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<blockquote data-quote="FireEyedBoy" data-source="post: 357604" data-attributes="member: 26502"><p>I've been a PC user since I was very little, and ever since then I have spent a large share of my life on the computer. My family got an old box with DOS on it and I spent tons of time trying to make stuff work and play little games my parents bought for me--coloring book games, 8-bit spelling games and Commander Keen (woohoo!). Once the first family on our block got Windows 95 running, it was the beginning of the end.</p><p></p><p>I got "my" first PC from my stepdad when his business was getting rid of some old computers, so it was a peice of junk computer with Windows NT that I, as an energetic 10-year-old, would get very frustrated with--NT was not meant to play games, chat, or surf the internet--or at least I sure had trouble with it. I upgraded my PC situation a few more times before finally buying my own computer about three and a half years ago--a Dell desktop for about $1500 Canadian.</p><p></p><p>To be perfectly honest, my Dell has served me well. It wasn't until recently that I began to have issues with it--viruses and spyware finally snuck in about six months ago and no matter how hard I try, my computer has been running slower and slower ever since. Even doing simple tasks becomes a chore alot of the time when things run so sluggishly. So, in the last couple months, I have been looking at options for a new computer. I have wanted a laptop for years and years--since the laptop computer was first introduced to the market--so I was definately going to go down that road.</p><p></p><p>I will admit that the thing that first got me even inspecting the offchance of getting a Mac computer was the Get A Mac ads here in North America--I found them amusing, and I genuinely wanted to find out more. In addition, a couple writers of the blogs I read have posted photos/written about their Mac computers, so it's been something that has interested me for a long time. After some inspection of the Apple product line, and with careful deliberation, I have decided to pick myself up a 2.0 GHz C2D White Macbook in the next few weeks. Money is the only thing that is holding me from buying one this very instant, but I have just started a new job, so some new money needs to come in over the next few paycheques.</p><p></p><p>Needless to say, I am ridiculously excited. I have been lurking around Mac-Forums.com and reading a host of Apple blogs for the last month or so trying to take in as much information as I can before my purchase. Of course, once the day comes (I suspect it will be around the middle to the end of April) , there will be questions aplenty and pictures galore. </p><p></p><p>Thanks everyone for being such a helpful group of folks. I work at Staples (an office supply store that sells computers and alot of home stuff as well) and whenever anyone is curious to explore further into the Mac world than I can show them at the store, the first place I refer them to is Mac-Forums.com, cause you guys are so great.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FireEyedBoy, post: 357604, member: 26502"] I've been a PC user since I was very little, and ever since then I have spent a large share of my life on the computer. My family got an old box with DOS on it and I spent tons of time trying to make stuff work and play little games my parents bought for me--coloring book games, 8-bit spelling games and Commander Keen (woohoo!). Once the first family on our block got Windows 95 running, it was the beginning of the end. I got "my" first PC from my stepdad when his business was getting rid of some old computers, so it was a peice of junk computer with Windows NT that I, as an energetic 10-year-old, would get very frustrated with--NT was not meant to play games, chat, or surf the internet--or at least I sure had trouble with it. I upgraded my PC situation a few more times before finally buying my own computer about three and a half years ago--a Dell desktop for about $1500 Canadian. To be perfectly honest, my Dell has served me well. It wasn't until recently that I began to have issues with it--viruses and spyware finally snuck in about six months ago and no matter how hard I try, my computer has been running slower and slower ever since. Even doing simple tasks becomes a chore alot of the time when things run so sluggishly. So, in the last couple months, I have been looking at options for a new computer. I have wanted a laptop for years and years--since the laptop computer was first introduced to the market--so I was definately going to go down that road. I will admit that the thing that first got me even inspecting the offchance of getting a Mac computer was the Get A Mac ads here in North America--I found them amusing, and I genuinely wanted to find out more. In addition, a couple writers of the blogs I read have posted photos/written about their Mac computers, so it's been something that has interested me for a long time. After some inspection of the Apple product line, and with careful deliberation, I have decided to pick myself up a 2.0 GHz C2D White Macbook in the next few weeks. Money is the only thing that is holding me from buying one this very instant, but I have just started a new job, so some new money needs to come in over the next few paycheques. Needless to say, I am ridiculously excited. I have been lurking around Mac-Forums.com and reading a host of Apple blogs for the last month or so trying to take in as much information as I can before my purchase. Of course, once the day comes (I suspect it will be around the middle to the end of April) , there will be questions aplenty and pictures galore. Thanks everyone for being such a helpful group of folks. I work at Staples (an office supply store that sells computers and alot of home stuff as well) and whenever anyone is curious to explore further into the Mac world than I can show them at the store, the first place I refer them to is Mac-Forums.com, cause you guys are so great. [/QUOTE]
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