Switch to Mac at Compu2000

[Rockia]

Just visited the store and they gave me a coupon. It says from Sept. 25th to Sept. 30, I can get a great deal on Mac.

This is what they gave me on the coupon:

Buy a Mac (Mac Mini exclusive), and the first 20 customers can get a free Microsoft Windows XP Home and Parallels desktop 3.0 but not including the installation. However, this deal is in-store only and I asked if I can ship it to other provinces(for my friend), their reply was that my friend can call and they will help.

By rough calculation, i can save about $200 on a Mac. I think it's a great deal. Let me dig the coupon out and i will update this post.

[devil2k]

I don't get this
Buy a mac and they give you windows xp?
It's like buying a petro car and they give you free diesel.

[MC25]

I don't get this
Buy a mac and they give you windows xp?
It's like buying a petro car and they give you free diesel.

duh. its called boot camp. a mac can run windows and os x, both. i have xp and os x leopard on my MBP.

[Rockia]

I don't get this
Buy a mac and they give you windows xp?
It's like buying a petro car and they give you free diesel.

Yes, they told me all the new Macs are based on Intel CPU and you can run Windows on top of it. That's why they give out free copies of Parallels Desktop and Windows XP for their "Switch to Mac" promotion events.

Well, I am not really a Mac guy, so if I happened to get a Mac, I prefer to use Windows as well. It's not a bad idea tho.

[Rockia]

duh. its called boot camp. a mac can run windows and os x, both. i have xp and os x leopard on my MBP.

Yea, boot camp works, but I don't wanna reboot every time I want to switch between two different systems. I thin parallels is a good choice. Of course, it will use more CPU; but everything has both sides. LOL

[mightydrake]

They want to clear out stocks before the update. Apple are updating all their computer in october. Macbook / Macbook pro / iMac. Big hardware update with possibly new ddr3, new cpu, led display for the macbook (that's what rumors say).

If you can wait 2-3 weeks before buying, then you should wait for the update. It will be worth it.

[cyl]

They want to clear out stocks before the update. Apple are updating all their computer in october. Macbook / Macbook pro / iMac. Big hardware update with possibly new ddr3, new cpu, led display for the macbook (that's what rumors say).

If you can wait 2-3 weeks before buying, then you should wait for the update. It will be worth it.

+1

sounds like there just trying to get rid of some stock before the refresh coming up

[weilyan]

i hope they'll have blu-ray drives on the next batch of macbook pro

i was about to buy one then held off when started my blu-ray collection/spendings

(rfd's fault with the amazon.com and j&r.com deals )

[JJpach]

Maybe it's just me but I think it's kinda cold. Running XP on Mac isn't that great an offer unless you're a diehard M$ user.....and there's nothing wrong with OSX. I do agree to the "petro & diesel" theory at some point. Hardly a HOT Mac deal. They're too overpriced.

[devil2k]

duh. its called boot camp. a mac can run windows and os x, both. i have xp and os x leopard on my MBP.

And what's the point? A PC can also run Windows and OSX you don't have to get ripped off by Steve Jobs.

[TruE SkiLLS]

And what's the point? A PC can also run Windows and OSX you don't have to get ripped off by Steve Jobs.

try that without having to go through the hassle of installing drivers plz =P

[chris103610]

Maybe it's just me but I think it's kinda cold. Running XP on Mac isn't that great an offer unless you're a diehard M$ user.....and there's nothing wrong with OSX. I do agree to the "petro & diesel" theory at some point. Hardly a HOT Mac deal. They're too overpriced.

they aren't overpriced at all.
if you look at the cpu alone. compare that to any dell or HP.
nothing comes close.
and when you look at the operating system. what you save on time and security features. ie. adware, firewall etc.
the mac stacks up pretty tall compared to the price of a pc laptop.

[Rockia]

And what's the point? A PC can also run Windows and OSX you don't have to get ripped off by Steve Jobs.

How about this? Try to run everything there and once there is Apple update and you run the update from the "Software update" and you don't have problem? And, is your "Mac OSX on PC" going to stand firm against the software copyright issue? Enough said, I prefer getting a real Mac just not putting myself into troubles.

[Rockia]

+1

sounds like there just trying to get rid of some stock before the refresh coming up

I don't think so. Yea, I heard that Macbook and Macbook Pro are gonna be refresh, but I don't think the iMac is. And their deals are for all Mac except Mac mini. So I guess it's great for me since I just wanted to have an iMac to replace my old celeron desktop.

[MC25]

Yea, boot camp works, but I don't wanna reboot every time I want to switch between two different systems. I thin parallels is a good choice. Of course, it will use more CPU; but everything has both sides. LOL

True. I prefer boot camp because a) its included with all macs and b) you dont lose any CPU performance, where as like you said Parallel it takes away a lot of cpu power. I guess its ok for simple things like older games and word processing etc, but for more intensive games its better to run on bootcamp

Yes, they told me all the new Macs are based on Intel CPU and you can run Windows on top of it. That's why they give out free copies of Parallels Desktop and Windows XP for their "Switch to Mac" promotion events.

Well, I am not really a Mac guy, so if I happened to get a Mac, I prefer to use Windows as well. It's not a bad idea tho.

I use both, but I like OS X way more, its more intuitive, and easier to use, nicer interface, list goes on. But its useful to have access to both xp and os x.

And what's the point? A PC can also run Windows and OSX you don't have to get ripped off by Steve Jobs.

thats ignorant. it can be argued that microsoft is a rip off. Most PCs are built very ******, especially cheaper ones. Not to mention windows is riddled with viruses, security breaches, etc.