wanted: realistic reasons to buy a mac

[kainjow]

My main reason for getting a Mac (especially a new one) is that they just look so beautiful. I recently had an iMac blueberry as my main computer. Everyone was amazed at it. Then, I just bought a Power Mac G4 with a 15" LCD Appel display. This thing is unbelievable (even the speakers are gorgeous)! Now everyone who comes into my house stares at the monitor for like 10 minutes. Even my brother-in-law, who is a heavy PC user, loves it. He always comes over and uses the computer (he even asked me how much it was, as if he was interested in buying it!). That's my reason they're so great. If you were to buy a PC, they're just pieces of beige junk sitting on your desk. With a new Mac, you don't have to hide the computer in a side room in your house. You can put it out in the open for everyone to see. I love the way Apple designs.

[tagliatelle]

I have only ordened one for 49990 BEF @ www.easyware.be.

[mrfluffy]

the mac is like a religion (a pc users quote) we all help each other, the forums are great (do i get money for saying that? ) and cos there's only a limited number of mac models tech support (in the unlikely event something goes wrong) is easier. and why would you want to line bill's pockets even more?

[tagliatelle]

I have checked my email. There is something in IT. IT has something to do with imovie. I find cubes nicer but I want keep the church in the middle. www.exell.com

[Anim8r]

My apologies to Hervé. I had not read any of his earlier posts and it did sound like Mac bashing.

As far as the DSL hookup, I initially had a DSL modem. That worked perfectly. I replaced that with a router/switch combo which is just a dream to work with.

I have a mixed network, and under OSX I have had absolutely no problems with mac to PC file transfers. The only thing that would make me happier is if Maya and the other PC based apps I use make the big move to MacOSX. Maya 3.5 for OSX is currently not quite where v.4 for PC is.

[tagliatelle]

print "come on don't be upset 4 1"

[thedbp]

Originally posted by Ed Spruiell
you'll be like me, not really able to run with the big boys, but not stuck on the porch either!!

i hear that ... my B&W sure isn't a screamer anymore, especially with the PCI graphics ... but it does everything I'll need it to do for a LOOOONG time. I've stuck in a full gig of RAM for under $250, just bought an 80 GB HD for about $150 ... all I'm waiting for is for the cost of dual-G4 upgrades to go down. I'm not TOO terribly concerned about a new graphics card until the Radeon comes down in price either, as I am not really into gaming or 3D work, mainly 2D graphic design for print and web.

But the new iMacs will still be a LOT faster than this tower, with faster motherboards, more efficient processors, faster RAM, better video, etc. The new iMacs are a REAL BARGAIN at $799. And I have WAAAAAY more than that to pay off on this thing, believe me

[tagliatelle]

Have you seen them yet?