Re:Cheaper Macs (Score 1)

I bought a 12" powerbook only a couple of months ago, and I realised within a very short time: absolutely Everything just feels /smooth/ ...on a windows box, you'll have some things happen real quick, others will lag, hang, pause for whatever reason... there's no rhythm. on the mac, it won't do that - things will get done as quickly as they can, and you can keep going with other tasks. the result is that you never need to worry about things going quickly or slowly... I don't grudge my 1.33G4 doing something a bit slower than some faster cpu - because I know everything will run smoothly. I've found that OSX has reduced the time it takes to get just about anything done at all... and that saving of thought-effort gets to be spent on what I'm actually wanting to do, not wasted fighting the OS along the way... I'd been using windows boxes for years, and I was always worried about components falling behind the newer speedier gear... and after falling in love with a mac, I realised, hang on, when everything just works smoothly, you don't need to care about extra megahertz - because what you've got already works just fine. the real reason you want a 4Ghz P4 rather than just 2Ghz is because the OS you'll be using it with, will do just about anything it can to slow down your system, reproduce its bloated offspring everywhere it can, and generally make you wish there was something the heck you could do about it. Enter the Shiny New X Chip! but it never really solves the problem, which is that using windows makes your computer /feel/ sluggish. you'll never feel cheated, spending that extra money on a premium mac - you get a product that after a while you'll realise is worth every last cent. OSX is simply the most /friendly/ interface I've ever seen or used. not to mention that it is actually helpful, quick, pretty, and functional. it's got the most important ingredient of all: it Just Works. Someone asked one of my friends, how easily does a mac fit into a windows network? and he said, Better than a windows machine ;) and I gotta say, that goes for just about anything a mac can do. there is nothing like having a computer you can actually enjoy using for hours and days - and it gets better, not worse! less stress, more fluidity, the hidden bonuses of an environment that doesn't stab you in the back, at all. took me a few weeks before I stopped reflexively 'looking over my shoulder' as it were, and then it was like... hey, wow, I don't need to be on the defensive! I can actually just have fun, and get things done! Trust me. You won't look back. I'd type more but I'm starting to get the feeling I've given in to the macfever... ah but it truly does feel so good... buy one. please. you'll make the world a better place.