wrote:
I kind of like the idea of a smaller unit, so I think I'll go with the Macbook, but I'm going to go and try them out today.
Here's a question: is Parallels really parallel, or is it just a new testing situation? What I mean is, if I install Parallels just to test IE, do I still need to test IE on a Windows machine?
Also, would CS2 work to edit the layered PNG RocketTheme templates?
What's the deal with those OEM software sites? I bought something from one of them once, and the CD came, the software worked, and I had no idea whether I was doing something illegal or legal. It felt legal. No idea.
Thanks for your responses and Happy New Year!
Best,
Dainis
The best thing is to try them out before you buy
Parallels and/or VMware is as good as you get for testing IE on Windows. It is not perfect as you are still running Windows inside Leopard on a Mac but is pretty solid.
All versions of Fireworks will be able to process our sources to a certain degree. There are a few options in Fireworks CS3 that you won't have in CS2 which could be slightly limiting in the source, but only for minor details.
I do not know what OEM is? Do you mean you got your Adobe software from here? If so, I'd say that wasn't legal. - James Spencer / Developer & Support / Hull, UK
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- Dainis Michel
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- I think OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer. I think I bought anti-virus software from one of those sites once. Thanks for the info on CS2.
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www.rglohjahwwans.com/
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www.music-composition-studio.com/ for Composers and Songwriters
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- James Spencer
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You may wish to also follow this thread
www.rockettheme.com/forum/index.php?t=24121&rb_v=viewtopic
- I list a lot of cool software that makes a Mac so much better and easier
- James Spencer / Developer & Support / Hull, UK
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Webs Solutions wrote:
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Windows Vista and it is a Turtle, i still dont undestand why Vista is so slow...freeze and other things..even after to install the Adobe Suite this was worse.
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It is pretty funny: If you don't switch of your laptop (Windows Vista) for couple of days it will be faster! I don't know what it does (maybe indexing). On the other hand: Photoshop - you have to optimize the memory usage of it.
If you interested i will ask my friend, because i have MacBook...
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