advice sought on using a mac pc agins a normal pc

[jmhanson]

hi there .

I am seeking some advice on wich way to ge regarding setting up a new pc with windows 7 i do know macs are very safe reliable systems

can any one advice accordingly

[cianpars]

I wouldn't buy a mac unless i was seriously into music or graphic design.

As far as i know you can't run windows programs on a mac (including FSX).

I did hear a story about someone running fsx on a mac using WINE though.

At home we have a dual boting PC running W7 on one hard drive and as a mac (hackintosh) Snow Leopard on the other. It was a bit of a pain to set up and will only run in one resolution though as a result of not being able to properly configure the graphics card.

IAN

[loki]

As far as i know you can't run windows programs on a mac (including FSX).

Actually it is very possible. Apple supports it directly with their Boot Camp feature. This basically creates a dual boot system where you pick which OS you want to run when the computer first boots up. There is also the virtual machine route using Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion from within the Mac environment. For something like FS, the Boot camp route would be preferable as there is less overhead.

If the system is only for FS, I would go for a PC as you can get a more powerful computer for less than a Mac. On the other hand, Macs don't have as may security issues which could be a bonus if it's for a family with an inquisitive child.

[jmhanson]

Gentlmen many thanks for that sound advice i will definatley stick to a desktop pc i do know that a good gaming pc will set me back around £800 or £2000 if its perfection i do fancy a quad core motherboard system wich i am considering as a bare bones purchase and build the rest myself i have installed hardrives and ghrapics cards okay i will do more reaserch on the best way forward i have her of wired 2 fire expensive machines indeed.