Members bluesboy Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 im a lifelong PC user... not by choice really, it's just all ive ever used. Im already daydreaming about my new laptop, that i dont need quite yet but really have gas for (you guitar players and amp people know exactly what im talking about). anywho, my current laptop has windows XP which I like. My wife's has windows vista, which im not a huge fan of. Will it be hard to adjust to a mac? Are they really that much more reliable than PC's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nwtsnma Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 macs are document centric where windows is application centric. on a mac an application is not a window, it's a set of menus at the top of the screen. you can keep a program open with no windows and just switch to it and start using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Big Hair Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 I switched to a macbook. Yes there are odd quirks but I find the macbook much faster and have had no problems with it. TBH it isnt "that" dissimilar to windows, just different layouts etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 It's weird at first but you'll adjust pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members "sasquatch" Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 you can dual boot to windows from a mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ron Burgandy Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 Do you have trouble pushing the "Power" button? Macs are retardedly easy to use. I'm not a computer person by a long shot, and bought my first Mac because I'm not smart enough to keep a PC running properly. I got a virus on my last PC and tanked the entire system. After I unpacked my first Mac, I was on the internet within 20 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ron Burgandy Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 macs are document centric where windows is application centric. on a mac an application is not a window, it's a set of menus at the top of the screen. you can keep a program open with no windows and just switch to it and start using it.+1I think my biggest "problem" when I first switched was having to Apple -> Q the programs when I was done using them instead of just clicking the "X" in the corner of the window. My first week I'd typically have 5 programs open at once with no actual windows open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Big Hair Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 After I unpacked my first Mac, I was on the internet within 20 minutes. same hereand I also put boot camp on my mac so I can run windows if I need to for software available only on PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesboy Posted November 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 Do you have trouble pushing the "Power" button? Macs are retardedly easy to use. I'm not a computer person by a long shot, and bought my first Mac because I'm not smart enough to keep a PC running properly. I got a virus on my last PC and tanked the entire system. After I unpacked my first Mac, I was on the internet within 20 minutes. ummm, no i can hit the power button just fine . i consider myself a "semi" computer person... i've kept my PC's virus clean and working well both at work and at home. I just never used a mac, I just know that people seem to like them alot, and from talking to people who have used both they seem to like mac's better. just wanted some input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KingKabong Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 Easy to use and Logic is an awesome program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ron Burgandy Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 ummm, no i can hit the power button just fine . i consider myself a "semi" computer person... i've kept my PC's virus clean and working well both at work and at home. I just never used a mac, I just know that people seem to like them alot, and from talking to people who have used both they seem to like mac's better. just wanted some input Sorry, wasn't trying to imply you're an idiot. Just making a comment that hitting the power button is about the hardest thing you need to do to begin using a Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beisenla Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 The Learning curve should not be too steep. I would be willing to bet that once you become familiar with the interface you will like it much better. Not to mention that all of the bundled apps for photos, video, etc. are pretty good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhenson42 Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 I bought an iMac a few months ago. I don't think I'll ever buy a PC again. I do have Windows XP running using VMfusion on my mac too though - mainly for some applications that I use that there isn't a good mac alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bob sakamano Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 as long as you dont mind closing windows at the top left instead of the top right, you'll be finei use both, both have their pros and cons. there is a lot more free software for PCs, especially for media applications, but Macs come bundled with WAY better (and simply more usable) Suites. Macs are also much easier to network and set up for file sharing (on your local network ) than pcs (in fact you just click once and you've successfully shared that folder)it goes on and on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LaXu Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 When you understand the logic behind OSX's program installations (very smart), learn the usual keyboard commands and learn to use the Dock and Expose you should have no problems adapting to OSX. Also remember that if you're used to using programs maximized in Windows, that's not going to work too well in OSX. With that said, I'd wait for a while before buying a Macbook. At the moment they seem to be suffering from manufacturing defects like dust under the glass screen, slanted keys, loose battery cover, issues with external displays etc. Even then I'd skip the Macbook and go for the Macbook Pro if you can afford it. The higher resolution and far better LCD panel (the vertical viewing angles on the Macbook are crap) are worth it, as well as the FireWire connection now missing from the Macbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesboy Posted November 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 as long as you dont mind closing windows at the top left instead of the top right, you'll be fine i use both, both have their pros and cons. there is a lot more free software for PCs, especially for media applications, but Macs come bundled with WAY better (and simply more usable) Suites. Macs are also much easier to network and set up for file sharing (on your local network ) than pcs (in fact you just click once and you've successfully shared that folder) it goes on and on cool, thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Uncle_Milton Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 Like anything it will take some getting used to, but after the short learning curve, you will appreciate the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wok Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 I bought an iMac a few months ago. I don't think I'll ever buy a PC again. I do have Windows XP running using VMfusion on my mac too though - mainly for some applications that I use that there isn't a good mac alternative.so you're a gamer then eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Polaris20 Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 I'm running one of the new MacBook Pros at work, and I run Windows in a VM maybe 5% of the time. I really only need it for 2 apps that I rarely use. The rest of the time is spent in OSX, with SSHing into the Linux servers. It's been a reliable piece of kit, so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stompboxfreak72 Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 Once you go Mac you never go back....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blargh Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 It's not hard, but I still think XP has the better interface.For some reason OSX's mouse cursor accelerates really slow too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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