After waiting almost 20 years for Microsoft to come up with a solid version of Windows, I finally gave up. I've spent far too much time and hard work making up for the deficiencies in Windows operating systems.
So I took the plunge and purchased a 24" iMac for roughly the same price I had bought my Dell PC last summer. And the Dell did not include a montor.
Not only are the stats on the iMac far superior to the Dell, but the system is almost flawless, except for a few quirks that probably have more to do with my Windows habits than anything else.
If you haven't seen one in person, I strongly suggest you take a look. When I walked into the Apple store I was floored by the look of the iMac and the absolutely beautiful display. Since getting it home I have been trying to make it crash by doing many of the things that cause problems in Windows, such as opening and editing graphics files. Whereas Winddows XP and Vista almost always requires a reboot after several hours of that kind of activty, I can't make the iMac crash or even slow down. After about a week it's as fast as the day I set it up, wwhereas Windows gets slower and slower each day until I am forced to reboot (which is about every 3 days on average.) I won't be going back to a Windows PC any time soon.
If you are a Mac user, please let me know any hints and recommendaded software. I have specific needs for easy-to-use SSH and SFTP applications and while I can do those through the terminal, I'd prefer to have an application for them.
So I took the plunge and purchased a 24" iMac for roughly the same price I had bought my Dell PC last summer. And the Dell did not include a montor.
Not only are the stats on the iMac far superior to the Dell, but the system is almost flawless, except for a few quirks that probably have more to do with my Windows habits than anything else.
If you haven't seen one in person, I strongly suggest you take a look. When I walked into the Apple store I was floored by the look of the iMac and the absolutely beautiful display. Since getting it home I have been trying to make it crash by doing many of the things that cause problems in Windows, such as opening and editing graphics files. Whereas Winddows XP and Vista almost always requires a reboot after several hours of that kind of activty, I can't make the iMac crash or even slow down. After about a week it's as fast as the day I set it up, wwhereas Windows gets slower and slower each day until I am forced to reboot (which is about every 3 days on average.) I won't be going back to a Windows PC any time soon.
If you are a Mac user, please let me know any hints and recommendaded software. I have specific needs for easy-to-use SSH and SFTP applications and while I can do those through the terminal, I'd prefer to have an application for them.
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