Jaco Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Never owned a mac but currently have 2 hackintosh computers, switch to OSX on the day Vista was released after running a beta for months on a Dell laptop and a custom build desktop. I travel a lot and spent most of my time on the laptop so I will probbaly buy a MBP soon because some of the small things that just don't work probably with Dell Hack, like sleep, Due Core and the hassle with every patch to make everything work again. As far as the desktop, I would love to own a Mac Pro 8 core but realistically for the money I can't justify it and I don't need it but would love one...it would look so cool in my home office with 30" Cinema Display....... I will probably just build the fastest hackintosh I can, just waiting to see what is gonna happened with Leopard - if we can't run it on a Hackintosh I might have to look at a Mac for the desktop too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prolinesurfer Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I bought an Intel-based Mac mini last month and gave my hackintosh a nice V1000 case from Lian-Li. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Marvin Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I'm on my Powerbook all the time atm, but once I get a screen and a few more bits, I will probably be using the hackintosh in my sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacX Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Mac Pro For life!!!!! I am saving for one. Right now i got a Macbook. boohoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InflatableMouse Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Saving up for a Mac Pro, 3ghz with at least 4gb memory and a Ati 1900. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2k. Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 i hope mac, but they are too expesive in my country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacTalk Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 I have a MB at the moment, but this Saturday I'm buying a 2.33Ghz MBP with 3GB ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 This is becoming a hugely relevant question for me at the moment. Money is tight, and after a record amount of hardware failiure this year, I'm reaching a situation where my main hackintosh is simply worn out. I'm still terribly disappointed that Apple haven't come up with a midrange desktop that might fit the bill, a mac pro is out of the question due to cost, and I don't want an iMac or mini because I dislike the cramped all-in-one design. It looks like it'll have to be a macbook, depending on what happens first: terminal failiure of my current hardware, major increases in income, the release of leopard etc.. Tough choices, but having something that is solidly reliable both in hardware & software is now no longer optional. I'd buy a mac pro if I could afford one.. maybe there will be some second-hand before long, but I won't hold my breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNyc Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 I just built my budget system .. PC since my old p4 3.0ghz died and I didnt have enough $$ to buy a Mac . but im saving now and waiting for the new macbookpro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjastance Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 i had a hackintosh, i just got a 17" imac. i love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riktor Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I just bought a refurbished MacBook for $800 and its being shipped right now. My next desktop will be a quad core of octa core mac pro but that will be sometime from now probably when they are going out of style =)... It sucks to be a poor artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I will go PC , i cant think of a system withouth the latest games and given that the DX10 its near i just cant pick the mac, on the other hand i want a media center like the mini or apple tv but... thats not a computer. ZۊLot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAvenue Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I build my own PC towers, have built six so far, all AMD powered. But now my wife wants a laptop so i'll probably buy the Gateway MX7525 which should have no problems with Mac OS X 10.4.4 *** being installed on it. So it will dual boot with PCLinuxOS 2007 just like my main rig does. Yea, life is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ictinike Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Black macbook or MBP, once Loepard is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri921 Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Most likely buying a macbook pro if i get the money before my patience ends. EDIT: After the Leopard release ofcourse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dainix Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Probably a PC. My CX210X is working wonderfully, but eventually I'll shell out the cash for a quad-core. That is, unless they sell a mobile quad core, then I'd replace the Core 2 Duo with it. Highly doubt four cores could do anything on a 667Mhz bus though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I'm looking to buy an Acer 3680, with celeron M and use it as a hackintosh, for about $500. This should tide me over while I save up for a real Mac, something like a early 2008 model Macbook, which should have LED backlighting, run Leopard, and have a 45nm Intel Chip in, HELL YEAH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iRed Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I will buy iMAC 24" by Chrismas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grzybu Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 probably an old G4 PowerBook 12" as a second notebook, because my 15,4" MBP is too big for daily using it outside my house (taking to the uni and work). Also looking forward to get some money to buy 20" LCD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headrush69 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Anxiously waiting to buy a Mac. I'm hesitant due to the limited graphic cards in iMacs and the expected upgrades coming. Be nice if there was a model with the features of the iMac without the monitor. I already have a top notch 20" widescreen LCD but the Mac Mini is too underpowered and the Mac Pro is more than I need and too much $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmriggin Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I don't think I will be in the market for a new PC for a while but the one I got right now is pretty close to a dream machine Intel Core 2 Duo e6600 OCd to 3ghz stable with stock cooling Asus p5n-e sli motherboard lapped heatsinks on NB and SB 2x1gb ddr2 800 with heatspreaders nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 250gb 7200rpm 16mb cache main hdd 200gb 7200rpm 8mb cache backup hdd sata lightscribe dvd+/-rw burner 120mm fan in from 120mm fan in rear 80mm fan in side panel 80mm fan over NB What would make my system a dream machine is if I had a raid array with 10k rpm drives, core 2 extreme qx6700, 680i motherboard running 8800GTXs in SLI, dangerden watercooling for the vid cards, NB, SB, and CPU. And of course I would need a 30" dell lcd to enjoy it all. I can dream right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveStar Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I realy want an iMac, because they look nice and osx is perfect (almost). But the grapics card in an imac is crappy and I want to play games. My guess is that Apple will come with a new apple desktop (I hope an iMac) which has an improved graphics card. Because I read somewhere that Apple hired (some) men to make osx ready for gaming, and that's all very good but with a crappy video card it doesn't make much sense. So I realy hope there will be a new iMac soon and then, if I have enough money:P, I'll buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Puppy Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I'll buy a Macbook Pro in September 2008 if it is as fast as (or faster than) my current desktop. Otherwise, I'll wait a bit longer until it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmix Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 I will probably buy and MBP for College circa Summer 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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