Umm… believe it or not I’ve changed my mind!\u00a0 After searching through the ads and shops it is very clear that the only Apple that would meet my requirements will cost over $4500.\u00a0 Yes it was a Apple MacPro Desktop.\u00a0 I had sticker shock.\u00a0 Even the second hand market for the MacPro’s are quite silly – really.\u00a0 Nonetheless they fitted my requirements perfectly.<\/p>\n
I considered some more… Maybe I could live with another MacBook or MacBook Pro and possibly the iMacs.\u00a0 Hmmm The iMac’s are reasonably priced but I don’t like the all in one design.<\/p>\n
iMacs: There’s no space to put in more had drives and I do not like the idea of having to take the whole computer in to be fixed if something goes wrong!\u00a0 Sure you can get external hardrives but I prefer to be able to have the lot in one case. iMac prices currently\u00a0 start at $1999 and go to $3699.\u00a0 I know I’ll want the 24 Inch version and at least the top range for the faster processor.\u00a0 Afterall I need to run the TV at the same time as programming and all the associated software on a virtualised Windows XP.<\/p>\n
The Macbook Pros are good too but the cheapest 13′ former MacBook does not have a proper graphics card so I’ll need the 15-inch version with the 2.66GHz CPU at the very least.\u00a0 This version is priced at about $3,199.\u00a0 Honestly I think I’ll need the faster processor so the next one up is $3,699.<\/p>\n
The prices are serious money that I’m not willing to part with.\u00a0 (For an Apple or PC)\u00a0 I guess that price is the ultimate issue I have.\u00a0 Performance concerns come next.\u00a0 Since I already use a decent MacBook I know I can run all that I want but its not the fluid speed I demand.<\/p>\n
Apple MacBooks are now priced competitive with their PC counter parts.\u00a0 Sure their processors are numerically not as fast but the OSX is more efficient and I know that although lower in supposed speed they are just as fast as the supposedly higher rated PC notebooks.\u00a0 Besides even the fastest processor on a PC notebook is not fast enough for what I need it to do.\u00a0 It has to be a desktop I think.<\/p>\n
I do not need the new main computer to be portable and do not want particularly want another notebook as a main computer.\u00a0 So I was not happy with the current outcome.<\/p>\n
Then I found out about the yet to be released Windows 7 which Microsoft have promised proper XP visualization so all my old software will work.\u00a0 They say they will also include a anti-virus for free – a bit ironic don’t you think?<\/p>\n
Based on the current prices of PCs I could get a seriously fast machine that could do everything for under $2000.<\/p>\n
So I’ve decided to hold of until the new OS is released – my perfect computer could well be a new Windows based PC – AGAIN!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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