Originally Posted by Superkid11
Unfortunate side-effect of having your parental units pay: My dad thinks the 20" is big enough(and for now I agree), so I don't think I can just decide to get the 24" while I'm there.
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I also agree. I don't think you would need anything bigger than 20".
Originally Posted by Superkid11
However, it seems that external monitors can work with the iMac anyway, so if I decide I need a bigger screen I won't be in serious trouble.
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Frankly, if you use an external monitor with an iMac, you are:
a) insane; and
b) wasting that beautiful display that Apple provided you with.
Originally Posted by Superkid11
Plus I can spend the otherwise spent money on the extra ram(my dad is utterly determined to get it from the store, overpriced or not) and a nice pair of speakers.
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That makes sense to me!
Originally Posted by Superkid11
Well... Tomorrow's the big day. Since I learned I was getting it I felt like I couldn't wait to have it, now I can't beleive it's already time to get it. (well, it's a lot sooner than I thought it'd be... I thought I'd have to wait til Christmas!) Right now I'm archiving and deleting everything possible, clearing it up for my dad to use. I'm scared to uninstall my keygened Flash CS3...
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I would never give a used Windows install to anyone. My advice would be to do a fresh install of Windows so that you can be sure your stuff is all gone and your dad also gets the snappiest possible machine. (I know you're going to ignore my advice anyway though.)
Originally Posted by Superkid11
Almost immediately after getting it one of the things I'm going to try Crossover by Codeweavers. I don't need to run anything seriously important that's windows-only but it should pull off what I need to run. (Infact, Darwine might do that too but it sounds harder to install) And I won't have to go through the pain-in-the-ass windows installation.
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Windows installation is second nature to me by now, and frankly I prefer it to any other solutions (like "compatibility layers" such as Wine or Crossover). Crossover will provide you with the ability to run a few simple Windows applications, but they will run fairly slowly and be incredibly ugly looking. Also, most apps will just not work at all. Give it a try if you like, but I strongly advise going the VMware route.
Originally Posted by Superkid11
Thank you Danny and everyone else who posted in here for the help. I'm going to post about my experience with it and the new OS after getting it. And on the off chance the display models are connected to the internet I may come here on one of them.
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You're very welcome! I'm glad I was a help to you and I wish you all the best on the famed iMac Day! Looking forward to hearing your review!
Originally Posted by Superkid11
(I added "SK's iMac day" to the calender... hope that's alright.)
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Of course.
