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JHowell
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well I'm brand new to the Mac world, and I registered on this site a few days ago. I guess this is my second post. Christmas came for me on the 23rd and I went to the nearby Apple Store and picked up my 14" iBook G4.
There are a few things I don't like about it. I don't like that you cannot right-click on the mouse. Copying and pasting is more difficult now. If I download new software, the instructions aren't always clear on how to install the software properly. It's pricier than a lot of other machines out there. This is kind of annoying because it's built in China. Then again, so are iPods, and iPods aren't exactly cheap. Still it seems to be well made.
Some may ask what I do like about it. Real simple. My days of cleaning up spyware should be about over. It's a good looking machine and seems well made. I was also considering a mac mini or a 17" iMac. The prices for all of them got similar enough that I had a hard time making up my mind. But I think I'll be happy with this.
As you all can imagine, the apple store was a zoo on the the 23rd. I got a student discount even though I haven't been a student in a few years. I hung onto my student ID for these kinds of things. The gave me a discount on the computer and the wireless keyboard and mouse. I had them upgrade the RAM as well. I did not get a discount on the RAM upgrade even though I would have if I had bought the machine online. Actually I paid more to have it done in the store. This didn't bother me because I don't have a problem paying a little extra for faster service. What I suspect is that these stores are like the cell phone retailers. The cell phone retailers don't make anything off of the phones or the plans, they make their money by selling accessories. I'd bet it's similar for the Apple stores. They make the real money by selling leopard print iPod cases or iPod Shuffles.
I've never really used a Mac before. My brother has had them off and on for years. I've concluded that learning this is similar to learning a new language. And the trick with learning a language is to begin thinking in that language ASAP. I've got to get myself to stop thinking this is a new version of windows. Once I do that, I should get it figured out quickly.
There are a few things I don't like about it. I don't like that you cannot right-click on the mouse. Copying and pasting is more difficult now. If I download new software, the instructions aren't always clear on how to install the software properly. It's pricier than a lot of other machines out there. This is kind of annoying because it's built in China. Then again, so are iPods, and iPods aren't exactly cheap. Still it seems to be well made.
Some may ask what I do like about it. Real simple. My days of cleaning up spyware should be about over. It's a good looking machine and seems well made. I was also considering a mac mini or a 17" iMac. The prices for all of them got similar enough that I had a hard time making up my mind. But I think I'll be happy with this.
As you all can imagine, the apple store was a zoo on the the 23rd. I got a student discount even though I haven't been a student in a few years. I hung onto my student ID for these kinds of things. The gave me a discount on the computer and the wireless keyboard and mouse. I had them upgrade the RAM as well. I did not get a discount on the RAM upgrade even though I would have if I had bought the machine online. Actually I paid more to have it done in the store. This didn't bother me because I don't have a problem paying a little extra for faster service. What I suspect is that these stores are like the cell phone retailers. The cell phone retailers don't make anything off of the phones or the plans, they make their money by selling accessories. I'd bet it's similar for the Apple stores. They make the real money by selling leopard print iPod cases or iPod Shuffles.
I've never really used a Mac before. My brother has had them off and on for years. I've concluded that learning this is similar to learning a new language. And the trick with learning a language is to begin thinking in that language ASAP. I've got to get myself to stop thinking this is a new version of windows. Once I do that, I should get it figured out quickly.