So many to list..
#1. My 15" pbook is LIGHT and truly a desktop replacement. No way I could give up the easy portability. My buddy has a pc laptop that he lugs from class to class and his computer is heavier than my entire bag.
#2. Ease of use. Everything just makes sense and it's damn easy to customize.
#3. It looks cool. Other may not like this, but I honestly find it easier to be creative with a tool that not only is easy to use, but just looks elegant.
#4. Stability. Touched on in other replies, it's a great thing to be working on a paper, close the powerbook to move somewhere, open it and have the document up within seconds. I don't have to worry about losing my data nearly as often.
#5. Longevity. It's great knowing macs seem to last twice as long as PCs. My 266 G3 is still plugging along (albeit with jaguar, not panther) with only pci cards and a new hard drive in the past seven years. I even plugged a random video card I received from a buddy in it and this thing power another monitor with zero setup. No driver issues, nothing.
#6. Fan base. I love being able to talk macs with anyone I see.
#7. The little things. Rendevous instant messaging makes it simple to connect with anyone who has a mac within range. It makes for some quite interesting conversations with the hot girl in the back of my class.
#8. Not having a huge line up of the newest, best games. Some would think of this as a negative, but for me, I love it. I see my powerbook as a tool rather than a portable game station. It's easy to get work done without fighting the urge to play some game on it. I have my PS2 for that when I get done.
#9. Pride. Everyone loves looking at Macs. I have been fortunate never to have owned a PC (family included) because my dad was in the graphic design business for the first half of my life and we all fell in love with our machines, so viruses/spyware/malware have never been an issue.
#10. Ease of troubleshooting. My parents (who are fairly computer literate but are nowhere near troubleshooters) can call me with any problems and it takes seconds to explain the solution to them and it just makes sense. They never have to ask me the same question twice, the solution is so simple they just remember.
#1. My 15" pbook is LIGHT and truly a desktop replacement. No way I could give up the easy portability. My buddy has a pc laptop that he lugs from class to class and his computer is heavier than my entire bag.
#2. Ease of use. Everything just makes sense and it's damn easy to customize.
#3. It looks cool. Other may not like this, but I honestly find it easier to be creative with a tool that not only is easy to use, but just looks elegant.
#4. Stability. Touched on in other replies, it's a great thing to be working on a paper, close the powerbook to move somewhere, open it and have the document up within seconds. I don't have to worry about losing my data nearly as often.
#5. Longevity. It's great knowing macs seem to last twice as long as PCs. My 266 G3 is still plugging along (albeit with jaguar, not panther) with only pci cards and a new hard drive in the past seven years. I even plugged a random video card I received from a buddy in it and this thing power another monitor with zero setup. No driver issues, nothing.
#6. Fan base. I love being able to talk macs with anyone I see.
#7. The little things. Rendevous instant messaging makes it simple to connect with anyone who has a mac within range. It makes for some quite interesting conversations with the hot girl in the back of my class.
#8. Not having a huge line up of the newest, best games. Some would think of this as a negative, but for me, I love it. I see my powerbook as a tool rather than a portable game station. It's easy to get work done without fighting the urge to play some game on it. I have my PS2 for that when I get done.
#9. Pride. Everyone loves looking at Macs. I have been fortunate never to have owned a PC (family included) because my dad was in the graphic design business for the first half of my life and we all fell in love with our machines, so viruses/spyware/malware have never been an issue.
#10. Ease of troubleshooting. My parents (who are fairly computer literate but are nowhere near troubleshooters) can call me with any problems and it takes seconds to explain the solution to them and it just makes sense. They never have to ask me the same question twice, the solution is so simple they just remember.
