Hi list, I'm thinking about possibly getting a mac, but I had a few questions.
1. One of the biggest problems i have with my dell laptop is that when I have too many windows open (maybe sixty or so) the system will start beeping constantly, and the only way to stop the beeping is to restart. i have a two gig processor with one gig of ram. I know I probably should not have this many windows open, but as I'm sure you all know, it's easy to let the windows pile up and forget to close them. My question: If i got a mac with high specs (maybe two or fourg gigs of memory) would it be better about having that many windows open? 2. Hard drive crashes: my dell laptop usually crashes about twice a year, and I need to get a new hard drive. granted, i'm a very heavy user and I'm sure the system gets banged around more than what's good for it. my question is, if I get a mac, are hard drive crashes less frequent? any thoughts about whether the pro is more durable than the macbook? (the new macbooks also have the aluminum casing) 3. Voices. I've heard a sample of the Alex voice, and am not impressed. It has the same weird emphases and prenunciations as a lot of the more 'human-sounding" tts's i've heard. are there other voices that either come on the mac or that i can buy separately that are comparable to eloquence in that they might sound robotic, but they are responsive and don't have any weird clicks/emphases? It's going to be very hard for me to give up eloquence. even viavoice, which i know you can get for the mac, doesn't compare at all. Thanks, Tasha
