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So I really want to make the jump to a Mac from a PC. I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop at the moment. I love(d) it, but I'm getting irritated with it as of late. I don't hear as many horror stories about Macs as I do about PCs. My laptop was less than a year old when I needed to send it in for service (new hard drive, motherboard). Thank God it was under a full warranty still, but nonetheless I don't want to go through that again.

I'm investing in an external hard drive this weekend, and I've been eying either the Macbook or Macbook Pro. I'm a computer science major so I dunno. Either I soup up the Macbook or just splurge for the Pro (but I love the black).

Anyways, on to the point of this post. Who has what? What do you recommend? Is the switch from PC to Mac an easy one? Any feedback is appreciated! =)
 
I have both PC's and the Mac. The MAC is so much more stable and user-friendly--plus, the problem with viruses and malware has been nil.
The MacBook is nice. Get it with 1 GB RAM -- 2 if you can afford it.
The new MacBook Pro is much more expensive. It is nececesary only if you need to edit photos or semi-professional video.
If you are in school, see if they have a deal with Apple. Academic prices on notebooks and software are incredibly low.
 
... or if you want to play. If you want good grafics, get a macbook pro

I've got a 2Ghz Macbook an it works perfectly. I also got a Mac Mini which is great for word , email and the web.

Just as hotstuff said it, what ever you get, get at least 1 GB of Ram, better 2 GB.

The external hard drive is a great idea. More hdd space is not cheap at apple. So the better option is an external drive. Format it using FAT32 if you plan to use it on windows machines too.

If you are new to OS X, check the Mac 101
 
I hope it is safe to post in here as you do specifically ask about the switch between the two. I switched earlier this year and all my experiences have been positive after years on MS operating systems. If you are looking at the laptops then I suspect you will be very happy. The Mac in some desktop varieties does have limitations in its expandability in terms of expansion cards.

Now the Macs use the Intel processors you have the ability to run windows OS and Windows specific software as well but if this is your main use then it is cheaper for you to stick to a pc. If you want the stability, security and ease of use of a mac and you want to achieve goals then I have to recommend the mac despite the shouts and derision that will doubtless follow this honest (from my point of view) post.

As for ease of conversion, I was lucky enough that my BF has a mac and was able to give me great pointers. The documentation is crap as it is with all electronic equipment these days. It is assumed that you are on the internet and can look it up. To the point where you load a readme file off a disk and it instructs you that to read it you have to do what you have already done to read it. That really pisses me off.

All in all I have found the Mac community unfailingly helpful but beware of where you ask for help and also of how you give it. Realise that there are those out there who either can't afford a mac or have a good reason for using a pc. Never advise someone to get a mac just because you don't like the pc, always weigh up what they want from a computer. I have advised a mate today not to get a mac because it is not what he needs. Equally yesterday I advised someone to get one because it is, in my mind, what they need. I will also recommend Linux to those who have an old computer they want to make use of.

Well it is Friday night, and I am bored, hence the length of my reply. I hope you gain something from it and feel free to PM me for further insight as to my comments.
 
trawler69 said:
All in all I have found the Mac community unfailingly helpful but beware of where you ask for help and also of how you give it. Realise that there are those out there who either can't afford a mac or have a good reason for using a pc. Never advise someone to get a mac just because you don't like the pc, always weigh up what they want from a computer. I have advised a mate today not to get a mac because it is not what he needs. Equally yesterday I advised someone to get one because it is, in my mind, what they need. I will also recommend Linux to those who have an old computer they want to make use of.

Well it is Friday night, and I am bored, hence the length of my reply. I hope you gain something from it and feel free to PM me for further insight as to my comments.
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Thank you, and I appreciate it. I know there might be a backlash as I've read some posts where there were long and drawn out heated discussions. I have played with various Macs and PCs and I'm very much drawn to the Mac. I seem to always work the crap out of my computers and my last one wasn't holding up under my "power-use" and this one is still acceptable, but I've been leaning towards Macs and (what my perspective is) as pros that outweigh cons. But yes, I will definitely PM you with further questions if they arise!
 
I know people love their Macs. I, however, have only been a PC guy. I've got a 10 year old Dell. I've recently upgraded the memory and cpu and it is humming along nicely. I've never run an antivirus program and have never been hit with a virus. I just keep my updates up-to-date and periodically run an antivirus scan from the free online scanners. I also periodically delete cookies. Rarely, like never, do I have crashes. But my needs are simple.

To answer the question. The transition should be simple; especially if you are investing in an external drive. I'm guessing it is USB. Copy your PC data to the external drive, plug it into the Mac and viola, there it is. Translation issues aside.

Alternatively or in conjunction you could set up a LAN that lets you copy freely back and forth. You may pull your hair out a bit trying to set up a LAN between the two but ftp may be your friend.

What is it you really want to do? There was a cool slashdot article recently (sorry too lazy to look it up) that compared a current AMD dual core to an '86 Mac Powerbook. The reality was the Powerbook did just as well against the latest technology for basic things like word processing and spreadsheet manipulation.

My point is if you aren't doing wiz-bang stuff you can save money going with a pc.

You say you are a computer science major. PC technology is more prevalent in the industry so... Also you may want to consider the ability to learn Linux as well as Windows and Mac.

And as a CS major the knowledge of the variants of Windows (server, workstation) will hold you in good stead in the work place. The more you can learn about Active Directory and LDAP will be a major bonus for you.
 
Just a quick follow-up.

Since you are a computer science major...Do you use programming or other software that requires Windows?

Mac does offer Windows emulation (through Bootcamp or Parallels), but would probably not be a good choice if you need to debug or run your programming code. If you are programming through Microsoft or similar products, a Windows-based computer would be a better choice.

Incidentally, I use a Western Digital external Hard Drive for backup. Buy.com and Newegg.com usually have good prices on these. I got a 500GB from Buy.com and love it. It can be partitioned to work on both MAC and Windows machines.
 
I switched to Mac in January 2006. I just got fed up with PCs and just ordered a 20" iMac having never even used a Mac. And boy am I glad I did. OS X is such an awesome operating system. Macs are really nice and fun to use.

I currently have a 17" MacBook Pro which I saved about £200 from buying it through the education store. I really love it.

With Paralells/Bootcamp you get the best of both worlds and on my Parallels I have all sorts of operating systems including several Linux distros, XP and Vista (Although Vista doesn't run very well on it). The VMWare software looks pretty awesome, you can run Windows programs WITHIN OSX. So you will have your Windows programs in the Dock!

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Program wise, yeah you may get more programs on the Mac but I honestly believe that Mac gets the better programs. For example TextMate blows any Windows text editor out of the water, Transmit does the same for FTP programs, SuperDuper for for backup programs etc etc.

IMO Macs bring back the fun in computing.
 
Try both Vista and OSX and decide which one you like better

i assume you are using XP now vista is much more stable and a much better OS than XP so give it and osx a try
 
There is a substantial learning curve in going from a PC to a Mac, and Macs are way more expensive than PCs. Trawler is correct that there is too little information available to help you make the transition. It really helps if you have a friend who knows the Mac OS, but you can figure it all out on your own, in time.

Taking the time to learn OS X is something that will reward you many times over. There's just no comparison, as you'll see. You'll never go back to Windows. Even given the big price differential, the Mac is a much better experience and easily worth the extra effort and money.
 
Don't worry about maxing out the ram when you buy the computer. You can get the ram much cheaper elsewhere and it is very easy to install on the macbook and macbook pro.
 
Hold ctrl whilst scrolling is cool. Command / shift 3 is good for capturing areas. Scroll whilst paused in quick time to step forward / backward. Etc.
 
I switched from PC to Mac last year, but ended up disappointed and went out to buy a new PC that I'm happy with. The Mac is sitting there collecting dust.
 
^ Oh sorry you got me wrong, I have one and I know all that, just try to avoid posting it now to avoid accusations of bias which would be totally founded but unnecessary. What I meant was I wonder why 3 Nipples didn't get on with his mac mini although they are my least favourite modern mac.
 
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