Anyone got any feedback on the newer Apple Macs these days.

I have a really creaky old Performa 5200 that’s nearly 12 years old now & still going strong !! Unfortunately it’s not much use for anything any more, other than some drawings I do on Claris Draw.

However, it’ still going strong & has never let me down in all the years. In the same space of time I must have gone though 4 or 5 PC’s not to mention countless reformats & reloads of software. So now I feel I might look at going “Back to Mac” again. I always was & still am a Mac Man at heart. But like most everybody else, succumbed to the PC Plague.

How are the new machines ??

It disturbs me to see that the current machines are Intel based rather than Motorola.

What are the issues if any with the internet & or eMail ??

What if any are the major drawbacks these days of operating a Mac. I think one advantage is that it seems most viruses are aimed a Windows machines, so that would be one big plus. Am I correct in this or just delusional ??

I don’t need a lot of cross platform compatibility. My main work on the machine would be home based, so Internet, eMail, Word processing, Spreadsheets, that sort of thing is all I need.

Oh & of course iTunes & Digital Photography !

I guess my biggest Internet concern would be compatibility with airline booking sites, Ticketmaster, that sort of thing.

So any thoughts, suggestions, guidance or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

I have PC's at the mo looking at getting macs next hope not to soon tho.

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get an intel mac and use this

www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

and have the best of both worlds

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Cheers VA, I might just do that over the next few days, thanks.

Good to see there’s someone else who shares my enthusiasm for the “Superior Mac”

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You're always having problems with this site on your Mac aren't you VA? I'm sure I remember advising you to dump it and get a PC...  

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Go for a Linux PC instead. The hardware is much cheaper than a MAC and easier to upgrade. Most latest version of Linux include Firefox and OpenOffice, so there is no problems with internet or office compatability. You can even put a skin on Linux to make it look like WinXP if you want.
You can download Fedora Linux at http://www.redhat.com/fedora/ and install it on any old PC and give the PC a new lease of life. All free and slick, robust and reliable. Matt
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Have your fingers fused together yet from the single mouse button?

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Must confess I have never seen a Mac running, let alone used one.

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shmoogle wrote:

Have your fingers fused together yet from the single mouse button?

Have a microsoft mouse! Lots of buttons and wheels.

Microsoft mouse? From Microsoft? Are you not going to burn in hell for all eternity now?  

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Must confess I have never seen a Mac running, let alone used one.

I'll play safe and stick with PC

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Go for a Linux PC instead. ..................................install it on any old PC and give the PC a new lease of life. All free and slick, robust and reliable.

Yeah I've read about that alright, must have a "looksee"

I've a couple of PC's lurking around in the shadows, so might guinea pig one & see what happens.