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| To those reading the JAEWOOK KIM review First and foremost, I was a lifetime WINTEL user (engineering industry) and switched to OSX in 2001 while attending graduate professional school. After recognizing a few initial differences, I adjusted (and embraced) them and now work 2 or 3 times faster using my Macs than I ever did using a Windows machine. Next, in response to JAEWOO's comments: He claims that the OS-X Crashes frequently. Is he talking about OS-X crashing frequently OR is he talking about applications crashing? With OS-X, applications can crash... it's ordinary... These things happen. HOWEVER, in sharp contrast to Windows, these crashes are limited to the applications, and the operating system and (most importantly) OTHER applications are not affected. In windows you can get the blue screen of death when an application fails. Under OSX, you can continue using other unaffected programs. This is a BIG distinction. If my MP3 player crashes in Windows XP, I may lose some work that I'm doing in MS Word. however, in OSX, if my MP3 player crashes, I don't lose anything. It would be impossible for Apple (or any developer) to promise that no application would crash on their OS. Regarding memory, the iMacs are limited to 3GB because of a limitation of the Intel chipset. Windows machines running the same chipsets are also limited. From what I've heard, you can stick 4 GB in there, but only 3 will be recognized. Again, this is clearly listed in the specifications, so if you need more RAM, get a professional machine not a consumer machine. Who needs more than 3GB or RAM for a consumer machine? Ripping on the apple keyboard because the cord is only 18 inches long is retarded. If you want to sit across the room with the KB on your lap, get an extension cable (or the bluetooth KB and mouse). The Apple keyboards are some of the finest keyboards made. Their tactile response and feel is second to none. Even their Laptop keyboards are fantastic. I'll admit that their mice are strange, but when was the last time you bought a PC and were happy with the mouse? I've always been a big fan of Logitech optical cordless mice anyway Gaming... if you buy a mac for hard core gaming... you're a fool. If you want to game, buy a console or a windows box. Drivers for peripherals? The funny thing is, if the peripheral is supported by OSX, the drivers are (95% of the time) included and built in. however, many manufacturers insist on only supporting Windows. That's just the way it is... do some proper shopping and get compatible stuff. Since Macs have long dominated the desktop publishing and graphical industries, there are more than enough printers available. Don't go with a newcomer like samsung. Brother, HP, EPSON, and CANON all make excellent printers that work immediately upon plug-in. For example, my Brother printer (a 5070 with an ethernet connection, i believe) is immediately recognized and no setup was necessary... just plug it in, turn it on, and boom, print away. Speakers on a all in one computer are weak? Say it ain't so? This one falls under duh! Of course they're weak... it's an all in one computer that's only one and a half inches thick. How much bass you think they're going to be able to pump out of a pizza box full of computer equipment? How happy would you be with those small crappy speakers they frequently attach to flat panel LCD screens? Probably not happy at all. Finally... my favorite... Apple's are more expensive More expensive than what, $300 generic boxes with minimal features. Yeah, they're more expensive. however, when you make a legitimate 1 to 1 comparison with all features included, the price gap narrows significantly. Also, you must consider this, Apples retain value and windows boxes do not. I bought a flat-panel i-Mac in 2002 and paid $1900 for it. I sold it two and a half years later for $1375 on eBay. Go buy any XP box out there, use it for two and a half years, and see if you can sell it for 70% of what you paid for it. If you think this is an isolated point, i also just sold a two year old Powermac G5 for $1500 that I only paid $1999 for. Furthermore, these new macs allow you to run windows natively on them. I just set up a 17 iMac for my wife's new law practice and using a program called Parallels Desktop, she runs the few law-specific Windows programs she needs without any problems. Many programs actually run faster in Parallels on a new iMac than they do on comparable non core duo XP machines. Very nice indeed. I switched to OSX back in 2001 (version 10.0 beta) and haven't looked back since. |
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