From Windows to Mac--anyone done this?
I'm considering replacing my current Windows computer with a Mac. How big a hassle would it likely be with files, programs, etc.? Would it be totally incompatible with my Android phone?
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mockturtle wrote:
I'm considering replacing my current Windows computer with a Mac. How big a hassle would it likely be with files, programs, etc.? Would it be totally incompatible with my Android phone?
Hassle? Most ex PC owners love the power of the Mac OS. Time Machine alone is worth the switch. Different? Absolutely. Even if you, like most folks, find the Mac easier to use, there will be a learning curve.
Incompatible with Android? I highly doubt it.
I'm prejudiced, of course, being a Mac user since 1985.- Do it, you will love it.
I was using MS Office with Word and Excel, and am evolving into Apple Numbers and Letters, which is taking some time to learn, especially the formatting. - Maybe I'm just too old, but I just never caught on to the Apple I-pad my wife got me. She uses it all the time though. I don't like it. We've had it about 3 years now. I just got a new PC laptop, and FINALLY, I can tether the 2 machines together and transfer files (photos) back and forth. FINALLY! For some reason, my last laptop just did not like the I-pad.
- One other thought - I use Quicken. Quicken for Mac is terrible. So I was able to install Windows on a separate partition on my Mac (Bootcamp) so I can run Quicken for Windows with no problem. If you have some Windows programs that you can't live without, this is an option for you.
- What is the goal with the phone, file access (easy) or tethering (data access)?
Apple provides a tool to move files from Windows over. Applications would have to be acquired. Plus current Mac's can run Windows in a "virtual machine" mode. - I was a die hard PC (windows) user for years, but completely moved to Apple (Mac, iPhone, iPad, etc.) several years ago and never looked back. I haven't regretted the change. I don't feel it was a big deal to make the change, but, I am technically very savy, so I'm not sure how difficult it would be for others. I can say there are certainly tradeoffs. There are some capabilities that you could lose. However, for me, I just wanted simplicity and interoperability, and that's what I got with the Apple platform. No doubt, many will have different ideas about what a computing environment should be. I used to really hate the Apple fan boys who would always say, "it just works." But I have to say that for the most part, it really does all just work. If you are okay with accepting less options for the benefit of a compatible structure, you won't regret the move.
- I moved a friend from Windows to a Mac a few months ago. After being in the Apple community for several months now (along with the free hand-holding Apple provides), she'll never go back to Windows. If I wasn't running Linux, I'd pick a Mac too.
