Hey all - want some advice. I'm picking up my shiny new MBA this week (my first Mac, BTW!). I am trying to decide if I am going to also switch over to iWork rather than MS Office 2011 Mac.
FYI I get Office 2011 for $10 through my job - so if the difference between the two is primarily cost, then MS Office is actually cheaper for me.
What I am most curious about is whether there is any particular reason to go with iWork over MS Office (or vice versa) when using a MBA. Any difference in overall performance? I've heard that MS Word in particular really chomps away at CPU cycles - which I think is weird - is that true? Is Pages any better?
Also I will be using the MBA for work and all of the office documents that I will collaborate on will be with co-workers that use MS Office (2010 or 2013) - so what about compatibility? Would it be a safer bet to stick with MS Office? Or can I jump ship and go all in on the platform?!
Whadya think?
FYI I get Office 2011 for $10 through my job - so if the difference between the two is primarily cost, then MS Office is actually cheaper for me.
What I am most curious about is whether there is any particular reason to go with iWork over MS Office (or vice versa) when using a MBA. Any difference in overall performance? I've heard that MS Word in particular really chomps away at CPU cycles - which I think is weird - is that true? Is Pages any better?
Also I will be using the MBA for work and all of the office documents that I will collaborate on will be with co-workers that use MS Office (2010 or 2013) - so what about compatibility? Would it be a safer bet to stick with MS Office? Or can I jump ship and go all in on the platform?!
Whadya think?