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NicoleR524
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BFP#1 10/26/09 EDD 7/4/10 Beautiful Baby Boy born 2 weeks late 7/16/10
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NCDR: macbook users come in, esp if you used to have PC
NicoleR524
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My computer is not long for this world.
Aside from college I've always been a PC girl. Work uses PC's and DH has one too.
I'm really interested in getting a macbook. I love the idea of the photo and video editing features, and the durability of their products. (I've gone through 4 PC laptops in the past ten years) But I'm a little scared of what a pain it might be to live in a PC world with a mac and also making the initial transition.
Anyone made the switch from PC to Mac have any thoughts - are you super in love with your mac? Do you wish you didn't make such a big investment (I can get a hewlett packard for less then $400)? I just need some advice before deciding to take the plunge! Help!
TIA!
BFP#1 10/26/09 EDD 7/4/10 Beautiful Baby Boy born 2 weeks late 7/16/10
BFP#2 8/23/11 EDD 5/11/12 Natural Miscarriage @ 6 weeks
BFP#3 5/22/12 EDD 2/10/13 Stick Baby! This discussion has been closed.
Re: NCDR: macbook users come in, esp if you used to have PC
I am super happy with my investment! I love my macbook! I was going through a pc every 1.5 years, before I bought it. I have had mine for going on 3 years and the only thing it needs is a new power cord -- which was my own fault.
I haven?t had any trouble with the switch. I even held a work from home job with a company that used only PCs, everything was completely compatible!
that's great to hear.
so there is no issue with word/excel/power point?
I love my Macbook. I previously had a couple Dell laptops and had nothing but problems. I thought that was just how computers worked. I averaged a virus and system restore every 6 months. I couldn't count the number of times I had my computer freeze on me, give me the evil "screen of death", etc. I've been using my Macbook now for 2 years with absolutely no issues. I figure the extra cost of it is about equal to all the money I put in to my Dell "fixing" it all the time.
It took me a bit to get used to it because I'd never used a Mac before, but the Apple website has tons of great tutorial videos.
The features and programs are easy and fun to use. I also like how compact it is. Another plus is the ease of being able to plug anything in to my Mac and it recognizes it without having to install the software (printer, camera, etc).
HTH!
ETA DH has been using the same Macbook for coming up on 4 years. It crashed right about the 2 year mark, but he downloads TONS of bootleg movies all the time and I think that could've contributed (he says it didn't, lol). He found a tutorial on YouTube for installing a new hard drive, so he bought one at Best Buy and fixed it in an hour, and he hasn't had any problems since then.
Not at all I have office for mac and when you save a document it has an option to save in ?compatibility mode? I found if I saved it like that it opened fine.
I used to own a Powerbook, and I now own a MacBook Pro (which I paid a fortune for since I was using it for high-end graphics rendering and animation). DH builds PCs, and I'm well-versed in the PC world too.
I would get a PC. I'm on my 3rd powercord with the Mac, and I just had to reformat. I deal with the same 'issues' I've dealt with on PCs- but the difference is DH can't ever fix it easily on a Mac, and it always costs more to fix. The user-interface is very nice, yes, but imho, you're paying for that and for the branding (I have noticed NO other features that aren't the same or better on a PC). I also loathe Apple's business practices and philosophies.
My computers have been good, yes (and I totally loved them in college when my dad bought it or I didn't have anything else to spend money on). But worth the significantly higher price tag or without fault? Heck no... my next computer will be a PC and will have much higher-end hardware and capabilities than a Mac costing significantly more. And if it breaks... I can fix it myself.
ETA: As per program transitions/compatibility, you should be fine. No issues to worry about there. As per PCs having more problems with viruses, that's usually the user's fault- and since the first few Mac-focused viruses have already been making the rounds on Facebook, I wouldn't buy a Mac because of issues with viruses.
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I appreciate that review. However, I'm definitely not computer savvy when it comes to hardware or fixing any major problems. So, in your situation I can totally understand sticking with PC's.
The thing that concerns me in your post, for me personally, is that you say it costs more to fix macs then PC's - what have you needed to fix that has cost so much?
No worries- I know Macs really appeal to people who don't want to mess with the techie side of things.
As per fixing problems- even if YOU aren't computer savvy, fixing PCs are always easier (and often DIY-capable even if you're not a techie)- if anything, you probably have a friend who could do it. Macs are built to be all-inclusive, and their design makes tweaking things difficult for anyone who doesn't just take it in to their 'genius' bar.
I had to recently buy an external optical drive (cd drive) because my superdrive broke (no clue why), and the only way to reformat a mac is with CD or another mac. Of course, the mac-compatible drives are more expensive. I'm on my 3rd powercord in 2 years @ ~$50 each (with no heavy use at all). With the Powerbook, I had a video card go bad. What would have been something that could easily have been replaced by ordering a new one and having a friend do the install required a 'mac specialist' look at it, and then I found that I had to have it fixed through Apple exclusively. I can't remember how much they wanted to charge me, but basically, that's when I decided to buy the new computer instead (if I remember correctly- my dad commented that I could buy a new PC for the price of Apple's fix). The Powerbook was 3.5 years old. I kept it as a backup and sold it a year or two later- the screen was going bad at that point.
Basically, any hardware issue will have to go straight to the Apple store (or a Mac specialist). It WILL cost more than a similar repair on a PC. Some people like the fact you just take it to Apple and they'll 'take care of it' though, and there's a lot less thought on your part.
I know a lot of people don't agree with my opinion, and heck, if you're not tech savvy at all, maybe you're willing to pay more to just go through Apple. Personally, it bothers me that if something goes wrong, I HAVE to go through Apple. It also bothers me how much more Macs cost in comparison and how much more difficult reformatting and dealing with the bad video card were- for me, it's just not worth it (and while it might not sound like it, I really have loved both of my Macs). Hopefully, if you get one, you won't have any issues with it
-plenty of people don't. Just know that if you do- you'll have to go through Apple and won't have any other options really.
Hope that helps!
(and that I didn't come off too snarky and pissy lol- I was just really, really turned off after dealing with the last reformat issue- that should have been an easy, no-cost, 1-night ordeal... but it cost me $50, several nights of research and trial and error, and took about 2 weeks total).
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LOVE my mac. It's been going strong since April 2007
You can even install windows through their bootcamp partition if you ever run into only PC compatible programs, but I used extensive word/pp/excel and stuff without any problem!
We went to a Macbook Pro last fall from a PC. I will NEVER go back. I still have a PC laptop for work and I hate bringing it home to work on it. It is 6 months old and way slower than our Mac.
Plus, MAC's are so intuitive!