Impressions after a month with MAC by a die-hard PC user

interesting article it's obvious that the guy put a lot of effort into it. however he obviously did it in a completely wrong way. instead of saying let's see how the Mac helps my work and freetime, he was comparing XP with OS X. that's wrong. OS X is built with a different mindset. it's not a feature bundle. it's a tool.

what i mean is that he should've tested if he can get his job done faster and with less frustration, if he can complile a photoalbum or a dvd for his daughters wedding in less time and more fun. things like that... not comparing, videocards and hardware availability. people are not engineers. they don't care what's inside. they just want to work, play and enjoy all this. i think the Mac certainly delivers on this need so much better than XP.

In the end, Apple has developed a very strong platform. OS X is quite possibly one of the best operating systems of its time and in many ways, is the best for what it does, and Apple's hardware leaves very little to be desired. But as always, the Apple platform is a tough sell to the mainstream for the reasons that I've already outlined. I took a chance and ended up pleasantly surprised. Maybe more PC users would be pleasantly surprised too - the problem is that even as a second machine, a Mac is an expensive proposition. Maybe instead of switch commercials, Apple should have poured that money into arranging 30-day trials of G5s for PC users. They would've probably gotten more converts that way.

It's rare these days that new hardware, software and gadgets are released with out-of-the-box OS X support...????

what a bunch of crap. who cares about your Blackberry??? what is that? never heard of it. who wants to connect those unsupported gadgets he is talking about? what are those? some crappy webcams? the point is that for every use every function you can think of a computer can do you will find all the best brands supporting the Mac. of course you can find some developers supporting only XP. but than it's true the other way around too. for example XP doesn't support ImageWell, which is the best free forum software ever.

expensive? of course if you compare a noname beige box of crap with an Aluminum G5 with a Cinema Display. c'mon! if this guy was in the car business everbody would laugh at him comparing an AUDI A8 to a Daewoo. they both take you from A to B, right and the Audi is so bloody expensive. BS! compare apples to apple. if you can't afford the aluminum go for the white plastic and compare that with the beige plastic. :roll:

and, this guy forms 5 million people's opinion!

I use a blackberry at work. It's actually pretty cool, but it's large for a cell phone. It syncs with office to give you your scheduled appointments and you can check your email as well. Having both a mac and a pc at work, the blackberry the only reason I use the pc.

Here is what anand posted at his blog: http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/default.aspx?bid=129

BTW, he still uses the mac!

The G5 is not the only mac on the market. He comments on how much cheaper you can get into a PC for, but fails to mention that there are two models of emac for under $1,000. It's not a fair comparison to put the top of the line mac against every type of PC made and then talk about price.

exactly! it's a very false article, and still the comes out very balanced. if he was fair, his findings would clearly show that getting a Mac is the best deal. the problem is that so many people will read that article and shake their heads and say: "surely Macs are better but i can't afford it". in fact the reality is that it's not more expensive, it is better, but most users are afaraid and lazy to switch. i don't blame them, who has time to learn a new system, but if PC users were rational, they would realize that it's worth to switch on the long term.

He has posted a part two of his article: http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=2326 , and a test of the MacMini... http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=2328