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Post by stuartmilgram on May 5, 2005 7:48:34 GMT
This carries from that other thread.
I vote mac OSX because i learned on macs and they just keep getting quicker, more reliable, and sexier.
Macs are a lot more 'drag and drop' friendly and the os is a lot more visual which is good for me.
PCs require you to know how to do stuff, macs are more intuitive.
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Post by Psyche on May 5, 2005 8:24:55 GMT
People would possibly disagree with me but I find Mac's better than Pcs - also you can't get virus' on them.
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Post by Smileadelic on May 5, 2005 9:24:50 GMT
Mac on OSX.
I still use a PC though. D'oh.
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Post by Monpot on May 5, 2005 9:26:42 GMT
I've never tried using my Mac in the same way I use a PC so I wouldn't know really. I keep my Mac for video work and whatnot, don't wanna be clogging it up with various programmes and mp3s -I need that RAM for rendering!
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Post by Psyche on May 5, 2005 9:32:34 GMT
I run Mac OSX version 10.3.9 on mine and it's very good.
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Post by bamos on May 5, 2005 9:34:37 GMT
I'm not really sure what any of that means, but at work I have that OSX thing. Which seems to work fine. Well, I'm here, innit.
Other than that I have no bloody idea what all that means.
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Post by stuartmilgram on May 5, 2005 10:02:06 GMT
I'm not really sure what any of that means, but at work I have that OSX thing. Which seems to work fine. Well, I'm here, innit. Other than that I have no bloody idea what all that means. Do you want to know, or are you happier not knowing? I'm sure there's people here would like to tell you what's what. What are you not sure about? |
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Post by bamos on May 5, 2005 10:05:42 GMT
I'm OK not knowing at the moment, as I only use this work thing. I'm not the most technological of people (that's a dramatic understatement) and so it's fine, however, I am going to get one of them there iPod thangs, cos they can hold a lot of songs. Which appears to be good. And when this happens, I will need a home computer, so I can get songs onto the iPod. This is how it works, mais non? And then, I will need advice, and lots of it. Because I really have no fucking clue about any of the above. It's just a bunch of numbers to me.
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Post by thew arn on May 5, 2005 10:11:05 GMT
...and can you then share your findings with me please, Mr Bamos? I need to do exactly the same...
Computers scare me. I'm still trying to come to terms with electricity. It's all magic I tell ya...
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Post by Durutti on May 5, 2005 10:11:28 GMT
What I did, Speedy, was to get a laptop with as much memory as I could afford so it would hold all the songs in the world which can then be cycled through my ipod in a never ending merry-go-round of sound.
If you want to play games though then laptops can be tricky. Try getting one that has a dedicated graphics memory.
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Post by Monpot on May 5, 2005 10:14:39 GMT
Make sure any computer you buy has a lot of Eye Of Newt. A pickled Raven's Claw is also essential.
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Post by Psyche on May 5, 2005 10:16:06 GMT
I have two second hand laptops which my dad gave to me.
One is very basic, can't do anything on it except type and maybe play cards and it's very grumpy and crashes easily. There is no disc or C drive and it's memory is limited.
It has its uses: it saves me getting an alarm clock.
The other is a "proper" shall we say laptop - word, excel, power point etc but its very tempremental and you used to have to shake it before you did anything with it. I don't know if it would do it now but I have memories of playing Monkey Island on it once...which when if I dare go home to my parents I might rescue and try to load them on it.
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Post by Smileadelic on May 5, 2005 10:19:39 GMT
I keep my Mac for video work and whatnot, don't wanna be clogging it up with various programmes and mp3s -I need that RAM for rendering! Yeah, my brother's the same. He's 16 and he thinks of anyone who doesn't use Final Cut Pro to edit video as inferior. Although in fairness, he cuts most of his "everyday" stuff on iMovie HD. So he's one to talk  |
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Post by stuartmilgram on May 5, 2005 10:20:48 GMT
OK. I may not have this completely straight myself, but I think:
If you are using a mac, go to the little apple in the top left corner and go to 'about this computer' and it'll tell you info about your machine.
Hard disk (usually measured in Gb or gigabytes or gig) is how much space there is for files, programmes, etc on your computer. It also pays to have big hard disk if you are going to be doing video editing because thjose files are massive. Our hard drive at home is 120Gb (also used as a scratch disk on photoshop)
RAMeither Mb or Gb (mega or giga bytes) is how much memory it has. Lots of memory means you can have lots of applications open at once, and you need lots if you're going to use things like photoshop or a video programme. Not enough memory makes things slower. Ours is currently 300 or something and could do with being slightly more, but it's pointless getting more really as we use a G3 mac still.
Processordepends what platform you use (mac or pc) macs are G3, G4, or G5. higher = faster. Not sure with PCs... is intel celeron the quick one? On macs, the G5 is 64 bit processing and is massively fast... good if you are going to play graphic heavy video games.
That's all i can think of for now. Anyone else have any comments?
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Post by Psyche on May 5, 2005 10:25:22 GMT
OK. I may not have this completely straight myself, but I think: If you are using a mac, go to the little apple in the top left corner and go to 'about this computer' and it'll tell you info about your machine. I 100% KNOW this to be correct, can't speak for anything else. |
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