Thoughts on Apple's Mac

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Hey all

Ive been a PC girl for quite awhile. Im thinking about getting a Mac eventually. The new Macbook to be more specific or what ever new mac laptop comes out when i get the hunkering to buy a new laptop. Any thoughts from Mac users out there, anyone who has had both pc and mac laptops?

Thanks

There must be 94% of people out there making bad choices...:lol2:

Well, obviously we disagree and I'm glad you haven't had any problems but, think about it. They've been around for a long time and if it really was so great, they'd have a lot more market share than they have now and MAC would be the standard, not the PC.

I'm sure what happened was people like me did have problems and never bought MAC again ... which is why their market share is still so low.

And yes, my MAC did crash several times. There was a "fix" for it but instead of selling the upgrade cheaply and separately for people who were having the crashing problem, Apple insisted that people buy an entirely new computer with the upgrade. Great ... so I'd have to spend another $3K for another computer ... no thanks.

That's not why I spent $3K on the computer, which was supposed to be their best, most reliable model. They lost me right there. Besides, from what I read, the upgrade didn't work anyway.

And ... btw ... the only reason MAC's have less viral problems is not because it's a great system, but because so few people have MAC's. Even Apple has acknowledged this.

If MAC's were the industry standard and widely used like PC's, they'd have more viral problems also ... although good virus software does eliminate that problem. I have never gotten a virus on my PC.

Oh well ... I guess people will have to learn the hard way like I and 94 percent of the computer buyers in the world did but ... obviously, their low market share speaks for itself.

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I think what's more likely true is that Mac is very good but that most people don't think that the quality difference is worth paying double the price, which is why their market share is still so small. It's the people who've bought cheap PCs all along and are fed up with them that are looking now to switch to Mac.

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I bought my macbook about 6 months ago and love it! I have used windows since the dinosaur ages and quite frankly, I wouldn't go back. There are waaaay too many holes in the windows system which allows virus' regardless of having an antivirus on your system. This I know to be true because the LAST virus I got which basically shut my entire system down was a trojan and I was using Norton Antivirus and it was fully up to date. I dealt with Norton on it and they discovered a new virus. Norton is not a guarantee against all virus'. People are constantly making new and different ones. I also got my system hacked and had my identity stolen. Maybe I just had a streak of bad luck over the years. But, I have been wanting to switch to mac for years now and now, I couldn't be happier:)

I have heard that Apple is very difficult to hack and it rarely if ever, gets virus'. Not all are immune, but they have a far better track record than does windows. I don't trust windows any longer. Mac runs a little bit slower, but overall is much better in terms of simplicity. I've had to work around some of my favorite software with microsoft. However, you can now get most or all of it for Mac.

Good luck:)

Thanks again for all the great responses, keep them coming.

From what i have seen it really is a matter of preference as someone mentioned. It also seems as if you either love mac or hate macs. Definately feeling the love for macs on this thread lol.

Im definately going to make the leap to mac on my next laptop purchase. If i hate it, then i know not to get another one, but it seems to me that Mac has come a long way and its worth giving them a chance.

Anyone had a mac laptop for more than 2 years? Wondering what the "shelf life is" how often have you had to upgrade to a completely new system. Ive been upgrading to new pc's every 2 years it seems, just wondering if the same thing applies to macs?

cheers

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I'm switching this coming year from my Dell PC to a Mac . . . . I am soooo sick of all the problems encountered by pc's.

steph

STEVIELYNN -Just wanted you to know that studies show that you're more likely to be a democrat if you use a MAC. So does this mean you've seen the light politically too? Kidding!!

LOVE my MAC wouldn't use a PC again if you paid me. I highly recommend it.

Windows is da debil!

*Sunny croses herself, spins around three times and spits!*

MAC FOREVER!

STEVIELYNN -Just wanted you to know that studies show that you're more likely to be a democrat if you use a MAC. So does this mean you've seen the light politically too? Kidding!!

LOVE my MAC wouldn't use a PC again if you paid me. I highly recommend it.

Yeah, I know . . . my bigwig friend reminded me of that. He voted for John Kerry but is not a Democrat. :monkeydance:

steph

lmao!!

Windows is da debil!

*Sunny croses herself, spins around three times and spits!*

MAC FOREVER!

i have had mine for 3 years. i have a ibook g4 and a mac desktop. i love the features that the mac computer have with the wigets and all that. the only problem that i have, is that alot of applications does not support mac. other than that is worth it, all the way. i have never had any viruses of had to buy a antivirus.

i have a question, for other mac users..how can you delete a word document. i have been trying to figure that out for the longest while, how to delete a word document that i created and i could never figure it out. please help.

A word document in word? I just delete it, I don't know what you mean?

Let's say, I type an essay and I wanted to delete that document. I can do it easily in MS Word, just by right clicking and delete.

However, it MAC word, I do not see the option to delete the document, this is where I need help at

I don't know, I use microsoft word.

When you are in the program, go into your help files.

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