Apple Mac help...

[M8XY G]

Considering getting an apple mac as im told its better for the uni course ill be doing next year...

i have used macs a few times but how easy will it be to convert? i'm pretty good with computers generally as i can do the basic add ram, format s**t and all those shortcuts etc

Also i have herd of using fusion on it?

some input would be a big help?

 

[Longy]

Piece of cake to use m8, you'll have no issue's, everything is logical. All the Apps are in the Applications folder and that's about it

Fushion or Parallels is great to run another OS along side Mac O/s or you can partition your HDD and run windows xp or vista natively and boot between the two.

 

[sneeks]

Very easy to convert to the Mac way of working.

 

[Tom]

Its really easy, i use xp via boot camp (rarely)

Macs really are simple to use.

 

[Brad182]

I converted 2 months back, best thing I ever did. Macs FTW!!

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

you know how i know windows is gay? it's like the movie maid in manhattan

you know how i know windows is gay? i saw it make a spinach dip in a loaf of sour dough bread once

you know how i know windows is gay? it has a rainbow bumpersticker on it's car that says "I love it when *balls* are in my face

get a mac, windows sucks ar.se

 

[shuffle]

Macs rule! i converted last year after having numerous probs with my old sony vaio on windows and i can honestly say i have not had any problems with my macbook pro. I got the hang of using a mac within a day its all logical!

 

[Blue4Ever]

Similar story hear.

Got a macbook about 7-8 months ago switching from windows. Found it pretty easy to use at first and was fully used to it after a week. Unlike windows you don't have to know all the advanced settings etc and tricks to make it run better, as they just work. Mine has seen no change in performance from day one and I've now filled the hard drive on it.

As said everything seems so much more logical.

 

[M8XY G]

cheers guys, anything else different on them that i should know about like all the apps in a folder...

 

[Darren S]

cheers guys, anything else different on them that i should know about like all the apps in a folder...

Don't forget, if you really don't like the look and feel of the Mac OS, just fire up Windows XP in dual boot. You'll probably get to run a few decent games that way too.

D.

 

[Longy]

cheers guys, anything else different on them that i should know about like all the apps in a folder...

To install apps just drag them into your apps folder, to uninstall most apps - just a case of dragging them to the trash.

Documents - into your documents folder
Pics - into.. you guessed it photos folder etc etc

Use safari or firefox to surf internet.

All settings are under your system preference pane (click apple icon top left).

 

[Karen]

Really easy and once you've tried one you won't go back! I love mine. Couple of friends have got them since me and said the same.


Only thing I'm struggling with at the moment is my new Office for Mac package as I can't do the things I did in Windows on it or at least it's not all in the same place!

 

[Daz]

I bought an MBP. I sold it a year later for 50% of what I paid. I bought a Dell laptop instead.

Mum uses an iMac, but it runs Vista only now.. no need to use OSX.

My mate has an iMac, running OSX and he loves it.

I guess it depends on the person.

 

[beatjunkie]

Whats a good mac laptop to get?i see there really expensive compared to windows based laptops?

Ryan

 

[Daz]

I wouldn't get any at the moment - they're due a major revision.