- Jan 7, 2013
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Recently built myself a new PC running Windows 8, and plan on doing something for my GF soon as well to replace her aging desktop, which may go at any moment now.
Space being a limited issue, and her wanting a laptop as well, I was thinking of getting her a good laptop, and set it up with an external display, the Dell U2412M.
She has an iPad & iPhone, both of which she loves, and has been interested in a MBP or MBA, so I was thinking of getting one. She doesn't play any games outside of the simple Facebook games like Hay Day, Candy Crush, etc. So she doesn't need anything too powerful. She mainly needs one for playing those, FB, browsing, movies, music, and writing. The kid's will also be on it once in awhile, and I figured Mac OS would be an easy and safe thing for them to use. When I return to school for Comp Sci, I may end up bringing it with me when needed as well.
I'm wondering if theres any sort of compatibility or network options between a Windows & Apple based machine. Right now, I have our 2 computers networked to share all our movies, music and pictures, though it's mainly used to transfer movies and TV shows. Is this possible with two different OS's? Is there another laptop that can perform as well in this situation?
If anyone has similar experience, I would like to hear what you think. Sorry for the long post!
P.S. My main interest is in a refurbished MBP non retina for upgrade options.
Space being a limited issue, and her wanting a laptop as well, I was thinking of getting her a good laptop, and set it up with an external display, the Dell U2412M.
She has an iPad & iPhone, both of which she loves, and has been interested in a MBP or MBA, so I was thinking of getting one. She doesn't play any games outside of the simple Facebook games like Hay Day, Candy Crush, etc. So she doesn't need anything too powerful. She mainly needs one for playing those, FB, browsing, movies, music, and writing. The kid's will also be on it once in awhile, and I figured Mac OS would be an easy and safe thing for them to use. When I return to school for Comp Sci, I may end up bringing it with me when needed as well.
I'm wondering if theres any sort of compatibility or network options between a Windows & Apple based machine. Right now, I have our 2 computers networked to share all our movies, music and pictures, though it's mainly used to transfer movies and TV shows. Is this possible with two different OS's? Is there another laptop that can perform as well in this situation?
If anyone has similar experience, I would like to hear what you think. Sorry for the long post!
P.S. My main interest is in a refurbished MBP non retina for upgrade options.
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