harry:
A lot of the free software don’t work on the big apple.
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You have to try.
Think its free
Any members use a Mac computor i am thinking of getting one are they good fancy a change from Windows
If you are a big gamer and into online clan wars etc, then stick with a Windows setup. If you are more into design, video and picture editing and just normal net usage then the Mac is a good choice.
You get a bit more choice with a Windows setup with regards to games and programs,but the Mac is probably still the daddy when it comes to art and design stuff.
Have a good look at what you are going to be using it for. The Mac has its own programs for nearly everything but runs a Mac operating system which is quite a bit different to any of the Windows setups. Windows programs don’t normally run on the Mac O/S.
Everything to do with the Mac is normally a bit more expensive, from the cost of the software or a new mouse up over.
when i told my brother i was thinking of getting a mac he asked who was then going to do the free techinical support 
and find all the dodgy programs i wanted to run 
thats why i stuck with windows 
A lot of the free software don’t work on the big apple.
I ended up buy another wiindows computer was in the UK for a couple of days in feb got a good deal on a Toshiba A100-998 laptop XP pro with media centre on it 200gb Hd and Centino Duo 2gb Memory £799 from Comet will wait for the vista to settle abit . First thing i did was get rid of Norton and install AVG its the best never had a problem with it . I have a few copys of software that will not run on a MAC so that was the deciding factor .
Stick this on an’ all. It works well with AVG. Its also free. The button to press is right hand top green.
I have 3 Mac at the moment, as you do. I turned to macs a few years ago after using one in a job I was doing, real easy to use that one and about that time the Windows laptop refused to start for the 100th time, so it ended up against a wall, still have the bits. I got a small iBook and had a big smile on my face for weeks after. I found them easy to use, very hard to upset, great battery life, my 3 year old iBook still does 4 hours before charging.
I thought I would miss Windows software, but nothing has been a problem so far, I have Word, Powerpoint and Excel on via MacOffice and the Macs own installed software is very good. I have a new intel machine which can via Bootcamp software actually run Windows anyway. I run a Windows program called WYSIWYG, a stage lighting program and that brings a lot of Windows machines to they knees with its graphic requirements, on my Mac it runs very well, so maybe games would not be a problem.
I love them, highly recommend an AppleMac, if you have an Apple store nearby then they have people who know the stuff inside out, its not like a trip to PC World for sure.
Andy
I havent a clue what an Applemac is but I want one anyway. The only thing I am worried about is the lack of broadband support.
However. I only use the home PC to surf the web. Use Word, Access, Excel and Email.
If I had a Mac I could probably learn how it worked.
Is it like Betamax and VHS where the mac is the better system but windows won the war?
Just out on a tour now and with personal and computers which run parts of the show the total count is 48 apple computers and 3 windows machines. My isp does not supprt Macs and I have no idea what I am doing regards this sort of thing, but it seems easy enough and there seem to be lots of chat forums to help out.
As the new machines are on intel chips they can dual boot into Windows anyway, so seems to be the best of both worlds if software for Windows only is a problem. The machines running the media and sound effects are Macs because its the best system, runs better and seems more stable.
My main reason for using them for personal computer is that I really have no desire to know how a computer works and my macs don’t ask questions, nice a simple and they work.
Andy
I spent a couple of hours yesterday in my local Apple store playing on an Imac 2.0 G5.
It seems to do everything I want and looks the dogs. My concerns about broadband were answered and advised to dump Orange and sign up with BT anyway.
For about 850 quid Im on another learning curve and will keep my laptop with XP as I can still run Windows on the Imac using the parallel desktop or Bootcamp.
Hope I have done the right thing 
The iMac G5 is notable to run bootcamp or parralells the duel boot is only available on the intel chipset. I have a iBook G4 its about 3 years old was my sons he bought it second hand refurbished it holds about 2 hours charge now.
He has a Macbook pro with intel and duel boots with windows windows uses a lot of battery on the macs but works fine. There are not many problems with broadband mac run best wirelessly but can run from ethernet easily or dial up if you buy a usb modem.
I think you have done the right thing… I have a Dell machine that runs a few lighting design programs and an accountants package, drives me nuts everytime I turn that on. I look forward to my next Mac, as with intel chips I can run windows on that and cut the Dell out.
I am looking perhaps at an iMac next with a 24 inch screen looks nice, my iMac I have now is 3 years old, never a problem with that one and the missus likes it, so she can have it to herself. My 18 month old Powerbook which has travelled the world without missing a beat, still gives the same battery life as when I first got it, just over 4 hours.
Andy