Nickname: Mecky

Review: "Silent majority understands that having a cool looking box is useless if you don't know anyone else who has it, too," wrote Brad Freeman. Funny! What's more interesting is the advice from people who know and work on both environments! If you want to play, if your enterprise is working with their own development set of Windows programs, then buy a PC. Otherwise, you have no choice: Buy a Mac! We may long discuss that. Of course, the PC has advantages on Mac.

Date reviewed: Dec 28, 2005 6:08 PM

Nickname: Aquaria

Review: I'm a niche user? Er, no. I was someone who got tired of system crashes and viruses and application conflicts and having to install five additional things beyond the one program I was trying to install. I just didn't want the hassles of having to maintain the computer itself so much, just to get productivity on it. Now, all I do is turn on my computer and get to work (or play). No hassles. Heck, I switched so long ago that I remember the first time a PC user complained about spyware to me, and I was like, huh? What's that? I had no idea such a thing existed because I didn't need to know about it!

Date reviewed: Dec 2, 2005 1:52 AM

Nickname: Catherine Deus Canny

Review: This is my fourth Mac--an educator who has a problem with your rebate program. I sent all of the material that was reqired and had it notarized because previously the rebate was cancelled because by the time you dealt with the application the date had expired. Your rebate program is bogus. I lost more than $30 worth of credibiity in your sales program.

Date reviewed: Dec 1, 2005 3:07 AM

Nickname: Steve Baran

Review: I've been using Macs since 1986 (512 KE). I've never felt that I was at a disadvantage in software availability for the Mac platform. I've always felt that I was using a superior platform--more now than ever due, in great part, to security issues.

Date reviewed: Nov 29, 2005 10:50 PM

Nickname: RJ Daccord

Review: Regarding the claim posted below about Windows having higher quality third-party software support: baloney, sir. Windows only outpaces the Mac in this area on quantity --a nd who needs 300 FTP programs to choose from, anyway? Besides the thriving and innovative Mac software scene, there's the seductive draw of free open source alternatives. Why pay when some of the world's best programmers want to give you software? In fact, my Mac is running open source stuff for graphics, word processing, and utilities as complements to Apple's own great software. Total cost of the three third-party programs I've found it necessary to buy: under $100. That leaves a lot left over for iTunes.

Date reviewed: Nov 28, 2005 11:28 AM

Nickname: Tim

Review: I switched from WIntel to the Mac over 2 years ago and have ABSOLUTELY no regrets! I actually enjoy using my computer again. I own a G4 iMac and a 15" PowerBook. Ease of use, little to no crashing, and of course no viruses, makes Apple the definitive winner in my opinion. I only lament the fact that I spent 10 years of my life fighting with my Windows machines before I made the switch. Apple definitely has this customer for life!

Date reviewed: Nov 28, 2005 4:02 AM

Nickname: Jan-Willem Vosmeer

Review: Recently I stepped over from an advertising agency to a multinational company. And thus from an Apple - to a Microsoft environment. It took me six frustrating weeks to decide to leave the free laptop at my office desk, and to buy an Apple for myself at home. The new I-Mac G5 with Mac OS X Tiger is really superb, and gave me back the pleasure of working with a computer, not against. One thing is for sure: Apple has by far the most userfriendly, hassle free and stable platform, and I hope they will continue to grow and get more users joining the club. Good luck guys!

Date reviewed: Nov 27, 2005 10:07 PM

Nickname: Brad Freeman

Review: There is a reason why Windows PCs outsell Mac boxes by a factor of 30 to 1. Silent majority understands that having a cool looking box is useless if you don't know anyone else who has i,t too. Both Windows and Mac OS are comparable, high-end operating systems, but it's the third-party software that important customers buy their computers for. Third-party software for Windows is infinitely easier to find and of higher quality, not to mention support. Macs will only reach a higher market share if developers find it interesting. At the moment, they don't, and anyone would be out of their minds to bet against Windows in this department. Macs are for a niche user who finds a good looking box more important than what's inside.

Date reviewed: Nov 27, 2005 7:23 PM

Nickname: MacMeister

Review: I bought a PowerBook G4 to replace my PC about two years ago before I started work on my PhD. I did not want to spend valuable time working on my tools. I have added a few accessories, and my PowerBook 17" doubles as a very nice desktop. I use it for iTunes, PhotoShop, Web development, and, of course, the dissertation. My daughter has an iBook that she carries everywhere. I would recommend either, though if you intend to use the computer for more than just a notebook the PowerBook will be a better desktop convert. Oh, and Expose is a must for anyone who writes researched materials!

Date reviewed: Nov 27, 2005 6:23 PM

Nickname: Thomas Leavitt

Review: ... I switched from Windows to Linux a while back. If I did not already have $2000+ worth of Intel hardware, I would definitely have gone with a Mac... maybe a dual processor G4. As a Unix/Linux Systems Admin for over a decade, *nix is my preferred environment, and Apple's smooth merger of a UI that unquestionably beats the pants off anything else, and a "real", standards based operating system that let's me run thousands of Unix based applications is really attractive... I may very well drop some money into a used Apple box running OS X at some point in the near future, if business picks up. I'd bet there are a lot of *nix users out there, who are seriously thinking of switching their desktops and notebooks from Windows to Apple.

Date reviewed: Nov 22, 2005 8:30 AM