Should I buy a Mac?

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FOOD said:
As a former Windows user, I say go for it. OS X is an OS for people like me. I don't like to have to download third party crap to do the things I want. Everything OS X comes with is everything I've ever needed so far. I'm just a regular guy who likes to surf the net, listen to music, and generally use my macbook for school and sheer personal entertainment.

If you're not going to use a mac for gaming, then there's nothing really wrong with it, and everything that comes with OS X is pretty much practical. The only third party thing that I've had to download is Microsoft Office, but it was umm...free (got it from a friend).

At first, learning how to use OS X may seem pretty tedious because of being used to Windows, but after the first two or three days you'll realize how easy and practical OS X is. The only problem is going back to Windows. You'll get frustrated just looking at the "Welcome" screen when you boot up your PC.

Windows is just frustrating to use compared to OS X. If you're not frustrated with Windows at the moment, get used to OS X and then go back to Windows and you'll realize it.

I say go for the macbook (I'm using it right now and my lap is having an orgasm), but if you're still not sure, go to an Apple store and mess around with OS X and ask the workers there about stuff you're curious about. The store closest to my place is really knowledgeable about OS X.


On a side note, I wish Apple would license OS X to other companies like Dell and HP so that computers running OS X would be cheaper. Everyone deserves to run OS X for less than a grand.

That would be very persuasive, but unfortunately I don't need the problems with Windows fixed because Linux does that for free. I'm just deciding between a Macbook or a slightly cheaper laptop which i would scrub Windows from and replace it with Linux. 

That's good advice to go to an Apple store: I didn't know you could try it out to that extent. Being British, however, my nearest store is 3 hours away.

There is of course OSx86 and a, uh, "free" download.