Jul 12 2006, 10:05 AM
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![]() Group: Members Posts: 233 Joined: 29-November 04 From: Germany Member No.: 5,659 |
This isn't a Mac "issue" per se, but it doesn't really belong in a non-Mac-related forum here.
We're a pretty geeky crowd here, and I was wondering how many of you fellow Z users are recent (as in, the past year) switchers to the Mac? You get one side on, for instance, the MacRumors forums, where non-techie folks seem to be a dime a dozen, but it'd be nice to get some idea of how many power users have taken the plunge. For the record, I switched in the pre-iPod days. |
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Nov 26 2006, 12:46 AM
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![]() Group: Members Posts: 130 Joined: 8-February 06 From: Jackson, NJ Member No.: 9,097 |
I bought the last model of Apple iBooks. 14" 1.42ghz Apple iBook G4 with superdrive.
I needed a laptop. I decided to get an Apple one. I already have a desktop with Linux and Windows. A desktop is gonna be better than any laptop anyway. I wanted a laptop that was low maintenance and I always wanted to get an Apple so I got the iBook with Mac OS X Tiger. I love it. I do quite a bit of video editing on here with Final Cut Pro. There are lots of open source software for Mac OS X as well. Battery life on this thing is kick ass too. 6 hours! And I done it before. Do I have any regrets? No. I just wish I could use x86 Linux on this thing. (I tried PowerPC Linux on my iBook. Just a total lack of support and community. Also no Flash player.) |
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eji How Many Of You Are Recent Switchers? Jul 12 2006, 10:05 AM
adf QUOTE(eji @ Jul 12 2006, 06:05 PM)This isn... Jul 12 2006, 10:14 AM
koen QUOTE(eji @ Jul 12 2006, 06:05 PM)This isn... Jul 12 2006, 10:45 AM
BarryW I've also been a mac guy since before the iPod... Jul 12 2006, 10:46 AM
InSearchOf Converted to Linux (Offically) back in 2002...
(D... Jul 12 2006, 11:13 AM
dhns Hi, here my story:
I am a Mac user since 1992 and... Jul 12 2006, 11:34 AM
chrisl QUOTE(dhns @ Jul 12 2006, 01:34 PM)Hi, here m... Jul 12 2006, 11:52 AM
nevarrie I have used Mac on and off for years with Mac Plus... Jul 12 2006, 12:27 PM
bluedevils I'm new to mac in this last month. I have a m... Jul 12 2006, 12:58 PM
tapjpa I got my first Mac about 1.5 years ago a 12" ... Jul 12 2006, 02:03 PM
kopsis I switched from a Linux desktop to a PowerMac G5 e... Jul 12 2006, 07:36 PM
Ferret-Simpson I'm a mac user since er. . . Thursday.
iBook... Nov 13 2006, 02:54 AM
daniel3000 I'll be a Mac user too in a few days. Have ord... Nov 13 2006, 04:01 AM
Snappy I used an Apple IIe back in the 80s ... that's... Nov 13 2006, 04:56 AM
bam recently I played with a macbook and I was impress... Nov 17 2006, 01:50 AM
daniel3000 I like the macbook better because of its size. Com... Nov 17 2006, 02:51 AM
bmxer55 I have always been a Mac user. I have an iMac G5 (... Nov 22 2006, 04:04 PM
BarryW QUOTE(daniel3000 @ Nov 17 2006, 01:51 AM)I li... Nov 22 2006, 09:39 PM
daniel3000 QUOTE(BarryW @ Nov 23 2006, 07:39 AM)I'll... Nov 23 2006, 06:20 AM
dhns QUOTE(daniel3000 @ Nov 23 2006, 03:20 PM)I... Nov 28 2006, 12:04 AM
brashley46 I bought my wife a used eMac about 6 months ago, t... Nov 25 2006, 08:54 PM
BarryW QUOTE(brashley46 @ Nov 25 2006, 07:54 PM)I bo... Dec 29 2006, 12:27 AM
adf ah.... but what about turning old e-macs into kio... Dec 30 2006, 02:13 PM

BarryW QUOTE(adf @ Dec 30 2006, 01:13 PM)ah....... Dec 30 2006, 08:27 PM

adf true enough...they are not designed with maintenan... Dec 30 2006, 10:25 PM

BarryW QUOTE(adf @ Dec 30 2006, 09:25 PM)true enough... Dec 31 2006, 12:24 AM
brashley46 QUOTE(BarryW @ Dec 29 2006, 03:27 AM)QUOTE(br... Dec 31 2006, 08:56 PM
daniel3000 Is there a way to synchronize the Mac OS X standar... Nov 28 2006, 04:57 AM
Ferret-Simpson Apologies in advance for todays typos, I'm on ... Dec 10 2006, 07:37 AM
samot Mac users cince 1994 (powemac 6100) and owned a Ne... Dec 28 2006, 07:37 PM
Antikx My main, shared home machine went from Win98, to U... Jan 1 2007, 12:12 AM![]() ![]() |
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