Hi,
First of all: good to hear you're thinking about the "switch"!
I just switched 4 weeks ago and I NEVER switched on my PC's since then. They're currently catching dust on top of a cupboard. What I like about MacOS X is that I get my WORK DONE. Using Windows (also from 3.1 'till XP) I always had to worry about stability (save my Word doc often to be sure, etc), and it sometimes took ages to get particular hardware to coexist in the same system (Sounblaster Live! conflicts with ASUS A7V133 board for instance, a f*ckin nightmare!) without driver nightmares, blue screens of death etcetera.
Using MacOS X it just isn't there! No stupid blue screens, no trouble with the hardware. Everything inside this little iMac is from Apple and severely tested as a SYSTEM, not as a collection of seperate parts (ok, I used to build my PC's my own. your mileage may vary using Dell or Compaq).
Also, the GUI of MacOS X is so intuitive, clear and simple, that it makes you more productive too. What seems eye-candy in the first sight is functional when you use it for a while. For a brilliant review, which pushed me to making the swith: http://www.birdhouse.org/macos/beos_osx/
This review is by Scot Hacker, before a BeOS enthusiast. As I also came from BeOS (used it for some time too) I knew Scot Hacker from the BeOS scene.
So to be short: MacOS X saves me time by letting out the crap. So I have more time to be productive and have fun with my computer! I LOVE IT!
Now I have to start saving for a Powermac G5 next year or so![]()




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. What I like about MacOS X is that I get my WORK DONE. Using Windows (also from 3.1 'till XP) I always had to worry about stability (save my Word doc often to be sure, etc), and it sometimes took ages to get particular hardware to coexist in the same system (Sounblaster Live! conflicts with ASUS A7V133 board for instance, a f*ckin nightmare!) without driver nightmares, blue screens of death etcetera.
? What I gain are somehow productivity, user experience, nice OS, *stability*. Therefore, I am still with my PCs
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