Comments on: 14 Reasons to Switch to a Mac http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:02:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: GrooveFunky.com » Blog Archive » Mac vs PC - Why you should buy a Mac. http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-300961 GrooveFunky.com » Blog Archive » Mac vs PC - Why you should buy a Mac. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:26:57 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/#comment-300961 [...] to the guys over at Coolest-gadgets.com who put together 14 reasons why you should buy a [...] [...] to the guys over at Coolest-gadgets.com who put together 14 reasons why you should buy a [...]

]]> By: Chaps http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-59226 Chaps Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:30:08 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/#comment-59226 Oh puhh-lease. Whose advertising brochure are you gonna copy next?? half of those reasons are so old and outdated it is like comparing a 2006 Mustang with a 1984 Corvette... mac's don't crash, no they just randomly turn off... OSX written for security.. hmmmph.. who could be bothered.. "new" dashboard widgets. they've been around for years and Apple bought the company and folowed everyone else into the market... one click publsihing to blogs.. that isn't OS-dependant. i can one-click to publish too and it doesn't matter where or what am on, PC, Phone, PDA.. there is no doubt that ilife is a good product. iI'm sure students and musos are rejoicing. Please leave the Marketing department out of this and stick to real reviews. Oh puhh-lease. Whose advertising brochure are you gonna copy next?? half of those reasons are so old and outdated it is like comparing a 2006 Mustang with a 1984 Corvette…

mac’s don’t crash, no they just randomly turn off… OSX written for security.. hmmmph.. who could be bothered.. “new” dashboard widgets. they’ve been around for years and Apple bought the company and folowed everyone else into the market… one click publsihing to blogs.. that isn’t OS-dependant. i can one-click to publish too and it doesn’t matter where or what am on, PC, Phone, PDA..

there is no doubt that ilife is a good product. iI’m sure students and musos are rejoicing. Please leave the Marketing department out of this and stick to real reviews.

]]> By: Studio1020.com» Blog Archive » 14 Reasons to get a MAC. http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-58904 Studio1020.com» Blog Archive » 14 Reasons to get a MAC. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:53:33 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/#comment-58904 [...] Now go over to coolest-gagdets.com and read more on each reason. Here is the rest of the story. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. RSS 2.0 [...] [...] Now go over to coolest-gagdets.com and read more on each reason. Here is the rest of the story. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. RSS 2.0 [...]

]]> By: Bradley Dichter http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-58156 Bradley Dichter Sun, 10 Dec 2006 14:03:36 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/#comment-58156 I'm not sure commentor Mike knows the meaning of resolution independance, but it has little to do with the actual display pixel count horizontally and vertically. Apple's displays are already quite dense. A increase to 1680 x 1050 would make them even denser. With a resolution independant OS, then icons scroll bars and such user interface elements can be made to be larger and thus easier to see on such a high density screen. It doesn't make higher resolution screens cheaper to build and thus sell, and of course the required electronics to drive them. I’m not sure commentor Mike knows the meaning of resolution independance, but it has little to do with the actual display pixel count horizontally and vertically. Apple’s displays are already quite dense. A increase to 1680 x 1050 would make them even denser. With a resolution independant OS, then icons scroll bars and such user interface elements can be made to be larger and thus easier to see on such a high density screen. It doesn’t make higher resolution screens cheaper to build and thus sell, and of course the required electronics to drive them.

]]> By: Stan’s List » Blog Archive » 14 Reasons to Switch to a Mac http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-58026 Stan’s List » Blog Archive » 14 Reasons to Switch to a Mac Sun, 10 Dec 2006 07:23:51 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/#comment-58026 [...] of the advantages of the Macintosh over the PC”. More … Switching | Oodles | trackback No Responses to '14 Reasons to Switch to aMac' [...] [...] of the advantages of the Macintosh over the PC”. More … Switching | Oodles | trackback No Responses to ‘14 Reasons to Switch to aMac’ [...]

]]> By: Mike http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-57859 Mike Sun, 10 Dec 2006 05:27:30 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/#comment-57859 Sadly, I'm awaiting the release of Leopard. Even if it's only $100 to upgrade, that's a 5-8% chunk of the cost of the laptop I'm looking at. Plus, I've hearc that Leopard will support resolution independance, so (hopefully) the MBPs will finally move to 1680x1050 on the 15" instead of the 1440x900 or whatever they currently use (I know it sounds minor, and it is, but it's a $2000+ laptop so I'm gonna be picky). Ever since I sold my PowerBook G4 (due to the upcoming release of the Intel based machines) I've wanted another. However, a $2000+ computer is not something to be taken lightly and I must push my fanboy-ishness aside and try to pinch pennies/hundred-dollar-bills as they really add-up quickly. Mike Sadly, I’m awaiting the release of Leopard. Even if it’s only $100 to upgrade, that’s a 5-8% chunk of the cost of the laptop I’m looking at. Plus, I’ve hearc that Leopard will support resolution independance, so (hopefully) the MBPs will finally move to 1680×1050 on the 15″ instead of the 1440×900 or whatever they currently use (I know it sounds minor, and it is, but it’s a $2000+ laptop so I’m gonna be picky).

Ever since I sold my PowerBook G4 (due to the upcoming release of the Intel based machines) I’ve wanted another. However, a $2000+ computer is not something to be taken lightly and I must push my fanboy-ishness aside and try to pinch pennies/hundred-dollar-bills as they really add-up quickly.

Mike

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]]> By: Nick http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-57504 Nick Sat, 09 Dec 2006 19:35:10 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/#comment-57504 I switched to a MacBook Pro a couple of months ago, and it was one the best things i ever did. I switched to a MacBook Pro a couple of months ago, and it was one the best things i ever did.

]]> By: Robert http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-57460 Robert Sat, 09 Dec 2006 17:19:06 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/#comment-57460 I own a Mac, and the "iLife" software is unbelievable. My dad used to make slideshows of our family and vacations... now I can put together a professional quality DVD full of video and stills with my kids talking, and send it to my aging parents. Also, the kids will have a record of their youth. The whole thing is professional, yet easy beyond reason. And that's just one of the ways I use it. If you're a musician, or have one in the house, Garageband alone is worth the cost of admission. Again, professional YET insanely cheap and easy. In my day, I bought a full ProTools studio with tons of outboard gear. I got so focused on the finiky gear, that I forgot to make music. The Mac is the equivalent of a very sophisticated TEAC Portastudio of old, in that it makes it simple to just record your ideas and enhance them. Wonderful. On the serious side, there are word processors and web browsers and mail programs - all with Apple's unique friendly flair. There's even a program called Parallels - a Windows Emulator - that runs any Windows programs I may need. With all the amazing software that comes with the Mac, plus the ability to run any Windows stuff, I cannot think of any argument against the machine at all. I own a Mac, and the “iLife” software is unbelievable. My dad used to make slideshows of our family and vacations… now I can put together a professional quality DVD full of video and stills with my kids talking, and send it to my aging parents. Also, the kids will have a record of their youth. The whole thing is professional, yet easy beyond reason. And that’s just one of the ways I use it.

If you’re a musician, or have one in the house, Garageband alone is worth the cost of admission. Again, professional YET insanely cheap and easy. In my day, I bought a full ProTools studio with tons of outboard gear. I got so focused on the finiky gear, that I forgot to make music. The Mac is the equivalent of a very sophisticated TEAC Portastudio of old, in that it makes it simple to just record your ideas and enhance them. Wonderful.

On the serious side, there are word processors and web browsers and mail programs – all with Apple’s unique friendly flair. There’s even a program called Parallels – a Windows Emulator – that runs any Windows programs I may need.

With all the amazing software that comes with the Mac, plus the ability to run any Windows stuff, I cannot think of any argument against the machine at all.

]]> By: Tom http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-57442 Tom Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:37:27 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/#comment-57442 Thanks for the article. All good reasons to switch. A couple of them rang true for our household. We've been thinking about dropping our Dell for the 24" iMac (that thing is gorgeous). We got a demo at the local Apple Store here in Chandler, AZ. We took our own camera in, complete with pictures of the kids, and they walked us through making a webpage on their .Mac service. It was amazingly simple, and surprisingly fun. It took me almost 45 minutes to get my camera working in XP when we purchased it. I had visions of doing the same thing in the middle of the mall, but that wasn't the case. I plugged in our camera, and up popped the photo program. No installing anything. Awesome. Thanks for the article. All good reasons to switch. A couple of them rang true for our household. We’ve been thinking about dropping our Dell for the 24″ iMac (that thing is gorgeous). We got a demo at the local Apple Store here in Chandler, AZ. We took our own camera in, complete with pictures of the kids, and they walked us through making a webpage on their .Mac service. It was amazingly simple, and surprisingly fun. It took me almost 45 minutes to get my camera working in XP when we purchased it. I had visions of doing the same thing in the middle of the mall, but that wasn’t the case. I plugged in our camera, and up popped the photo program. No installing anything. Awesome.

]]> By: Mike http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-57421 Mike Sat, 09 Dec 2006 15:54:54 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061209/14-reasons-to-switch-to-a-mac/#comment-57421 My MacBook Pro for my Christmas present was just purchased yesterday, so I'm in the process of switching. :D My MacBook Pro for my Christmas present was just purchased yesterday, so I’m in the process of switching. :D

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