Mac Users Raise your hands

[meledward23]

This is a Stick up. Actually I jsut wanted to get an idea who here uses a Mac. Any of you Mac operators us PC's as well?

I ask as I contemplate buying a Mac. I want to see what the enemy is about. If I like it I may banish the Blue Screen of Death from my network forever. But for now I am thinking of just getting a little mini mac....

Anyway be proud and shout to the world if you own one of these rare commodities.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

I have a Mac at the office, 2 Macs at home. The lovely Mrs_Bob teaches computers at the high school, all are Windows PCs. I have 25+ PCs at the office and all of my employees have to make them work with my Mac. Sometimes it is good to be the boss Actually I find that there are no cross platform issues for 98% of the users and data freely trades from one platform to the other. I use an Apple Airport wireless network at home and another one at the office, no problems with having Mac & PC's run through the Apple Airport unit either.

We swichted from PC to Mac years ago. Switched back to PC after a lightning storm 'allowed me' to buy all new stuff at home. Got fed up with PC very quickly and switched back to Mac. Never going back to PC if I have any say so in the matter.

 

[meledward23]

The cross platform and networking is what has me a little timid. I have 3 machines right now (at home, which is also my office). And I telecomute to my main office. Of course most of my interatction with the main office is Fax, PDF, and emial. So that should be a snap.

It's my home office that I wonder about. I really am fed up with PC. I have used it since 1986 earlier actually but at such an age I cant recall it all. Anyway I have three flat panel monitors running split screen off my desktop, a laptop, and my wifes desktop all hooked to the lan with a network storage drive. If I could work on a computer, the network would be useless as it crashes no less than once every couple of days. Nothin atypical to a 3 pc household.

Anyway, driving out to my local Apple dealer and taking a tour.

Still curious to see how many here are Mac freaks.... (used affectionatly)

 

[rswyan]

Mel,

We are mainly Mac here at our place - there are around eight of them in the house (my wife's, my oldest son & his wife's, and the rest are mine) I have one PC, which I need for some specialized programs that require it. All are networked - either wirelessly with Airport or on our local Gigabit LAN.

I'm of a similar mind as Bob - I'd never go back if I had any say in the matter (and fortunately I do)

 

[PBinWA]

I have a Mac Powerbook G4 but I'm not a Mac Freak. I'm platform agnostic so I'm not sure I count. My favorite user environment by far must have been Mac OS 9 Finder but those days are long gone.

Apple hardware is sweet. If you can live with a little less variety in your software choices then Mac OS X is a nice change.

PB

 

[jeffinsgf]

Mac user since 1984. I have wandered from the flock a couple times, but always come home. Like Bob, my experiment with the PC platform didn't last long. My home and office are just a few steps apart. I have my MacBook Pro whereever I go and a 17" flat panel snowball iMac at the office. The office network also includes two PC's, a networked printer, an Apple Airport wireless network, and a satellite web router. Everything gets along fine. I can even use my "antique" CRT iMac that is at the house across the wireless network.

I think the current crop of Apple ads are a hoot. Great casting, those two couldn't look more like Jobs and Gates without costumes.

I have met a lot of people who regret going from Mac to PC, but I can't recall any "Switchers" ever pining to go back to the PC world.

 

[Jibber]

I have a Mac G5 dual processor that I'm writing on right now, a Mac mini in the kids room.. and an older PowerMac in the "office". I had a powerbook years ago but it wasn't very fast and "work" gives me a top of line Toshiba Laptop every couple of years (pentium M 200GHz is the latest) so "I do windows" too.

Really no comparison.. hate to start any fights.. but I've been around PCs since my IBM XT in 1984 and got my first mac, a 512 fatmac two years later. I'm a solid Apple evangelist. Of course, you have to use what works with the software you have and at my work I'm solid PC.. but I can't remember EVER having a crash on this G5 and it was a year old in January.

hope this helps..

I hate blue too..

Go Buckeyes!

 

[flwiii]

I have used both platforms and started out in the 80's with an PC XT and a Machintosh. They each have their good and bad points. For Graphics and Video work you can't beat a Mac for performance. This was due to the processor design. When it comes to number crunching the PC's generally excel, which again is due to the design of the processor. This difference may be changing because Apple isn't using Motorola's Power PC processor any more. All the new Mac's are coming with an Intel processor, same as the PC. Thus the reason I find the new Apple commercials a bit out in left field.

I personally like the PC's over the Mac's, especially now since they have switched to Intel Processor. I prefer AMD processors personally.

 

[Dargo]

I've been die hard PC for years and years. My first business on my own was as a "basement" PC builder. That said, I'm afraid my next computer may very well be a Mac. I've just flat had it with the constant lockups, need to constantly download upgrades (bug fixes) etc. I used to think that it was because of games causing problems with my computer, but I have not had a single game on my system in 5 years. Unless something changes big time, I see my next purchase being a Mac. I think I'm going to have to be a convert...

 

[meledward23]

Drago, my sentiments exactly. I was a toddler with a key board under my fingers in teh 70's. My dad was a programmer and development engineer for NASA. I could and can build a PC system from scratch. As soon as you introduce windows it will crash. (poking some fun). But seriously, every machine has problems in my network. Whether store bought, or homemade. I hear mac users don't seem to curse computers as often as PC goers.

Price per unit of computing power and Mac sure does seem expensive. But then if it actaully works, that would be a bonus.

So the personal struggle continues... Should I jump or not... hehe,time for more research.

I've been die hard PC for years and years. My first business on my own was as a "basement" PC builder. That said, I'm afraid my next computer may very well be a Mac. I've just flat had it with the constant lockups, need to constantly download upgrades (bug fixes) etc. I used to think that it was because of games causing problems with my computer, but I have not had a single game on my system in 5 years. Unless something changes big time, I see my next purchase being a Mac. I think I'm going to have to be a convert...