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Senmet:
i need help i'm looking to get a new camp for my arcade. i need it to run all the Emulators form NES to Sega Genesis and looking for some thing that can play some the new pc games, play ogm and mkv and be a DRV for Diretv with a remote. can some one help me
ahofle:
--- Quote ---looking for some thing that can play some the new pc games
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You want to play PC games but you're not sure if you should get a Mac or PC? :dizzy:
Guaranos:
I have no idea what this part means:
--- Quote from: Senmet on July 09, 2007, 10:53:27 pm ---play ogm and mkv and be a DRV for Diretv with a remote.
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But other than that, the new Macs can have Windows installed on them, either to run in a virtual machine or in a dual boot setup, which means they can run anything a regular Windows PC can, plus anything a Mac can.
If it's going to be your main machine that you have to look at everyday, I'd get the Mac. The hardware looks better, the OS is much nicer, and the flexibility is there. However, if you're just looking for a secondary PC to play a few games on, the Mac is probably overkill.
I bought a Mac Mini a couple years back to be my regular desktop machine. I like it because it's tiny, practically silent, and of course runs OS X. As a bonus, I'll never have to "upgrade" to Vista, I never have weird driver issues like my old XP machine, and I don't have to reinstall the OS yearly to maintain performance.
It's not all roses though. Page Up/Page Down and Home/End are kind of funky on the Mac compared to Windows. That still annoys me even after two years.
Level42:
100% agreed.
I bought a Mac Mini when I was on holiday in the US last september. Little did I know I would fall in love with it SO much. It's a great machine, but you do need to upgrade the memory, I think 1GB is a must, I recently went from 512 MB to 2 GB and the speed difference is incredible ! (two 1GB banks just cost me €70,-)
My main PC has since only been on VERY occasionally just to get a file or picture that I needed....nothing else makes me ever want to go back....and yes there are some things to get used to, but it's mainly UNlearning stupid Windows habits.
For a Mame cab, I'd still get PC components. But you could use an old mac for it as well I guess....
Havok:
If you want maximum flexibility and hardware compatibility, along with saving a serious amount of money - go pc.
I always get a chuckle out of these boneheads who say they have to reload the OS on a regular basis to keep it running good. Yeah - these guys need a Mac...
My main system which has more crap on it than I will ever admit, including various "tools" has been the same OS load since 2004. My wife's XP system has been the same OS load since 2002.
However, I do still use a Mac - as a door stop on our inventory room when we are loading equipment!
;D
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