PC or Mac? - Page 4

omio · 12-27-2008, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Victoria

I'm happy now.

And there's the bottom line on which computer anyone should buy.

barefoot_mum · 01-06-2009, 03:40 PM

I'm a Mac gal, we have 3 macs in the home office....17inch & 24 inch and also an ibook hoping to get a new macbook pro later on in the year....I've also converted an old PC to Linux & iAtkos (which is the Mac OS on a PC machine...)

Thanks for the great poll

omio · 01-07-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by barefoot_mum

I'm a Mac gal, we have 3 macs in the home office....17inch & 24 inch and also an ibook hoping to get a new macbook pro later on in the year....I've also converted an old PC to Linux & iAtkos (which is the Mac OS on a PC machine...)

Thanks for the great poll

Welcome to DSP -- lots of great things to learn in a very friendly community. Hope to see you around.

*MyPinkFlipFlops* · 01-17-2009, 03:49 PM

Looks like this discussion died a little. Just wanted to say how much I love my iMac. I was an art major and anything we did it was on macs so I became pretty good at it. My dh can't stand them. He likes everything about my iMac (screen size, graphics, speed), but because it's not a PC he has to complain.

We get into those mac vs. pc fights all the time. It's good natured as we both understand each is capable of doing something different. I think it's just a good representation of our own personalities. I'm an artist and need the design aspect, He was an economics major and needs Excel to function like he learned.

We are still so much a like even in how we are different.

omio · 01-17-2009, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by bella_daze

Looks like this discussion died a little. Just wanted to say how much I love my iMac. I was an art major and anything we did it was on macs so I became pretty good at it. My dh can't stand them. He likes everything about my iMac (screen size, graphics, speed), but because it's not a PC he has to complain.

We get into those mac vs. pc fights all the time. It's good natured as we both understand each is capable of doing something different. I think it's just a good representation of our own personalities. I'm an artist and need the design aspect, He was an economics major and needs Excel to function like he learned.

We are still so much a like even in how we are different.

My husband doesn't seem to have many complaints about Macs any more.

So far I've been able to answer every "Well, on my PC I could...." with an easier way to do the same thing on a Mac. (Including some things I didn't even know my Mac could do!) And he now knows that Excel is Excel -- whichever platform he's on.

Understand what you're saying, though, since my DH is an engineer with an MBA -- the Mac wasn't an easy sell but I've been patient for YEARS.

SuzanneCWalker · 03-12-2009, 08:04 AM

Love my mac..... but what everyone else says is true - you'll love whatever you get!!

JanP · 03-15-2009, 07:40 PM

Hmmmm ... I'm looking into a Mac!

**webfrau** · 10-04-2009, 10:56 PM

Some helpful discussion here - thankyou everyone. I'm contemplating making the leap to Mac. It's my wallet that's doing the most protesting! LOL!

chanmansmom · 10-04-2009, 11:39 PM

I just went through the same delima.after back & forth for a couple of weeks, and going to the Apple store & Best Buy and playing around.Hundreds of questions later,I decided to stick with a PC.My desktop is a Dell PC.I decided to buy a Sony Vaio Laptop.It has an absolute gorgeous screen.Alot like the Mac screen.I decided that the Mac had more then I would ever use.And for the price,didnt need it.It's a pretty little computer but has alot more then you will probobly use.And I actually heard that from the Mac salesman.Just take the time to investigate them before you decide.I LOVE my new Sony Vaio.

omio · 10-04-2009, 11:54 PM

Really interesting that an Apple Store associate would say that, Debbie. Or was this Best Buy? Most of the people I talk to at Best Buy are actually PC folks--I always ask.

The Vaio is a great computer, though - I used to have one and I'm sure you'll be happy with it.

Changing platforms is pretty much like changing OS systems within a platform. Quite a few people make the switch when a new version of Windows comes out since they know there will be lots of changes anyway. (Same is true for Mac -- I'm holding off for a few more weeks on a new laptop because I want Snow Leopard to get settled down.)

Webfrau, you might want to send a PM to Scamptx. She has switched both laptop and desktop from PC to Mac within the last year in addition to buying an iPod Touch. There has been some adjusting, of course, but I think she's happy overall.

She will be asleep right now but I'll see if I can nudge her over here tomorrow. As a long-time PC user who recently switched to Mac, she's a very good resource for you.

**webfrau** · 10-04-2009, 11:56 PM

Thanks for the suggestion omio -I noticed that and I already did!

*TalyQ* · 10-05-2009, 01:17 AM

I use a PC, but if I ever had the money, I would switch to Mac in a microsecond!!!!!!! =)

gammie · 10-05-2009, 05:50 AM

Well after months of investgation I went Mac and would never go back. The transistion took a few weeks of getting used to it. Was ready to take there lessons but all my ?'s I've ended up ans. myself. The speed the the ease of use, I LOVE IT. I've had top of the line PC's by Dell & Gatway they were all slow no matter how much ram & memory they had. Then the virus troubles my God I had a Norton protection and still got 432 viruses, you tell me how that happens when I run it couple times a week. Price wise I paid big bucks for my PC's an was never this happy. So one more convert to MAC here. lol

>>aruaL<< · 10-05-2009, 05:58 AM

I have a Mac Mini. I love it! One thing I like is that it really isn't all that expensive since you can use most of the hardware you already have for your PC such as mouse, even the keyboard. I opted to buy all new keyboard, etc but that was only because I was giving my entire pc system to my one of my kiddos. I did however purchase a PC mouse (a trackball) instead of the mac mouse. But I love my mac keyboard!

Loving my mac!!

*scamptx* · 10-05-2009, 06:54 AM

I replied to your pm, Julia, and I see that the MacHeads are up in force here!

Laura, your post cracks me up--here's the story I sent Julia:

I am fortunate to live in a town where there is an Apple store so I can play with the toys before I buy. My sister was needing a computer and I told her I would sell her my Dell, and I would move forward on the Mac. She's not techy at all, and just wants a machine that works. Soooo, we went to the Mac store so I could look and have the sales kid (yes, most of them are kids!) talk to me about all the technical details and such. We got one that was really knowledgeable, and spent about an hour with us, even though I had told him that I was not making a purchase a that time. As we were wrapping up, my sister asked him what Mac did for folks like her who didn't have a lot of money to spend but liked what Mac did. She ended up not buying my computer, but the Mac Mini, and she loves it.

No offense meant to any of you younger folk out there, but remember, in the computer world, those of us over 50 are looked at like we don't know a thing about technology, so it works both ways!

And yes, the bottom line for a purchase of any kind is to buy what you need and what makes you happy. My mistake was knowing that I wanted a Mac but talked myself out of when I was shopping for my first laptop. I would have been wiser to have saved a little longer and gotten what I really wanted the first time around.