I’ve known for years that if you were a “cool kid”, you had a Mac. Most specificially (and most recently), this is a MacBook. Nay, a MacBook PRO. Shoot, I remember going to BlogHer and seeing entire tables of laptops with the little glowing apple blazing on the back. EVERYONE had that damned laptop, it seemed. Except me and my deficient Dell. But, you know, whatever. I’ve always BEEN a PC girl, I’ll always BE a PC girl. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, after all, and I am rather attatched to my right-click mouse button.
But, well, I’m starting to wonder if Apple doesn’t maybe have something going for them. After all, it’s not like PC’s have been overly-kind to me in recent times. And the Mac’s promise to not let me down is mighty tempting. I suppose the number one event that caused me to even CONSIDER getting a Mac was getting my iPhone last month.
humina, humina…
I love my iPhone. My iPhone has changed my life. And I’m not trying to make any of you out there who want an iPhone and can’t or don’t have one for one reason or another feel bad, but I can’t lie. When I first found out I won one, I was excited, but I really had no idea what an iPhone was all about. All I knew is what I’d heard from others. I figured I would use it as much as I used my current phone (a Motorola Razr), perhaps a little more. But really, what could the difference be? OH THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. The iPhone is far more like a mini-computer than a PHONE (I often forget that it can make and receive calls, to be honest) and I use it ALL THE TIME. I love it passionately.
But I have to admit that it has been sort of a gateway drug. We’ve been back to the Apple Store a couple times since then. To deal with iPod related issues for Kile, to browse accessories, etc and so on. And… I like the Apple Store. It’s a fabulous place to be. It’s almost always full of people. There are plenty of computers, phones, iPods and whatnot to play on, books to flip through… It’s intoxicating.
If I’m going to get a Mac, it’s got to be a laptop. And if I’m going to get a Mac laptop, it’s got to be a MacBook Pro. Now, I have to admit, if I thought I knew very little about the iPhone, I know absolutely nothing about Mac computers. I’ve worked on them, briefly, a few times here and there over the years. Enough to know that I was annoyed by some of their features. I can recall being perturbed by the lack of a right-click mouse button. I also remember being a little more than annoyed at how you had to ask the computer to spit out your disk instead of pressing a button on the exterior, like you could on a PC. Plus, for a very long time, there were programs that I considered essential that would not run on a Mac. And then there was the whole Windows issue. I knew how Windows worked. Comparatively, the Mac OS was a foreign language.
I was old and stuck in my ways.
But I’m trying to get away from that philosophy. I’ve been trying to learn more about how Macs work, how to do basic funtions on them (I know how to “right-click” now!) and have learned that you can even operate Windows on a Mac. So what’s stopping me?
Well… for one thing, they’re kinda pricey. But I’m in the market for a new laptop in the next several months anyhow. We may be able to get a deal on a MacBook Pro. It’s a little more than I was hoping to spend and, sadly, MacBook’s don’t come in PINK. But… I think I might have to go for it. Because I feel like it’s now or never. (That’s probably a little dramatic but I don’t care.)
So what do you all think? How many of you have Macs? Have you always been a Mac person? Or, if you are a former PC person, how was the transition? Your feedback is much appreciated!
{ 11 comments }
B 09.30.08 at 10:46 am
I’ve always been a Mac person. They are much more intuitive to me, far simpler and crash far less often. Yup, much more stable. But in every workplace I’ve been in, I’ve had to know Windows and use a PC - so I’m literate in both. And still prefer my Mac.
Rhi (55 comments.) 09.30.08 at 10:50 am
I have never owned a PC. I use one at work and it pains me. PAINS ME.
Please get a Mac. PRETTY PLEASE.
Sandwiched (1 comments.) 09.30.08 at 10:52 am
I’ve always been a Mac girl. It was my first computer when I was a kid, and my first “real” computer when I went to college. After college, I got a job doing marketing, and I was assigned the page layout of program books.
It was all downhill from there. Totally hooked.
That computer was like an extension of my right arm.
Fast forward seven years and two kids later. The Blueberry iMac I bought in 1999 is collecting dust, and I’ve been using a hand-me-down Dell laptop. Last Friday I went to a Photoshop conference to dip my toes into the water, and I was sucked right back in.
So now I’m scheming to get myself a new, top-of-the-line Mac and a sweet Adobe Creative Suite to go with it.
Not gonna happen anytime soon.
But I’m right there with ya. Welcome to the “dark side.”
Missives From Suburbia (1 comments.) 09.30.08 at 11:04 am
I have not always been a Mac person. In fact, I consider myself fluent in four languages: English, Spanish, PC and Mac. But I converted about four years ago, and I have to admit I will never, ever go back. Macs are easier to use, more intuitive, and sexier looking. Let’s not even talk about the outrageously good customer service and tech support and all the cool gadgets.
Come on over and play in Macland! The water is warm!
carrisa (6 comments.) 09.30.08 at 12:31 pm
Don’t listen to that Rhi girl. what does she know? honestly, I don’t think you need to switch from a PC to a Mac. You aren’t a graphic designer or a film editor. You’re just a woman who needs a computer to work for her. And I think PC’s do a fine job of that.
In the end it’s going to come down to cost. And PC will always win. You have so many options with PC. Dell, HP, Sony, Gateway etc… with Mac you just have Mac. And those suckers never go on sale!
Kate 09.30.08 at 4:56 pm
I’ve always used Mac’s (hello Mac Classic) and I love my MacBook. Its a great size and very durable. My old boss had the MacBook pro and its much larger and heavier then the reg MacBook. We always wound up taking mine to meetings and when we traveled.
Size and Durability aside, I’ve always found them to be very dependable and less prone to viruses.
Tasses (1 comments.) 10.01.08 at 9:01 am
Once you go Mac, you never go back.
Joy Leftow (1 comments.) 10.01.08 at 1:47 pm
Definitely a mac person. It makes things so much easier. I love my mac. Once you go mac you never go back!
apricoco (1 comments.) 10.01.08 at 4:00 pm
Mac all the way.. but why do you need a MacBook Pro? I have a regular MacBook and have always found it sufficiently powerful for my needs (photo editing, uploading, surfing). I use a PC for work and hate every second of it, I’ll never buy a PC again. As for the claims that Mac is more expensive, yes that’s true. But my 2 year old MacBook is faster than a friends one year old Dell (top of the line laptop). Also, my computer has NEVER once crashed and his? Happens often enough to be an annoyance.
sam {temptingmama} (10 comments.) 10.02.08 at 7:14 am
I desperately want to drink the kool-aid but it’s so expensive.
Sometimes you just have to put out the money for good taste, right.
(I am in the midst of pestering hubs for an iPod touch for Xmas. LOL)
Hip Mom's Guide (15 comments.) 10.02.08 at 11:30 am
I started out as a Mac person, waaaayyy back when and I loved them. But when I entered the working world, the PC files from work didn’t transfer well to the Mac at home. (The fact that I took too much work home is a different conversation, mind you.) We switched to PCs for about 8 years and basically hated it the entire time. We are now back in the world of Macs - both at home and with my laptop. Love them. And the iPhone? Wouldn’t EVER want to give it up. Go for it!
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