Weighing a Switch to a Mac

[bwana]

I guess with WWDC this week there was bound to be a few Mac articles floating around - here's another:

Weighing a Switch to a Mac
By THOMAS J. FITZGERALD
Published: August 10, 2006

Ten years ago, if you were a Windows user, the idea of switching to a Macintosh might not have seemed enticing. An abundance of new Windows software was arriving on store shelves, while the selection available to Mac users seemed to be falling behind, often relegated to a back corner of the same store.

Today the calculation is different. Apple Computer, through a series of transitions, has reinvented itself. With a new operating system, its own chain of retail stores, the iPod and now a new line of computers that run on Intel processors, this new and more mainstream Apple is catching the attention of Windows users, and many are curious about switching.

But is switching a good idea? The answer, as always, depends on the needs and preferences of the user. Apple’s move to Intel processors has made it easier to run Windows on Intel-based Macs, and thus any software a switcher may want to continue using. But even with that ability, there are pluses and minuses to consider.....
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Registration is required but its free and there are services like bugmenot.

 

[alma-tadema]

Actually I want too buy a Macbook pro, the problem is that they are Core Duo's I'm afraid that with mass migration too x64 architecture, that software support may evaporate in a few years, with the first intel macs getting orphaned, the thing is that the core duo is blazingly fast and that these laptops can run top notch software for like 5 years(but you may not find any new software in 2, leopard is already fully 64-bit, its backward compatible, but future releases may not be.). Core Duo's seems to contain everything except the x64 support, I mean the Core 2 only adds 64 bit support but is not really much faster (maybe 20%) but will be the new standard.

The worst situation is that apple has given no indication when they are going too upgrade the macbooks to merom, some claim that apple will ship as soon as merom is available in bulk(late august, early september) while others claim December or early 2007 at best.
The problem is that I need a notebook now, and that I have alot of money too spend, but want too spend it on a (relatively) future proof machine!

 

[fergus]

I'd like to get one but I think I'll wait till Leopard comes out and the hardware has 64bit support.

 

[native]

Tiger
Leopard
And what's next.....Elephant
Rhino

 

[bwana]

Tiger
Leopard
And what's next.....Elephant
Rhino

That wouldnt make any sense would it.

Try to follow the natural progression
10.0 Cheetah
10.1 Puma
10.2 Jaguar
10.3 Panther
10.4 Tiger
10.5 Leopard

Hint - They're all cats

EDIT - If I had the need for a macbook I'd buy now.

 

[native]

That wouldnt make any sense would it.

Try to follow the natural progression
10.0 Cheetah
10.1 Puma
10.2 Jaguar
10.3 Panther
10.4 Tiger
10.5 Leopard

Hint - They're all cats

EDIT - If I had the need for a macbook I'd buy now.

now it make sense

 

[bwana]

I'd like to get one but I think I'll wait till Leopard comes out and the hardware has 64bit support.

You might be interested in this if you havent already seen it - http://innerexception.blogspot.com/2006/08/leopard-preview-revisted-64-bit-and.html

 

[bwana]

Now I'm a believer

Along a similar line -

IN THIS column two months ago I mentioned my intention to move to the Apple Macintosh. I have now done so.

...

So much for the actual migration - painless enough, with the minor glitches one expects when moving. But what is the Mac like to use?

In every department, it beats the PC hands down. The machine itself is quite handsome. The file structure and the way all the utilities work are different, but very easy to get used to and far more intuitive than with Windows.