Originally Posted by
nmenaker
especially today the macs just work, they run solid, they don't crash, they don't require constant tending to keep them running optimally. If I can save five minutes day in startup, hassle, not having to fix something, etc (this is really more like 20-30 minutes) in a WEKK or working I have saved well in excess of the difference in money upfront - and the icing on the cake just keeps growing from there.
Amen to that. I dread turning on my little Vista notebook after a few days.
"Important- this is something you should do!"
"It's been 30 days since your last full backup!"
"Your free trial of Windows Up-to-Date is almost expired!"
"There are important updates to install!"
"Vista is tuning up your computer" (Everything runs slow for a while)
"Vista is checking for spyware" (Slow again)
I've always used Macs and I partially bought the thing to become familiar with Windows. I know the cool thing to do is install OSX, but I still learn something every day in Windows so I consider the OS to be the cost of educating myself.