+ev

no,no, no.....although the Imac are really sweet, I suggest a 15" macbook pro and then a separate monitor too, like a 23" for example. Then you can put all your tables on the 23" monitor while having your lobbies, P5s, Aim, and your porn on the laptop screen.

P.S.
This is my system and it rocks. 15" Macbook Pro 23" Samsung LED Monitor. Tournament shipping equipment it is, it is!

I was thinking about getting one too...could someone post the major Poker sites that have a decent Mac version of their software?

WHat do yo mean Aim is how they get hacked?

I love my Mac...we haven't had a PC in the house for years.

But if I was buying a computer just for playing poker (and some porn surfing, I'm assuming), there's no reason not to go with a down-and-dirty basic PC.

If my memory serves me correctly -

pokerstars - Same for Mac/PC
FullTilt - Same for Mac/PC
Bodog - Only PC, but has 1 Table of Cash available in flash for .com and co.uk players
Absolute - PC/Mac seems to be available now.
titan poker - PC/Pretty sure they have a Mac version
partypoker - PC/No Mac i believe

I dont think the merge/cereus/ipoker networks have it, but i could be wrong.

 

Originally Posted by C_Bomb

As an Aussie, you can play on a bunch of sites that US players can't.

If you get a Mac, a lot of those sites will be off limits as most don't have Mac versions abd when they do, they pretty much suck.

You can get around by getting something like VMware Fusion or Parallel, that way you can run windows and OSX side side, but you'll need to flip for the VM and Windows versions.

Most Mac users qill tell you that they are the only way to go, and unless you know a fair bit about PC's i'd say this too. I know enough to get me out of minor trouble with PC's, but in the next 12 months when my PC and laptop really need replacing, I'll be getting Macs.

In Aussie $$ you'll need at least $2200, thats for the entry 21.5inch iMac with upgrades to 4gb ram, apple care plan and apple remote. I would also recommend the Microsoft office pack if you use any of it at home now.

If you have the money you can either get an extra monitor (the 30inch apple cinema display is the nuts) or you could get the 27inch display if you only want one screen. If money is not a problem then get the 27 and the 30 extra.

cliffs..

Pros
- Awesome performance
- Easy to use
- best features in the OS, normally hey do everything windows does just 5-10 years earlier
- great interface for you ipod/ipad/iphone if have one if them
- you won't need to upgrade as often as windows. not sure about the OS but the hardware shouldn't lag as much and is easy to clean up
- most upgrades are available for retro fit, where windows stuff requires new hardware more often
Cons
- really expensive to buy
- really expensive to upgrade when you do want to
- people may call you gay/ghey
- if you start raving ti everyone about your mac, you'l just look like a fanboy regardless of how much knowledge you may actually have
- they're so expensive i can mention cost twice $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

They arent that expensive if you compare features and factor in reliability.

 

Originally Posted by revolvingiris

This is just not correct...

Show me a PC that can last 5 years without going haywire on more than one occasion. I use PC and mac. Some people are just too stupid to realize that PC's are crap.

 

Originally Posted by revolvingiris

I always hate these convos because the mac fans refuse to understand they are getting ripped off but here it goes...Buy a PC with windows 7:

1) Its cheaper for the EXACT SAME HARDWARE. With a mac you have to bring it in to get work done if something goes wrong. On a PC you can just replace whatever is wrong yourself. You also have WWAAYY more options for upgrading hardware in the future with PC. You could also build a hackintosh if you really wanted the best of both worlds. I built one a while back for $800 that rivaled most higher end mac pros.
2) OSX isn't compatible with HEM, PT, or PO. So basically you are stuck doing things by hand. It also can't run table ninja.
3) Windows is the most used operating system in the world and its not even close. Therefore software developers generally always aim at Microsoft first.
4) Windows 7 is above and beyond the best Microsoft OS to date. Its stable, fast, and doesn't run a lot of trash in the background.
5) lastly, lol at the people who buy mac to just install parallels or windows. Your just burning money, don't burn money...

My last huge gripe with mac and OSX is that everything is close sourced. Maybe I am especially bitter because I own an iphone (along with an imac) and the limitations set by mac is ridiculous. I mean how can you not allow flash on a phone and still remain compatible?!?!? Obviously they are good at marketing and some how continue to brain wash their "prosumer" following.

/rant

This x a gajillion

 

Originally Posted by Zunga

Show me a PC that can last 5 years without going haywire on more than one occasion. I use PC and mac. Some people are just too stupid to realize that PC's are crap.

The reason PC'S go haywire is because A. People are stupid and don't realize that computers, like cars, require user maintenance. You can't look up porn and click every pop-up that comes up and download every single thing Internet Explorer throws at you without realizing that consequences will ensue.

B. There are more Pc's than macs thus more stories of PC's crashing. (This is the same for pit-bull attacks... 10x as many pit-bulls as any other dog thus more pitbull attacks.)

C. If Macs "Just work" then why does apple have a technical support dept.?

 

Originally Posted by Zunga

They arent that expensive if you compare features and factor in reliability.

They are if there are programs hat you use that you can't get for Mac

My Wife's business accounting software is a few years old and is not migrate-able to the latest version of it on Mac. We would have o buy the windows version and upgrade the file formats, then migrate to Mac(its also same situation forwin7 as the software company didn't do any support for win7 on old version as its end of life)

Its more of an ease of use thing for me. I'm the on who has to "fix" things if they don't run properly and with PC's it means a lot of maintenance on an old machine like ours. If the PC s running slow, it could be a day or so to get it running fast enough to keep the wife happy.

We'll be upgrading in a few months and i'll be pushing for Mac because it hink the difference in $$ is offset by that beautiful 27 inch monster resolution display.

If i already had a good HD high res monitor then i'd probably stick to PC

i fix and build pc's for a living and have both pc's and macs at home yet i can say without any doubt my macbook pro is seriously the best money i have ever spent in my life, pls dont listen to revolvingiris hes just flat out wrong and is giving bad advice

revolvingris is oblivious to life...if u've had the same computer for 6 years then ur wayyy out of date...i have an iMac and a vaio for portability...the iMac shits on any computer there is...revolvingiris is a stupid idiot who just wants to make an argument out of nothing because u cant compare macs to pc...macs cum

I use both PC and Mac. For a laptop, the MBP can't be beat. I know it's expensive and I'm paying a huge markup for the hardware I'm getting. But the non-computing hardware is just way better. If I spend, say, double (which is about what it was compared to a similar spec PC), that extra thousand dollars spread over two years is a few dollars per day. And if you factor in that the mac holds value better and has a higher resale price, it actually costs me about $200 per year to have a Mac laptop instead of a PC. Considering I use my laptop every day and I blow money on dumb shit all the time, this seems like a silly easy investment.