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where in canada can i buy apple pcs?
like the mac mini, or a notebook?

or do i have to order online?

EDIT: also is a mac notebook or desktop pc, compatible with windows files?
like can i make stuff on the apple pc, then transfer it to the windows pc?

EDIT: or is it better just to stick with a windows based computer?

Doesnt Future Shop carry them ?

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Originally posted by Fraisie
Doesnt Future Shop carry them ?

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i don't think so.

No - we don't carry them (I don't know why).

You could try http://www.apple.ca/ if you're willing to buy online (it's a bit cheaper) - or else London Drugs sells them, and you might want to also check for a local Apple store.


And yes - you can view SOME windows files on a Apple PC, but not all.


MACs are good if you're not a gamer and are using it for word processing, imaging, video editing, etc.

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Originally posted by blade
No - we don't carry them (I don't know why).

You could try http://www.apple.ca/ if you're willing to buy online (it's a bit cheaper) - or else London Drugs sells them, and you might want to also check for a local Apple store.


And yes - you can view SOME windows files on a Apple PC, but not all.


MACs are good if you're not a gamer and are using it for word processing, imaging, video editing, etc.

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thanks for the info, so i guess my best bet will be to just get a windows laptop.

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Originally posted by JackSparrow
thanks for the info, so i guess my best bet will be to just get a windows laptop.

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If you want to play games, but remember - most laptops are not game machines. Unless you get a gaming laptop then you can't play games that are CPU intensive.
The reason for this is that all the parts are really close together and get really hot - playing CPU intensive games can fry it all (like what happened to my bud's PC).

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Originally posted by blade

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Originally posted by JackSparrow
thanks for the info, so i guess my best bet will be to just get a windows laptop.

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If you want to play games, but remember - most laptops are not game machines. Unless you get a gaming laptop then you can't play games that are CPU intensive.
The reason for this is that all the parts are really close together and get really hot - playing CPU intensive games can fry it all (like what happened to my bud's PC).

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no what i meant by, " i guess i'll be getting a windows laptop" i meant to use a windows os. and to play some games on it.
a quick question to you Blade. what the max upgrade can futureshop do on a laptop? meaning ram,videocard, harddrive and cpu?

can they upgrade to specs like on alienware and voodoopc?

Futureshop doesn't carry that many laptop parts, and laptops usually can't be upgraded anyways (other than RAM) by anyone other than the company that makes them.

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Originally posted by blade
Futureshop doesn't carry that many laptop parts, and laptops usually can't be upgraded anyways (other than RAM) by anyone other than the company that makes them.

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ok, thanks.

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Originally posted by blade
Futureshop doesn't carry that many laptop parts, and laptops usually can't be upgraded anyways (other than RAM) by anyone other than the company that makes them.

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so i guess your saying, my best bet is to buy a laptop online.

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Originally posted by JackSparrow
so i guess your saying, my best bet is to buy a laptop online.

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I'm saying - if you want to upgrade and/or play a lot of highly CPU intensive games then spend the extra for an Alienware or VooDoo PC.