- Joined
- Apr 26, 2010
- Messages
- 8
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- Location
- Ashford, Surrey, United Kingdom
- Your Mac's Specs
- 27" Quad Core iMac
When my 5 year old Windows PC decided to start dying and got slower and slower I decided it was time for a change.
After chatting with a few friends I decided to move from Windows to the world of Apple.
I spent an hour in the Apple store in Westfields (London) with one of the Apple staff and by the time I left I was convinced it was the way to go.
A day later I ordered my iMac and a week later it arrived, and I am now the very happy owner of a 27" Quad Core iMac.
So far it does pretty much everything I want it to, and does them easier and simpler than my old PC.
Positives...
1. Boot time, wow! A minute and its ready to log on.
2. Log in time, I am noy used to logging in and being able to use a computer immediately.
3. Installing software, very easy and few steps.
4. initial setup, very fast and simple.
5. 27" screen allows easy multitasking.
6. Quality, seems very good.
7. Mouse and keyboard, excellent and nice to use.
8. Apple staff, the Apple stores and their staff and what retail should be like.
Negative...
1. No numeric keypad, easily overcome though by getting a Bluetooth one even if it was a Microsoft one!
2. iWorks is good but I am struggling a bit with compatibility issues where certain documents from others lose too much formatting and take time to get looking right.
The positives far outweigh the negatives, and to be fair the negatives are very minor.
I am definitely a zealous convert now!
I look forward to learning more from people here on the forums.
After chatting with a few friends I decided to move from Windows to the world of Apple.
I spent an hour in the Apple store in Westfields (London) with one of the Apple staff and by the time I left I was convinced it was the way to go.
A day later I ordered my iMac and a week later it arrived, and I am now the very happy owner of a 27" Quad Core iMac.
So far it does pretty much everything I want it to, and does them easier and simpler than my old PC.
Positives...
1. Boot time, wow! A minute and its ready to log on.
2. Log in time, I am noy used to logging in and being able to use a computer immediately.
3. Installing software, very easy and few steps.
4. initial setup, very fast and simple.
5. 27" screen allows easy multitasking.
6. Quality, seems very good.
7. Mouse and keyboard, excellent and nice to use.
8. Apple staff, the Apple stores and their staff and what retail should be like.
Negative...
1. No numeric keypad, easily overcome though by getting a Bluetooth one even if it was a Microsoft one!
2. iWorks is good but I am struggling a bit with compatibility issues where certain documents from others lose too much formatting and take time to get looking right.
The positives far outweigh the negatives, and to be fair the negatives are very minor.
I am definitely a zealous convert now!
I look forward to learning more from people here on the forums.