Office 08' or iWork 08' ?

[zepharus]

I need your thoughts as to which I should get.. I need all the basic functions and will be using alongside my craptastic Dell for work... Thanks in advance

 

[kuwisdelu]

Oh god. This again? Really?

Sorry, but this post reappears -- quite literally -- every day.

Please use search and you'll find your answers very easily

 

[richard.mac]

… I need all the basic functions …

sounds like iWork will suit you fine. seriously Pages, Numbers and Keynote are fine. its just everyone is so used to Office. Pages is a great, simple, word processor, keynote is in a league of its own and people havent caught on to it yet and Numbers is fine if you give it a chance... however i highly recommend Excel to spreadsheet power users.

in a rare instance where you cant open a file or it doesnt look right in iWork use Office or NeoOffice (free) as a backup.

 

[sellitman]

I use Neo Office (Free) and iWork. The Combo has everything you need and more.

 

[icrystal]

如果你硬盘够大的话可以两个都装上啊，我现在就装了两个。

 

[zepharus]

sounds like iWork will suit you fine. seriously Pages, Numbers and Keynote are fine. its just everyone is so used to Office. Pages is a great, simple, word processor, keynote is in a league of its own and people havent caught on to it yet and Numbers is fine if you give it a chance... however i highly recommend Excel to spreadsheet power users.

in a rare instance where you cant open a file or it doesnt look right in iWork use Office or NeoOffice (free) as a backup.

Extremely helpful post... thank you

 

[IC3D]

I use both, both are great. Depends on the user I suppose. I'd check out their trials before you buy so you can feel them out.

 

[Luzzio]

I use both. Both are wonderful to work with

But it really depends on your preference. iWork has a far simpler and neat GUI, but imho Office plays nicer with others.

Even with Pages, I find myself exporting to .doc (not even .docx!), but there are sometimes messups in the format, especially when you've drawn tables. Coming from the PC side, I tend to use Office more.

But it seems a tad bit slower than iWork.

 

[exegete77]

however i highly recommend Excel to spreadsheet power users.

That is, unless you understand Excel power users who need VBA. I had considered Office 2008, but without VBA, it really isn't a power user's suite of applications any more. I will use Boot Camp with the Windows version. Sad, but no options.

 

[johny5]

I need your thoughts as to which I should get.. I need all the basic functions and will be using alongside my craptastic Dell for work... Thanks in advance

sounds like you will get along fine and only require Iwork. Nice cheap and does the job great.

 

[Hankster]

If you need to share files with a PC use Office.

 

[Pees330]

Try out the free trial of iWork to see if it meets your needs. If not there is always Office.

 

[Island Dog]

There are free trials of both Office and iWork. Just download them both and see what fits your needs.

 

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[mogzieee]

There are free trials of both Office and iWork. Just download them both and see what fits your needs.

Ditto. However if you can't be bothered with a free trial i'd say iWork - cheaper, simpler, apple made and designed, fast etc.

 

[Bern]

If you need to share files with a peecee iWork will do fine. I haven't had Office since iWork first came onto the scene and never had any issues. iWork is far better than most people give it credit for.