I switched just a few days ago, woulda been sooner but Apple took so long to deliver. Anyway, this depends entirely on what you wnt to buy. Desktops should go through a radical evolution in the next year, and the current machines will NOT net the best performance for a desktops, but laptops are competitive and nicely performant (to borrow a 'powerdoc'ism).
OSX may be easy, but it isn't easy being simple when you've been conditioned to navigate a windows world. You'll be equally surprised by both how simple something is but also why you just didn't see it at first.
Get a laptop and OSX. Forget OS9. Long time mac users can make use of it for the same habitual reasons that make us "think in Windows" but you only need to learn the latest MacOS, the rest is wasted effort.
I will say this, MacOS seems inherently more "discoverable." Simplicity and logic let it break your habits down without too much strain.
the only thing that you may want to read up on is the unix side of things.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Or maybe not: I've never looked at the Unix side of things, never typed in the Terminal, or done anything approaching a command line. I've been using OSX for about a year and owned Macs for about 17 years and all I can say is I LOVE OSX. And it's pretty darned simple to use.
I'm thinking of getting the book "OS X in a nutshell" to pick up some of the unix stuff I'm missing out on, but, overall, you will not need a book to learn how to use the OS.
I'd get a computer now if you want or need a computer now. However, I do think Apple's laptops are more competitive with the rest of the market than their desktops.
Or maybe not: I've never looked at the Unix side of things, never typed in the Terminal, or done anything approaching a command line. I've been using OSX for about a year and owned Macs for about 17 years and all I can say is I LOVE OSX. And it's pretty darned simple to use. </strong><hr></blockquote>
Well... One little command in the terminal is god-send, and I will recommend all newbie's to learn it.
Its 'top' and 'top -u'.. They really help if your computer seems slow/screwed up..
(And you end those two commands by pressing [control] and hitting 'c')
O-Mac. Buy an Apple computer. You'll get it. I never used a Mac until I was hired at a place that thought I used a Mac. Believe me, I learned real quickly.
And OS X? I know a girl who bought an iBook. I went over to install some software and she was zipping away in OS X. I asked her if she used OS 9. She replied, "What's OS 9?". The machine booted up in OS X so that was what she was given to use. That easy.
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To simply use OS X you really don't need to see much more than that.
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the only thing that you may want to read up on is the unix side of things.
OSX may be easy, but it isn't easy being simple when you've been conditioned to navigate a windows world. You'll be equally surprised by both how simple something is but also why you just didn't see it at first.
Get a laptop and OSX. Forget OS9. Long time mac users can make use of it for the same habitual reasons that make us "think in Windows" but you only need to learn the latest MacOS, the rest is wasted effort.
I will say this, MacOS seems inherently more "discoverable." Simplicity and logic let it break your habits down without too much strain.
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the only thing that you may want to read up on is the unix side of things.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Or maybe not: I've never looked at the Unix side of things, never typed in the Terminal, or done anything approaching a command line. I've been using OSX for about a year and owned Macs for about 17 years and all I can say is I LOVE OSX. And it's pretty darned simple to use.
I'd get a computer now if you want or need a computer now. However, I do think Apple's laptops are more competitive with the rest of the market than their desktops.
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Or maybe not: I've never looked at the Unix side of things, never typed in the Terminal, or done anything approaching a command line. I've been using OSX for about a year and owned Macs for about 17 years and all I can say is I LOVE OSX. And it's pretty darned simple to use.
Well... One little command in the terminal is god-send, and I will recommend all newbie's to learn it.
Its 'top' and 'top -u'.. They really help if your computer seems slow/screwed up..
(And you end those two commands by pressing [control] and hitting 'c')
You can also quit top by hitting the q key.
And OS X? I know a girl who bought an iBook. I went over to install some software and she was zipping away in OS X. I asked her if she used OS 9. She replied, "What's OS 9?". The machine booted up in OS X so that was what she was given to use. That easy.
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