Think about a new comp

[Psylentcuda]

Hey guys I'm pricing up new computers and such today and tomorrow to get a new one, but I have a couple questions. Can you play FFXI in the mac operating system? (I assume so, I just don't want to have to load windows everytime I want to play) And is there a windower that would run in the mac operating system so I wouldn't have to lose all my plugins I use now?

 

[Norrin]

Is gaming your intension for the new computer?? If so i would never recomend a MAC for it your options are very very limited for gaming purposes. Now if you have school or are writing a book and gaming is a second option I would go that route.

 

[Phraust]

I think the OP should be banned for Flame Baiting lol.

In all seriousness, no FFXI was not ported to Mac. Not much is. If you want a good reliable system Go PC. The support's there and for 25% of the price.

I could give you an exceptionally long list for why Mac's suck. But I'll leave it at that for now.

Do not give in to the bullshit you see on TV and buy a "pretty computer" buy one that works, it's a tool, not a toy. (Your games are toys though)

 

[Acks]

They're right, you can't run FFXI in OSX. You're only option,which you mentioned, is to boot into Windows.

 

[Zaltana]

if you value your soul never buy a MAC.

but as far as PC's go, if you do your homework you should be ok.

 

[Euphacent]

Macs are nice machines, but if you're going to be doing lots of gaming... or any gaming... go with a PC for now.

 

[Tristam Green]

if you value your soul never buy a MAC.

but as far as PC's go, if you do your homework you should be ok.

The Hell?

I don't own a Mac, never have, but I would like to have one.

Get a Mac, boot camp or vmware the bitch with Windows, OSX, and Linux, and have the best of all three worlds.

 

[Negorissimo]

The advantage PC has is userbase and that everything gets made for it 1st. But that doesnt mean Macs are bad. I tried to run FFXI on Virtual PC running Windows XP Profesional on my Mac G5 Dual Core and it didn't work for me (I think it was because of my office's firewall). My first attempt at playing FFXI on Mac failed. ; ;

I'm really interested to see if anyone can make it run on Mac. Please share. ^^

 

[exodusamphi]

You can run it on Linux via Wine finally. Mac is unix based so it 'sorta' works out, im sure theres a way to run Wine on your unix console in OSX

 

[Eulore]

Why the hell are non-mac based computers referred to as pcs? A pc is a personal computer, are macs suddenly not personal computers? Do people randomly come into your home and use your computer if you buy a mac? Don't buy a mac, one of those doods might try to shank you or something.

 

[Skaw]

Why the hell are non-mac based computers referred to as pcs? A pc is a personal computer, are macs suddenly not personal computers? Do people randomly come into your home and use your computer if you buy a mac? Don't buy a mac, one of those doods might try to shank you or something.

Ask Apple and their costumers who want to be individualists and trendy.

 

[Blabj]

We have a macbook pro and I still call it a laptop. Same as my ipod is my MP3 player. I don't really buy into the culture.

OT: Don't get a mac unless you like dealing with boot partitions and constant short fallings. Having fucked around with bootcamp for a while now, it's really not worth screwing around with. FFXI sometimes hangs on the laptop, it's just extra hassle setting it up and configuring everything, and their hardware isn't the same bang for bucks you're going to get if you buy a custom PC from a manufacturer such as alienware or if you make one yourself.

Plus, upgrading is pretty much out of the question unless you like seriously voiding your warranty and removing 3 kilo heatsinks with lots of small parts around to get knocked off.

Building your own computer isn't as hard as your friends and relatives might think. Imagine legos with more expensive parts and potentially deadly currents (I'm just joking about that... You really do deserve to die if you attempt to fit your CPU while you have the power supply plugged in.) Most instruction manuals for major motherboard manufacturers have instructions on how to correctly install and configure everything, and most other things are simple enough (screwing components in, plugging the right connectors into the right devices)