Top 10 Reasons I'm Switching to MAC

I wouldn't get to wound up about running Windows on a Mac. You might se the fact that a Mac can run all that as a bit of a security blanket. Better to dive in and leave all that behind - IMO.

The only thing I still use from the dark side (I switched 5 years ago) is MS Word.

The Mac's Mail application is a delight. I recommend you use the Camino browser.

Ok, so I agree with you on Dell. This is the last Dell I'll ever own. I've been looking at a Macbook Pro, but I'm leaning towards one of the new HP notebooks. Weren't you concerned about buying and replacing software?

Eric

Congratulations! I switched 3 years ago and look back thinking it was the best decision still. I am painfully reminded every time I work on a friend or family member PC to help them out. Aouch, what a retarded system.

Just one thing, last night I trioed desperatly to read from my Mom her camera on her PC. 30mn, looking for drivers, installing, unplugging the hardware, blah blah blah. On my Mac, I simply plugged it is and... well, that was it.

Congratulations, with Parallels and MS Office if you really need it, you have everything you need and more than a PC could ever offer you.

I'm a Linux sysadmin in NYC. I stopped using Windows three years ago--I was tired of injuring myself in Windows-induced blue-screen and/or error-message-obfuscation rages--and switched my desktop to Linux.

I adore Linux; I really do. I use it every day ... on the command line. Keeping a DIY desktop system (gentoo and xfce) tuned and working properly, though, was a huge pain. I considered moving to a more desktop-friendly distro like Ubuntu, but it wasn't worth it to me. If I'm going to use a desktop OS that "just works", it might as well be one that is elegant and has a huge commercial support structure. In other words, if easy and pretty is what I want, why not get the easiest and prettiest?

So I switched to a Mac a year ago, and, though still am and will continue to be a Linux sysadmin, I plan on using a Mac desktop in perpetuity.

I switched to a Mac three year's ago and have never had an issue.

Beyond the fact that it never crashes, it's fast as hell and I run MS Office on it, the most important thing is that I actually love this computer. It's a weird thing to say, but it's true.

Service - never needed it, but love ProCare and going to the Apple store for the training sessions.

Eric: yes, software is an issue. the big expense will be photoshop and adobe professional. Windows does seem to be "a retarded system," like Nick says. a lot of the programs i now use, like adaware and lavasoft and zone alarm are built in to the MAC.

James: You're not the first person who's said they love their MAC. Friends of mine who've switched say exactly the same thing. I can't wait to join you.

I've heard once you go Mac you never go back.

Used one at my agency before coming client side and I miss it.

BL, I never switched TO Mac. I've been using Macs since 1984. I've only used PCs in clients' offices, and not happily.

I love my Mac and hope you enjoy your new machine too!

I love my Mac. But being Australian I parodied their cheesy TV ads - made a series of them on iMovie and posted them to YouTube. The Mac versus PV ones. I've had 125,000 views on one video alone - "Mac is Gay". Seems you Americans don't get our Australian humour. Should see the comments. I also have "The Effects of LSD on Microsoft PC Users" and that got you lot going too. I've had death threats! Then there's "Mac the Stoner & PC the Crackhead" - which also makes people want to kill me. Even though it's obvious they're made on a Mac. But at least the lady at BlipTV gets it - she thinks I'm genius. Get a Mac, BL - you'll never look back.