I was blind...and now I can see!

FiosFiend · Sep 22, 2009

After 25 years of windows woes I finally pulled the trigger on a Mac. I got the 15" 2.8Ghz Macbook Pro with the anti glare screen. I was expecting a long learning curve and was computing along with no problems after about 20 min. I now understand why Mac users speak so passionately about their computers. Finally a computer that works the way I expect it to. Every thing makes sense and I had no problems with anything including hooking it up to my wireless network or moving files from my windows machine to the Mac. So far I haven't found anything I could do on the windows machine that I can't do better on the Mac. I'll never spend another penny of my money on a windows based machine again.;D

S.SubZero · Sep 23, 2009

FiosFiend said:
So far I haven't found anything I could do on the windows machine that I can't do better on the Mac.

I'm glad that for your specific needs the Mac has turned out to be a good platform.

What kinds of things are you doing with your Mac?

Mac SK · Sep 23, 2009

FiosFiend said:
After 25 years of windows woes I finally pulled the trigger on a Mac. I got the 15" 2.8Ghz Macbook Pro with the anti glare screen. I was expecting a long learning curve and was computing along with no problems after about 20 min. I now understand why Mac users speak so passionately about their computers. Finally a computer that works the way I expect it to. Every thing makes sense and I had no problems with anything including hooking it up to my wireless network or moving files from my windows machine to the Mac. So far I haven't found anything I could do on the windows machine that I can't do better on the Mac. I'll never spend another penny of my money on a windows based machine again.;D

In a few days you will notice something you never new could happen...No more fighting spies and virus's.

hari.p · Sep 23, 2009

i feel exactly like you my friend.. i was also in the same boat for the last 20 years....

DarkestRitual · Sep 23, 2009

I consider myself spoiled. I've always been a mac user. I mean, the classic OSes were no picnic, but they were still cutting edge and what the Windows GUI was based upon... and still no viruses or spyware... but now, my god. OS X to Windows? No contest. OS X smokes it in all imaginable ways.

mikekan · Sep 23, 2009

Welcome on board!

CrimsonRequiem · Sep 23, 2009

Amazing grace....so...oh I thought we were sing thing. >_>" Welcome aboard. ^-^

FiosFiend · Sep 23, 2009

What I use it for:

S.SubZero said:
I'm glad that for your specific needs the Mac has turned out to be a good platform.

What kinds of things are you doing with your Mac?

I do a lot of photo work. I also use it for streaming netflix movies, beautiful screen by the way, and I actually do some gaming, World of Warcraft which runs amazing on this computer. Don't let any one tell you that you can't game on a mac.

PapaNoHair · Sep 23, 2009

Welcome to Mac and this forum!

walkerj · Sep 23, 2009

Nothing more to be said other than 'yeah, it's like that'.

I'm moving from one part of the country to another in a few days, and it's nice to be able to toss all the legacy Wintel computers I've collected over the [bad] years and just take my Macbook Pro, my wife's Macbook, our Mac Mini, and start all fresh with my now comfortable OS and slick hardware. So yes, welcome aboard and you're going to enjoy the ride.

Sur3Mac · Sep 23, 2009

To the O.P:

Soon, everybody will speak 'Mac'!!;D

You're gonna have to do something about your avatar though;D
That's number 3 I believe...hehe

r.d · Sep 23, 2009

FiosFiend said:
After 25 years of windows woes I finally pulled the trigger on a Mac. I got the 15" 2.8Ghz Macbook Pro with the anti glare screen. I was expecting a long learning curve and was computing along with no problems after about 20 min. I now understand why Mac users speak so passionately about their computers. Finally a computer that works the way I expect it to. Every thing makes sense and I had no problems with anything including hooking it up to my wireless network or moving files from my windows machine to the Mac. So far I haven't found anything I could do on the windows machine that I can't do better on the Mac. I'll never spend another penny of my money on a windows based machine again.;D

snap,bought a 13" macbook a month ago after years of windows disease.great machine..fantastic in fact...long live the MAC

S.SubZero · Sep 24, 2009

FiosFiend said:
I do a lot of photo work. I also use it for streaming netflix movies, beautiful screen by the way, and I actually do some gaming, World of Warcraft which runs amazing on this computer. Don't let any one tell you that you can't game on a mac.

Photo work is a very Mac-friendly genre, since many of the apps have been around on the Mac for years and years.

Gaming on a Mac isn't impossible. The graphics hardware isn't very stellar, the highest video chipset available for the MacBook Pro is the 9600M GT, which by PC laptop standards is mediocre. My PC laptop's 8800M GTX absolutely destroys it. The form of the MacBook Pro requires them to keep on a more timid side of things for performance though (the 8800M GTX is neither small nor quiet).

rippingviper · Sep 24, 2009

Welcome to the forums and to using macs!

AnthonyM1987 · Sep 24, 2009

Make sure you talk down to Windows users. They absolutely LOVE when Mac people are snobby about it.

hohankie · Sep 25, 2009

Tempted to switch to the dark side

I just bought a first gen mac pro 3.0 ghz and sold my intel mac mini. been using macs since 1991. This POS is a glitchy, crashy piece of crap. Apple has been ground breaking with the new OS, but they are not the squeaky clean solution to windows problems they would have you believe. Weak support equal to Dell. This new-to-me mac has made me take new interest in win 7. Apple charges way too much for their hardware and the "it just works" media hype is a load of crap. I'm an apple certified tech and I know how it works. Next time wrestling with drivers may not seem so tough.

DarkestRitual · Sep 25, 2009

hohankie, me gets the feeling you're full of crap. Mr. 1 post and leave. Also, you bought a first generation machine. What do you expect, the holy grail of all computing? Plus, the first gen mac pro may have a fast processor, but its bus and RAM still aren't all that quick, and really, I question a) your motivation and b) these "problems" and "glitches" you're talking about. Since you offered no explanation of anything, no one here can help you, and really all you are here to do is complain and make a stink. How much is microsoft paying you?

hohankie · Sep 25, 2009

That's right

That's right, after 16 years I just decided to randomly complain with no attempt at resolution. Maybe the cool-aid has worn off.

DarkestRitual · Sep 25, 2009

You're a first time poster coming to this board to complain in the switcher forum... So um... yea. Good work with that. I smell troll droppings.

Ekim · Sep 26, 2009

DarkestRitual said:
You're a first time poster coming to this board to complain in the switcher forum... So um... yea. Good work with that. I smell troll droppings.

LMAO!

p.s. if you were a true mac tech you should be able to fix these 'issues' on your own O:)