how good is a mac

hey well my friend is going to sell me a mac 7 is that good or is it really out of date and u know how windows u can by the thing that upgrades your windows 98 to a windows xp, well can u do that with macs??????/

hey well my friend is going to sell me a mac 7 is that good or is it really out of date and u know how windows u can by the thing that upgrades your windows 98 to a windows xp, well can u do that with macs??????/

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depends on what you are planning on using it for !

however id format the hard disk and install a Linux Distro on it..... (or buy macOsX if you prefere)

I like the mac os x and if you buy it it should have an upgrade option.How much money are you going to be spending on it?

I assume the money which u use to update your mac will get another brand new in the store, acturlly it is not easy to tell how to ungrade your system and hardware from the information you supported!

well he is oly going to sell me the tower for like 50 bucks and well i need a new computer but i don't have much money so would it be possible to get a newer the mac7 but older then mac os x for around 150?

well he is oly going to sell me the tower for like 50 bucks

and well i need a new computer but i don't have much money so would it be possible to get a newer the mac7 but older then mac os x for around 150?

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I think you would need to check e-bay or sites like that for it, new Mac's are REALY expensive, also if you want to upgrade you'll need to pay like 150$ for a legal version of MacOSX.

I head it is great sometime you will see website that are made by mac there awsome also.

Mac is very reliable and user friendly but lots of really good applications and other good things you may want to use will only be avaliable to Windows users simply becuase it has such a huge majority of the market.

If you want to program based on MAC, Xcode 1.5 is powerfull enough for java c++ cocoa etc, for web developer, WebObject is a easy-to-use language on mac, handy and strong. But according to the user manual for WebObject is not refreshed for a long time, I am not sure weather Apple will add more features on that!

I just bought a mac, an ibook to be exact. I like it a lot, though there are some things I wish worked differently. On the other hand, it doesn't give me the bs I get from windows sometimes. So, I plan to use it to just get work done. As for needing a new computer, getting a PC is much cheaper. If you are getting a notebook, then things are different, the ibooks(the new ones) are pretty well priced for the features. But do be aware of the software hole; there won't be as much stuff as on the PC, so make sure you know what you will need. That being said, most software like web browsing, chat, email, and wordprocessing is all available and at least as nice on the mac as on the PC. If you plan on doing much in the way of gaming, you should get a PC, the mac just doesn't have much game support. Anyway, I hope that helps.

Wait, is he selling you a Mac that currently runs OS 7? If so, then you're getting a bum deal if you're willing to pay anything over $50. Seriously.If it's a 68k or PPC601 based machine, it's basically worthless now. You can't upgrade those computer worth beans, and the best they're used for are simple servers (I should know, I own two). However, if it's a 603/604 machine that just hasn't had the OS updated in years, you might be in some luck. If you give the specific model name, I should be able to tell you what you have to work with. The outlook doesn't look too good though.Basically, the best case situation is that the computer is a 604e based Mac. In this case, you can strip some of the internals (HD, RAM, and PROC) and upgrade. They make upgrade cards (processors) that can boost it to a G3. Likewise, the RAM and HD can be upgraded, though it might be hard, seeing as they use old DIMM and SCSI products. Here's the catch though, most upgrade cards don't play well with OSX. That said, you might invest a fair chunk of change for nothing more than a faster computer that can run, drumroll please....OS 9! Alright! You're still stuck in "classic" and can't run anything new. But, all is not loss, as it'll make a great server, web kiosk, or text editor. Isn't that just what you wanted to hear? Hooray! You just bought a text editor!

hmm, my last reply in this thread was meant to go somewhere else, but I don't remember where. In any case here is my reply to THIS topic. For 50 bucks, you will have a computer that runs. The end. Finding software for Mac OS's earlier than OSX or maybe OS9 will be hard. Frankly, unless you want it for the hell of owning an old mac, you would probably be better off spending the 50 bucks on something else. I assume since you are on these boards that you have a computer of your own. If so, you don't need that machine, its not worth it. If you DON'T have a computer, it may be worth it if you can't scrounge the parts to build a PC that runs linux or something for free. Make sure it has software coming with it though.

I have a mac and i find it nice for average users. I only know how to pragramme with html but a mac fits me. The softwares on it are nice and we got photoshop, indesign for free! The design is way better and i personaly like mac os x. I live in california and he people in the apple store are very nice. One showed me how to use garage band for free!

how did you get photoshop and indesign for free? Let me know cause I want in!

I want Photoshop for free too! And Garageband. I think it's one of the best iLife apps. You know that makes me want to start a poll!