windows to apple transition

quadgun · Post by **quadgun** » 28 May 2006 11:50

So I've been wanting a laptop for a while now, and i have recently started looking around for some

a laptop that caught my eye was the new MacBook

now my question is
whats the transition from windows to mac like?
my whole world has been windows ... i feel that if i get a mac tis gonna be like starting all over again
but one of my friends told me that apple has great tech-support, so if i ever run into a problem ill be helped right away

any advice would be great
i cant wait to read the "stick with windows" or "fuck mac, go linux" posts

sen · Post by **sen** » 28 May 2006 13:06

I've never used a mac, but I watch TechTV all the time . . .

It seems like the general agreement is that if you know what you're doing on Window's it should be a pretty easy transition, as long as you're good at fiddling around to figure things out.

I'd say it'd take a while to get used to it... *shrugs*

Zjeezy · Post by **Zjeezy** » 28 May 2006 13:40

sen wrote:I've never used a mac, but I watch TechTV all the time . . .

NERD!

Zac Jackson · Post by **Zac Jackson** » 28 May 2006 18:42

honestly its not that bag, i used to use a mac to program on and i had windows at home, the transition is pretty smooth, just takes maybe a week to pick up on a few things

JoFa · Post by **JoFa** » 28 May 2006 19:35

It took me a couple days, it's not bad at all. And it's so much better.

bigdirtyfoot · Post by **bigdirtyfoot** » 30 May 2006 04:30

Only took me a few minutes - everything on Mac is so much easier and stress-free!

quadgun · Post by **quadgun** » 30 May 2006 07:43

yea ... its looking pretty likely, as long as my parents supply the dough

i found out i can install windows on it too if i wanted, so thats a big plus

should i go for the apple protection plan thinga-majiggy?

brinard · Post by **brinard** » 30 May 2006 10:24

yeah, anything from apple should get a protection thingamajig.

that way, if you drop your laptop (or ipod, etc.) you can get it replaced for next to nothing. if its a hardware fuckup, theyll fix it for free.

quadgun · Post by **quadgun** » 30 May 2006 17:57

I went to check out the MacBook at the apple store today, and boy is it cool!
I want.
My moms plan is to buy it for my dad for his b-day, and then ill steal it

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 30 May 2006 20:02

The new MacBooks are sick!!! If anyone watched the latest vid of Dylan, that video quality is what those comps are capable of.

I want one!

As far as the actual topic of this thread goes... I find that a lot of skills between Mac and Windows are pretty interchangable, it shouldn't take more than a short while to make the transition.

james_dean · Post by **james_dean** » 30 May 2006 20:22

Nagasake wrote:The new MacBooks are sick!!! If anyone watched the latest vid of Dylan, that video quality is what those comps are capable of. I want one!

How do you mean? Do you mean the editing programs? export quality?

edit: and that was a siiiick video

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 30 May 2006 22:18

The new MacBooks come with a built-in camera. The video was taken with that camera (and most likely edited on the same comp, although that video was obviously not a demonstration of editting capabilities

).

james_dean · Post by **james_dean** » 31 May 2006 00:04

for real? snap! the new macbooks are sick!!!

I'm gonna go check out the website now... hehehe

Pengu · Post by **Pengu** » 10 Jul 2006 10:59

I just have to say that virtual pc is a piece of crap. Microsoft makes bulky shitty software. Mac has an assortment of freeware that is clutter-free and runs smoothly and efficiently.

For graphics work, nothing compares to a mac.

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 10 Jul 2006 11:08

Pengu wrote:I just have to say that virtual pc is a piece of crap.

Truer words were never spoken.

Oroza · Post by **Oroza** » 10 Jul 2006 15:16

its not just that microsoft makes crappy software, its the fact that they give out licencing like its nothing, so you get tons of crap from EVERYWHERE.
Mac doesnt let crappy programers make mac software.

LameR · Post by **LameR** » 11 Jul 2006 03:07

quadgun wrote:So I've been wanting a laptop for a while now, and i have recently started looking around for some

a laptop that caught my eye was the new MacBook

now my question is
whats the transition from windows to mac like?
my whole world has been windows ... i feel that if i get a mac tis gonna be like starting all over again
but one of my friends told me that apple has great tech-support, so if i ever run into a problem ill be helped right away

any advice would be great
i cant wait to read the "stick with windows" or "fuck mac, go linux" posts

My friend bought a MacBook recently. He said it's all been really easy, and he realllllly likes it.

jon · Post by **jon** » 11 Jul 2006 05:15

The new mac books imho look like oversize calculators with crappy buttons to match.

btw microsoft makes amazing software and people who think differently are crazy

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 11 Jul 2006 09:36

imo, the software produced by both Apple and Windows sucks pretty terribly. Excessive bells and whistles at the expense of minimalism and functionality, but that's just my thing. I prefer open source software. I'd be writing this post from a Linux distro if my 300-400 highly detailed playlists in iTunes weren't chaining me down.

footjam_heger · Post by **footjam_heger** » 24 Feb 2007 08:09

who's got a macbook? I'm getting one pretty soon.

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