mad jew said:
That's Satan Talk™. How about giving the poor switcher the benefit of the doubt and assume they've
researched this topic.
The only thing a switcher has to worry about is specific compatibility. Make sure all the apps you need/want have an equivalent on OSX. It's rare for a switcher to become disgruntled because of the way OSX works but it's far more common (relatively speaking) for a switcher to have to return to Windows because their small-time app doesn't run on OSX.
truz, what sort of apps do you run? Compatibility-wise, you really should be fine.
I'm sorry, but also being into photography, I've learned that more people than not tend to buy products without much research. I think my question was fairly legitimite and wasn't addressed in any hostile manner and thought I would ask. Better that than just assuming that because
you, me, and several people love macs that the OP will as well without giving it a hands on try.
ROTFLMAO, you believe that $1700 USD is a lot of money, I invested $4500 CAD when I bought my first Mac. Why do you care what (s)he does with they money, they have done some basic research and all they need is a trip to the Apple Store to get a quick 15 minute crash course
$1,700 *is* a lot of money regardless of whether you're willing to spend $4500CAD or upwards. It's like saying that buying a $30,000 car is considered cheap just because you're willing to spend $100,000 on your own.
And I care because the original post did not say that they had researched the OS and I believed, and still do, that it'd be good if they tried it out so that they don't make a purchase that they may *gasp* actually regret. I never said they weren't allowed to spend whatever amounts of money they wanted to on whatever computer they wanted to get, but I think it's at least nice to suggest that they give it a test run before investing so much into one. If i was spending that much on anything then I'd certainly hope that someone would suggest that I either try it out or research (which the poster has now said that they've done) the product before I purchase it.
In subsequent posts, he/she has now stated why he/she wants a mac and I think it's a good reason and that they have thought it out. From the first post, however, I had no indication that this was the case and had no clue that they were a web designer and thought I'd put my $0.02 in.
