Thinking of getting my first ever Mac, but have some questions

1. Apple mice are left/right click, but anything USB works. You'll need a Mini DisplayPort to either VGA or DVI adapter for your monitor.

2. Time Machine. It's for backups of files.

3. In 2007, the fastest Windows Vista notebook was a Mac.

4. Virtually, yes. Or just run Windows and those applications there until you can afford them.

5. Screw Office, get iWork. Personal preference, as it can read and export Office files, but get what you need.

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May a Mac bring you years of happiness.

 

Yep, you can plug in a USB mouse and keyboard. The MacBook has a Mini Display port so you can plug displays in with an adapter – I don't know what connector your monitor is but there are adapters for VGA and DVI so I imagine you're covered.

That'll be Time Machine.

Generally, yes. Some manufacturers may allow you to switch your PC licence to a Mac one, perhaps for a small fee, but mainly I think you'll have to shell out for new software I'm afraid – or run it under Windows on your Mac, of course.

 

My answers are in bold:

EDIT: Wow, why am I always so slow? haha.

 

13" is a wee bit small IMO, I would go for the 15" MBP if you have the extra $$$.

 

I make a living fixing windows problem and have had my first mac for about a year and I can tell you I will never go back to windows if I can help it.

I've had to rebuy some software to use on mac but the mac OS makes it well worth it. Everything is much easier to get to and more logically designed. All the stuff I did on PC was much faster and simpler on the mac (mounting ISO's, partitioning drives, etc. All built into the OS unlike windows).

As far as keyboards and such just plug it in, it will work, even if it says windows only. No software needed.

If you want office, they make it but I use open office. www.openoffice.org I like it much better then MS office.

Also, as others have stated you can run windows in either bootcamp, or in a virtual machine. I run it in a virtual machine when I want to use something windows or I will go into bootcamp for games. But other then that I am always in mac os. Its just such a better OS.