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To Mac or Not to Mac?

by Dan J
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Hello fellow warriors,

I hope to be getting a new system soon and I thought I should ask for some opinions on a Mac.

I have always had a great love for the machines, but have never actually owned one. My question is, will it fit in fine with IM? I know that there are some softwares that do not work with Macs and what not, but if it's any conciliation, my work predominantly entails funnel creations and list building. Would this be a suitable option?

Any opinions, recommendations and suggestions would be great.

Thanks in advance
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  • Profile picture of the author Elizabeth Fee
    I do nearly 99% of my online work from my mac laptop. If I need to run something only available on a Windows platform, I can boot my mac laptop on my alternate boot drive that has Windows installed on it. But, I've only found one tool so far that is not mac compatible, so I have never really seen much of a limitation in that regard.

    I am kind of a UNIX geek, so it's much more natural for me to work from a mac. But, with UNIX aside, the mac is very user friendly (great graphics, too) for those who don't care to use the command prompt.

    You can have the best of both worlds by looking into a dual-boot mac system (for example, the macbook pro).
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan J
      Originally Posted by Elizabeth Fee View Post

      I do nearly 99% of my online work from my mac laptop. If I need to run something only available on a Windows platform, I can boot my mac laptop on my alternate boot drive that has Windows installed on it. But, I've only found one tool so far that is not mac compatible, so I have never really seen much of a limitation in that regard.

      I am kind of a UNIX geek, so it's much more natural for me to work from a mac. But, with UNIX aside, the mac is very user friendly (great graphics, too) for those who don't care to use the command prompt.

      You can have the best of both worlds by looking into a dual-boot mac system (for example, the macbook pro).
      Thanks for your input Elizabeth, very much appreciated!
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  • Profile picture of the author Challendge
    Mac is definitely more durable and there are many ways to work around obstacles such as the one that Elizabeth pointed out. Gone are the days where PCs were untouchable.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeff Burritt
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    The only Macs I really like are BIG Macs at McDonalds

    Honestly, it's really personal preference.

    Many top designers prefer Macs over PCs.
    However, much of the IM software sold on the WF is written for PC only. So you'll have to load up Windows too for some software.

    My personal preference is PC because they're just cheaper. It's hard to look at any computer (just a bunch of plastic parts) as a long-term investment. So, I see them like a good pair of running shoes. Use them for a year or so, then throw them away. Get a new one.

    Keep everything backed up! In at least two locations: local portable drives and online storage.
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    • Profile picture of the author Lloyd Buchinski
      Originally Posted by Jeff Burritt View Post

      The only Macs I really like are BIG Macs at McDonalds

      Honestly, it's really personal preference.

      Many top designers prefer Macs over PCs.
      However, much of the IM software sold on the WF is written for PC only. So you'll have to load up Windows too for some software.

      My personal preference is PC because they're just cheaper. It's hard to look at any computer (just a bunch of plastic parts) as a long-term investment. So, I see them like a good pair of running shoes. Use them for a year or so, then throw them away. Get a new one.

      Keep everything backed up! In at least two locations: local portable drives and online storage.
      I enjoyed the big macs part, wanted to add a bit to a couple of the others.

      This part "Many top designers prefer Macs over PCs." isn't true if they are professionals and need to use CAD programs. There weren't any for Macs until lately, and according to a friend who wants to use one on his mac, there still aren't any good ones for macs.

      I've used all my computers for at least a few years, except for the Mac which was the worst of the lot, and the one I'm using now, which is just over 2 years old.

      The mac crashed more than the 3 pcs I've had combined. Combined with a couple of things it couldn't do that I needed done, I gave up and sold it after about about 16 months.

      Bought a pc for about half as much that worked twice as well.

      I don't want to be totally negative. It did have some things that I liked, but nothing major. The TextEdit program was good, but since then I've found that Notepad++ is much better. One person in this forum mentioned that his biggest disappointment with his Mac was that there was nothing as good as NP++ for the mac.

      I haven't been to the war room for a long time, but there used to often be topics started with 'sorry, there is no mac version for the software I am offering, and there won't be.'

      In addition, they have a big money attitude that gets to me. You get a year of warranty with any pc that I know of, 90 days with a mac. I could go on for a bit on that topic, but some other time.
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  • Profile picture of the author linkdestiny
    I was going to say exactly what Jeff was saying. 99% of SEO software and other IM software is written for PC only...although you can always rent out a VPS (which is what I do). The PC and MAC wars that have been going on forever normally amount to what you are doing with your system. I am a big gamer as well as a IMer so it is only logical for me to have a PC. It honestly all depends what you want to do with your system and also how much you want to pay. MAC are expensive in comparison to what you could get on a PC...
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  • Profile picture of the author arranrice
    DON'T! Here is for why...

    I have also been looking at buying a new system and I found that I can build or get a custom built pc for my needs thats 10X better than a mac for less money.

    Well, in the uk the cheapest Mac is something like $1500.
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