Comments on: This Article Has Moved. http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/ Call me Nomad. Only my shrink calls me Neurotic. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:04:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Matt http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-950 Matt Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:13:33 +0000 http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-950 #10 is so true it hurts. I'm with Felix: Get Perian if you need support for more video formats. Flip4Mac is OK, but Perian is also 100% free. I've made some risks buying hardware that claims to have no Mac support and never had an issue. Granted, I consider myself a power user, so I'm willing to do things like flash EEPROMs and download experimental drivers. You can totally get cheap RAM for Macs, especially since the Intel switch. Just do some basic internet searches and you'll find all sorts of stuff. Personally, I've (or my dad for his Macs) always gone for cheap RAM to be freindly on my wallet. One Centris 650, PowerMac G3 (beige desktop), DA PowerMac G4 (when 733MHz was top of the line), 2 Dual 867 MDD PowerMac G4s, 1 Dual 2.5 PowerMac G5, original graphite iMac DVse, and late 2008 MacBook Pro later... All is well. (Between my parents and I there've been some older Macs too, but I don't remember any RAM upgrades. Sadly, of all the computers listed, only the G5, DA G4, 2 MDD's, and... oh! TWO MBPs are still in use. Oh! And there was a G3 white iBook in there too, but that thing died. The only Mac I've ever had die on me. /cry) #10 is so true it hurts.

I’m with Felix: Get Perian if you need support for more video formats. Flip4Mac is OK, but Perian is also 100% free.

I’ve made some risks buying hardware that claims to have no Mac support and never had an issue. Granted, I consider myself a power user, so I’m willing to do things like flash EEPROMs and download experimental drivers.

You can totally get cheap RAM for Macs, especially since the Intel switch. Just do some basic internet searches and you’ll find all sorts of stuff. Personally, I’ve (or my dad for his Macs) always gone for cheap RAM to be freindly on my wallet. One Centris 650, PowerMac G3 (beige desktop), DA PowerMac G4 (when 733MHz was top of the line), 2 Dual 867 MDD PowerMac G4s, 1 Dual 2.5 PowerMac G5, original graphite iMac DVse, and late 2008 MacBook Pro later… All is well. (Between my parents and I there’ve been some older Macs too, but I don’t remember any RAM upgrades. Sadly, of all the computers listed, only the G5, DA G4, 2 MDD’s, and… oh! TWO MBPs are still in use. Oh! And there was a G3 white iBook in there too, but that thing died. The only Mac I’ve ever had die on me. /cry)

]]> By: Felix http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-949 Felix Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:43:52 +0000 http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-949 Great article, NN! My 10 quick comments: 1. Being a Windows-to-Mac switcher myself, I've got nothing to add to this one. True, true, true. 2. It's not that different, after all. Just a hell of a lot better. 3. I think there are adapters. Old hardware has a penchant for never going away, kinda like senators. 4. True. But Mac lovers are just so helpful, they tend to jump out of your screen and fix your problem themselves, kinda like a whole community of superheroes. Weird, but nice. 5. True. But lately you also draw a lot of gawkers. You can't open in public any old tattered AlBook without people going, "Aaaaaaah!" 6. Nah. Since the switch to Intel, RAM is dirt cheap. (Of course, if you try to upgrade your Lombard...) 7. I've got just one word for you: Perian. 8. True, but since the switch to Intel you can usually buy anything, and it'll just work. 9. 'Nuff said. 10. That's so not a joke, I can't even begin to tell you. I have a mind that Apple rigs their stuff with cocaine or caffeine, or something. Great article, NN! My 10 quick comments:

1. Being a Windows-to-Mac switcher myself, I’ve got nothing to add to this one. True, true, true.
2. It’s not that different, after all. Just a hell of a lot better.
3. I think there are adapters. Old hardware has a penchant for never going away, kinda like senators.
4. True. But Mac lovers are just so helpful, they tend to jump out of your screen and fix your problem themselves, kinda like a whole community of superheroes. Weird, but nice.
5. True. But lately you also draw a lot of gawkers. You can’t open in public any old tattered AlBook without people going, “Aaaaaaah!”
6. Nah. Since the switch to Intel, RAM is dirt cheap. (Of course, if you try to upgrade your Lombard…)
7. I’ve got just one word for you: Perian.
8. True, but since the switch to Intel you can usually buy anything, and it’ll just work.
9. ‘Nuff said.
10. That’s so not a joke, I can’t even begin to tell you. I have a mind that Apple rigs their stuff with cocaine or caffeine, or something.

]]> By: Raam Dev http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-948 Raam Dev Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:12:26 +0000 http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-948 12. Nothing is ever on sale. I no longer worry that I'm being ripped off when buying tech gear. Apple's price-fixing was annoying at first (no such thing as a real Apple product "sale") but eventually it became comforting. I never feel like I need to worry about "looking around for the best price". 12. Nothing is ever on sale. I no longer worry that I’m being ripped off when buying tech gear. Apple’s price-fixing was annoying at first (no such thing as a real Apple product “sale”) but eventually it became comforting. I never feel like I need to worry about “looking around for the best price”.

]]> By: Partners in Grime http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-947 Partners in Grime Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:03:49 +0000 http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-947 11. Not knowing what to do with all the SpySweeper and Anti-virus software. 11. Not knowing what to do with all the SpySweeper and Anti-virus software.

]]> By: My Macinations » Blog Archive » The Cons of Switching from Windows to Mac. Ten Quick Ones. http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-946 My Macinations » Blog Archive » The Cons of Switching from Windows to Mac. Ten Quick Ones. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:25:46 +0000 http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-946 [...] The Cons of Switching from Windows to Mac. Ten Quick Ones. « The Neurotic Nomad. Leave a Comment [...] [...] The Cons of Switching from Windows to Mac. Ten Quick Ones. « The Neurotic Nomad. Leave a Comment [...]

]]> By: Patrick http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-945 Patrick Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:56:09 +0000 http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-945 "writes it’s own OS" should be "writes its own OS". “writes it’s own OS” should be “writes its own OS”.

]]> By: Reaction to the Mac Thing… : A Few Thoughts http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-937 Reaction to the Mac Thing… : A Few Thoughts Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:24:04 +0000 http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-937 [...] platforms. I know that it will have its own sets of problems. Here is a great blog called “The Cons of Switching from Windows to Mac. Ten Quick Ones” which states some well some of the drawbacks. Especially since it has been since the Apple [...] [...] platforms. I know that it will have its own sets of problems. Here is a great blog called “The Cons of Switching from Windows to Mac. Ten Quick Ones” which states some well some of the drawbacks. Especially since it has been since the Apple [...]

]]> By: krupt http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-932 krupt Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:40:00 +0000 http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-932 i would like to see a list on the cons of switching from mac to pc... all i read online anymore is a bunch of articles written by people trying to find problems with the mac. i would like to see a list on the cons of switching from mac to pc… all i read online anymore is a bunch of articles written by people trying to find problems with the mac.

]]> By: Mike http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-930 Mike Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:20:34 +0000 http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-930 number 6 : quality hardware ? Give me a break, apple uses the same oem hardware that is in every pc on the planet. For imac just buy any brand sodimm and of you go. number 6 : quality hardware ? Give me a break, apple uses the same oem hardware that is in every pc on the planet. For imac just buy any brand sodimm and of you go.

]]> By: The Switch - Part 1 - Getting Ready « IS Department http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-20 The Switch - Part 1 - Getting Ready « IS Department Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:31:21 +0000 http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-20 [...] The Cons of Switching from Windows to Mac. Ten Quick Ones. [...] [...] The Cons of Switching from Windows to Mac. Ten Quick Ones. [...]

]]> By: Neurotic Nomad http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-12 Neurotic Nomad Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:00:20 +0000 http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-12 Thanks. I shot it out of the passenger side window of the moving van as we were rolling into Seattle in 2004. Now I'm about to roll back out. Thanks. I shot it out of the passenger side window of the moving van as we were rolling into Seattle in 2004.

Now I’m about to roll back out.

]]> By: Dick Moore http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-10 Dick Moore Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:27:59 +0000 http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-10 Great shot of the I-90 bridge over the Columbia, Nomad! Great shot of the I-90 bridge over the Columbia, Nomad!

]]> By: Bill http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-6 Bill Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:43:56 +0000 http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-6 Well Nomad, I owe you one. I did not know what to get my wife as a present. iPhone is a great idea. Thanks! Well Nomad, I owe you one. I did not know what to get my wife as a present. iPhone is a great idea.

Thanks!

]]> By: Neurotic Nomad http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-5 Neurotic Nomad Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:22:59 +0000 http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-5 For me, it started out as a used Blue & White Power Mac G3 running 10.3.5. I bought it to run Final Cut Pro 4.5 (very slowly). It worked so well, I bought a dual G5 when 10.4 Tiger was released. Then my wife got an iPod... Now, an AppleTV is in my dreams, and an iPhone is in my wife's. For me, it started out as a used Blue & White Power Mac G3 running 10.3.5.

I bought it to run Final Cut Pro 4.5 (very slowly). It worked so well, I bought a dual G5 when 10.4 Tiger was released. Then my wife got an iPod…

Now, an AppleTV is in my dreams, and an iPhone is in my wife’s.

]]> By: Mike Peter Reed http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-4 Mike Peter Reed Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:56:07 +0000 http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-4 Number 10 nails it! My household now has 2 iBooks, 1 PowerBook, 1 MacBook, 3 iPods, 1 iPod Hi-Fi and 2 AirPort Express with handy-dandy printserver and AirTunes. All off the back of a 12" PowerBook purchase way back in 2003 ... Number 10 nails it! My household now has 2 iBooks, 1 PowerBook, 1 MacBook, 3 iPods, 1 iPod Hi-Fi and 2 AirPort Express with handy-dandy printserver and AirTunes. All off the back of a 12″ PowerBook purchase way back in 2003 …

]]> By: manasclerk http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-3 manasclerk Sun, 01 Apr 2007 23:02:52 +0000 http://neuroticnomad.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-cons-of-switching-from-windows-to-mac-ten-quick-ones/#comment-3 I suppose that I can live with these drawbacks. Having lived a year on a Linux desktop, "free" or "cheap" don't really mean what you think they mean. TCO seems to be about the same as the Mac at work. But it's nice to have this warning to be prepared ;) I suppose that I can live with these drawbacks. Having lived a year on a Linux desktop, “free” or “cheap” don’t really mean what you think they mean. TCO seems to be about the same as the Mac at work.

But it’s nice to have this warning to be prepared ;)

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