2006-11-18 11:01:04 · 3 answers · asked by Ashwin M 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
You might first want to recheck the Apple.com site. The 3 TB is gotten by using 4 - 750 GB HDs, not a single 3 TB HD. TB+ HD's are under developement, but not yet available to the public. (as far as I know)
Any computer (newer) can be set up using an external RAID array with multiple HDs. Apple is the easiest and in my very biased opinion the best as there are no configuration problems. (Apple owner since 1986, and at present run my home and business on some 15 Macs.)
And onto my soapbox for a bit of preaching: Dedicated MS people may not want to read further. lol
We Apple people actually have plug and play rather than the PC world's Plug and Pray. (The most we have to do to connect a 3rd party device is to install its driver by a simple click on its installer button or drag it to its requested folder.)
I run 3 -500 GB HDs in my personal workstation G5 Tower for 1.5 TB and another half TB via an external Firewire drive. I can add more via external units using an additional ATA PCI card, optical drive connection, USB, or Firewire. My internal optical connection has my CD/DVD burner, known as a SuperDrive at Apple. I also carry a half TB Firewire HD with my G4 Powerbook laptop.
The same can be done with the newer PCs as long as you know how to do your configuration or are willing to pay to have someone else set it up.
If you want speed and reliability, go the Apple route. We don't have the Windoze crash and lock up problems. Our OS's are stable. Even when using PC/Windoze based programs, a Windoze crash doesn't require a restart of the computer. It only requires a restart of the Windoze program. (The Mac didn't crash, the MS based program did!)
If you have lots of PC (Windoze!!) based software, it can be run on a Mac using a program called Virtual PC. The new Apple OS in development is supposed to eventually allow Apple, PC and even Unix software to run on the Mac without the need for a translation program.
Oh BTW: Apple doesn't have the thousands of virii that plague PC users. At last count I think we had some 2 dozen and all of them have been blocked . Connect a PC to the internet without a firewall nor anti virus software and see how long it takes to fill up with virii, spyware, etc. (I did a test with a Compac running Windoze XP Home connected to my cable modem via my network. A 5 minute connection with IE opened, but with NO surfing added over 50 spyware and several virii) My Macs are on line 24/7 with no problems.
2006-11-19 01:53:53 · answer #1 · answered by dallenmarket 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
custom pc maybe
2006-11-18 17:53:14 · answer #2 · answered by njrotundo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-11-18 12:15:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋