Mac or IBM?

[Ace]

Will be looking to upgrade the computer towards the end of the year, currently have an IBM drsktop, dont ask me what goodies it has, dad built it about 18 months ago.

I've never been a Mac fan but im liking the simplicity of the iphone and the ipad and though i'd consider buying a mac this time round.

I know this has been done to death just like the toyota v land rover debate but im after genuine feedback from people who know and have experience with both. I wont be using it for games it'll be used for photography stuff, working on my website and word processing.

Matt

[incisor]

hard to beat a mac

a month or two of frustration as you get used to it then away you go..

be brave :p

/me runs osx on a pc system with windows in a window when i need it :p

for me

lightroom + topaz plugins is very hard to beat on a mac

photoshop if you have money

mac office or libre-office for the paperwork

and clamXav for AV tasks

and toast to make many things so much easier in cd/dvd media land

[Ivan]

As incisor syas you can't beat a Mac for simplicity. Just plug it in and it works!!!

HTH

Ivan

[Ace]

Thanks guys, thats what im thinking, i've never been keen on the macs because of the software but they've come along way and i really like the iphone.

Might take the plunge.

[Ace]

How do the mac's go taking a document from office on the mac to office on an ibm? If i do up a powerpoint document or word document on the mac does it open right up in word on an ibm?

[Scallops]

Mine do.

[weeds]

I've never been a Mac fan but

have you owned a MAC? a few of my friends knock my apple.......but have never owned one

since i switched a couple of years ago i will never look back. My main use is email and surfing the net, simple stuff really. its quite surprising how well work and excel convert to pages and numbers but if you need to use work alot than you will need to purchase word and have dual boot i think, dont take my word on that.

mine has never locked up, had a virus, crashed etc i just accept all updates and have never had a problem.

have had a few frustrations finding my way around but they have been minor really, most times if you think how would you do it logically than thats normally how apple of designed it

[incisor]

How do the mac's go taking a document from office on the mac to office on an ibm? If i do up a powerpoint document or word document on the mac does it open right up in word on an ibm?
usually very straight forward...

[John W]

You will love the way a Mac does not need virus protection updates all the time and does not need software updates every 5 min.

They just work (mostly)

[Ivan]

How do the mac's go taking a document from office on the mac to office on an ibm? If i do up a powerpoint document or word document on the mac does it open right up in word on an ibm?

Open Office (http://www.openofficedownloadpro.com/)

Ivan

[omvanders]

How do the mac's go taking a document from office on the mac to office on an ibm? If i do up a powerpoint document or word document on the mac does it open right up in word on an ibm?

No issues at all with moving docs and spreadsheets from Office on Mac to Windows and vice versa... none at all.:)

[HangOver]

apple is cool at the moment so if you want one, get one :D
they do look really nice.

saying that I am a die hard windows bloke,
They are cheap to buy
You get lots of power for your money.
software that does, well, everything
cheap upgrades you can buy anywhere
keep them up to date and rarely go wrong
if you know windows already, zero learning curve

I havent had a virus in about 8 years and the only time i have had to re-install the OS was upgrade from XP to W7
I'm happy with windows.

[disco gazza]

Have had windoze,went to a mac :D,lent to a friend,now have windoze again :mad:.
Will be going to a mac again sooner rather than later..:D

cheers
disco gazza
92 disco tdi :D

[Stu17]

Hi Ace

I use both at work & home, but at home when there is a choice I always use the Mac.

When the kids want to use one, they always choose the Mac.

My wife has the latest wiz-bang HP laptop, but even she will sometimes use the Mac.

Occasionally there will be a program that needs to be run on windows, but in that case I just run bootcamp, turn it into windows for a while, and it works.

Having said that, have a test drive of both and see what you think.

Cheers
Stu

[GregTD5]

Hi, I must be the odd one out.
I have bought a MacBook Pro, purely because I love the iPhone.
For me it hasn't lived up to the expectations. I put it up there with the Landcruiser and Broome, as being over priced and over rated.
Have had a couple of Toshiba laptops in the past, with very good reliability and usage and never had a problem. Went against my better judgement and got the Mac, could have got a Toshiba for half the price.
As an example, both the Mac and iPhone have Bluetooth, yet are unable to be tethered to pass pics etc via Bluetooth. Must use iTunes.
There are things the Mac does that I like, but just don't think it is worth the extra $$$.
Sure, you need to upgrade Microsoft stuff and have Virus protection, but never found it to be a problem.

Greg

[It'sNotWorthComplaining!]

You will love the way a Mac does not need virus protection updates all the time and does not need software updates every 5 min.

They just work (mostly)

I like the way Mac fixes itself after a freeze.
Installing apps is just dragging the file to your application instant install, uninstall just put in trash, none of this orphan file crap like windows, defragging, system recovery.:)

[Jojo]

As Incisor said...
I went Mac after years of Windows frustration and still congratulate me to the move. Having Windows at work I cannot understand how on Earth I could live with all this crap for so many years.
As for converting/working with Windows files, Open Office is the go.

I have to disclose a bias towards Apple, though, having taken my first "virtual steps" on an Apple II, shortly thereafter with an Apple III. Does anyone remember these???

[Scallops]

Sure! My first computer was the SE 30 and even today this was a benchmark. I could run a massive colour screen from it too which could pivot between landscape and portrait, or carry it easily around and simply use the inbuilt screen - all back in 1987... loved it.....

I really wonder if these machines hadn't come about where windows would be today..... Amber DOS prompts? I remember having to type commands to move between directories or to do anything else....shease!

As for sharing Excel, PowerPoint or Word files per say, if you use Microsoft Office on the Mac the files are completely seamless with a PC.



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[Tombie]

Hi, I must be the odd one out.
I have bought a MacBook Pro, purely because I love the iPhone.
For me it hasn't lived up to the expectations. I put it up there with the Landcruiser and Broome, as being over priced and over rated.
Have had a couple of Toshiba laptops in the past, with very good reliability and usage and never had a problem. Went against my better judgement and got the Mac, could have got a Toshiba for half the price.
As an example, both the Mac and iPhone have Bluetooth, yet are unable to be tethered to pass pics etc via Bluetooth. Must use iTunes.
There are things the Mac does that I like, but just don't think it is worth the extra $$$.
Sure, you need to upgrade Microsoft stuff and have Virus protection, but never found it to be a problem.

Greg

Greg, iOS 5 sorted your woes..... WiFi and iCloud share images now.. Automatically...

And the MBP will be running long after a Toshi has **** itself or become too low end to run Microsofts latest incarnation

[roverfan]

I've gone the other way after only using macs at home since I was a kid and swearing by them, I had 3 major failures that were uneconomical to repair as much as I loved them I could build a pc for 2 grand that will outperform a 10 grand Mac.

I'm happy enough with windows, osx crushes it but it's stable these days and almost as intuitive as the macs.

[incisor]

I loved them I could build a pc for 2 grand that will outperform a 10 grand Mac.
.

Having just gone thru the exercise myself

2k to 5k maybe but not 10k ;-)

Osx is not that hard to install on modern pc gear if you have some hardware nouce

[Ace]

Thanks for all the feedback guys, im swaying or leaning towards the mac given what i wabt to use it for. We'll be buying a laptop and a desk top computer.

I see what people mean about the price of the mac's, they arent cheap.

Got a couple of months to think about it, thanks again for the feedback.

Matt