Which do you feel is the better? Is the Mac dude better than the Uncool PC Guy? Sound off your opinions..

Let the war of the fanboi’s begin

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Meanwhile my personal favorite is the Mac. Doesn’t mean I’m Gay Alright!!

Apple on Monday refreshed its iMac lineup with the latest and greatest in Core2Duo Processors and more powerful graphic options for the 24″ model. The updated iMac’s now feature Core2Duo processors using the latest penryn chips manufactured using the 45nm technology, more efficient compared to the older 65nm technology.

Prior to Monday’s update, the iMac featured either a 2GHz or 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo chip. The updated machines run at 2.4GHz, 2.66GHz or 2.8GHz, depending on configuration. Apple also offers a 3.06GHz processor as a build-to-order option. The only other Macs to top the 3GHz mark are build-to-order configurations of the Mac Pro, with either 3GHz or 3.2GHz Quad Core Xeon processors. So its nice to see the iMac receive some pro treatment ain’t it?

Apple also increased the amount of RAM that ships with two of the three standard iMac configurations. The 20-inch 2.66GHz iMac and the 24-inch 2.8GHz iMac ship with 2GB of RAM; in comparison to the previous offerings of 1GB of memory.

Other changes to the iMac line include a 1,066MHz FSB on all three iMac configurations in comparison to the previous 800MHz. Also NVidia 8800GS is also an option on the 24″ model which is good news for hardcore gamers because NVidia cards seem to outperform ATI ones in every world.

The new iMacs come in three basic models:

• The $1,199 20-inch with a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and an ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB GDDR3 memory;
• The $1,499 20-inch model with a 2.66GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and an ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB GDDR3 memory; and
• The $1,799 24-inch offering with a 2.8GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and an ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB GDDR3 memory.
• The $2,199 build-to-order 24-inch model that ships with the 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo chip, Nvidia GeForce 8880 GS graphics card and 500GB hard drive.

All iMac models are now available and are shipping immediately. For the performance comparisons on the new iMac with its other Mac cousins and the older iMac head over to Engadget

Here’s hot news for all you Mac users out there, who have been dying to get their hands on the Mac Office 2008, that was released about two weeks ago.

Now on a few private torrent trackers we have the Office 2008 HOTiSO that just weighs in under 600MB. Right now the release is only on a few private trackers, but you can expect it to come on popular public trackers like TPB as well pretty soon.

The new version of Office 2008 has been pretty well received by just about everyone, and if you have been holding yourselves with Office 2004, consider this as the best time to upgrade, because Office 2008 is worth every penny you pay for it.

Description:

Simplify your day at work. Achieve more with the power of reinvented Office for Mac. Easy-to-use, powerful tools make it easy to create fantastic looking documents-from dynamic presentations to stunning reports and engaging communications.

Included:

• Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Entourage
• Microsoft Server Exchange Support
• Automator Actions for Workflows in Microsoft Office

System Requirements:

• Processor: A Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (500 MHz or faster) processor
• Operating System: Mac OS X version 10.4.9 or later
• Memory: 512 MB of RAM or more
• 1.5 GB of available hard disk space
• Hard Disk: HFS+ hard disk format (also known as Mac OS Extended or HFS Plus)
• Drives: DVD drive or connection to a local area network (if installing over a network)
• Display: 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution monitor
• Entourage and certain features require Internet access (fees may apply)

So if you are looking to download this release illegaly over the internet, here’s a little bit more information that will be useful :

Release Name: Microsoft.Office.2008.Standard.MAC.OSX-HOTiSO
Size: 525.37MB

P.S dailyApps condemns software Piracy and as such I suggest you download this release for trial purposes only, and if you like it, then please purchase a license.

Via RSLog

With its just a week to go for MacWorld ’08, Master Steve decided that he needs to push out all the boring announcements beforehand and give us something exciting on January 15th. Having said that, Apple yesterday upgraded its MacPro lineup making the latest MacPro’s the fastest ever.

Apple bumped the MacPro’s to an 8 Core beast of machine, and host of other upgrades making it twice as fast as its predecessors. Here is the base configuration of the MacPro that retails for $2,799.

• Two 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors with dual-independent 1600 MHz front side buses;
• 2GB of 800 MHz DDR2 ECC fully-buffered DIMM memory, expandable up to 32GB;
• ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT with 256MB of GDDR3 memory;
• 320GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
• 16x SuperDrive™ with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
• Two PCI Express 2.0 slots and two PCI Express slots;
• Bluetooth 2.0+EDR; and
• Ships with Apple Keyboard and Mighty Mouse.

On an another note, Apple has also updated its XSERVE’s lineup. By pushing these announcements out of the way before the MacWorld, Apple surely has a lot of things lined up its sleeves. Come on January 15th, Come fast!!

/Me Licks in anticipation