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sooverthis said:

Apparently Macs are good enough for the Curiosity team at NASA (except for the random guy in the front with the ThinkPad).

 

That explains why our space program is Russian, now.  :)

I just did a direct comparison of the imac keyboard and the one I'm typing on.  The actual typing space is a 1/2 inch narrower and 1/4 inch shorter.  Shocking.  It looks a lot smaller than that.

Post edited 6:17 pm – August 24, 2012 by Jennifer Lynn

I'm watching this thread with great interest because I have a horrible feeling my Dell PC desktop is about to crap the bed any time now. Any suggestions on specific Mac models for bloggers?

(I received an iPod and a Samsung Galaxy tablet as gifts and the iPod is so durable and flawless—I have really become an Apple devotee due to the superior quality and would really love to save up to transition my main computer to an Apple product at some point.)

I was late to the game in PC's. Up until 8th grade (mid 90's), I had an Atari 800 to type my papers on. A lot of people claim that Apple's interface is more intuitive, but I've gotten my brain wired so much for PC by now that Apple seems counter-intuitive. I can barely operate my wife's iPod Nano. But I can work the built-in mp3 player on my old Motorola with it in my pocket.

My point is, it IS a different interface, and if you are used to PC, there will be a "getting used to" curve. In the end, it is up to you whether your stated benefit of seamless integration is worth having to climb that curve.

I've always been a PC guy. But have an iPhone and an iPad. When my laptop was on it's way out, I was debating this very thing. I ended up picking up a Mac. I really enjoy it. So simple to use. It took me a little time to figure out the shortcuts and everything. That was the most frustrating part. But, there are many classes that you can take (both at an Apple store and in my area, there is a school that has classes on Macs) to learn everything you want to.

I've never had an issue with it yet. As for the price, it was a little higher, but the place I bought it from had them on sale over the holidays, so I picked it up then.

As for PF software, Quicken is horrible. I use Money4, which has been great for me. (For what it's worth, I was a die hard MS Money guy for years.)

Post edited 9:48 am – August 26, 2012 by KyleAAA

Unlike all the other PC vs Mac debates on the internet, I have a feeling we'll finally solve it once and for all in this one.

I use both Macs and PCs on a daily basis for both work and pleasure. I slightly prefer my current Windows setup because it's easier to use, slightly faster than the newer Macs (you have to get the solid state drive, though), and crashes less often. My Mac at work craps out all the time, mostly when I'm trying to do something stupid. Then again, everybody seems to love their iPads and I don't really like mine that much, so to each his own. Other people find its interface "intuitive," I find it annoying and difficult to work with. It's all personal preference. Neither platform is empirically better than the other. If you want the best of both worlds and don't mind the learning curve, perhaps give linux a try. You'll probably eventually like it better than both.

I have a MacBook Pro, iPad 2, and an iPhone.  I have never had any of the issues with the Mac as I have had with the PCs that I have owned over the years.

Get a Mac Robert!

Robert, have you looked at Mint.com for Personal Finance  and Outright.com for Business Finance ?

I use both and love it…all on the web , nothing to download.

I've been Mac for 4+ years and will never go back. After Intuit screwed Mac users when Lion came out and many Quicken users–like me–found out the hard way that the latest version of Quicken of Mac would not work with Lion (I wrote a post about it–"Intuit Hates Mac Users", if you want to know more), I abandoned Quicken and now use iBank, which is designed exclusively for Mac. I have to say I like Quicken better than iBank with respect to capability, but I'm an ornery cuss who holds a grudge  so I won't go back to Quicken, ever, even though Intuit has now made available a Lion-compatible version. iBank is comparatively young software, so I think/hope will get better. Also, I don't have an iPad, but I believe the company that makes iBank also makes iPad and iPhone personal finance applications which you might find useful.

In general, in my view, all the scary stories about compatibility issues, etc. designed to sustain Microsoft's monopoly are largely bunk. I've had zero problems. You can get Office for Mac software and create all the Office docs you want, no one will know the difference. And there are some great websites out there (search "PC to Mac transition" or similar) that help you make the switch.

Just my 2 cents…