Decisions and Clarity!!!

[ryako@hotmail.com]

HI ALL

Thankyou to all who replied to my previous post regarding Macs vs. PC's.
Based on the opinions/evidence you presented and my personal opinion, I
am 95% sure to go with Mac. Though I didn't mention it in my previous
post, I have been a PC user pretty much for the last 10 years. Its only
been in the last 2 years that I have become familiar (slightly) with Mac
through work. My little PC notebook crashes all the time, the Mac I use
has never crashed once.

I have checked it out and all the software I use is available for Mac
(and cheaper since I get the education discount), I'm not a huge gaming
person so that is not a major issue. I download quite a bit of music
(MP3's and stuff) hence iTunes will be quite handy. As for other
software, the Mac here has all the software that I can put onto my Mac
(the software has multiple licences), including Photoshop 7. And, for
that person who asked what I used Photoshop for (alone), I get images
from microscopes that we use Photoshop to "tidy up".

So, even though I won't be buying till September what I have decided for
now is :
15 inch powerbook G4 with combo drive 833MHz

Mind you, if the prices drop enough before then (due to the new G5) I
will probably go with the 1GHz system.

Funny enough, after posting my previous message yesterday, I went to a
site that compared Macs and PC's. It likened the Mac to a Mercedes
(works beautifully, parts harder to get but people love it) and the PC
to a Ford (it works OK, parts available everywhere, people drive it).
From what I've read here that seems quite true.

I like with Macs that what goes into a Mac is "Mac" as oppsed to PCs
which seem to be a jumble of bits from everywhere.

Whatever the case, if I hate the Mac that much, I will keep it for 2-3
years and go back to PC....nothing to lose. But I won't know till I try.

Thankyou all again

Angela

[ryako@hotmail.com]

HI ALL

Thankyou to all who replied to my previous post regarding Macs vs. PC's.
Based on the opinions/evidence you presented and my personal opinion, I
am 95% sure to go with Mac. Though I didn't mention it in my previous
post, I have been a PC user pretty much for the last 10 years. Its only
been in the last 2 years that I have become familiar (slightly) with Mac
through work. My little PC notebook crashes all the time, the Mac I use
has never crashed once.

I have checked it out and all the software I use is available for Mac
(and cheaper since I get the education discount), I'm not a huge gaming
person so that is not a major issue. I download quite a bit of music
(MP3's and stuff) hence iTunes will be quite handy. As for other
software, the Mac here has all the software that I can put onto my Mac
(the software has multiple licences), including Photoshop 7. And, for
that person who asked what I used Photoshop for (alone), I get images
from microscopes that we use Photoshop to "tidy up".

So, even though I won't be buying till September what I have decided for
now is :
15 inch powerbook G4 with combo drive 833MHz

Mind you, if the prices drop enough before then (due to the new G5) I
will probably go with the 1GHz system.

Funny enough, after posting my previous message yesterday, I went to a
site that compared Macs and PC's. It likened the Mac to a Mercedes
(works beautifully, parts harder to get but people love it) and the PC
to a Ford (it works OK, parts available everywhere, people drive it).
From what I've read here that seems quite true.

I like with Macs that what goes into a Mac is "Mac" as oppsed to PCs
which seem to be a jumble of bits from everywhere.

Whatever the case, if I hate the Mac that much, I will keep it for 2-3
years and go back to PC....nothing to lose. But I won't know till I try.

Thankyou all again

Angela

[Thom Rosario]

In article <3EFA2789.4020008@hotmail.com>, [email]ryako@hotmail.com[/email] wrote:

> Funny enough, after posting my previous message yesterday, I went to a
> site that compared Macs and PC's. It likened the Mac to a Mercedes
> (works beautifully, parts harder to get but people love it) and the PC
> to a Ford (it works OK, parts available everywhere, people drive it).
> From what I've read here that seems quite true.

Mind telling me where you read that: I find that analogy quite
interesting.


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"We really haven't done everything we could to protect our
customers ... Our products just aren't engineered for security."
-- Brian Valentine, Sr VP in charge of MS Windows' Dev Team

[Thom Rosario]

In article <3EFA2789.4020008@hotmail.com>, [email]ryako@hotmail.com[/email] wrote:

> Funny enough, after posting my previous message yesterday, I went to a
> site that compared Macs and PC's. It likened the Mac to a Mercedes
> (works beautifully, parts harder to get but people love it) and the PC
> to a Ford (it works OK, parts available everywhere, people drive it).
> From what I've read here that seems quite true.

Mind telling me where you read that: I find that analogy quite
interesting.


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
"We really haven't done everything we could to protect our
customers ... Our products just aren't engineered for security."
-- Brian Valentine, Sr VP in charge of MS Windows' Dev Team

[RockyRoad]

In article <3EFA2789.4020008@hotmail.com>, [email]ryako@hotmail.com[/email] wrote:

>
> So, even though I won't be buying till September what I have decided for
> now is :
> 15 inch powerbook G4 with combo drive 833MHz

By September I reckon that the 15" will be a new update. So you will get
a faster computer, or you can maybe get the current model for a lot less.

--
Rocky Road - in Oz

[RockyRoad]

In article <3EFA2789.4020008@hotmail.com>, [email]ryako@hotmail.com[/email] wrote:

>
> So, even though I won't be buying till September what I have decided for
> now is :
> 15 inch powerbook G4 with combo drive 833MHz

By September I reckon that the 15" will be a new update. So you will get
a faster computer, or you can maybe get the current model for a lot less.

--
Rocky Road - in Oz

[Chris Brown]

its is more like euro design/mercedes/bmw compared to hyundai, given the
'taiwan terrific' sourcing of most pc's. The Ford analogy should be
reserved for the true IBM level of the pc world.


Chris Brown
Neurosurgery
university of Adelaide






[email]ryako@hotmail.com[/email] wrote:

> HI ALL
>
> Thankyou to all who replied to my previous post regarding Macs vs. PC's.
> Based on the opinions/evidence you presented and my personal opinion, I
> am 95% sure to go with Mac. Though I didn't mention it in my previous
> post, I have been a PC user pretty much for the last 10 years. Its only
> been in the last 2 years that I have become familiar (slightly) with Mac
> through work. My little PC notebook crashes all the time, the Mac I use
> has never crashed once.
>
> I have checked it out and all the software I use is available for Mac
> (and cheaper since I get the education discount), I'm not a huge gaming
> person so that is not a major issue. I download quite a bit of music
> (MP3's and stuff) hence iTunes will be quite handy. As for other
> software, the Mac here has all the software that I can put onto my Mac
> (the software has multiple licences), including Photoshop 7. And, for
> that person who asked what I used Photoshop for (alone), I get images
> from microscopes that we use Photoshop to "tidy up".
>
> So, even though I won't be buying till September what I have decided for
> now is :
> 15 inch powerbook G4 with combo drive 833MHz
>
> Mind you, if the prices drop enough before then (due to the new G5) I
> will probably go with the 1GHz system.
>
> Funny enough, after posting my previous message yesterday, I went to a
> site that compared Macs and PC's. It likened the Mac to a Mercedes
> (works beautifully, parts harder to get but people love it) and the PC
> to a Ford (it works OK, parts available everywhere, people drive it).
> From what I've read here that seems quite true.
>
> I like with Macs that what goes into a Mac is "Mac" as oppsed to PCs
> which seem to be a jumble of bits from everywhere.
>
> Whatever the case, if I hate the Mac that much, I will keep it for 2-3
> years and go back to PC....nothing to lose. But I won't know till I try.
>
> Thankyou all again
>
> Angela

[Chris Brown]

its is more like euro design/mercedes/bmw compared to hyundai, given the
'taiwan terrific' sourcing of most pc's. The Ford analogy should be
reserved for the true IBM level of the pc world.


Chris Brown
Neurosurgery
university of Adelaide






[email]ryako@hotmail.com[/email] wrote:

> HI ALL
>
> Thankyou to all who replied to my previous post regarding Macs vs. PC's.
> Based on the opinions/evidence you presented and my personal opinion, I
> am 95% sure to go with Mac. Though I didn't mention it in my previous
> post, I have been a PC user pretty much for the last 10 years. Its only
> been in the last 2 years that I have become familiar (slightly) with Mac
> through work. My little PC notebook crashes all the time, the Mac I use
> has never crashed once.
>
> I have checked it out and all the software I use is available for Mac
> (and cheaper since I get the education discount), I'm not a huge gaming
> person so that is not a major issue. I download quite a bit of music
> (MP3's and stuff) hence iTunes will be quite handy. As for other
> software, the Mac here has all the software that I can put onto my Mac
> (the software has multiple licences), including Photoshop 7. And, for
> that person who asked what I used Photoshop for (alone), I get images
> from microscopes that we use Photoshop to "tidy up".
>
> So, even though I won't be buying till September what I have decided for
> now is :
> 15 inch powerbook G4 with combo drive 833MHz
>
> Mind you, if the prices drop enough before then (due to the new G5) I
> will probably go with the 1GHz system.
>
> Funny enough, after posting my previous message yesterday, I went to a
> site that compared Macs and PC's. It likened the Mac to a Mercedes
> (works beautifully, parts harder to get but people love it) and the PC
> to a Ford (it works OK, parts available everywhere, people drive it).
> From what I've read here that seems quite true.
>
> I like with Macs that what goes into a Mac is "Mac" as oppsed to PCs
> which seem to be a jumble of bits from everywhere.
>
> Whatever the case, if I hate the Mac that much, I will keep it for 2-3
> years and go back to PC....nothing to lose. But I won't know till I try.
>
> Thankyou all again
>
> Angela

[Samuel Tang]

Hi Chris,

Chris Brown wrote:

> its is more like euro design/mercedes/bmw compared to hyundai, given the
> 'taiwan terrific' sourcing of most pc's. The Ford analogy should be
> reserved for the true IBM level of the pc world.

That, sir, is an insult to Hyundai whose cars are actually pretty darn good,
and definitely not assembled from a motley collection of bits by the nice
couple somewhere in suburbia, who have two kids, a cat, and do lawn bowling
at weekends.

All the best,

Sam.

[Samuel Tang]

Hi Chris,

Chris Brown wrote:

> its is more like euro design/mercedes/bmw compared to hyundai, given the
> 'taiwan terrific' sourcing of most pc's. The Ford analogy should be
> reserved for the true IBM level of the pc world.

That, sir, is an insult to Hyundai whose cars are actually pretty darn good,
and definitely not assembled from a motley collection of bits by the nice
couple somewhere in suburbia, who have two kids, a cat, and do lawn bowling
at weekends.

All the best,

Sam.

[Jerry Kindall]

In article <3EFA6B51.AC4EFD45@medicine.adelaide.edu.au>, Chris Brown
<cbrown@medicine.adelaide.edu.au> wrote:

> its is more like euro design/mercedes/bmw compared to hyundai, given the
> 'taiwan terrific' sourcing of most pc's. The Ford analogy should be
> reserved for the true IBM level of the pc world.

Gee, and I bought a Hyundai Elantra this past January, I guess I can't
make up my mind about whether I'm high-end or low-end...

It's a surprisingly nice little car, actually. We'll see how it holds
up over time, but Hyundai has been making _great_ strides in the last
few years in the quality department. Recently a Consumer Reports
survey ranked them tied with Honda for initial build quality, one just
point behind Toyota. Also, I saved a bundle compared to other cars I
was considering, which will allow me to buy a G5 Mac this fall. ;)

--
Jerry Kindall, Seattle, WA [url]http://www.jerrykindall.com/[/url]

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[Jerry Kindall]

In article <3EFA6B51.AC4EFD45@medicine.adelaide.edu.au>, Chris Brown
<cbrown@medicine.adelaide.edu.au> wrote:

> its is more like euro design/mercedes/bmw compared to hyundai, given the
> 'taiwan terrific' sourcing of most pc's. The Ford analogy should be
> reserved for the true IBM level of the pc world.

Gee, and I bought a Hyundai Elantra this past January, I guess I can't
make up my mind about whether I'm high-end or low-end...

It's a surprisingly nice little car, actually. We'll see how it holds
up over time, but Hyundai has been making _great_ strides in the last
few years in the quality department. Recently a Consumer Reports
survey ranked them tied with Honda for initial build quality, one just
point behind Toyota. Also, I saved a bundle compared to other cars I
was considering, which will allow me to buy a G5 Mac this fall. ;)

--
Jerry Kindall, Seattle, WA [url]http://www.jerrykindall.com/[/url]

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[Matthew Russotto]

In article <9eBKa.181867$4y6.2672056@twister.tampabay.rr.com> ,
Enough <enough@idontcare.com> wrote:

>In article <260620030020474214%jerrykindall@nospam.invalid> ,
> Jerry Kindall <jerrykindall@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>

>> Gee, and I bought a Hyundai Elantra this past January

>
>Shit and I just bought a Hyundai Santa Fe. I feel so wierd - being in
>the same 'boat' as Jerky!

So that was you who nearly ran me off the road in his race to get
ahead yesterday. I should have known. I was hoping you'd manage to
actually get to the head of the pack and blow the doors off the front
car (a black&white with no light bar), but alas, you were prevented.



--
Matthew T. Russotto [email]mrussotto@speakeasy.net[/email]
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue." But extreme restriction of liberty in pursuit of
a modicum of security is a very expensive vice.

[Matthew Russotto]

In article <9eBKa.181867$4y6.2672056@twister.tampabay.rr.com> ,
Enough <enough@idontcare.com> wrote:

>In article <260620030020474214%jerrykindall@nospam.invalid> ,
> Jerry Kindall <jerrykindall@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>

>> Gee, and I bought a Hyundai Elantra this past January

>
>Shit and I just bought a Hyundai Santa Fe. I feel so wierd - being in
>the same 'boat' as Jerky!

So that was you who nearly ran me off the road in his race to get
ahead yesterday. I should have known. I was hoping you'd manage to
actually get to the head of the pack and blow the doors off the front
car (a black&white with no light bar), but alas, you were prevented.



--
Matthew T. Russotto [email]mrussotto@speakeasy.net[/email]
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue." But extreme restriction of liberty in pursuit of
a modicum of security is a very expensive vice.