Thinking about buying a Mac.
Wednesday, June 15, 2005 by Island Dog | Discussion: Personal Computing
I'm just wondering how many of you actually use a mac, or if you are thinking about buying one. I have been thinking about buying one for quite a while now. I took a trip to the Apple store this past weekend to take a look around and play with what they have. I have been looking at iBooks and the Mac Mini. I played with both at the Apple store and it really didn't change my mind one way or the other. OSX seemed very nice, but it's hard to judge it while just using it for a short time.
I tried out the 1.25Ghz Mac Mini, the "slowest" of the two out. I have to say I was impressed with the speed. I opened all kind of programs and it didn't seem to have too hard of a time handling it. The appeal for a Mac Mini is that I just "add" to my current setup without much trouble.
I next moved to the 12" iBook. Very nice piece of hardware. I currently have a Dell laptop, but I just don't use it that much. It's big and heavy and just not too practical to take with me to work. I could sell it and that would give me enough for an iBook.
At my work and home I take care of websites, run a small eBay business, do several types of graphic work, and just general computer use. While trying to think about buying a Mac I also realized I would have to buy additional software besides iLife. I guess I would have to buy Photoshop, and any other software I would need.
I would like opinions on if I should make the switch, or your experiences with a Mac.
I tried out the 1.25Ghz Mac Mini, the "slowest" of the two out. I have to say I was impressed with the speed. I opened all kind of programs and it didn't seem to have too hard of a time handling it. The appeal for a Mac Mini is that I just "add" to my current setup without much trouble.
I next moved to the 12" iBook. Very nice piece of hardware. I currently have a Dell laptop, but I just don't use it that much. It's big and heavy and just not too practical to take with me to work. I could sell it and that would give me enough for an iBook.
At my work and home I take care of websites, run a small eBay business, do several types of graphic work, and just general computer use. While trying to think about buying a Mac I also realized I would have to buy additional software besides iLife. I guess I would have to buy Photoshop, and any other software I would need.
I would like opinions on if I should make the switch, or your experiences with a Mac.
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Reply #21 Saturday, June 18, 2005 5:28 PM