No, do NOT get XP 64-bit, it's nowhere near as compatible as 64-bit Vista. For drivers and programs, it's practically useless.

I'm only running 2 gigs of RAM right now and can't really see a difference. I suspect when I add a few gigs I may see the benefits.

well i think i'll stick with xp 32bit then... as i can't stand how vista takes up the harddrive...

My current desktop on Vista (bit cluttered and unorganized, but i'm switching back to xp once i finish the nLite intergration)

http://i.my.afterdawn.com/original/18139.jpg

new picture

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc28/07anto07/background-3.jpg

on my new 19in HP w 1907 monitor 1440x900 http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i196/Cincrob/desktop.png

New XP install on my laptop. Transparent taskbar, new icons,
and that's about it.

http://i.my.afterdawn.com/original/18189.JPG

Dual Monitors running at a res of 1920 x 1200 each...

Now who's got too many desktop icons? lol

I hate desktop icons, and i hate the 'start/programs' bar almost as much (but only because it balloons out of control). What i do is create a folder in the quick launch bar and put all the icons in there. So to run things i just click on quick launch icon, run the relevant program then close the quick launch folder. As Gordon Ramseys says, 'Done'.

Gordon Ramsey also says a lot of other things. Rude things.. :P

Kind of like you creaky, I have a shortcut folder called 'games' since that's what most of my icons are.

Ewwww, a Mac! lol

Originally posted by abuzar1:

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Ewwww, a Mac! lol

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WTF... LOL...

It is much better than that VISTA crap.... It even runs XP!

I have a Mac for my Video Editing!

I keep Adobe Creative Studio on my XP custom built machine for Video Editing ;)

Originally posted by abuzar1:

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I keep Adobe Creative Studio on my XP custom built machine for Video Editing ;)

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Final Cut Studio on my Mac ;p

They both work well enough. Of course it cost me half as much for a much better computer, which incidentally also happened to have MacOSX Leopard Installed(never used it though, lol).

Of course I sold that computer and now I use a lowly celeron D, in which making a DVD takes like three hours lol.

a pic of my TinyMe machine (Quad boot)
http://i.my.afterdawn.com/original/18191.jpg

in fact here's a post from another thread while i'm at it..

This is a stock desktop pic from my Dell quad-boot Linux machine (XP with 3 similar linuxes ie TinyMe test release 7, Mandriva 2008.0 and MiniMe 2008); pic is from the 'TinyMe' boot-up. Note the conky system monitor, i've tweaked it to correctly show both cores.

Core 2 Duo 2.13 with 4GB RAM, 160GB SATA-II drive, internal DVD-Rom and 3 USB2.0 attached opticals - my trusty 5yr old LG 4480B and a couple Benq DW1650's. No need for a graphics card as the onboard graphics can easily manage my preferred resolution of 1440x900. Still using the onboard sound with Logitech X-230's.




I tried upgrading TinyMe to the recently released 2008.0 version and also Mandriva to the new 2008.1 but my linux skills are a tad rusty and haven't got much spare time lately so for now i've put TinyMe test release 7 back on and Mandriva can keep. There's problems with the TinyMe ISO's out there from what i've been reading so i'll wait 'til they've ironed out all the problems (or just stick with Test release 7 as it's stable enough).

Frozen bubble 2 eh?

My Mac Cost $1649
Intel Core 2 Extreme 2.4GHz Penryn
4GB of Ram
Nvidia Geforce 8600GT 512MB
8X DVD Burner
250GB Hard Drive
Plus a Free Photo Printer
and a Free iPod Nano
Dreamweaver & PhotoShop - Free

Thats a pretty darn good deal.
Oh yeah... I can run Windows and Mac Side by side at the SAME TIME....

Tell me thats not a good deal.... In my opinion Adobe Creative Studio isn't comparable to Final Cut studio!

Oh yeah... Lucky me... I dont have to worry about Viruses... I am just thinking of all the money I saved not having to get virus protection! LOL....

Don't get me wrong... I love Windows XP, but there are just somethings my Mac can do that an XP machine can't... True XP is better some tasks than a Mac, but for me Mac OS X is the best option!

Now Vista is another story!

An extreme at only 2.4Ghz? Didn't know such a thing existed...

Originally posted by sammorris:

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An extreme at only 2.4Ghz? Didn't know such a thing existed...

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Thats how apple classifies the Processor on it's website... Give me a bit and I'll look up the model # of the chip

My machine cost me 850:

Q6600 at 3.6Ghz
2GB of RAM(could have upgraded to 4Gb for 50 More)
16X Sata DVD Burner
8800GT ONE GB(I guess this card is about 4 times faster than a 8600GT)
250GB Seagate SATA HDD
Thermaltake Armor Case

Now you have to Admit, that's a pretty darn good deal. Oh and I never got any viruses, and I don't use ANY virus or spyware protection.

Alright, let's not have PC vs Mac fight lol.

No, the PC wins... lol
Nah joking aside, this isn't the place for that.

I don't really care what you choose to use... If you are a gammer great get a PC... But FOR me a Mac is the best option....

I love, and Standby my MacBook Pro....

Moving on...
My current desktop: http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/9571/desktop260508cr0.jpg

My current desktop:

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/5062/82159715aw4.jpg