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Huge Mac fan here - but I`m a graphic designer and have used no other company`s computers since the first one appeared on my desk 15 years ago.  When buying my last one for traveling - a 17" PowerBook - I bought it through the Apple Refurbished Certified Products site and saved myself about $900 on the purchase - which came with a standard one-year warranty.  I just visited the site on a regular basis until the configuration I was seeking appeared one day.

- J.


 

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Jeff Fisher | Jeff Fisher LogoMotives | Tweet! Tweet!

I own a Powerbook G4 just as your describing.  I LOVE my Mac!!  I owned my first Mac 23 years ago!  Although since then I`ve been all PC.  I worked in the Tech field for many years building PC`s, networks, etc.  Just buy the Mac and don`t worry about the naysayers.  The Mac is a beautiful machine, can run any app that the PC can (I use Virtual PC for non OSX software) and never crashes.  PC`s are great, don`t get me wrong but there`s something about the Mac that just makes it so much fun to use.  Good luck with your decision.

I have a PowerBook G4 and a desktop PC. I love using my Mac, but there are always going to be certain websites that require access to a PC. Maybe farther down the road the Intel switch will solve this problem without having to have both Operating Systems installed.

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John Herman
Succeeding Steps LLC - http://www.succeedingsteps.com
Marketing and Operations Consulting for Small and Growing Businesses

Apple and Microsoft are working closer together than ever, so your wish may come true.

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"Forget inspirational quotes to keep you going. If by doing what you do, you get an hour every day to relax, be with the ones you love in comfort without doing wrong, then it is all worth it." -Anon.

Mac or PC, who cares? Pretty soon they will all be the same anyway! For now the graphics and media world are owned by Mac and the real world is owned by MICROSOFT. It all depends on if you want to live in a Graphics world or in the real world. Do you want to use all of the software that your familiar with the way it is supposed to be used? Or do you want to use a "virtual" version of it on a computer that is cleverly trying to hide its true identity by impersonating a PC? The choice is yours, the red pill or the blue pill!

Well I think that I have wondered off into my own little world long enough. For now go with a PC. Or go with a MAC. Or go with a MAC that runs PC software. Or a PC that runs MAC software. Just pick one already!  Wow, I am ready for a vacation!

 

Ken~

Picking your computer type or OS is elementary compared to shopping for the right solution and programs.  Even though Microsoft was able to quash the "word processing wars" between them and Corel, the choice of accounting software (Quicken vs. Microsoft SBA vs. Peachtree) or web developing software (Dreamweaver vs. Expression) is heating up again.

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"Forget inspirational quotes to keep you going. If by doing what you do, you get an hour every day to relax, be with the ones you love in comfort without doing wrong, then it is all worth it." -Anon.

Mac user here... I think the same debate has been going on since Mac was born. In 1989 I was told Apple (and therefore Macintosh computers) was going out of business. I have been told PC’s are faster. I can see PC’s are cheaper… But all in all, I don’t know crap about a computer, and my Mac always works. Software and hardware rarely conflict.

The areas I notice a Mac can be a problem are as follows (some are not a problem for me, but may be for others)…

Mac’s have…
fewer file sharing applications (ex: limewire, hotline)
fewer games
fewer third party applications (plug-ins for name brand apps)
fewer users

I am not generally the first to use new software, so I can always wait for the Mac version. By the time the Mac versions come out, all the bugs have been worked out. Hey, just ask Joel of SUN. They haven’t yet finalized the Mac versions of StartUpNation. Therefore, sometime the page layout is not exactly the way SUN intended it to look, or respond. But that’s OK. I can still read everything.


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Vincent Wilcox (a.k.a. KRAKR)
Drummer
My band: Letters Make Words

Thanks again for bringing the thread back to center and providing relevant information to my original post.

Letutor,

I switched over to Mac last year after being a PC user.  I can use both, but I do a lot in Adobe Photoshop and I love my Mac G5 for that.  I`m basically computer stupid anyway, so I`m having some trouble with viewing on line videos even thought I`ve downloaded quick time and real player (have no clue why it`s not working)...I`m also having a problem with getting sites to work correctly that require Java to be downloaded....Java is downloaded and it`s not working!  Eventually I will figure it all out.  I will say this much, the fact that my Mac has NEVER been slow, crashed or had to be taken in because of viruses (like any PC I`ve ever used) is invaulable to me.   In my opinion Mac`s seem much more user friendly and they do have great support through their applecare.   I`ve been happy with my mac and I intend on purchasing their laptop as my business becomes more mobile. 


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JM

You might consider skipping the PowerBook and going to the new MacBooks. The reason is, though there`s currently both systems being supported, how long will it be before Apple stops supporting legacy code, or at least software developers stop producing applications for the PowerPC chipset.

I have owned apples since 1984, and now own a Mac Mini Core Solo (1 CPU instead of 2), which only cost $500 or so bucks.

The MacBook gives you a bit more longevity, is all I`m suggesting.

--Chris Brogan...


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Chris Brogan...
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GrasshopperNewMedia.com
chris@gnmnetworks.com
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