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<blockquote data-quote="Cloudane" data-source="post: 46548"><p>I'm not even going to look at the other replies yet, just to make it an honest view...</p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, I look at my desk and.... sorry <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p>It's wonderful. I've been a PC/Windows buff since 3.1 (and DOS before that) and a major Linux fan for a while too but nothing could compare to OSX when I finally tried it. Like many others I listened to the stigma that has been haunting the Mac for no real reason I can find now, and didn't give it a fair chance. I thought it was just expensive eye candy. It wasn't.</p><p></p><p>They *are* overpriced IMO but then again it's worth it to insure quality. The Powerbook was a fair price though for the performance, size and build quality (quite good value in fact) and it goes everywhere... I've had plenty of computers, but none that I've had quite an emotional attachment to. LOL</p><p>Hey, it even 'breathes' if you count the pulsing sleep light as such <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Easy as pie. I had it down in about half an hour. But then I am used to different analogies... my father (who was very technically literate about 5-10 years ago but lost interest in the technical side) has a hard time getting used to ideas such as mounting disk images, applications being installed through drag-and-drop etc. Even I had a few hiccups through expecting things to be far more complicated than they actually were and missing the blindingly obvious.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It crashed (kernel panic, big text splurge all over the screen) the first week I got it, compared with XP which has been running for months without a hiccup, but then I haven't had any other problems since.</p><p></p><p>Safari falls over every 2 minutes.</p><p></p><p>The rest is completely stable.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I run both - a PC for gaming and a Mac for everything else. When it comes to the 'everything else', as long as it stays stable, I won't revert... on the contrary once finances are sorted out I hope to get a G5 (or 6 by the time that's done) as my next desktop. Heck if I'm going to be using it 6+ hours per day (which I do) I want it to be good to look at.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Absolutely. I just had to repair a PC for a neighbour across the road, his XP had gone nuts and all the fonts had switched to Wingdings or something similar... the rest of the fonts had disappeared without a trace... after hours of fiddling the only answer was to back up his data (a long and painful process involving a firewire HDD caddy and a Powerbook), reformat and install from scratch.</p><p></p><p>If he'd had a Mac, I could've done an archive-install and been finished within half an hour. Better still, it's so incredibly simple he could've done it himself.</p><p></p><p>He complained that he's sick of worrying about viruses and spyware (a virus was the likely cause) and all he wants is a computer that he can just turn on and work on "like having a car, you just turn the key and go" without worrying about *how* it works or what might infect it next. He said all he really wants to do (and currently does) is upload and tweak photos, surf the Internet and type letters. I explained all about the Mac... like many others he had preconceptions and had spoken to "a friend who knows about computers" who said avoid them at all costs because they have no software etc. I explained that no you can't just buy software off the shelf at Dixons and expect it to work, but look at all the software that actually *comes with* it and where to get other software when you need it and he was extremely interested. I'll post back if he gets one.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Microsoft Access. That's a large part of my job at work, and I'd love to be able ot develop database applications on my PowerBook without the real sluggish feel that VirtualPC has.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Can't say I've needed that much, but it's always been great. There are few computer forums that have such intelligent and mature posters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cloudane, post: 46548"] I'm not even going to look at the other replies yet, just to make it an honest view... Well, I look at my desk and.... sorry :D It's wonderful. I've been a PC/Windows buff since 3.1 (and DOS before that) and a major Linux fan for a while too but nothing could compare to OSX when I finally tried it. Like many others I listened to the stigma that has been haunting the Mac for no real reason I can find now, and didn't give it a fair chance. I thought it was just expensive eye candy. It wasn't. They *are* overpriced IMO but then again it's worth it to insure quality. The Powerbook was a fair price though for the performance, size and build quality (quite good value in fact) and it goes everywhere... I've had plenty of computers, but none that I've had quite an emotional attachment to. LOL Hey, it even 'breathes' if you count the pulsing sleep light as such ;) Easy as pie. I had it down in about half an hour. But then I am used to different analogies... my father (who was very technically literate about 5-10 years ago but lost interest in the technical side) has a hard time getting used to ideas such as mounting disk images, applications being installed through drag-and-drop etc. Even I had a few hiccups through expecting things to be far more complicated than they actually were and missing the blindingly obvious. It crashed (kernel panic, big text splurge all over the screen) the first week I got it, compared with XP which has been running for months without a hiccup, but then I haven't had any other problems since. Safari falls over every 2 minutes. The rest is completely stable. I run both - a PC for gaming and a Mac for everything else. When it comes to the 'everything else', as long as it stays stable, I won't revert... on the contrary once finances are sorted out I hope to get a G5 (or 6 by the time that's done) as my next desktop. Heck if I'm going to be using it 6+ hours per day (which I do) I want it to be good to look at. Absolutely. I just had to repair a PC for a neighbour across the road, his XP had gone nuts and all the fonts had switched to Wingdings or something similar... the rest of the fonts had disappeared without a trace... after hours of fiddling the only answer was to back up his data (a long and painful process involving a firewire HDD caddy and a Powerbook), reformat and install from scratch. If he'd had a Mac, I could've done an archive-install and been finished within half an hour. Better still, it's so incredibly simple he could've done it himself. He complained that he's sick of worrying about viruses and spyware (a virus was the likely cause) and all he wants is a computer that he can just turn on and work on "like having a car, you just turn the key and go" without worrying about *how* it works or what might infect it next. He said all he really wants to do (and currently does) is upload and tweak photos, surf the Internet and type letters. I explained all about the Mac... like many others he had preconceptions and had spoken to "a friend who knows about computers" who said avoid them at all costs because they have no software etc. I explained that no you can't just buy software off the shelf at Dixons and expect it to work, but look at all the software that actually *comes with* it and where to get other software when you need it and he was extremely interested. I'll post back if he gets one. Microsoft Access. That's a large part of my job at work, and I'd love to be able ot develop database applications on my PowerBook without the real sluggish feel that VirtualPC has. Can't say I've needed that much, but it's always been great. There are few computer forums that have such intelligent and mature posters. [/QUOTE]
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