"Apple recently released its second update to OS X 'Leopard', and the latest version of its shiny operating system is now numbered 10.5.2. When I reviewed Leopard two days after its initial release I called it the best operating system ever made for the vast majority of users. I think that's even more true now that 10.5.2 fixes some of the first-release glitches that annoyed me in 10.5 and in Apple's first, quick, bug-fix update 10.5.1."
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I bought an early Intel Mac Mini and scrapped my old PC to the parts pile.
I have a monitor, trackball, and keyboard so all I needed was the Mini.
From this Intel Mini I can drive Linux and XP when I need to via VMWare Fusion.
No more expensive than some mid-range PCs.
Member since:2005-11-10
I don't wish to misunderstand your intentions, but an entry level mac is not more "expensive" than an exactly equal specc'd Vista laptop: Which leads me to think that you are running Vista on a laptop lower-spec than a base model MacBook, for which I feel sorry for you; Vista is unbearable on anything less than 1~2GB/C2D.
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Member since:2006-08-09
I've heard it at the darkest fringes of society, but there are Certain Individuals that are Disobedient to His Steveness, king of Apples, and install Mac OS friggin' X on their non-Apple Inc. approved generic x86 Intel or AMD hardware! :-p
Then again, you might want a "real" Apple pc.
In which case, and as you said resources lacking a bit, what stops you from acquiring a nice second hand Apple pc or laptop? There are plenty of Apple resellers offering used stuff with warranty, and there are plenty mac enthusiasts with way too much money to spend, who will sell their perfectly functioning Apple hardware, just for the sake of some extra speed and fresh Bling, to buy a new one.
I recommend a nice iBook G4 (PowerPC), you can get those used for four hundred € or a bit more, and although they're not the fastest, they are still the best laptops Apple has come up with so far, unsurpassed in stability; well built, and the keyboard is a lot better than the present Macbook ones. They also, thank Almighty, lack the mirrors a.k.a. the glossy reflecting screens which are, with some exceptions, IMNSHO a plague in the laptop industry.
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Member since:2005-12-13
Downsides:
They turn yellow with use
Poor graphics (ATI 9200 or ATI 9550)
RAM soldered to the motherboard (buy one of the latest that came with 512 MB to achieve a max. of 1.5 GB RAM)
The keyboard loses its letter prints with use
Slooooooooooooow hard drives
More upsides:
Better WiFi reception than a Powerbook
More sturdy design than a Powerbook
12" form factor available which makes the iBook way cooler than the Mac Book IMHO
Member since:2006-01-08
(Macin)Toshiba Satellite A105-S4254 with Dell Truemobile Wifi kicking it good with efi and stock osx 10.4.11 and posting right from it
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2006-01-08
Wish that I had a good salary so that I could afford a Mac.. having used Vista for 6 months I loathe it and love OSX... wish they weren't so damned expensive or I could retro install it on my current hardware!
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