So I’ve always tossed around the idea of making a second PC so I could do other things while playing FFXI that I couldn’t do on my Mac (like play FFXI on a second account, but I don’t know how likely that would be now). I started thinking about it again, as I found that a Ventrilo server that I’m about to start using isn’t using the one single codec that allows the Mac version to connect, so I’d have to connect to it in the background. That’s not really a big issue, but it got my mind turning again, I started thinking… it’s only $50 for a cheap processor, $70 for a motherboard, $80 for a hard drive, $70 for a video card, $5 for a keyboard, I already have a case, monitor, mouse, optical drive.
Then I do the math, and realize that for only $200 more I could buy a Mac Mini with a Core Duo processor and just use Boot Camp. Then I have to fight the years of brainwashing that Apple has invested in me. I don’t need a fourth Mac.
Yes, that’s me. The Manchurian Consumer.
Why not get a cheap laptop like a Toshiba Sattlite? Been seeing the Duo Core ones for under $700 and they are great machines!
Poor thing, your brain has really gone thru the mental carwash. Oh well, im not even a computer guy but i have 3 PCs in my apt alone, i remember the week i had to reinstall windows in all 3 *groan*
(like play FFXI on a second account, but I don’t know how likely that would be now).
Upon reading that, my mind went “Wait… what?”
I just got rid of my “non-gaming” PC. This job is now handled by the various laptops I have. I have taking all my music, videos, and picture files and placed them on what was previously known as my ‘gaming’ computer. I use my laptop to download torrents, general web browsing and chatting.
Desk is more open now and I no longer have a computer running 24/7.