After years in the PC abyss, we have returned to our Apply roots. We just got an iMac- it’s set up mostly for the kids, as my PC laptop is still in my office.
I feel back in the fold. I don’t mean to start a PC vs Mac to do, just wanted to pop and say:
I looove my iBook G4. I work with a bunch of PC freaks and they love to tell me Apple is crap. Whatever. My computer doesn’t get viruses AND it’s cute.
I just got a MacMini for home. Love the thing, but it has been over 20 years since I owned an Apple, so I’m a little onfused on where things are and how to get what I want done. I am thinking of selling this in February when I go back to the USA and buying an iMac when there to return with. I saw some great Refurbished deals at Apple.com - 10% to 20% off newer models, more for the older ones.
You could say “Huzzah” or “Hooray,” I suppose. Or a MacCauley Culkinesque “Yesssssssssssssss!”
In any event, welcome back! Except for an ill-advised purchase of an AT&T PC while I was in law school, we’ve always had Macs, and love 'em. Although I have to use a PC at work, Macs are where it’s at. Enjoy!
My current iMac is limping along and I’m eyeballing the new ones- they’re sweet. But I’m running into a little sticker shock- what I’d want will run nearly $1500, and my brother makes a pretty good argument that a comparable Windows machine is about $1000. As much as I love Macs and hate Windows, $500 cheaper is compelling.
Why, Apple, oh why do you have to be so pricey!?!?!?
Just when they came out, I made the comparison and once you had matched all the specs, they costed about the same. Then again, Dell prices are lowered weekly and Apple prices, well, less so.
But c’mon, form factor! You are freeing a lot of room on your desk.
I love my iMac, but I want to point out that AVG for PCs is still free, and I’ve been using it on my Windows laptop for years - I have never caught a virus.
Depending on how much you use your computer, $500 may be well worth enjoying something you love and avoiding something you hate.
I’m dual-platform at home: a barebones PC and a PowerBook G4. In order to avoid dominance disputes/whip it into submission, I stuck a multicolor-stripe Apple logo sticker on the PC’s case.
I love this idea! I currently work from 4 differrent computers- three are PCs- I will Apple sticker them all!
As soon as I plugged in the iMac I remembered why I love Macs- the way the power cord fits through the back stand and sits flush with the monitor- I swoon!