Advice on I MAC 24 G5

I was keen to buy a mac pro but there seems to be a lot of problems with it according to the forum,
so my attention is turning to the 24inch I MAC G5.
I do a of a lot of photographic work and also need plenty of speed
can anyone recommend this machine as it seems a good price compared to other computers.

I have the iMac 24" 2.8GHz and it's very fast. I don't need the colour accuracy for what I do that Miriam mentions but photos look great on this screen.
You'll find pretty much nothing but problems on these iMac forums too, but these are support forums to people come here with their problems.
Apple stopped selling iMac G5s in January 2006. New iMacs use Intel rather than G5 processors.
kind regards
mrtotes

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Advice on which Mac laptop to buy / Advice about using WIndows on it.

I'd appreciate some advice on which replacement laptop to get for someone in my family who just needs e-mail, the Internet, and iPhoto--something simple, small, and portable, like the iBook or the MacBook Combo. However, he has just complicated matters by saying that he'd like to be able to use Windows on his new computer (yech).
I don't know anything about using Windows on a Mac, not even whether this feature is now built into all Macs or not. A recent post I found on virtualization (February, 2006) quotes Microsoft as saying that Virtual PC won't run on an Intel-based Mac (MacBook), though it will on the iBook and the Powerbook.
Here are the questions I'm trying to answer: (a) Is running Windows on the MacBook Combo an issue? If Microsoft doesn't make virtualization for the MacBook, are there other companies who do? (b) Are there features/lack of features on a MacBook that mean it makes more sense to get the least-expensive iBook instead or vice-versa? Again, simplicity and ease of use are the goal here, not state-of-the-art technology. (c) Can you even buy a new iBook or Powerbook any more, since the Apple website seems to feature only the MacBook?
Thanks in advance for suggestions about any of this!
Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9) 15"

For what your
family member want to do the 1.83GHz MacBook will be
just fine. Just be aware that if they want to write
DVDs at any time they will have to purchase an
external DVD writer.
As for Windows, there are two options for running
Windows on a …
1) Use Apple's software, Boot Camp…
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
… which provides the ability to use you MacBook as a
Windows computer. Please note that a restart will be
required and only one OS will be available at any one
time. Additionally it is suggested that at least a
20GB larger drive be purchased to accomodate the
Windows partition.
2) Use Parallels…
http://www.parallels.com/
… which uses Virtualisation Technology. This allows
Windows to be used under Mac OS X just like Virtual
PC did with the PowerPC Macs. While this is far more
convenient it's performance does not match that of
Boot Camp although it is still rather snappy for more
requirements. It does vost money where Boot Camp is
free. Again, a larger drive is recommended.
For both Parallels and Boot Camp Windows will operate
at native PC speeds so do not consider an iBook or
PowerBook.
Thanks, that's helpful. One more question, now that I've looked at the MacBook more carefully: We use dial-up for e-mail and the Internet; this works very well for us and we have no immediate plans to change. Since the MacBook has no internal modem, would you or anyone else reading this say the Apple USB external modem works as advertised?
I see that the Apple USB modem gets very mixed reviews--some people say it's fine, others seem to find it slower than the internal version, and several think it's a piece of junk.
Would you (or anyone else reading this) have any experience using the Apple USB modem for dial-up connection? [That's not meant to be an insult. :-)] Would we now have to expect our dial-up connections to be slower than before? Or do we just have to be sure we have the right settings, compatible server, etc.? Or is the problem Apple's product, and would a 3rd-party product work better?
Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9) 15"

Need Advice: New Intel Mac Mini Still In The Box

Hi!
Okay.. I know... I have several posts going here as I have several issues I am trying to solve rather simultaneously. Thanks for being patient with me.
I have my old 1.25 Ghz PowerPC Mac Mini running 10.4.11 and all was well and happy. Then Security Update 2007-009 happened and all went to ....well... you know and, yes, it was bad! Went to Apple, got it running of sorts as they re-installed the OS, but they used an old version of OS X. (10.4.7. Can you believe that?) This caused other problems. It continues to have all sorts of difficulties, as I have had to get applications to re-recognize that the computer is back up to 10.4.11. Currently, I am struggling with trying to get iTunes to access it's music folders on the external hard drives. Realized that I hadn't even gotten around to figuring out whether or not some of my other applications work, like some of the games and third party, etc.
The thing is I got a new Intel Mac Mini for Christmas and it's still in the box because as I suspected I need to get my old mac perfect again before I can even think about migrating stuff over to the new Mac. But.. here's the thing... it's starting to look pretty much like 2008 will come and go before I can get the old Mac ready enough to take the new Mac out of the box. This really is rather silly!
Now... I can't get the old Mac to see the music and it made me think. I have all of my iTunes music and iPhoto backed up on an external hard drive (I used Apple's "Back-up" software to do it) and in addition to this two complete copies of the iTunes music and iPhoto photos albums on two separate external hard drives. Should I just forget using migration assistant? Can I get my music and my photo albums into the new mac directly from the external hard drives?
Or...can I use "back up" to restore the music and photos into the new Mac?
I am starting to think that the best way to get my new Mac running is not risk it by attaching it to my old Mac. What do you think?
Thank you so much for any advice or experiences you can give. -Charlotte

I know that I am vacillating back and forth as to what to do. Thanks so much for being patient with me. All of your advice is really appreciated and I am at least closing in on deciding on my strategy. Probably will follow your first response advice, especially considering that some of the third party apps may not have updates to handle Leopard quite yet. Anyway... it's a good strategy since everything is on the externals anyway.
You can say that fine.
Ha ha ha.... yes, I've been messing around with computers since my parents bought our first Apple computer back in 1979. Just like you, I've never had a serious problem with any of the computers and we've had them all, running all sorts of things from the Original Apple and Apple IIc (which my parents still have and it still runs!) to the Commodore and all the Windows permeations and then on to the Macs running Jaguar, Panther and Tiger, probably because we've always been careful with the machines and what we install in them and how we update them. I have always kept my computers on UPS' and un-plug them when storms brew outside. As it is I am still using my eight year old Windows 98 computer, (for games mostly) and it still runs quicker than most peoples windows pcs and it's only a 740 Megahertz.
I haven't had to re-install anything, especially on this lovely little Mac Mini until now and wouldn't have in this situation, had I known more. I had taken the little Mac Mini in for a Procare "Tune-Up," only four days before the big up-date disaster. Not sure what they did to my mac in the tune-up but the guy gave me back the machine assuring me that the computer was perfect with no problems in answer to my asking "were they sure?" Even after the Genius Bar techs at the Apple Store re-installed the OS to fix the big problems it seems that no one ever thought to run verify disk. Had the Genius Bar techs at the time of the tune-up done this, or at least told me to do this, the last security update would not have wrecked so much havoc. It was only after I got the machine back from Apple that second time that I found that the directory had been corrupted when I ran disk verify. Actually it is amazing that I have had this little Mac Mini for so long and so not have had any problems on it that I would be able to go so long without having to know this really pretty important aspect of keeping one's mac in good running shape. I had been running maintenance scripts and permissions verify and repair and thought that was all there was to it. Silly! You know... that really is a testimony of how nice these little machines are.
Anyway... experience is a good teacher and I have learned so much it's actually been great! This stuff is pretty interesting.
Now... on to Leopard!
Thanks so much and you have a great New Year! -Charlotte

Advice on what Mac to get? Thinking about either a Mac Pro or iMac...

I am a graphic designer. I have a Power Mac G5 (older model before Intel) at home. I love it! Want to upgrade but it works for now. Anyways at work (I am the only designer) everyone uses a PC (including me) but I am getting my Christmas gift. They will be ordering me a new Mac! Problem is I'd like some advice as to what I should get. I was originally thinking of the Mac Pro G5 (tower) but then started wondering if an iMac would be a better option. Most of what I do is Adobe Creative Suite programs (but currently I have so many problems with it taking forever to open and save some of the files I am working with especially in Illustrator I am working on a map that is about 21,000 KB). We will be upgrading to CS4. I want to get something that will last for several years and speed up my time. I become impatient when having to wait on my computer to save or edit something. Also, is there any advice on connecting to a windows network. I am not an IT type and everyone here is familiar to Windows. Thanks!

FGNWDesignDiva wrote:
I want to get something that will last for several years
Mac Pro is the only answer. And like already said, hold on for end January and MacWorld Expo to see what might come along. Intel promises great things in the next few months, the floating point arithmetic spec for the new Intel Nehalem processors show nearly a 100% increase in speed from the current top-end Penryn processors:
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/processors/world-exclusive-in tel-s-dual-socket-nehalem-ep-platform-benchmarked-487131
And you may start to see 4-core processors even in the iMacs. This is the Intel way forward, more cores, 6 cores, 8 cores, up to 80 cores, but little increase in clock speed over 3GHz.
Can't promise Mac Pro will get the new processors in January, could be Snow Leopard time, a very late xmas present then.

Transition advices to new Mac Pro needed

hi everyone ... I would like to ask your opinion in how to transition from my old Mac Pro to the new one that will arrive soon.
my main concern is my old habit in using the 4 hard-drive slots of my old MP for so many years now:
disk 1: contains the operating system with basic data
disk 2: contains my main data I use every day for work
disk 3: time-machine backup
disk 4: bootcamp
basically I would like to keep a similar setup but so far I have seen only raid systems available for Thunderbolt 2 storage devices and I don't see the possibility to use a raid system and splitting it up the desired way.
1) in your opinion would it be a good solution to buy 3 external Thunderbolt HDD housings and use my existing HDD's?
2) so far I have seen only Thunderbolt 1 housing's without HDD's. but am I right that 10GB/sec is enough for read/write data transfer-speed?
3) or should I change my old habit and get used to a Raid-system and use Thunderbolt 2? (but what to do with bootcamp and time-machine?)
my second concern is about my 2 displays I use that are connected via DVI:
4) will a "simple" DVI adapter to Mini DisplayPort do the job in connecting my displays or do I need a special adapter?
and finally your advice for all the CD/DVD's:
5) what device would you guys recommend for reading and burning CD/DVD's with the new MP?
looking forward to the new MP but very afraid of all the needed extra devices and cables with the "mess" they will be creating around my work-aera!
anyway a BIG thanks in advance for your tip's and helpful input!

Same issue here. Here's my suggestion:
1. Purchase a Pegasus2 R4 empty RAID from the Apple store. Thunderbolt2. Move your drives there. If you want to keep your same setup, you're done, but then you are losing the advantage of not having the redundancy of RAID, such as RAID5, RAID10, or RAID6.
2. Purchase Apple's minidisplay port to DVI adapters for $99 ea.
3. Lots of options for CD/DVDs. Here's one that was designed for the new MacPro: http://www.numac.co or use the existing ones in your old MacPro, as explained below.
While I wait for my MacPro to arrive, I am using a MBAir 2013, a MacPro 2006, a 30" cinema display, a bluetooth keyboard & trackpad, and a Pegasus2 with four new 4TB drives (Seagate NAS) in a RAID6 yielding 8TB of storage with dual redundancy (two drives can fail out of 4). The old MacPro is connected via wifi file/display/CD&DVD sharing. The MBAir is connected to the Pegasus2 which also is connected to the cinema display. The MB Air's lid is closed and accessed with Apple's bluetooth keyboard and trackpad. Not only do I have 8TB of new storage, but I can access all the drives in the old MacPro. The two CD/DVD drives on the MacPro remain available, if needed. I will get rid of the old MacPro once the new one arrives and replace the MB Air with the new MacPro, so I will need to buy an external CD/DVD drive. 8TB of storage is enough.

Advice needed on Mac Air or Pro?

As my faithful HP laptop of 9 years is now on it’s last legs, after reading so many positive reviews about the Macs, I am considering purchasing one of these.
I would really appreciate some advice on some concerns/reservations I have:
My first dilemma is which is more appropriate, I personally like the look of the air because it is smaller & I was reading that the SSD is better than what is on the Pro (sorry I am not very technical! ).
My use:
Mainly internet browsing
Itunes
I don’t do any gaming
Photo editing (hobby not professional)
Small amount of work in word & excel (minimal)
To give you idea of my current usage I looked on my current PC settings and my usage on my C drive is 99.3gb of a 148gb. Most my photos I have backed up on an external hard drive, but would like to have them back on my laptop.
Questions:
Would I be able to use this external hard drive on a Mac? (it’s a Cirago)
Would I be able to open Excel & Word documents on a Mac?
I currently use Opera for my internet which I really like, would I be able to download this on a Mac?
Sorry if some of these questions seem a little dumb, but I am a complete novice & know nothing about the Macs!
Any advice would be very much appreciated!

Either the MacBook Air or Pro would suit your needs. The MBA's greatest assets are its extreme portability and SSD while the MBP's greatest assets are its internal DVD and expandability. I have both (one is mine and one supplied by work) and given a choice of just one I'd choose the MBA. i seldom need a DVD drive.
OGELTHORPE's advice to go for the 256GB drive (even though it might seem that you don't need it) is spot on. A very large percentage of customers who buy the 64 & 128gb models come back to the store where I work part time within 6-18 months with full drives.
Mac Office 2011 is very similar and will take care of your Office needs - LibreOffice is an open source product (and free) which will open and let you edit your documents. And assuming your drive uses USB (and I'd assume it does) you'll be able to use it with your new Mac. There are two common Windows disk formats - the Mac can read both but can only write to FAT. You may or may not want/need to reformat it.

New Server Advice for a Mac Beginner

Hi
Please be patient with a Mac beginner, I have long experience with M$ software, but a client has been gradually migrating their PCs to Macs and now the time has come for the Server to do so.
I have been handed an XServe G5 to build with OS X from scratch for the new network.
Essentially the server will be taking on very simple tasks.
1. Security for the Macs on the network
2. Email for the users - currently they use 3 domains but all users can use all of them for different sorts of contacts.
3. File services - divided into two primary areas.
4. Security groups to keep separate file stores accessible only to those allowed in each.
Coming from a Microsoft background, I find some of the terminology for setting this up a bit harder to understand than I expected and would appreciate a few pointers and being advised if there are any gotchas I should look out for.
I am currently building the server in my own lab where I only have PCs, other than the server. This would not be an issue, I suspect, except for the suggestion in the User Management Admin Guide that the process is ideally performed from another Mac wuth the Admin tools installed. Is this really necessary?
I am also finding some of the advice about sharepoints a little confusing. I know that this is based on Unix terminology, but the methods described in what I have read seem to assume far more background than I currently have in this OS - Perhaps I should have got some training in first, except that the time frame does not permit this.
So, if anyone can suggest step by step guides, pdfs or walkthroughs and any other tips I would be grateful.
Cheers
Neil
Xserve G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

>This would not be an issue, I suspect, except for the suggestion in the User Management Admin Guide that the process is ideally performed from another Mac wuth the Admin tools installed. Is this really necessary?
Generally, the server doesn't need to have a video card, and it's often located in a remote location such as a server room where it's not the most comfortable place for a human to work.
Consequently all of Apple's tools are designed to operate just as well over a network. However, there's no functional difference between running Server Admin and Workgroup Manager on the server itself vs. on a remote Mac.
>I am also finding some of the advice about sharepoints a little confusing
Is there something specific you're trying to do that you're having problems with? In general the file sharing is straightforwards - use Workgroup Manager to identify the directories you want to share, and choose which protocol(s) it should be shared via.

GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition Graphics Card advice wanted 2008 Mac Pro. Eight core desktop.

I have read some threads yet it is not clear to me if it is a good move to upgrade an Mac Pro eight core 3.1- 2008 to use GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition Graphics Card. I ask as my GeForce 8800 GT 2008 card has given up the ghost, and it has done sterling service R.I.P.. The machine is in the repair shop for a service itself, and this problem. So I thought an upgrade, as I am at it. Daunting choice out there. Um, learning curve and all that!
I mainly do 2D graphics, Canvas, Adobe stuff, yet a little amount of video, which may grow some. No games on this work horse!
So here I am fishing for experienced advice were my own is not, from anyone who has done this. Has it held up, do you get a boot screen, does it run two monsters easily via DVI.
If you have one or something good fitted please share the skinny!
For me it is turning into the year of the video card. My laptop looks like it got the disease first!
Thanks.

#1: AMD 7950 Mac Edition, or not. $425
#2: GTX 680 Mac $625
#3: MacVidCards - various but worth a look
http://www.ebay.com/sch/macvidcards/m.html
#4: GTX 285, no idea how 'safe' as often read someone (not Macvidcards) flashed PC card and sold as "Mac" and they are old, and may not be supported in Mavericks (and that would apply to a 8800 too).
Information purposes only:
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Geforce-Gtx285-Graphics-Pci-express/dp/B00G9TQMOE/
Check out Barefeats, again, for ideas if you want 'near best.'
A new gpu is $5000 cheaper than an overhaul and new MP.
A 2008 though will never perform as well as later models. Ideal is 2010 or later.
Even a top of the line iMac with GTX if you are having a lot of trouble and thinking of ditching the 2008.

Request for advice - problem networking mac mini without airport express

Hi - grateful for any help on this one.
I've just upgraded from an original (May '05) mac mini to a new 20" G5 (intel dual core) which I've set up on a wireless (airport express) network. The new machine and network are working fine but I've been trying to set up the old mac mini in a different room as a second machine for work and have been having problems.
The mac mini is the basic version without airport/bluetooth. After some mix up at the Apple Store over retro fitting an airport express the genius I spoke to recommended getting a D-link USB wireless adapter. I bought a D-link DWL-122 installed it (and after a crash course in the difference between WPA and WEP) got it running okay on the network. Unfortunately the D-link driver software appeared to wipe out the Spotlight index and stopped my HP printer being recognised. A couple of bulletin boards I googled suggested this was a common problem but I haven't been able to find any with a solution. In the end I had to wipe the hard drive and re-install from scratch to get the printer and spotlight working again.
So I have two questions: is there a way to make the D-link work (the d-link website has no faqs, update drivers or other info about Mac bugs) or, if not, then what should I buy instead to access my wireless network reliably? Would I be better getting something that plugged straight into the mac mini's ethernet port? If so, what? And grateful for any recommendations about which products and their software are most reliable.
Any advice gratefully received.
Thank you!
Chris

Hi,
You should of been able to use the Airport Express to solve the issue you are having. The Airport Express (small white brick shaped) is designed to work as a stand alone router or as a wireless extension to an existing wireless network.
So the setup would be from the mini as follows:
Mac Mini ---> Airport Express (AirPort Express Extends wireless connectivity) ---> Wireless Router (Airport Extreme, etc) ----> Cable/DSL Modem.
Hope that helps.

Need advice on new mac for video editing.

Hello! I'm throwing $4,000 down on a new iMac to use for video editing and various other design purposes. I'm maxing it out with a 3.75ghz quad core intel i7, 32 gigs of ram, 4 gigs of video ram and a 1t sold state hard drive. With being a creative cloud subscriber and updates being rolled out constantly, as a video editor do you think i'll get at least 5-7 years out of this mac. I also do 3d animates with after effects and cinema 4d. Thanks! Any advice and feedback is greatly appreciated.

I made last updates to PC configuration (updates - bold) and soon going to buy. So... maybe final check:
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz
Cooler: Corsair Hydro H70
MB: Asus P9X79 PRO
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Black 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3-1600 CL9 1.35V XMP1.3
Video: Asus GTX670-DC2-2GD5
HDD: Samsung 830 Series 128GB SATA3 520/320MBs (system disk)
2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB SATA3 7200RPM 64MB (scratch/cache/render disk) *
PSU: CORSAIR AX850 80+ GOLD
DVD: LiteOn BD-RE iHBS212-32
Case: ANTEC P280
OS: Win7 Pro OEM
RAID: G-SPEED eS (RAID 5, projects/media)
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Need advice using different macs together + macpro users: Attention Please!

Hello to all Logic-freaks:-)
I'm new on this forum and have a couple of questions.
For now I'm working on PC with CubaseSX3 mainly and I'm tired of software and hardware issues(worked on G4 3 years ago but finances led me logically to pc...)
As I can't run into buying the new MacPro(wich I want to) I thought getting a MiniMac or new Imac with Logic Express, so I could learn the new soft and MacOSX's working flow, while getting my actual PC-projects done, and then get Logic Pro and bigger machine Mac.
I wonder if:
1.) I have a Imac and then a MacPro, can I use the Imac as a node and the screen of the Imac as a second screen for Logic Pro on the MacPro?
2.) I have a minimac and decide to get an Imac extra instead of a Macpro, could the Imac accept the minimac as a node,or is the node-thing reserved to Macpro's(Or Powermac G5's)
Besides that I have some Windows-only apps and plugins wich I want to keep and if I first buy a "little" mac like mini or Imac I know I could run Bootcamp and link the machine,using pc-vst plugins with the bigger Macpro to have a kind of "cross-OS"-power setup.
BUT, attention to all of you considering buying a Macpro:
I just browsed through this forum for XP on mac and I followed a link,leading to a benchmark of XP running on Macpro(and talking about the future Quad-core also) and XP running on Intel Conroe's(same as Minimac and Imac,if I got it right?): now look at the conclusions and you will see that the Single Conroe Dualcore OUTPERFORMS THE DOUBLE XEON DUALCORE when rendering and encoding/decoding mp3's, wich are the only applications in the benchmark related to audio-processing, and that could be the Fully Buffered Memory in the Xeon's causing latencies(wich I happen to HATE when it's about music making on the computer)....now that brings up some serious doubts in me, wich lead us to the third question:
-Knowing this, I'd like to know from as many Macpro users possible, if they are experiencing latency troubles or any kind of hardware related trouble in using large sessions,with lots of audiotracks and virtual instruments?
Knowing that the tests were performed with Bootcamp, could there be a significant difference under OSX?
Does this mean I'd have to wait some kind of hardware/driver update?
How is the stability with the new Macpros and Logic(or other softs) anyway?Are their lots of crashes due to the freshness of the product?
Here's the link to the benchmark,go through it,and read the conclusions:
http://anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=2832&p=6
Thank you all for your time,I'd really appreciate to get as much input possible,because the computer issues I went through last months were horrible and I hope going to Mac will change this,
Best Regards,
Biggnik

There are several questions there, and several misunderstandings.
Some answers to some of the questions:
- no, you can't use the screen of the iMac as a second screen for the Mac Pro
- yes, you can use almost any recent Mac as a node, but it's best if the nodes are connected with gigabit ethernet. Logic Node (Distributed Audio Processing) has some significant limitations - it's best overall to get a fast computer, and not use Distributed Audio if possible.
Now for the misunderstandings. Do not confuse rendering and encoding/decoding MP3 with 'audio'. It's got little to do with the kind of processing involved in Logic. And don't confuse RAM latency with audio latency. RAM latency has no effect on audio latency.
Latency in a DAW, whether you're referring to monitoring latency recording audio, or latency playing virtual instruments, is almost entirely determined by the size of the audio buffer used. A much smaller component of the latency is the latency of the link to the audio interface (usually Firewire these days), and the inherent latency of the A/D and D/A converters in the audio interface.
Quad G5 2.5Ghz 4.5GB 2x250G, PB 15" 1.5Ghz,80G,1.5G Mac OS X (10.4.7) Logic Pro 7.2.2, Focusrite Saffire...

Need major advice-Iphone,Ipad,Mac Book Pro syncing issues

I just purchased Mac Book Pro this weekend and I also have Iphone 4S and Ipad 1..all now with latest software update. I used a hard drive to save my music and photos from my old PC and imported them into Itunes on new Mac....when I sync Iphone it will not transfer any photos or apps that I originally had on my old computer or any new apps that I have downloaded since the purchase of the new computer. Itunes begins to sync, goes through some of the processes then cancels the sync. This is very disappointing being that I bought the Mac Book to have simple and seamless syncing between IPhone, Ipad 1 and Mac.
In addition, when I downloaded the new software to my Ipad 1, it did a hard reset and I lost every app on my Ipad. Someone please help me get these devices working in harmony!!!!!! I'm desperate and pulling my hair out......Thank you in advance!!!

Morning Frederic SALA,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For troubleshooting on this, take a look at this article:
Bluetooth Quick Assist
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1153
Hope this helps,
Mario

To buy or not to? Seek advice from longtime mac users...

I am a long time apple/mac user/owner (since 86!) and bought the powerbook pismo in 99, and the titanium 867. It's coming close to time on buying the new macbook pro.
But I have the feeling the mbp is more suited for those wanting to make a switch. I have no need for windows, I prefer just OS X. There is also a bunch of terminology and software incompatibility I have read about. Bundles, parallels, or something. And I would like to continue using a lot of my current applications on the mbp.
Is an upgrade from powerbook to mbp a problem for longtime mac users? Is there a handy site for some of the changes from the older powerbooks to the mbp?
Thanks!

It all depends on what software you use.
Anything running under OS 9 or Classic is no longer supported. There are ways of running OS 9 on an intel mac using virtualisation, but if you really need a Classic app then you need to look hard at that.
Nearly all applications which run on the previous macs, Power PC or PPC for short run reasonably on intel macs. The OSX on new intel macs includes a program called Rosetta which seamlessly translates the Power PC application for the intel platform. For some applications there is a performance penalty - e.g. Photoshop - occasional users will not mind, graphic professionals will mind. This will be resolved when the next version of Photoshop comes out - a universal version which has the code to run on both intel and PowerPC without needing Rosetta.
Many other programs work well under Rosetta - for example Microsft Office is fine. Some programs run a bit slower than they did on the G5s but faster than on the G4s so many people upgrading from PowerBooks are happy with Rosetta performance. As applications are upgraded to Universal code, there will be less and less use of Rosetta.
Rosettal incidentally is seamless - you don't see it at work - you start the application and Rosetta does it's thing.
As for Parallels and Boot Camp, these are ways of running Windows on the mac. If you want to run Windows within OSX you can use parallels, if you want the option at start up to start up into Windows or OS X you can use boot Camp. If you don't need Windows you can ignore both.
So - if you come back and say what your current apps are, people here can tell you how they can be expected to run. It's not as different as you might think and the chances are everything you have will work fine.
Best of luck.

Advice buying new mac pro

Im in process in buying mac laptop-mac pro 15 or 17 inch-new for business
I have never owned apple software/hardware. CUrrently have sony vaio laptop and also pc desktop with adsl broadband.
wondering about few queries.
1. will mac pro work in my existing wireless internet home (considering net/modem (external) are linked to pc desktop)?
2. stability of running PC software if needed on mac pro?
how effective, stable are parellels an bootcamp?
3. when is the leopard operating system available (in Australia?) ? should i wait till its released so its already part of bundle?
4 mac pro laptop compatibility with PDA phones (DOPOD? JASJAM--I mate)? --which are windows based platform phone/ORGANIZERS?
hoping for some honest answers--I have never used mac before. Just heard good things about them.
Cheers

+1. will mac pro work in my existing wireless internet home (considering net/modem (external) are linked to pc desktop)?+
It should, assuming your home wireless is a standard 802.11 type of thing.
+2. stability of running PC software if needed on mac pro?+
+how effective, stable are parellels an bootcamp?+
In Boot Camp, software should be exactly the same as on a PC.
In Parallels, software should generally be fine unless it makes use of more exotic features or hardware, like special display modes.
+3. when is the leopard operating system available (in Australia?) ? should i wait till its released so its already part of bundle?+
The official line is October, as with elsewhere in the world. If you have need of a Mac now, then it makes no sense to wait. If it's more of a "can survive for now" situation, then it's really personal choice.
+4 mac pro laptop compatibility with PDA phones (DOPOD? JASJAM--I mate)? --which are windows based platform phone/ORGANIZERS?+
I think this would depend on the particular device, but in general don't expect features like synchronisation to work in OS X if they rely on Windows software (such as Outlook).

Advice about my macs cd drive ??

hi all, basically i have had my mac for about a year and a half and im haveing problems with the drive. if i put a disc in it will read the disc fine but when i go to eject the disc it sounds like its going to eject but then starts to read the disc again and i cant actually get my disc out, i was just wondering if anybody knew what the problem is, how it can be fixed or where i can get it fixed and how much it will cost. many thaks

HI and welcome....
Restart your iMac while holding down the Eject key. If that doesn't help, restart while holding down your Mouse.
If that doesn't help, if the disc mounts on the Desktop, drag it to the Trash.
Or, launch Disk Utility. if the disc shows up in the panel on the left, select it then from the Disk Utiity menu click File / Eject.
If none of the above has helped, restart the computer holding down the Option key. When the startup disk selection screen appears, let go of the option key and press the keyboard's eject button.
If you need to take the iMac in for service, it's hard to say what they may charge.
Carolyn

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