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| 678878 | 2008-06-16 09:35:00 | okay bear with me i'm not taking the piss here. looking to get a new machine and have been wondering about a mac. anybody here gone through the same process when buying a new machine and looked at then turned down the mac option. if so why did you kick it into touch ? | globe (11482) | ||
| 678879 | 2008-06-16 10:41:00 | Upgrade ability, cost, no doubt there would be many other reasons. But I managed to over come those obstacles. What do you want it for? |
plod (107) | ||
| 678880 | 2008-06-16 10:43:00 | Firstly back to you, why do you want a Mac? | sal (67) | ||
| 678881 | 2008-06-16 10:48:00 | What are your main requirements, your budget and any other personal preferences (screen size etc)? | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 678882 | 2008-06-16 10:53:00 | just intrigued by them. haven't done any serious research yet but they have some pretty clever advertising campaigns at the mo. so i thought i'd put the question out there. i only have a home pc that is used for email, web surfing, music storage, the odd bit of gaming etc - nothing serious at all really. |
globe (11482) | ||
| 678883 | 2008-06-16 10:58:00 | just intrigued by them. haven't done any serious research yet but they have some pretty clever advertising campaigns at the mo. so i thought i'd put the question out there. i only have a home pc that is used for email, web surfing, music storage, the odd bit of gaming etc - nothing serious at all really. Then a windows or a mac based system would do fine. You would probably be best to go in to a shop and have a play around with one. I would recommend going into a mac orientated shop, that way they can answer your questions without being spun bull****. Places like Noelleeming or Harvy Normans, I have found there salesman don't know **** about them. |
plod (107) | ||
| 678884 | 2008-06-16 11:04:00 | If you haven't seen it yet, here is a guided tour of Leopard (the current Mac OS) for the absolute newbie. www.apple.com Also go with plods advice and visit an Apple store and have a play with one for a half hour or so. Don't be afraid to ask an instore Apple(black shirted) guy/girl to show you around the system as there are a few things that might throw you as a PC user like there is no "Start" button. The Apple guys are there to show you around the OS rather than try and sell it to you - well the better ones are anyway. |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 678885 | 2008-06-16 11:40:00 | Or - have you considered what I think is the best option - Intel compatible architecture running something like PCLinuxOS? I have been running Linux for 10 years now and would not go back to MSWindows. | johnd (85) | ||
| 678886 | 2008-06-16 11:40:00 | I have managed both PC and Macs in mixed network environments. I have found PC’s do something’s better than Mac and Macs do something’s better than PC. From a home user point I would say the movie making and Garage Band are the only advantage over a PC and that may/has changed as new software is developed. Mac do get viruses (not as many as PC but they are out there) and security issues (plenty of these). The Mac OS is good once you get used to it. Personally I wouldn’t buy one due to not being very game friendly (my son plays games) and as already posted, price and upgrade issues. Also support is limited compared to PC Each to there own and I know people who have converted and love it. |
berryb (99) | ||
| 678887 | 2008-06-16 19:31:00 | Nice to see a balanced comment from berryb instead of what we normally get. Fans of either just raving. Thanks |
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