No. 1 Mac Fan!

[Swamp Rat]

I'm first!

[era veteran]

1. Got a brand new imac

Just had 2 stolen right before Christmas. Did not intend to upgrade like that.

[onehandle]

2. DOS Forever, Mac Cultist!

Typed on a 17-Inch MacBook Pro.

[denem]

3. Can you say Vista?

Also known as 'Me 2'

VIS TAH!

Take that fruit themed fan bois.

[intheflow]

4. This was the first Mac I ever used.

It was awesome because it was so portable at 75lbs., I could take it home from work and play games on it! ROFL!

[northoftheborder]

5. I have my first Mac also.

Will it ever be a valuable "collectible"???

[midnight]

6. I'm new to my mac. by a couple months.

I'm learning off of a Macbook by fiddling abound with it... I was without a computer for so long that this is heaven...

[klook]

7. Switched from Win-D'ohs 6 years ago

I used to spend on average 2 painful weekends a year recovering from Windows system crashes and malware infestations. I accumulated notebooks full of arcane error messages and notes on convoluted 48-step installations...ugh, the horror!

After a nightmarish 4th of July weekend wasted on trying to recover my Wintel machine that was rapidly becoming a doorstop -- and having just received a pay increase -- I sprung for an iMac. It had several annoyances, too: I'm still not used to some of the Mac behaviors, the shortcut key combinations seem awkward, the difficulty of finding an Apple-ready ergonomic keyboard seems idiotic, and the one-button mouse...don't get me started.

BUT -- since then I've had ZERO system crashes, and also have been spared the several-times-a-day minor crap-outs and reboots that Windows users just live with. It has made a huge difference in my peace of mind to have a reliable system. (But, yes, I do make frequent backups -- no computer system is permanent or fool-proof.) So the extra up-front cost of an Apple system is more than offset by the efficiency and reliability, when compared to a Micro$oft system.

AND I have really enjoyed the speed and processing power of the Mac (I've upgraded to a Mac Pro with SSD main drive) and the excellent software offerings (Logic, Soundtrack Pro, Bento, etc.)

Am I a fanboy? Do I wear turtlenecks and say the Mac is "insanely great"? Do I consider myself superior to Windows users?

Nope. If a Windows system (or Linux, or whatever) offered the efficiency, scalability, versatility, and reliability of the Mac, I would be using that. It's just a computer -- let's not get too emotional about it. It sure is a great tool, though.

[guitar man]

8. Love 'em

Can't beat them for audio production work. I've got 2 dual processor G5s and a dual processor G4 still working away for me in my studio biz.

I like being able to sit down and go straight to work on music instead if having to fix some annoying issue on the computer before getting any work done

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. Swamp Rat? where the hell have you been bro?

good grief....... good to see you still around.....

I can't believe it.... please post more

[shanti]

10. it's an old post :(

we all miss swampy.