Few questions I had before buying an iMac..

Alright, I plan on entering the Mac scene in a week or two, but first would like a few questions I had cleared up.
My first question involves Boot Camp. From the Apple site: "Boot Camp supports the most popular 32-bit releases of Windows XP and Windows Vista." I was planning on getting Windows XP64 to dual boot with. Will Boot Camp not support 64 bit XP?
Second question(s) revolve around Time Machine. First, I plan on getting an external 500 gig drive for Time Machine to do its thing with. Does Time Machine need the entire 500 gigs for backup? (The hard drive in the iMac I'm planning on getting has an internal 500 gig drive). Or is it possible to partition half of it for Time Machine and half for my own regular use?
One more quick question, do the iMac's have any sort of built in speakers?
I believe that's everything.
Thanks in advanced,
Benjamin
Message was edited by: octojay

You didn't say why you need bootcamp or 64 bit (nor do you need to).
I just wanted to say if you are planning on running games on Windows, where you need full access to fast graphics, DirectX, etc. then Boot Camp is the way to go.
On the other hand, if you need windows for programs such as Quicken or Internet Explorer, it is much more convenient to run them in Virtualization software like Parallels or VMWare. Your XP or Vista session will run in a Window on your Mac and you don't have to reboot to go there. Unfortunately, only 32 bit versions of Windows are supported.
You can have the best of both worlds. You can have a bootcamp partition that is bootable into Native windows, and you can also access the same Windows license, programs, and data in Parallels (but only if it is 32 bit).
For Time Machine, you can partition a single drive into a Time Machine partition and another partition, let's say your "Media Files" partition. However, if you plan on backing up your "Media Files" partition to Time Machine along with the files on your internal hard drive, you have the problem that a disk crash would wipe out both the original and the backup.
I have a nice set of powered JBL surround speakers with subwoofer that I used with my old Dell, and I continued using them with my old iMac. When I got the new Aluminum iMac, I gave the speakers to my daughter, because the internal speakers are quite good and I got tired of the clutter.

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Alex,
I'll try and answer your questions as best I can.
Qn 1 Which Mac.
Ans:- As I understand it both units will run Adobe CS6.
          Which one really depends on what you wand from CS6. If you are looking for high end demand and performance, then I would go for the IMac
          Your Specs for the Imac are right. However if you buy your IMac straight from Apple there are even higher specs.
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                              3.4 GHz i7 processor rather than the i5
                               2GB video card as opposed to a 1Gb video card.
                               Of course such a model will cost you more.
          In the end it is needs compared with money to spend. That is only a decision you cam make.
Q2:- Will the higher cost for the Imac justify copst.
Ans:- Again it depends on what demands you intend to make on the hardware and software.
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Q3:- Questions about CS6 reliability
Ans:- I have been with Adobe for way over 10 years.
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          It is true that if you look down this form, like any other and I am thinking about the Apple discussions forum, you will find numerous instances of problems.
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Ans:- Yes you will not be able to run the same program similtaneosly.
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           You would need to contact Adobe about that.
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Ans:- Lightroom is now available as part of Creative Cloud.
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Ans:- I do not believe you do. Once you have set up your Creative Cloud account you go to the apps site and download the apps for each machine.
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Personal Comment:-
          It is true many unfortunately have had all sorts of problems, including me with Acrobat X.
          That said, Creative Cloud in my view has been a major advance in how Adobe delivers software. I have no regrets with signing up to Creative Cloud and I expect to remain with it.
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New 16GB iPad 2 Prices
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A lot of the posts about lack of charging is because iPad "3" users are trying to use an iPod charger, iPhone charger or connected to their computer where they get the "Not Charging" indication. A few others had a defective charger that was replaced by Apple. It remotely possible that a few iPads have defective batteries or charging circuits.
Many of the wifi connection problems are related to the users brand of wireless routers, the router setup, or the need to select a different wireless channel due to interference.
The high temp problem seems to be when users are charging AND running games with intensive graphics. The display on the new iPad takes a lot more power than the iPad 2 display.
Overall I would guess that the chance of a defective iPad is less than 1%.
 Cheers, Tom

Few Questions Before I Buy!

I want to buy this laptop in future for university but have a few questions before hand. Can you change the video card like on a regular computer or is that not on option? When I buy the laptop it comes with the current OSX, but when Leopard comes out how much will it cost to upgrade or is it free? Which Ram memory is suggested for installing after purchase? And finaly, Does BootCamp run effectively on this Machine. Thanks in Advanced.

Can you change the video card like on a regular computer or is that not on option?
The GPU cannot be changed.
When I buy the laptop it comes with the current OSX, but when Leopard comes out how much will it cost to upgrade or is it free?
The cost to upgrade has been $US129 in the past. Whether it stays the same for Leopard is unknown although it shouldn't be too different to that.
Which Ram memory is suggested for installing after purchase?
For simplicity you might want to think about buying the RAM from Apple. However, if you want to go 3rd party there's aplenty of choices such as Crucial, Kingston, Samsung etc. Just be sure to buy RAM that has been explicitly tested in an MBP (it'll say so).
And finaly, Does BootCamp run effectively on this Machine.
Very.

Few questions about mac pro before buying

Hello all!
I may be buying a mac pro in a month or so and have a few questions about it.
1. ) Any one know when Apple may release the latest mac pro? Don't wanna buy some thing that'll be significantly obsolete in a few days
2. ) Is it possible to use SATA optical drives internally? I have a SATA blu ray drive I'd like to take from my PC, if that's possible.
3. ) Is it possible to get a graphics cards better than the 8800 GT for video games? (For use in OS X)
4. ) Finally, is there a significant performance difference between Apple's seemingly super expensive RAM and 3rd party RAM? (Other than the heat syncs)
Thanks for any replies.

1. We have no idea when Apple will release any product until it's released. This is a user-to-user site so we have no more information about future products than you do.
2. Yes, it's possible. There are two additional SATA ports on the motherboard.
3. The only graphic cards are those provided by Apple when you order the computer as well as the non-Apple supplied ATI HD-3870 Mac/PC card. The 8800 and 3870 have close performance specs. You can find some benchmarks at Bare Feats.
4. There's no difference between the RAM Apple installs and what you can purchase on the open market. As long as the RAM meets the required specifications and has the requisite heat sink it will work just fine.

A few questions before I buy the 13" air.

I need to buy a laptop within the next week so I have a few questions about the air.
Does the 13inch i5 version support hyperthreading to 4 cores and turbo boost?
Is the difference in performance between the i5 and i7 worth it?
Would the air be good enough to use word/PowerPoint with a lot of tabs open in chrome with no lag? (School laptop)
Am I better off getting a 13inch BBP? Or is the air the same performance wise? (I don't need the DVD drive or ethernet)

All the intel chips have the turbo boost. No MacBook Airs have quad core chips. They are only duo core. You need the pro book for the quad cores. As a school laptop the air is great because of the SSD. It opens quickly after moving while studying here and there. You can buy a pro book then eventually put a SSD in it if that is what you are looking for. But because apple makes all of their parts and software, you do not need as big of a cpu as you would need on a PC.

Few questions before buying a GPS receiver

Hello everyone,
I have nokia E63 and I have few questions about the Maps feature:
1. Is it free or do I have to subscribe to Maps?
2. How can I tell if my there are maps available for my country?
3. Does any bluetooth GPS receiver work, or do I have to buy something specific?
4. After I buy a GPS receiver, do I have to pay something for my cellular company? or GPS + Maps is enough?
Thanks in advance!
Koby

Hi kobyaizer
1) Determining your position or planning a route is free, but you have to pay extra for voice guided navigation although a free trial is offered pricing available here:http://europe.nokia.com/A41441532
2) Regional maps here:http://europe.nokia.com/explore-services/maps/download/nokia-map-loader
3) Any Bluetooth external GPS should suffice.
4) Bear in mind two processes at work, Nokia Maps application in which you can set "go-online at start up" to "No" and "Assisted GPS" which can be disabled if you are using an external GPS as would be superfluous and in this scenario you do not have to pay anything. Assisted GPS if enabled downloads 2-5 kb's of data for a positional fix which without a data plan can cost about 0.07GBP in UK.
If you require any further information then please ask.
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