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PFerrara
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Convince me fellas :: Good job, youve convinced me!
What you are currently reading comes from a potential switcher. I've been using Windows since 3.1, but now that I absolutely need to upgrade, I'm actually thinking of switching to Mac. Unfortunately, I'l stuck in the ole' "change is bad" philosphy, and I'm not 100% ready to commit. Thats where you guys come in, I really really want to buy a mac, but at the same time, I don't. You know? Now, I'm fully aware that this is Mac forums, and that the replies may be a little... biased, but thats good! I mean, be truthful, of course, but a little bias doesn't hurt.
Anyway, let me go into some details.
First off, I'm looking into that MacBook. Here are the things it absolutely positively needs to do:
Here are some things that would be nice if it could do:
Here are some things I would NOT like it to do:
Another thing that is pretty important to me is its functionality right out of the box. I don't want to turn it on and it say "Welcome! You have 1,209 updates available! Click DOWNLOAD to download now, and go take a vacation, becuase this could take WEEKS!" I mean I understand that not everythings up to date, but theres a difference between being FORCED to update to do anything, and being suggested to update.
I think the only real reason I have trouble switching is the change deal. But I don't think I do anything now that I couldn't do on a mac. So yeh, based on what I've posted, you guys need to help convince me to switch. Try to keep it as constructive as possible (I kinda don't wanna hear "liek ZOMG mac r t3h awesome!!11eleven").
Thanks for reading!! And look forward to your replies
[Edit]: Wow, thats a pretty evil looking smiley
What you are currently reading comes from a potential switcher. I've been using Windows since 3.1, but now that I absolutely need to upgrade, I'm actually thinking of switching to Mac. Unfortunately, I'l stuck in the ole' "change is bad" philosphy, and I'm not 100% ready to commit. Thats where you guys come in, I really really want to buy a mac, but at the same time, I don't. You know? Now, I'm fully aware that this is Mac forums, and that the replies may be a little... biased, but thats good! I mean, be truthful, of course, but a little bias doesn't hurt.
Anyway, let me go into some details.
First off, I'm looking into that MacBook. Here are the things it absolutely positively needs to do:
- Work (this is obvious)
- I'm a student, so it needs to do studently things (like word processing, spreadsheets, etc.)
- I'm a freelance web designer, so I need to be able to design some webs. (I use Macromedia primarily).
- I'm a WoW addict (and I hear the newest patch makes it work on the Intel chips).
Here are some things that would be nice if it could do:
- Since I'm a web designer, I'd like to be able to install a web server enviroment to do full testing of my webs. I'm gonna keep my old tower up with a web server on it.
- I'm a musician, so I'd like to be able to record music bits
- I'd like to rock out with my 5.1 speaker system out. I understand that there's external sound processers available, so built it is not as important.
Here are some things I would NOT like it to do:
- Crash every 30 minutes
- Get a virus ever 30 minutes
- Ask me to update every 30 minutes
- Crash after doing said update every 30 minutes
Another thing that is pretty important to me is its functionality right out of the box. I don't want to turn it on and it say "Welcome! You have 1,209 updates available! Click DOWNLOAD to download now, and go take a vacation, becuase this could take WEEKS!" I mean I understand that not everythings up to date, but theres a difference between being FORCED to update to do anything, and being suggested to update.
I think the only real reason I have trouble switching is the change deal. But I don't think I do anything now that I couldn't do on a mac. So yeh, based on what I've posted, you guys need to help convince me to switch. Try to keep it as constructive as possible (I kinda don't wanna hear "liek ZOMG mac r t3h awesome!!11eleven").
Thanks for reading!! And look forward to your replies
[Edit]: Wow, thats a pretty evil looking smiley