Opinions from the Apple crowd.

**Beertigger** · 8th October 08, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by Freelander Sporrano

You no doubt have heard that Macs can run windows now. My sons Macbook does it via VM ware fusion. He uses a special software for his Dislexia which only runs on windows XP ... It networks just fine and can use the wireless printer we have at home both from XP and the OSX operating system. My wife and daughter use PC's and they live happily together with our 3 Macs on a Mixed network.

Not only can a Mac run Windows, it can do it better at times. Right now I'm running the Mac OS, and Windows 98, and two flavors of XP - at the same time on the same box. Cross-platform/cross-browser testing on one desktop. Parallels has saved me a LOT of time.

**Rob Wright** · 22nd October 08, 09:07 PM

Didn't get a display due to being out of stock, but that can wait, here is my Macbook Pro which is replacing my hardworking G5 imac:

I added the wireless keyboard and mouse from the deceased desktop to my set up.

Rob

**Bob C** · 30th October 08, 07:56 PM

I've been forced to use Macs at work for the last 11 years. I would never allow one in my house.

**Rob Wright** · 1st November 08, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by Bob C.

I've been forced to use Macs at work for the last 11 years. I would never allow one in my house.

It would not be an Apple thread without Bob chiming in, thank you sir for participating.

Rob

**Bob C** · 2nd November 08, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by Rob Wright

It would not be an Apple thread without Bob chiming in, thank you sir for participating.

Rob

My pleasure (posted from my reliable HP laptop).

**Kiltman** · 2nd November 08, 08:50 PM

Currently I have five MACs of various ages. I run my MacBook Pro with a older Apple cinema. It's beautiful.
I do have a PC and am a MS certified professional. I turn on the PC once a week to download the virus definitions.

**GDub** · 30th October 08, 08:27 PM

I've been forced to use Macs at work for the last 11 years. I would never allow one in my house.

I exactly the opposite. Been a Mac user at home since the Mac Plus--Amiga user before that. I LOVE the Mac! PCs I tolerate at work because I have to, but I have a dual processor G5 (with Parallels and RDC) that's my main work machine so I can pretty much stay in a Mac environment 75% of the time.

Sticking to the original post, at home I currently use a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac. Great machine! It's serving me well.

**mudd** · 8th November 08, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by Rob Wright

Didn't get a display due to being out of stock, but that can wait, here is my Macbook Pro which is replacing my hardworking G5 imac:

I added the wireless keyboard and mouse from the deceased desktop to my set up.

Rob

Hey, that's a real perty laptop.

Who's that in the picture? (Never mind. I know who it is. Nice avatar too.

)

Typing this on an iMac G4; the one with the half-a-basketball shaped base and the gooseneck monitor. My wife and daughter both use an iBook G4. And I still have one of the original iMacs, which doesn't get much use anymore.

**DANIELLE** · 15th November 08, 02:12 AM

I have the glossy screen, but the matte was an option at the Apple store. I forgot to specify, so I got glossy. It was what I wanted anyway, because the colors are so rich. For the few hours of the day where I have strong glare from the windows over my shoulder, I simply tilt the screen down a few degrees, and I don't even notice the surface of the screen.