I'm going to jump into this thread because it has been quite interesting. As an IT Master, I must side in with Mr. Lebedeff. Why? Simply because a Mac is not that all compatible with the host of programs I run, and moreover, for today's high-powered games, a Mac is a "no can do".
This is an old war, this Mac vs, PC thing. For those that like Macs, I say "ok, go for it". But if I'm asked for my personal recommendation, I will vote for the PC for many reasons. However, we now come to the problem Mr. Rees had. An unfortunate one, to be sure, because he was ill advised, and to make matters worse, he was not helped by customer support. Anyone selling a customer a computer like they sold him is asking for trouble. I lived in Russia for 3 years. I am not surprised, although these things do happen elsewhere too. Microsoft has stated that it will stop support for XP in 2010 (Mr. Lebedeff can please confirm). I am an old supporter of XP, but considering that Vista marks the new OS platform, it behooves us to get to know it better and better as time goes by, or, wait for Windows Seven (Vienna), slated to appear in 2010. Last year I remember how much I hated Vista. But today, now that I know it so well, I have learned to tweak its internals, so it works just fine, and is not as bad as some say. Sure, it suffers from some problems with newer computers, because of the absence of drivers (here again I side in with Mr. Lebedeff because I too think this OS is still in "development" stage), but that is where those that build and sell must configure their systems properly, and maybe even offer some training where it is needed. Or, simply install XP, regardless. Hey, anything is better than this nightmare! For the record, I dislike Asus systems. I never recommend one to anyone who asks. Kindly, Larry Urban --- On Sun, 9/21/08, Alexander Lebedeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Alexander Lebedeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Expat List Mac vs. Windows (Thomas Langley) To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, September 21, 2008, 3:41 AM Mr. Langley wrote: "To play a windows game on a Mac, start Bootcamp and play the Windows game on the Mac as if it was a Windows PC" I expected this response... With all due respect, the answer is: "no, not really." Sure, it'll work for lower-end games (e.g. Solitaire), but for upper-end games (e.g. Bioshock or Crysis)? Not really. The Mac's emulator and hardware simply won't cut the mustard. However, to use the example, if you can get Crysis running on a Mac (at a decent framerate), let me know, and I'll make a public retraction. Best regards, -Alex _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
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