Leopard OS

[ZomgDSM]

Only thing i dont like is Time Machine
Says it makes copys of EVERYTHING, wouldnt that take alot of HDD space?

 

[cwa107]

Only thing i dont like is Time Machine
Says it makes copys of EVERYTHING, wouldnt that take alot of HDD space?

As I understand it, it depends on how you set it up. It can backup everything (to an external drive, to .Mac, whatever), or it can be set to just back up certain things.

 

[Defsolutions]

Jenny,

Brand new switcher here, and when I say 'brand new' I mean I've had my MacBook Pro, my first Mac, for a total of three weeks. Admittedly, I've played with it before - my sister-in-law wanted a Mac when their last computer died, and I used my corporate discount to get it for them, and played with it a little, but nothing like this.

I'm going to now state a few differences between my MacBook Pro and my Dell XPS2 notebook computer:

1. Much faster bootup time
2. As a notebook, much faster time to recover from hibernation mode on the MacBook Pro
3. A little weird to get used to the one-button touchpad, especially in World of Warcraft, which has a lot of 'right-click' functions, but once you get the hang of it it's easy.
4. switching between programs unimaginably faster with the MacBook Pro - I can apple-tab from WoW to Adium (an IM client for the Mac) with no delays; my XPS2 needs about three seconds at the least to switch from WoW (in windowed mode) to Trillian.
5. Once you get over the initial transition hump, it does get exceedingly intuitive
6. notebook only: the MacBook Pro collectively, including the power brick, is much lighter than the XPS2. (the MBP powerbrick has little flip-outs on it you can wind the cord around - how cool is that?)
7. the aesthetics of the machine are cleaner

So, uh, I guess you can count me as a happy switcher!

Yes!! Yes!! WoW can play on MACS! Okay now all my PCS are going out the door!

 

[naftalim]

Jennymac. I was on Bill Gates stuff for 27 years and made the switch 3 weeks ago. from a Vista laptop Its something I wanted to do for a long time. Dont worry too much about the OS initially, focus on which applications you need to replace what you have on your PC. I dont do really intensive and complex Word Processing, so I decided to go with iWork. So, first decision is whether to get Office For Mac (2008 supposed to be coming out in January)

Just the setup when I got my iMac showed that I was dealing with a superior product. I plugged it in, started it up and thats it. Connected to my router, and Selected Software Update and I was ready to go. No drivers, Vista Experience crap.

You dont really need to, but I wanted to go all Apple, so I also got the Apple Extreme Base Station. (If you have computers to network, you will be glad you did)

I have found these forums very useful as well as the Discussion Forums on Apple Support to address any issues I had.

You only live once, and you owe to yourself to get the best. You've already been in the Microsoft world, why not make a fresh change.

George from Vancouver, Canada

Thanks Lucky (and all), I really appreciate the info! My current PC is on it's last legs so I'm trying to decide about the iMac.

I've been a PC user forever and just don't want or need a huge learning curve since I have a home based business where it's crucial that I have a working computer. Although my Mac friends say it's pretty intuitive. Oh, and I'm concerned that the Apple store is not even close and I don't know if there are any on-site folks out my way (just in case). Guess I can call and ask.

And I don't want to get NEAR Vista! So I'm in a bit of a spot. I know Dell still offers Win XP on some machines, but of course the same old problems would just come up again. So the question is should I buy now or struggle along for the next month or so?

Ack, guess it's just one of those days! I ordered a new printer and it arrived today DOA. The Canon customer service was amazing , however, which was refreshing. But still, just one more aggravating thing.

Hey, I didn't mean to hijack the thread, my apologies. I'll perhaps start a new topic regarding my indecision about waiting or not.

Thanks again for the scoop, Jennifer