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Switcher Hangout (Windows to Mac)
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<blockquote data-quote="Thyamine" data-source="post: 595433" data-attributes="member: 30315"><p>Well I'm fairly new myself, as I've had mine for a few months at this point, but I had the same questions as you did when I switched over. </p><p></p><p>You can use Microsoft Office for the Mac if you really want to stick with a MS Office product to do word processing (or Excel, etc), but you also have things like NeoOffice (<a href="http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php</a>) or OpenOffice which are both free. </p><p></p><p>Burning CDs? Of course, there are various programs, but the one I've liked the most so far is Disco (<a href="http://www.discoapp.com/)" target="_blank">http://www.discoapp.com/)</a>. </p><p></p><p>Games certainly are limited, however more and more games have been ported to OS X in various ways. However you can also dual boot with Boot Camp, and run Windows XP on a separation part of your PC and play games just like you would on any Windows PC. I do this on my Macbook Pro and it works just fine. </p><p></p><p>Pricewise, you will pay more for a Mac, however I think the end user experience is more satisfying. It's daunting to jump into it the first time (I know exactly how that feels), but I'm extremely happy that I did it. You'll have to judge for yourself if the price is too high or not, compared to all the deals that a company like Dell is always offering.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thyamine, post: 595433, member: 30315"] Well I'm fairly new myself, as I've had mine for a few months at this point, but I had the same questions as you did when I switched over. You can use Microsoft Office for the Mac if you really want to stick with a MS Office product to do word processing (or Excel, etc), but you also have things like NeoOffice ([url]http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php[/url]) or OpenOffice which are both free. Burning CDs? Of course, there are various programs, but the one I've liked the most so far is Disco ([url]http://www.discoapp.com/)[/url]. Games certainly are limited, however more and more games have been ported to OS X in various ways. However you can also dual boot with Boot Camp, and run Windows XP on a separation part of your PC and play games just like you would on any Windows PC. I do this on my Macbook Pro and it works just fine. Pricewise, you will pay more for a Mac, however I think the end user experience is more satisfying. It's daunting to jump into it the first time (I know exactly how that feels), but I'm extremely happy that I did it. You'll have to judge for yourself if the price is too high or not, compared to all the deals that a company like Dell is always offering. [/QUOTE]
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