Nickname: b

Review: "I can't tell you how many times I have been working on a PC and wished to myself, `Ah, I wish I could do this the way I do it on my Mac. It would be so much easier.'" Funny. I feel the same way (in reverse) when I am forced to use a Mac. Really, I think it boils down to personal preference and what you're used to.

Date reviewed: Sep 25, 2006 4:47 PM

Nickname: JohnJ

Review: Apple is a darling of the media, but they still have a miniscule computer market share. According to IDC, their current USA market share is 4.8%, and their worldwide market share is in the "others" category, somewhere below that of Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens.

Date reviewed: Sep 25, 2006 4:35 PM

Nickname: smeddy

Review: To teej: The main reason you don't switch is because you think Mac users are arrogant? Who the hell cares what Mac users--or PC users--are like. It's not like you have a dozen Mac users sitting in your living room every time you fire up the computer. That's about the silliest thing I have ever heard. And i dont think it is true. There are some very vocal Mac users, but I think you would find a great many more vocal PC users. The majority of Mac users are people who don't know much about computers, don't care to know much about computers, and just want it to do what they want it to do. If that bothers you, well, you were born for a PC.

Date reviewed: Sep 25, 2006 2:40 PM

Nickname: kathy

Review: Mac envy: "One main reason why I stay with my PC is because I find many Mac users arrogant and uninformed, and mad at Bill Gates because he's rich and their (sic) not." I converted from PC to Mac about 15 years ago. I can't tell you how many times I have been working on a PC and wished to myself, "Ah, I wish I could do this the way I do it on my Mac. It would be so much easier." It's not always a matter of getting used to the new system, it's just that there are so many things I can do on my Mac--simple everyday tasks--that I can't do on a PC. It's lightning fast, virtually never freezes up and comes loaded with more software than the average person will ever use.

Date reviewed: May 24, 2006 2:38 PM

Nickname: MM

Review: Just a fact correction. In reference to Teej, i believe you're referring to the Mac-Mini challenge that end after 4000+ unsuccessful attacks and 0 security breaches. You have confused the challenge that was publicized, with what could be called a false hacking report. The one that on further investigation turned out to a be an authorized user changing a few privileges on a machine he had an account. As a consultant that uses and depends on both platforms on a daily basis, I'm fairly neutral on the Mac/PC debate. I have no problem with either platform. From a professional stand point: yes, a Mac is more secure then a Windows PC. And that is due to technology differences between Mac and Windows software. That doesn't mean that a Mac is always a "better" choice, it's merely just one of many considerations that needs to be taken into account when making technology deployment decisions.

Date reviewed: May 4, 2006 9:46 AM

Nickname: Nora

Review: I am a "new to Mac" person who switched this January. I spent a long time researching the change and decided to make the switch. The new interface took a few weeks to get used to, but otherwise I am very happy. The iMac takes seconds to restart and a majority of the time I keep it in sleep mode. It takes only about three seconds to start from sleep. This is fast compared to 45 seconds to 1 minute for my Windows PC to start. And, I have not had any crashes on this OS -- only with Microsoft Office for Mac. I am unhappy with less software options, but so far the software I need I have access to. Also, my husband and I are happy with how it integrates with the video iPod we bought for Christmas. I am going to wait to try Boot Camp, because I do not want to be open to Windows viruses and worms or lose storage space for a partition.

Date reviewed: Apr 24, 2006 5:25 PM

Nickname: Tom Meade

Review: To David- who likes Mac, but says that Windows "offers more control since Mac OS' Dock is anchored to the top of the screen," here's a hint - just use Systems Preferences to position the Dock wherever you'd like - bottom, either side or top - and if you like have it pop in and out of hiding as your cursor gets near or leaves the edge of the desktop. Cool enough?

Date reviewed: Apr 24, 2006 3:33 AM

Nickname: Teej

Review: Windows has to create an operating system which works on millions of different configurations. Most of the issues out there aren't Microsoft's fault. They often are the manufacturers problem creating faulty software / drivers. There are more PC users than Mac users right now. So, when someone wants to create a major problem, they target PC's because that way they will cause the most havoc. In a recent article, someone was so confident about their Mac that they created a Web site that said "hack my Mac." He gave a date and time when he'd make his Mac live, and within moments of that happening, his Mac was completely taken over. Mark my words, if the Mac becomes the dominant computer, then people will focus on hacking/destroying Macs and be just as successful. I love my PC, I don't hate Macs, they have their place. One main reason why I stay with my PC is because I find many Mac users arrogant and uninformed, and mad at Bill Gates because he's rich and their not.

Date reviewed: Apr 24, 2006 1:29 AM

Nickname: lal

Review: Two years ago I bought a Mac after 10 years of Windows to see how the OS had matured. I had high expectations. They were all dashed and I am now back to Windows. Not that OS X is worse than Windows, on the contrary. But it is simply not better enough for me to switch. The difference between the two is not that big for an average user like me who keeps an eye on his rather simple system and has never experienced any major problem with Windows. I am set in my Windows ways and OS X does not offer enough for me to relearn many of the tricks I have learned on Windows and adapt to the specific way OS X works. Many people will definitely be lured by OS X. However, many more, like me, after playing with OS X for a while, will not see what all this OS X fuss is about.

Date reviewed: Apr 23, 2006 6:24 PM

Nickname: madness

Review: Yes! Apple computers might auctually be coming back! Windows suck, they're easy to backdoor hack, unreliable, have too many bugs/kill switches, and require firewalls and multiple updates a week just to stop all the incoming problems. Apples are reliable, completely unique (no two Apples are made a like, unlike Windows, which makes Macintoshes extremely harder to hack/backdoor) and are usually top-of-the-line technology! Go Apple!

Date reviewed: Apr 21, 2006 9:25 PM