From Windows 7 to an Apple 27" iMac as of today.

I've finally made the switch. God damn this screen is amazing!

Anyone else recently switched over to a Mac? Keen to hear your thoughts/experience

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You lucky lucky person !!! 27" :shock: Well I guess you worked for it!! :lol: Have fun !!:D I'm pecking away on a g4 Ibook at the moment , my faithful G5 died yesterday :(

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[QUOTE=DIDI;954079]You lucky lucky person !!! 27" :shock: Well I guess you worked for it!! :lol: Have fun !!:D I'm pecking away on a g4 Ibook at the moment , my faithful G5 died yesterday :([/QUOTE]

I initially just needed a monitor for my photography (24" or something) but it quickly turned into me talking myself into a 27" iMac. Hey, it's only money and you can't take it with you!

The guts are:

3.1GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 4GB (two 2GB) memory 1TB hard drive1 AMD Radeon HD 6970M with 1GB

It expands to 16GB so it should last me quite awhile.

I cannot wait to use photoshop :D

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Well done !! :D A photographer friend of mine has one of these , and he is a brilliant photographer!! :D

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lucky...i,m going to make the switch one day, not that long ago i had my first experience with a mac ( hadn't used one up until then ) and was seriously impressed with it

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Congrats!!! been using Macs since the 80's. I had to learn how to use a windows machine in 2005 at work LOL. We have a MacBookPro, MacBook, and an aging G5 with a 30" screen. Go big or go home!!!

[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/jkkb68.jpg[/IMG]

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2010 Macbook pro, 2007 white macbook, and about to buy an ipad 2 soon for work. I personally made the switch 3 years ago, it was sort of life changing because it was just so damn user friendly compared to the dell's and toshiba's I had gotten used to. I love everything about these computers.

If you have any real technical questions, diegoff can probably answer them ;)

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[QUOTE=hypoluxxa;954206]Congrats!!! been using Macs since the 80's. I had to learn how to use a windows machine in 2005 at work LOL. We have a MacBookPro, MacBook, and an aging G5 with a 30" screen. Go big or go home!!!

[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/jkkb68.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Cinema display. Beautiful.

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I've got a cinema display, but it isn't that big !! :shock:

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I've never been a fan of desktop Macs. The main reason being that for the amount of money an iMac/MacPro costs you can build a PC that slaps the shit out of it. Hope it doesnt come with that magic mouse which is just plain bs IMO. A cornflake box is more ergonomical than it... This pic also represents another truth about iMacs hehe. [img]http://www.mopo.ca/uploaded_images/mac-vs-pc-webcam-is-broken-769833.jpg[/img]

Still i got a Macbook Pro 13" and wouldnt change it for anything. At least until a higher res display for the 13" comes out.

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[QUOTE=nikoa;954338]Cinema display. Beautiful.[/QUOTE] Thanks!!! I'm lucky enough to use two of those at work as well. :D

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[QUOTE=hypoluxxa;954391]Thanks!!! I'm lucky enough to use two of those at work as well. :D[/QUOTE]

That's amazing. They're great displays.

[QUOTE=ganjamo;954389] Hope it doesnt come with that magic mouse which is just plain bs IMO. A cornflake box is more ergonomical than it...[/QUOTE]

They're not the most comfortable, you're right. Basically you need to hold it differently... you can't "palm" it like a regular mouse. Once you figure this out it's not that bad.

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Congrats man! Sweet machine..

I don't think i can justify the price on them.. they don't do anything more than a normal PC running Windows or Linux

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[QUOTE=ganjamo;954389] Hope it doesnt come with that magic mouse which is just plain bs IMO. A cornflake box is more ergonomical than it...

[/QUOTE]what magic mouse?

i hope i'll make a switch soon, but i've been saying this for awhile too :lol: i have 3 pc's, dell, mini dell and hp and they are getting old. i'll definitely buy an iPad and for Mac i will need some guidance. i want 16GB and 2TB, dont know if they are available yet

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[QUOTE=Kat;954402]what magic mouse?

i hope i'll make a switch soon, but i've been saying this for awhile too :lol: i have 3 pc's, dell, mini dell and hp and they are getting old. i'll definitely buy an iPad and for Mac i will need some guidance. i want 16GB and 2TB, dont know if they are available yet[/QUOTE]

I'm sure most dudes here will line up to help you. :D

DON'T buy anything before you check this:

[url]http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/[/url]

I'm sure once you switch, you'll never look back.

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[QUOTE=hypoluxxa;954404]I'm sure most dudes here will line up to help you. :D

DON'T buy anything before you check this:

[url]http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/[/url]

I'm sure once you switch, you'll never look back.[/QUOTE]cool thanks! yeah i probably wont :) i'll keep my mini dell tho

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[QUOTE=go0gle;954398]Congrats man! Sweet machine..

I don't think i can justify the price on them.. they don't do anything more than a normal PC running Windows or Linux[/QUOTE]

I see your point and felt this way before. I'm absolutely not going to say they're [I]not[/I] more expensive than a normal PC with Windows but I think the gap is exaggerated.

First of all, you can't compare each machine on paper. Mac OS X requires far less system resource than Windows so a Mac on paper that looks inferior in hardware may actually out perform the comparison Windows machine. I prefer to look at 'performance' not 'hardware'... afterall, that's what matters right?

A friend bought an amazing PC recently (8gb ram with 24 monitor and the rest of the bells and whistles) and sure, the price he paid was less than an iMac... but not [I]THAT[/I] much of a difference. Performance wise they'd be identical.

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pc all the way!

i cant bring myself to give jobs anymore of my money for hyped up machines.

for the cash you can a hardcore pc.

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[QUOTE=Dhar_2;954416]pc all the way!

i cant bring myself to give jobs anymore of my money for hyped up machines.

for the cash you can a hardcore pc.[/QUOTE]

Read above! :)

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I´m mac user since the last year. PC no more, ever. Hope I can always buy mac, they´re expensive. But, just to begin, no virus!

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That is a big plus !! :D

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Iv been using Pc's for about 13 years now, i download shit, look at porn and all that shit and i have had one virus, i dunno how people manage it tbh.

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Late night post, didn't take. Just got an IMac for Final Cut Pro and overall the OS and other software have been easy to use and comprehend. Tend to keep MAC usage to work related projects but have more soundcloud pages saved on it than I can remember. Another convert, bring on the IPad 2 LOL.

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fucking signature is WIN!!

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I think till a mac can do this, no need to join the dark side. (BTW can run OSX in a virtual machine faster than you can run it on actual hardware...)

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Still on my 2009 MBP :)

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you joined the bright side

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hah..i love my mac but i had to put fucking parallels on it a few months back to run some shady software. it's cool to have a computer in a computer, but i think it's better to just get a VPS for like 20$/month

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[QUOTE=fumanchu182;954786]I think till a mac can do this, no need to join the dark side. (BTW can run OSX in a virtual machine faster than you can run it on actual hardware...)

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what is that? pic is too small. have you seen this for web dev? [url]http://www.panic.com/coda/[/url]

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I use an MBP with 2.16 Duo Core and 2GB ram at work, it's slooooooooooooow.

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mm the virus thing will catch up to osx.. the more users, the more reasons for them to be there. Just look at the market share windows has, who would bother writing viruses for macs ? Until they get at least 20% market share, viruses are no issue. The myth that mac are safer, is just that, a myth. If you look at the scale..it all makes sense. Just look at Android... there are probably more viruses for andorid, than for osx.Soon there will probably be more people using android, than people using osx. Actually, if you take market share and scale under consideration, Symbian has been the safest OS ever .. i know it is mobile, but still

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Viruses are due to user error more often than not.

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[QUOTE=go0gle;955057]mm the virus thing will catch up to osx.. the more users, the more reasons for them to be there. Just look at the market share windows has, who would bother writing viruses for macs ? Until they get at least 20% market share, viruses are no issue. The myth that mac are safer, is just that, a myth. If you look at the scale..it all makes sense. Just look at Android... there are probably more viruses for andorid, than for osx.Soon there will probably be more people using android, than people using osx. Actually, if you take market share and scale under consideration, Symbian has been the safest OS ever .. i know it is mobile, but still[/QUOTE]never had a virus on any of my pc's, ever

[QUOTE=feather;955066]Viruses are due to user error more often than not.[/QUOTE]exactly

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I've got one word for the virus naysayers - Stuxnet

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^^uhh nasty

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[url]http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20018530-245.html?tag=topStories1[/url]

is there a simple way for me to scan my pc for this sucker?