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iMac and iBook

by ZC » Fri May 21, 2004 10:25 am

in a few months, me think of buying an iBook or a powerBook depending on my budget........



any idea if i can use word/excel/ppt etc on this directly.....i understand that the office version of these is different from office version for XP or any windows....how different is this.....shud i buy office separately when i buy the book or can i get it for free......



how is it for windows.....if office given free when i buy the OS ?



appreciate ur suggestions, thanks. :)
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by CtrlAltDel » Fri May 21, 2004 11:04 am

going "Apple" after working on windows wud lead to problems abt software compatibility. most of the software available are designed for Windows simply coz its the most widely used OS, unlike Macs.

Make sure all the software u use, have a Mac version too. Yes, MS Office comes in a seperate Mac version also.

Macs are more known for excellent multimedia capabilities, so they are largely used in the Multimedia industry. unless u really do things that wud make use of a Mac's power (like multimedia), i dont think the high cost of purchase is justified.

dont go for Mac just for the heck of it. for normal use (emails, net, MS Office etc) Windows OS serves the purpose just fine.



...but if yr office is paying, what the heck....go for it...! :lol:
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by ilayaraja_fan » Fri May 21, 2004 11:39 am

yep.. CAD bhai is spot on..



regarding windows.. nop.. the office suite of products do not come free with the OS :)
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Re: iMac and iBook

by LP » Fri May 21, 2004 11:49 am

ZC wrote:in a few months, me think of buying an iBook or a powerBook depending on my budget........

any idea if i can use word/excel/ppt etc on this directly.....i understand that the office version of these is different from office version for XP or any windows....how different is this.....shud i buy office separately when i buy the book or can i get it for free......

how is it for windows.....if office given free when i buy the OS ?

appreciate ur suggestions, thanks. :)




I personally found it irritaing.Well....it wasnt irritating but it was just weird because I was used to Windows.
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by ZC » Fri May 21, 2004 12:00 pm

i want to buy it just for that......fun :D in office i use XP anyway.....high cost?......for same cost as a 1.6 G intel, i get a 1G ibook :) rest of features are similar......thats if office is free ....else another 10-15k more :cry: the engineering tools i use, shall use on a workstation or PC in office, i have no intensions of running programmes on my notebook..........all i use is net, email, office etc and a back-up for the data from office as excel files..............so, i want to know, how easy or difficult to transfer files (office) from windows to OSX...........i am just weighing this option with IBM R40, coz this one has a shock-absorber for hard-disk......



i think i have to look for people using an ibook now.......to talk directly/get a demo...........[/b]
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by CtrlAltDel » Fri May 21, 2004 12:26 pm

ZC wrote:i want to buy it just for that......fun
oh boy...u seem to have lots of cash to spare!
ZC wrote:how easy or difficult to transfer files (office) from windows to OSX...
there are many tools that wud transfer files between the two. i havent used Mac, so i cant recommend any. an easy way for small files is to store them in internet (yahoo briefcase, mail attachment etc) from yr PC and download them to the iBook. but u have to ensure yr iBook has the requisite s/w to open the transfered files.
ZC wrote:i think i have to look for people using an ibook now...
:roll: a rare breed they are...
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by ZC » Fri May 21, 2004 12:31 pm

CtrlAltDel wrote:
ZC wrote:i think i have to look for people using an ibook now...
:roll: a rare breed they are...




i see people around me, often :) the only thing is, i cant just go and start talking to a stranger, this isnt easy for me :)
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by LP » Fri May 21, 2004 12:39 pm

ZC wrote:
CtrlAltDel wrote:
ZC wrote:i think i have to look for people using an ibook now...
:roll: a rare breed they are...


i see people around me, often :) the only thing is, i cant just go and start talking to a stranger, this isnt easy for me :)




Really,mac's are that popular in Hyderabad(If you dont live here,then dont bother answering the question :D )?
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by ZC » Fri May 21, 2004 12:51 pm

LP wrote:
Really,mac's are that popular in Hyderabad(If you dont live here,then dont bother answering the question :D )?




its just that they r seen around my office area......not everywhere..... :)
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by LP » Fri May 21, 2004 12:56 pm

ZC wrote:
LP wrote:
Really,mac's are that popular in Hyderabad(If you dont live here,then dont bother answering the question :D )?


its just that they r seen around my office area......not everywhere..... :)


Oh,yeah.I guess there is some inprovement.5 years ago you ask someone from out city about Mac's and they reply huh!!!So its good to know that people are using Mac's in our city. :D
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by ZC » Fri May 21, 2004 1:06 pm

LP wrote:Oh,yeah.I guess there is some inprovement. 5 years ago you ask someone from out city about Mac's and they reply huh!!! So its good to know that people are using Mac's in our city. :D
dont ask, some-one....ask ZC :wink:
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