Made the switch to MAC

[RussellD]

I hate Windows 8. Never cared for the OS that came on new HP about a year ago. So I jumped into the deep water and ordered a 27" Imac. Count me as a convert to the MAC camp. WOW


Kind of like buying a Dillon Press or Giraud trimmer---Why did I wait so long to do this?

 

[mjsmith1223]

I'm holding out on Windows 7 to see what Windows 9 looks like. If it's the dung heap that Windows 8 is, I'll be switching to something different. Maybe Ubuntu Linux (which I already use on one laptop at home) or going the Mac route. My wife and I already use iPhones so going with Macs would make things a little easier.

 

[Autococker07]

We jumped ship about 4 years ago and have never looked back..... I hate the high prices, and the ala carte software, but I love that the computer acts as a machine for my use instead of an over engineered boat anchor designed to give me viruses.

 

[RussellD]

They say the older you get the harder it is to learn. After using I phone and an Ipad the transition is mild. I cant over how easy these machines are to use.

 

[Damn Yankee]

Now I know I am going to get me a Mac-mini!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[indiandave]

I have both the ipad and iphone. Love them.

 

[iouri]

Welcome to the Light side

 

[labworm]

No more troubleshooting for you.

For the past 20+ years, all I received was negative comments about my choice brand "Apple" from basically all my friends and relatives.

Now years later when I enter their homes, all I see are iMacs, iPads, iPhones ieverything.
I always ask "What took you so long" they just look at me and smile.

 

[Cpo1944]

I have had my Mac for about 4 years now and I absolutely love it ! PC / Windows, Never again !

 

[Malpasowildlifer]

awesome, I love my mac

 

[kozmic]

You will be amazed at how easy it is to add, set up, edit, move and share stuff off of your desktop. Macs rock!

 

[GKC]

I love mac and cheese.


My oldest son has had several Macs, and he loves them. I've poked around on his, and I even had an iPhone for a brief time, and didn't find them all that easy to use. It may take some time, I guess, and I can't say I really gave them any real try. The thing that stops me now is the price. I just use my laptop for playing on the internet and paying a few bills, so I don't need to spend that much.

 

[rwsmith]

I just realized...

I've stuck with Microsoft because I've used proprietary software in the past that was made to run on that platform. Well, I'm retired now, and the only programs I pay for are Office and some virus programs.

I could conceivably make a jump to Apple. Hmmmmm

 

[Jeff423]

I was an original Mac owner and used them until about 2000. After that there were too many programs that were PC only. I still think that PC's are better in an engineering/sales/business environment, but I haven't looked at Mac's for a long time.
None of the companies that I interact with use Mac's. One of the programs that I use a lot does not have a Mac version.
I don't think one is inherently better or worse than the other, but for me a PC is more compatible with my job.
I'm happy with Windows 7.
I do like my iPhone though.

Jeff

 

[quneur]

My laptop with linux died last night. Now using this Windows 7 laptop. I've tried putting linux on this comp but I think my thumb drive got corrupted. Windows loads too slow with all the HP stuff and antiviruses.

Something in the BIOS may dictated Windows only. I've researched a little and people with the same laptop have problems converting. Ugh.

 

[Ben_hutcherson]

I'm at a little over two years now. I bought my Mac when my year-old Windows laptop died in the middle of a very important project.

My 13" Macbook Pro is still going strong, which is more than I can say for any Windows laptop I've ever had over that same amount of time.

I also went out and spend $100 on a Powermac G5. I bought it partially as a back-up for my laptop and partially for the $3000 worth of software the previous owner had installed on it(Photoshop CS4, Adobe In Design, and several others). That particular computer dates to late 2003. I threw 4gb of ram into it, as well as a pair of 1TB hard drives. Although it's a bit laggy on the internet(I think most due to factors related to it being an outdated and mostly unsupported CPU architecture) for "real" work it still is as fast as I could ask it to be. I think that's pretty impressive for a 10 year old computer.

 

[wildenout]

Welcome to the dark side my friend! Been Mac since 2007 and won't go back. Haha

 

[redlevel]

Mac is all I have ever used, except for the old Apple IIs and IIEs, etc. I have been having to deal with PCs at work at my part time job. I was commenting to another retired teacher who was visiting my wife about how difficult they are to work with. She made the best analogy about the Windows machines I have heard. She said dealing with Windows was like fooling with tangled up Christmas lights.

 

[bhayles]

Apple WISHES it made a good computer...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KK2NAwULUA

 

[max]

I have had my 34" desktop for several years and I really like it.