Thanks for the confirmation, Em. That's pretty much what I was thinking. They advertise the G4 as "a real replacement for a desktop" and it's so sleek and portable. It's getting hard to resist.emmline wrote:IMHO, an Apple laptop is an excellent idea. The preinstalled Appleworks program would cover those basics, but in all likelihood you'd also want the Mac compatible Microsoft office program because it's the best way to be cross-compatible with files which originate from PCs. That's $130-$300ish, depending on whether you can order one at the student/teacher cost.
Is Appleworks preinstalled on all laptops? It wasn't on the last two desktop machines that I bought (one of them last summer). When I bought my Mac, Mac Warehouse was offering Microsoft Office with new machines for something like $125, so I got that, although Word is about the only part of it that I ever use. My granddaughter just uses TextEdit for her homework.emmline wrote:IMHO, an Apple laptop is an excellent idea. The preinstalled Appleworks program would cover those basics, but in all likelihood you'd also want the Mac compatible Microsoft office program because it's the best way to be cross-compatible with files which originate from PCs. That's $130-$300ish, depending on whether you can order one at the student/teacher cost.
Actually, switching to Mac should simplify your life, not complicate it. Someone with techincal expertise could answer your question better, but in short, they work. You plug things in and they work. You install things and they work. You want something somewhere else, you just drag it there. You can set your preferences to make it do whatever you want. And you don't have to worry nearly as much about viruses!dapple wrote:What does the Apple offer that would make the added complication to your life worthwhile? My question is not rhetorical; I have never used an Apple and don't know how its capabilities differ from those of a PC's.
tony wrote:I tried a demo Apple online at CompUSA... it's graphic ability was truly impressive. However, it was the most frustrating experience not having a right mouse button and a scroll wheel. Is one button really better?
We have a track ball with four buttons plus a scroll wheel. And you can set them to do whatever you want. Actually, each user can set them to do whatever they want, so my husband's and mine are different.
I have a right mouse button and a scroll wheel on MY MacTony wrote:I tried a demo Apple online at CompUSA... it's graphic ability was truly impressive. However, it was the most frustrating experience not having a right mouse button and a scroll wheel. Is one button really better?
Well, I should say on my Kensington mouse, but I'm using it on my Mac. I know what you're saying, Dapple. I'm largely happy with my PCs. I just bought my wife a laptop and I was attracted to the Apples while in the computer store. at first it was because of their being very attractive and probably would have left it alone but the list of really really really happy Apple users is long indeed. I rarely hear anything even remotely bad about Apples, and the fact that there are no viruses, and everything always works and is easy to set up is appealing, indeed.dapple wrote:Why would you want to switch, Paul? I understand that Apples are fine machines and, yes, the G4 is very trendy, cool looking, sleek, and portable but, practically speaking, since you have been using a PC for the past ten years, wouldn't your life be simpler it you purchased a PC laptop? What does the Apple offer that would make the added complication to your life worthwhile? My question is not rhetorical; I have never used an Apple and don't know how its capabilities differ from those of a PC's.
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