Top Ten Pros and Cons of the Mac
Top Five Reasons the Mac is Winning Me Over
- Installing things is too easy.
- Flickr Uploader is a thousand times better than on a PC.
- The Mac has approved software lists.
- I’m starting to get used to (and like) the fact that things are open without having an actual window open. It toko a long time, but now I’m adjusted, it’s a plus.
- I can make enhanced podcasts.
Top Five Reasons It Isn’t
- Office 2008 isn’t all it’s cracked up to be on the Mac.
- The @ key is in a different place. I don’t care who is right or wrong, but some standards wouldn’t go amiss. Switching from Mac to PC is a real pain.
- There’s no hash key (why the hell not?)
- I have to reformat my iPod.
- I can’t find any decent personal finance software. I’m sticking with what I’ve got on the PC.
Filed in Apple, Microsoft 7 Comments so far
me on 13 Jun 2008 at 8:32 am #
can i add to the ‘cons’ list:
“leopard isn’t geared to handle wide-gamut displays properly”
it doesn’t matter what that means, all that’s important is vista is better at something, and that sux
Gordon on 13 Jun 2008 at 10:06 am #
Agreed on all points.
Although for me the list of Cons (which is same as yours although shorter… ) is easily outweighed by “how it feels to use a Mac”.
Ollie on 13 Jun 2008 at 10:12 am #
Great summary. I converted a few months back and found the first few weeks a nightmare. But now, after getting used to everything, I have vowed to never return to a Windows-based system for personal computing.
The @ key was weird for me at first (upon initial startup you have to enter an email address and I stumped for about five minutes), but now I actually prefer it because I realised I was sort of squeezing my right fingers to get at it. Having up on the left means I’m using both hands (right for the shift), but at least I’m not getting cramp anymore!
As for the hash key, well editing a stylesheet caused a lot of swearing from me until I realised it is ALT+3. Although I still keep hitting the Command+3 which does something completely different, especially within a browser.
I believe you can format the keyboard though, so moving things around isn’t too much of a pain if you know how. And just because I found this useful when I converted, here’s Apple’s keyboard shortcut list in case you haven’t bookmarked it yourself yet:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343
Christine on 13 Jun 2008 at 10:50 am #
Me - Vista does quite a few things really well. I do miss the preview tab thing in Aero, where you can see what’s going on in a window by hovering over the taskbar. Useful for watching loading bars without keep clicking on them.
Gordon - You’re right. Using a Mac just makes is somehow inspiring, yet I can’t quite figure out why. I’ve only had it for maybe a month, and I’ve already created more stuff than in the past few. First thing I did was buy a book from iPhoto. Again, too easy.
Ollie - Thank you, thank you, thank you, the shortcut list will be stuck on my wall just as soon as I can print it out!
Robin on 02 Sep 2008 at 1:44 am #
I have always used a PC and now I want to buy a MAC, but I’m intimidated. I am not that computer literate and I think it may be overwhelmig. Also, I attend University of Phoenix online and I think that may become an issue. I don’t want to spend a lot of time trying to figures stuff out when I have a paper due. Should I consider a MAC at this time or jsut but a regular HP computer and stick with what I know?
Christine on 02 Sep 2008 at 7:32 am #
It took about a month to get used to the Mac for me, and I’d say I’m quite computer literate. The Mac is much easier to use, once you know the way around it, but it just takes that time to make the switch.
There’s plenty of guidance on the web though, if you do make the switch to a Mac and need help.
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