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Switcher Hangout (Windows to Mac)
looking to switch...gradually.
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<blockquote data-quote="baggss" data-source="post: 959327" data-attributes="member: 6762"><p>I don't think anyone was particularly harsh. What you need to come to grips with is the fact that the Mac world ISN'T like the Windows world. Buying a $200 Windows machine will get you a fairly new machine that will do a lot. A $200 Mac is going to be old and slow. Macs tend to retain their value longer than Windows boxes so what you are getting is going to be different.</p><p></p><p>Your best bet would be to buy and older iMac for ~$1000 or a new-ish Mac Mini with an Intel processor (for $600) and see how well you like the system, the performance and the community. That's the only way you are going to get a feel for how you want to proceed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="baggss, post: 959327, member: 6762"] I don't think anyone was particularly harsh. What you need to come to grips with is the fact that the Mac world ISN'T like the Windows world. Buying a $200 Windows machine will get you a fairly new machine that will do a lot. A $200 Mac is going to be old and slow. Macs tend to retain their value longer than Windows boxes so what you are getting is going to be different. Your best bet would be to buy and older iMac for ~$1000 or a new-ish Mac Mini with an Intel processor (for $600) and see how well you like the system, the performance and the community. That's the only way you are going to get a feel for how you want to proceed. [/QUOTE]
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