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04-20-2007, 12:23 AM #1
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- 2.16Ghz Core2Due 20" iMac - 2Gb RAM - wireless Mac KB - wireless MX610 mouse
Do a lot of people have a .Mac account?
I'm a recent switcher, it looks good but seems a bit pricey to me. Is it really worth the cash?
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04-20-2007, 12:53 AM #2
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- Dec 03, 2006
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- Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G
Some will tell you that it is, many will tell you that it's not.
You can use the .Mac 60 day trial (I think it's 60 days, might be 45) and see if you like it enough to warrant $99 a year. I personally didn't use it, so I have no use for it. There are some, however, that love the service.
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04-20-2007, 03:07 AM #3
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- Mar 22, 2007
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- UK
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- Lenovo Z560 Hackintosh -:- '06 iMac -:- iPod Touch 2ndGen
I use it as an easy way of making pages of photographs for friends using iWeb, but the service is not cheap, and IMO not value for money.
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04-20-2007, 03:27 AM #4
Take the free trial and see what you think of it. I've taken the trial a few times and simply can't see that it offers me anything of value. If you're on the road a lot and want to sync a laptop and a desktop, for example, then it might be a different story...
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04-20-2007, 04:05 AM #5
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04-20-2007, 05:12 AM #6
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- Dec 18, 2005
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- Devon, England
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- ibook g4, imac 2ghz c2d, mbp 2.4ghz c2d - 10.5.1
i do and have done for 2 years (on second year now, renwed in feb)
it is sort of worth it. but there are cheaper or free options out there.my website-templemurray.com professional event photography updated daily http://www.last.fm/user/christm3 mac tips n tricks - http://uk.youtube.com/christm3
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04-20-2007, 05:30 AM #7
I've just looked at it again, and I really can't see anything that makes me thing "I just have to have this".
I'd love to be able to find a reason to subscribe...
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04-20-2007, 07:01 AM #8
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- Dec 22, 2006
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- Texas, where else?
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- 15" MBP '06 2.33 C2D 4GB 10.7; 13" MBA '14 1.8 i7 8GB 10.11; 21" iMac '13 2.9 i5 8GB 10.11; 6S
I bought it with my MBP for myself and with the 20" iMac I gave to the kid. Neither of us use it.
I cannot be held responsible for the things that come out of my mouth.
In the Windows world, most everything folks don't understand is called a virus.
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04-20-2007, 09:24 AM #9
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- Jun 03, 2006
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- Denver Colorado
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- 2.4 GHz intel core 2 duo MBP, iPhone 5, iPad 3
this question has been asked a few times.. here is the last thread started about it.
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/sho...highlight=.mac
My wife and I have one .mac account and we share it.. The only things we use on it are the mail accounts and she uses the web stuff.. We find that its worth it but as others have said there are cheaper options out there.
I was on the M-F honor roll for month : May 2007
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04-20-2007, 09:37 AM #10
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- Aug 27, 2005
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- Fayetteville, AR
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- 15" Powerbook G4 • 24" iMac • iPhone 3Gs
Had it for a while, didn't like it, switched to Dreamhost.
I try to Command+Shift+/ when I can.
They're - Their - There | Two - Too - To | You're - Your | MAC - MacI was on the M-F honor roll for October, 2006.
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04-20-2007, 09:46 AM #11
I think this is something Apple could make a lot of money out of if it offered the right services, particularly for home users with one desktop Mac.
As it is, everything on .mac feels outdated, as if no-one at Apple has looked at it for years due to more important tasks elsewhere.
So, other than off-site backup, which is available now, what services should they offer? What would make you think "I have to have that"?
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04-20-2007, 09:59 AM #12
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- Feb 28, 2007
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- Kennewick, WA
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- rMBP 3.06Ghz, MBP 2.2Ghz, Mini G4, B/W G3 (Media Server), LCII, Beige G3
I had it for a year cause I got a discount with the purchase of an Ibook in april 2006(they were probably trying to clear the ibooks out for the new macbooks i realize now). I used it while I had it but after awhile realized better solutions. I actually still use Iweb without the .mac service and instead of publishing to .mac I publish to my apache webhost folder. I never used any of the other services. .mac email was severly outdated and I got a lot of spam. And the backup service was useless seeing as I had a lot more important stuff than just one GB.
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04-20-2007, 10:01 AM #13
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- Apr 17, 2007
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I've only had a mac now for about 3 weeks, and I debated the issue when I first realized what it was. LOL I finally dropped the $100 simply b/c I like the ease of use when backing up important files AND the tutorials that come with it (the help section). There are more things available in .Mac but you have to look for them. I do have an external harddrive as well that I back up on but if I'm out of town... well, you get the point. I do think it's a little pricey though... this really could be something they could add on to a warranty or upgrade purchase.
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04-20-2007, 10:16 AM #14
I had it for 2 years, but i cancelled it this year. I have only two complains against it:
- It can be slow for hosting.
- You have to pay a full year in advance.
It isn't too expensive if you consider that it costs less than $9 per month, but you can get similar services for free.[is pointless to click here]
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04-21-2007, 02:57 AM #15
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- Nov 18, 2006
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- Anytown, USA
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- 27" iMac 2.7GHz Core i5, iPhone 6, iPad Air 2, 4th gen Apple TV
I've considered it, but just can't get passed the price tag when you can do pretty much everything it has and even get more space for free. Of course, .mac makes it easier; it's a matter of value and price sensitivity. I think it could be huge if they just offered more capacity and updated to software and offerings to add real value. It just seems like Apple isn't concerned with selling it, keeping it up to date or offering more/new features; the way they run the rest of the business.
I would go for it if they made these improvements.
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