Question:
Why did you switch from PC to Mac?
2008-07-22 10:00:41 UTC
I use a PC and am considering switching to Mac, but none of the reasons to switch that I hear about seem quite compelling enough. Mac users that I know are unable to come up with anything other than "It's just better".

If you made the switch, why did you do it? And did that reason turn out to be justified?
Eleven answers:
CaptainTrips
2008-07-24 07:35:24 UTC
If you are a power Windows/PC user there may not be any one big reason. There are lots of small reasons, however, that make the experience that much better. Apples human interface rules for developers leads to a consistency of look and feel across all applications, so that menu items are always where you expect to find them. Print dialogs, window style and positioning, color handling and profiling (ColorSync), font management, inter-device communication, especially using 802.11* are all logically handled and easier to understand. You just don't get programmers from one developer thinking they know better than everyone else and inventing some outlandish interface style that you can't navigate around (that can work well once, but not when you've got a dozen programs open and a job to do).



My single biggest motivator? The ability to plug in an external hard drive through a Firewire 800 interface so that it is fast enough to use in real time. It's a huge productivity gain.



Oh, and Keynote and OmniGraffle are jaw-dropping, mac-only programs, true killer apps.



Make the change, and you won't go back. I use a PC at work for our enterprise apps, and macs for everything else at work and home. I look forward to using the macs; I'm indifferent about the PCs.
2008-07-22 10:12:57 UTC
I used a PC for many years until I saw the light. 4 years ago I brought a MAC and it's so much better. I have never had a problem with viruses, totally different operating system. MAC is user friendly and very reliable. My only complaint is that some of the software can be more expensive. If you look at all the professional designers, photographers they all use MAC's. Just give it a try you won't be disappointed.
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2016-05-27 07:03:41 UTC
Macs don't use Windows applications/programs though Windows can be installed on Macs assuming the Mac supports such an install and the correct version of Windows is used. Mac hardware seems to struggle with some games. Flight Simulator is a Windows designed game, so I suspect there is no Mac version which would require you to install Windows on the Mac. While the display may be good I'm not entirely convinced Mac is your best bet for Flight Simulator. However below is a link for Apple's Bootcamp which allows and supports the install of Boot Camp.
My Romeo
2008-07-22 10:12:20 UTC
I made the switch because it runs waaayyy better than a pc does because every part in the mac was made by the same company unlike pc where everything fits together like a bad jigsaw. There are also a lot of really cool features for personal projects which I love!! It can still run word, pp, xcell and stuff like that but geared for a mac. Its a little bit hard if you are a hard gamer because there aren't that many games for mac but you can always get programs that allow you to run pc programs if you really want to. We switched almost two years ago and I would never go back to a pc!
Bert H
2008-07-22 11:11:15 UTC
I was sick and tired of lock-ups and then they came out with the iMac G3! I found this computer very attractive and reliable. So I started purchasing software for it, and it ran and ran, quite reliably, and I grew attached to it. Johnathan Ives is credited with desiging the iMac. I just praised his design genius. I gave up my old systems voluntarily.



Then the finished porting the NeXT operating system and came up with OS X on March 24, 2001. They delivered it on time and I installed it that afternoon. The look and feel was superior to anything I had seen. Then my girlfriend stole my Fujitsu 535-TX. That was the last I saw of Windows 98 (except at my A+ class at South Suburban College).



They've made tremendous improvements on the Windows side. I have to give them credit. But now you can run Windows on your Mac, too. Even Vista runs on a MacBook (Apple's consumer-level mobile computing device).



Below is a document called "Switch 101." It describes the reasons some people switch to Mac. The main reason is that the hardware is reliable ("Macs just work") and the software is elegant, reliable and advanced ("The world's most advanced operating system").



Plus I uncovered a wealth of information at Apple.com and found that they freely shared their knowledge, which actually improved things for me. I found their technical archive useful and fascinating. I can relate to this company as a consumer, a customer, and a professional. There is software for every level of human-machine interaction.



Consider the iLife and iWork programs, for example.



Their wireless devices are out-of-this-world. The Airport user experience is amazing. But at this point, I invite you to find out for yourself.



Apple controls everything, but if you trust in the intelligence of the design, you'll learn a TON of stuff about computers, and you'll have all your software and hardware perfectly designed to complement each other.



The Apple "User Experience" is what they focus on.



And it's quite a ride, believe me.
LottyBetty
2008-07-22 10:07:34 UTC
I use a lot of design programmes and I find them a lot easier to use on Mac, it's also the design industry standard. Mac is a lot more logical than a PC, things are easier to do and make more sense. I have found the security on Macs to be better and my Mac has never once crashed in 2yrs. I will never go back to a PC again. Hope this helps x x
parkerjr2
2008-07-22 10:06:57 UTC
I switched a few months ago. My Mac Book Pro runs way faster than my 1.8ghz core duo sony laptop did. It even runs windows faster. The operating system is more stable and less susceptible to viruses and other computer attacks. It is also more geared toward creative personal uses, PCs were created for business purposes and then adapted to personal use. Macs were made for personal use from day 1. My mac book pro also feels like it is sturdier, it has a hard aluminum case but still is pretty light.
?
2008-07-22 10:23:10 UTC
well i don't currently own one but once i save up enough that's where i'm going. pc needs virus scanners mac's have a built-in one that they don't tech call it a scanner. but they update them for you as needed. on windows side you loose the start menu and things tend to be in other locations or called something else then what you are used to. as far as updates go windows has free smaller but less frequent big ones. mac has more frequent ones but most are $129 each. macs can be confusing to some. example if you want to start out with a mac mini you need to have a monitor keyboard mouse already. if you start buying that as you are checking out, dollar for dollar the imac would be a better value. now with notebooks between the book,pro and air. i personally would go with the black macbook for balance of price, power and storage. by time you add a dvd drive to air its $100 less then the much better mac pro (but that would be out of my budget). also you never want to buy more power,etc then you really need. it would be very dumb thing to buy a pro to simply check email chat and listen to music. make sure you figure out what you plan on doing with it then pick the one closest to you needs. Finally,my favorite reason, you get bragging rights simply cuz you can afford one and see all the jealous faces bashing the mac (hehe). just a quick note macs are not gaming machines at all. if you are a big gamer stick with windows. also if you go to a apple store don't let the sales person talk you into spending more the you want.
MH
2008-07-22 10:42:49 UTC
A slight digression, please don't flame me for it anyone - what do you want to do with your system? If you want to game, predominantly then you will need to see what games you want to play, and what OS they are available on. I have not personnally used MACs, but I can understand why people say they are better and quicker as they run on OSX which is a derivation from UNIX, and doesn't have all the bloat and inefficiencies that windows has.

Have you also looked at Linux (hence my comment at the start) - so long as you have enough free disk space on your current system, you should be able to find a version that will co-exist with your current version of windows. There is loads of software available for it, and most stuff is released under open source and is free. I personally find that it really makes windows look like the second-rate piece of software that it is. I dual boot my laptop - so when I start it, is asks which OS I want to run - and unless I want to play a game that I haven't got working under Linux (there is a bit of software called WINE that will run a lot of windows software - the windows version of World of Warcraft actually runs quicker under WINE on linux than it does on windows!) I always use Linux rather than windows (I use Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com/ but there are lots of different distributions) . It's a hell of a lot quicker, and gives me 50% to 100% more battery life than windows (which shows how much crap windows has running in the background) and there is loads more software I can get for it.



The bottom line is to look at what you want to do, then look to see what other OSes can give you that (and at what price). If windows is for you, then use it. Otherwise look at what MAC cn give you (and there's also linux which you can try, now, for free).
Coco
2008-07-22 10:07:53 UTC
Well i think it depends what you use it for.



I bought an ibookg4 in my first year at uni because people said it was better for graphic design (i use photoshop etc) and it is!

Also, you never get viruses.

Itunes is great!

There are many features that make it better, like dashboard, iphoto, stickies.

Also i find it easier transfer files around my desktop and harddrive.



i'd definately reccomend it.



But if you want it for games, i think pc's are better, i still play the sims2 on my pc.
james
2017-02-20 00:11:54 UTC
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