Time to get a Mac PC!!!!!

[GraphicallyPut]

Ok I give up on bloody microsoft I have both my pooters in at the IT guy & the poor bugger has just learned what I have always said is true.....I NEVER have a NORMAL problem with my pooters :(

now my beast (pc) has decided it doesn't wanna recognize the monitor despite tryin new monitors graphic cards etc & the damn laptop thinks it aint got a harddrive???? I was originally gettin a mac notebook & got convinced to get a Ubeaut HP notebook instead (Curse my impatience) coz to get a Mac was gonna take longer lol

So now...I want a Mac PC with THE BEST possible setup as in graphics card speed etc. So Scott & other Mac devotees I need your advice as to what I oughta aim at? I have Adobe lighthouse, illustrator & photoshop & will eventually get indesign too so I need to know myself what specs I need so there is no possible way of gettin talked into just gettin what they wanna sell me. I will curb my impatience & sit out time wise til I can get THE BEST as I am appalled at the thought that had I raced off into the jobs offered me...they would still be waitin for the work to be done!!! That woulda really been a great start to my business :(

As y'all know it is still to my mind Tara's money & I don't wanna be throwin good money after bad...as it is I hafta get a Mac version of Cs but that aint so bad in that 3 is possibly gonna be out fully anyways so will just go for that...luckily I haven't opened illustrator so can swap for a Mac version & lighthouse is for both :)

In case I don't get to use my son's pooter in a soon time frame I thank thee all in advance...kinda conned him into lendin me his today by promisin to setup Cs for him :lol:

[Scott]

You could buy my G5.... :)

http://www.weichertcreative.com/g5

Not sure what shipping would be to OZ though.

Best possible system, if money is no object, a 8-core Mac Pro + 8GB RAM and at least 2 internal hard drives ($4000+).

[GraphicallyPut]

You know I was soooo gonna do that!!!! But I have no idea on shippin costs or where to find out but y'know it wasn't so much coz I understood how good it was....was more coz I would feel so special havin YOUR old pooter :D Kinda befits the way all my journey to to this point started :) This site was where I found my goal in life

[Scott]

Shipping costs are outrageous overseas. You'd probably do better buying locally if possible. Anything that's a "G5" or "Pro" or Intel-Mac would work well.

[Tr3art]

Hey GP, welcome to the Darkside :)

Remember if you get an Intel-Mac you won't have to replace your CS quite yet as they'll run Windows and it's software. I think it'd probably be best to replace it with Mac side stuff whenn it's time to upgrade anyway though.

[GraphicallyPut]

Ok so whaddya reckon??? http://store.apple.com/AppleStore/WebObjects/BizCustom.woa/61024008/wa/PSLID?mco=946100FA&nclm=MacPro&wosid=Cw56XAaBSwk72cIjidK2DJkOH1I Looks like a deal but am zonked & gonna hafta get in a z or 2 coz I gotta do my friends pooter in the am so peruse & point out what I am sure to not notice as a downside for me :D

hey Tr3art might even be a CS fix too ;) http://www.apple.com/macpro/

[Dave]

That first link looks like it's personal to you GP .... and has timed out now. Sorry GP

[graphixgeek]

I'm still selling plasma to save up enough money to buy a new Mac...

[Scott]

I just got a new MacPro a couple weeks ago.. damn these things are fast.

[GraphicallyPut]

Hmm guess I shouldn't oughta be greedy aye lol comes to $16,222.00US if I get all the bestest stuff with it!!! :eek:

[GraphicallyPut]

OK finally decided on new PC coz was gonna cost an arm & a leg to get all me software changed to Mac...bummer :( So I am just gonna use new system offline!
I found out me IT guy has to update his every 6-12 months dependin on what comes out so asked him if I can get his...lucky me coz he updatin now so this is what I am gettin...
WEB HOSTING

ATI Radion X1950XTX 512MB GDDR3 Video Card

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6Ghz (slightly Over clocked)

4GB Corsair 800mhz XSM2 RAM (Lifetime Warranty & Black Heat sinks)

Gigabyte GA-965-DS3 Motherboard

Thermaltake Matrix Light Case

2x Samsung 400GB SATA2 Hard drives

2x Samsung Dual Layer Burners

19in1 Internal Card Reader

Windows XP or Windows Vista

TOTAL =$3800

Cheap Add ons

Zalman Watercooling kit (CPU cooler, VGA ram cooler, GPU Cooler) =was $750, for me= $250

BENQ 20inch LCD Monitor = was $450, for me =$285

CMV 22inch LCD Monitor = was $ 550, for me = $340



diNevo Logitech Bluetooth Keyboard and mouse Set =was $320, for me= $120

So by stayin offline with it I oughta have no probs...added bonus is he knows the system :)
Poor guy is kinda sad to see it go but I assured him it'll have a great home :D

[Dave]

So was that your last ever post? I hope not!

[GraphicallyPut]

Hell NO!!!!! lol I have spent so many hours runnin to appointments, fixin peoples pooters (stupid lil probs that take hours :rolleyes: ) That I have now put on my mean face & said NO MORE!!!!!!
My new pooter will be runnin vista so now I am no longer able to help my friends with xp coz I forget how :D
Today I get me new system setup & have an aviary to erect..that oughta be fun lol...then for the next 8 days it's all about ME & MY NEEDS

I wont be connecting new setup to net but will have me lil laptop here beside me to do all the online stuff...like the really important things...comps, chats, tutes, addiction counselling :D

[Dave]

Ahhhh I see, thank Bob for that, ya had me thinking you were going be gone .... :(