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hsapiens
27 April 2007 @ 12:20 pm
Mac/Windows Compatability Question  
If someone who has a Windows system wanted to switch to a Mac,

1. Which Mac runs Windows/Windows-native applications? Specifically, Photoshop CS2.
2. Does the Mac require purchase of all new peripherals (monitor, printer, external hard drives)? (I suspect this answer is, "depends on the peripheral and who made it," but I'm hoping for a "duh, of course it wouldn't!")
3. Would purchase of the Windows-capable Mac mean the peripherals still worked?

The important thing here is to avoid purchasing a Vista-infested box.

ETA: I'm assuming there are good web references with which to educate myself. If you know of any good ones, I'd appreciate your letting me know. :)
 
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Mish[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on April 28th, 2007 04:03 am (UTC)
I wouldn't have either, to be honest. I'm glad I started so many months before I am planning to buy, though, because by giving myself all this time, I think I'll be a well-educated consumer. And, hopefully, I'll get the most for the money. :)
nialla: Traders - OTP[personal profile] nialla on April 28th, 2007 03:47 pm (UTC)
In the interest of full disclosure, the fandom friend Ter's referring to is me. ;)

My personal ordering has just been direct online orders, but when I was shopping for new flat panel monitors for the library, I was having problems. All the prices listed were the price with rebate, but you could only have one rebate. I needed seven monitors. So I finally just called and asked for help finding which panel was the cheapest that I could buy without using any rebates, and the CSR was very helpful.

I had our monitors ordered within minutes (and this was after giving me the name of it so I could check out the info online), and shipping was fast as well. Our UPS driver said he delivers a lot of stuff from Tiger Direct, so I consider that an indirect recommendation. :)