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When Is There a Good Time to "Switch" to Apple?
AllNines asks: "With all the hype of MacWorld and the compelling keynote given by Steve Jobs about the upcoming Tiger and Spotlight, I am thinking about 'switching' (Linux user since '97) but I am not sure the time is right. It seems like the PowerBooks are getting very long in the tooth and the iPods are due for a major rev. When is the right time to jump on the Apple ship? Am I going to get burned by a sluggish overpriced laptop that is updated next month?"
I switched a year ago. 3 months later, switched back to Linux. the overall impression I came away with is that Apple tries to make up for their gross deficiencies of the OS with stacks of eyecandy. Crashing apps galore, locked up machines, stupid configuration issues, and a crippled GUI. Installed gentoo on all my PowerPC boxes and am a happy boy now....
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
Mod this troll... or HUB (head up butt) since pricing and Apple has long become less and less of an issue when you actually compare like configurations.
You know it, I know it, the american people know it... you can buy it, use it, and pass it through your lower intestine...
Just stop. Take a breath. Go to apple.com/store/ and check things out, or if you dare, stop by a retail store.
We just ordered six (6) Minis, MSFT Office Academic, AND 3 year warranty on all machines for my wife's museum --- all for the price of my top of the line dual G5 PLUS one of those sexy Apple 23" LCDs. Mind you, I did not buy my dual with the nice monitor but am using an older 17" LCD.
I think you can get over it now and just order a Mini if you really wanted to.