Proud new owner...

congrats on your purchase and welcome to the world of mac! your choice to switch is something you will never regret.

Congratulations on your purchase.

I am glad that you are having a great time with you machine and I hope it serves you for a long time.

You're going to love your new machine, in fact, I bet you're already loving it. I switched with a 12" Powerbook back in November, and I couldn't be happier. Can't imagine how I put up with Windows for all that time.

What sort of Windows machines did you have before you switched? And, out of curiosity, are there any things about the Windows machines you miss? I imagine not much, if anything!

Aaon said:

What sort of Windows machines did you have before you switched? And, out of curiosity, are there any things about the Windows machines you miss? I imagine not much, if anything!

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I'm not sure if your question was directed at me, but I'll assume it was since I specifically mentioned using Windows. Anyway, I've been using PCs since 1986 or so (first with DOS, and eventually with every major version of Windows). To be honest the only thing about Windows that I even sort of miss is the wide software compatibility. There are still a few programs I used on Windows that I haven't been able to replace fully on the Mac. They're esoteric things like a Verilog IDE and PSpice (electrical engineering tools), but important to me nonetheless. There are replacements available, just nothing as full-featured and user friendly as what is available on Windows.

As far as the whole Windows experience goes, including the GUI, stability, etc, Mac is better in every single way that I can think of. I don't even mind the one button mouse, although I wish it had a scroll wheel.

Must be really nice with the 17" screen on a laptop congratulations

congratulations on the purchase and switch, you will be VERY happy, except for the occasional 'why didnt i do this earlier?' keep up with the forums here, especially if you have any questions, they are either already answered here (USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION) or they will be quickly answered for you!

mduser63 said:

There are still a few programs I used on Windows that I haven't been able to replace fully on the Mac. They're esoteric things like a Verilog IDE and PSpice (electrical engineering tools), but important to me nonetheless. There are replacements available, just nothing as full-featured and user friendly as what is available on Windows.

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Funny that you mention those things! I am an electrical engineer, and that is one of my concerns. What replacements for PSpice and Verilog software have you found so far? My focus is actually on the semiconductor physics realm of EE for which there is a great program called 1dpoisson available, but I am still looking for a good PSpice replacement/port.

Aaron