Hard2Hear
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I'm thinking of moving to the dark side and getting a Mac to use for recording. Mind you, I use a P3 800 with win2k that I am fairly satisfied with, I am just doing some research. I have worked with Pc's for almost 10 years, but have never used a Mac, not even once. So I have some questions to anyone who would answer them.
1. Is the video output different? Could I use my existing switchbox and not have to buy (and make room for) another monitor?
2. Is the Mac all SCSI inside? If so, to upgrade and buy another HD, what type SCSI? (wide, wide-ultra, ultra2,etc.?)
3. Is there Half-Life for Macs and does it run over the internet? (sorry, the gamer in me has to ask...)
4. I see at CDW.com that a G4 500mhz machine is going for $2500, where a G4 400mhz is $1295. Would I be dumb to save half the money and get 100mhz less?(granted, there are some other differences)
4b. If a 400 mhz Mac going to give performance near my 800 mhz P3?
5. Is the SDRAM they use for memory the same as SDRAM for a PC?)
Looking foreward to hearing some answers.....
H2H
ps...i'm not getting rid of my 4 pc's. this will be an addition
1. Is the video output different? Could I use my existing switchbox and not have to buy (and make room for) another monitor?
2. Is the Mac all SCSI inside? If so, to upgrade and buy another HD, what type SCSI? (wide, wide-ultra, ultra2,etc.?)
3. Is there Half-Life for Macs and does it run over the internet? (sorry, the gamer in me has to ask...)
4. I see at CDW.com that a G4 500mhz machine is going for $2500, where a G4 400mhz is $1295. Would I be dumb to save half the money and get 100mhz less?(granted, there are some other differences)
4b. If a 400 mhz Mac going to give performance near my 800 mhz P3?
5. Is the SDRAM they use for memory the same as SDRAM for a PC?)
Looking foreward to hearing some answers.....
H2H
ps...i'm not getting rid of my 4 pc's. this will be an addition