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twl845twl845
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Hi, I am a new member making my first post to say hi. I am preparing myself to buy my first iMac, and after I wade through a "Making the switch" book and numerous Apple web support 101 sites, and I feel slightly comfortable, I'll make the buy. After that I will be asking a ton of nooby questions.

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    MarvinMarvin Posts: 15,324moderator
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    Originally Posted by twl845 View Post


    Hi, I am a new member making my first post to say hi. I am preparing myself to buy my first iMac, and after I wade through a "Making the switch" book and numerous Apple web support 101 sites, and I feel slightly comfortable, I'll make the buy. After that I will be asking a ton of nooby questions.



    If you start by removing the notion of switching and giving up what you have, buying a Mac is easier. Some people buy Macs and still run Windows. Not that I'd suggest doing that but it can be a backup plan.



    There are options to run Windows inside the Mac system too so things like Access, DRM WMV, GPS device support etc are taken care of.



    Also be aware that there may be an iMac update soon. It would be a bad thing to buy your first Mac and find out a new model came out within a few weeks of you getting one. It's fairly certain it won't be before Feb 20th though.
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    twl845twl845 Posts: 21member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Marvin View Post


    If you start by removing the notion of switching and giving up what you have, buying a Mac is easier. Some people buy Macs and still run Windows. Not that I'd suggest doing that but it can be a backup plan.



    There are options to run Windows inside the Mac system too so things like Access, DRM WMV, GPS device support etc are taken care of.



    Also be aware that there may be an iMac update soon. It would be a bad thing to buy your first Mac and find out a new model came out within a few weeks of you getting one. It's fairly certain it won't be before Feb 20th though.



    Hi Marvin, Thanks for the tip. I saw someplace that the new Lion OS is expected by Summer. I hope you are correct saying after Feb 20th. I will definitely hold out for the new version a few months. I don't plan on also running Windows on my Mac. I'm just going to teach myself the Apple OS, so I'm reading about the differences and similarities while learning the system as best I can.
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    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
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    Originally Posted by camrenwhite View Post


    i am not very old myself but guess i am entitled to welcome you. hope no one objects to that



    I object to you being a worthless spambot.
  • Reply 4 of 5
    revolt2300revolt2300 Posts: 4member
    You won't have a problem using a mac. If you can use windows, you can figure out a mac pretty quickly. Your in for a sweet ride.
  • Reply 5 of 5
    twl845twl845 Posts: 21member
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    Originally Posted by Revolt2300 View Post


    You won't have a problem using a mac. If you can use windows, you can figure out a mac pretty quickly. Your in for a sweet ride.



    Hi Revolt, Yeah, I'm finding that out as I read.
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