Powerbook compatibility..?
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- rory
I am looking at buying a laptop.
After looking at a Dell Precision I was quite shocked at the price. I looked at the Mac powerbook and was pleasantly surprised that the approximate same spec cost less!
Anyway, I want to know if how compatible the Powerbook is:
> Can I seamlessly network it with a PC without forking out for a special hub or something?
> Can I plug in my 21" Dell monitor or is it useless?
Any help would be 'preciated
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- safe0
you can network mac>pc pcvga cable with the powerbook so yeah you can hook it up...
- jon_0
we run a mixture of pcs and macs here at work and there are no troubles getting them to talk together.
it's even easier if you're running osx like all new macs do
- rory0
Cool.
Thanks guys. Do you know anything about hte monitor?
I know you can hook-up another monitor, but I'm not sure if it applies to any monitor... even old ones?
- rory0
is there any compatibility issues regarding monitors?
Are there Mac monitors and PC monitors - are there differences?
excuse the ignorance.
- unknown0
never had to deal with the monitor issue, have always used my powerbooks screen... since you're gettinga powerbook, is the monitor even that important? You could get the 17" powerbook and that would have a better screen than some old pc monitor most likely.
- unknown0
you can use a TV if you want.
- rory0
heh heh. I could.
I'd love the 17", but its just outa my price league.
I already have a 21" so I'd like to use it. Although teh quality isn't as good as the Mac display... it all comes down to cash.
b u d g e t. :(
- safe0
you can hook a pc monitor to a mac fine, but you got to use the dvi>vga connector that comes with the powerbook,
- rory0
thanks Safe!
Now its time to make my order!!
- unknown0
Ok:
Here is my experience.
I have a powerbook g4, running osx, yadda yadda yadda..
I plug it everyday to a pc monitor, no problem.
As far as the network thing..
well, even today I could never get online on the network, I dont know its the router or what..
Making pc's and mac's talk to each other is not as easy as somebody wrote earlier, but its duable.
peace
- rory0
Thanks Miklo
all this is great help!
- soda0
you can never have enough monitor!
I actually prefer to plug my powerbook into an external monitor and use the powerbook one as a second monitor...
I don't think they are that great in regards to screen quality, still not as clean on anti aliased vectors and colour is a bit washed out....even after fiddling with the colour synch. Amoungst other things.
AND make sure you put a piece of felt between screen and keyboard when you close it. apple deny it but the keyboard damages the screen it did it on the G3 powerbooks, the first TiBooks and I am sure the newer versions will be the same.
Better to be safe rather than get a line across the screen from your keyboard that isn't covered by warranty!
- safe0
If you haven't ordered yet, macconnection.com has a good deal.
Thats where I got mine from.
- rory0
You guys are Great. Thanks!!