Thinking of switching from PC to Mac: how best to handle old files/drives etc? [more inside]
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Help me convince my team of the superior-awesomeness of Macs! [more inside]
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Mating an Apple Keyboard to the right KVM switch? [more inside]
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It's time to get a new computer. I'd like some kind of Mac. What's the smart thing to buy? [more inside]
posted by so_necessary on Sep 30, 2008 - 15 answers

Getting ready to go back to school and make The Switch at the same time- when to buy my Mac? [more inside]
posted by baphomet on Aug 19, 2008 - 23 answers

OSX troubles - whenever I open or switch applications, all other open application windows disappear. How do I fix this? [more inside]
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Refurbished Mac: Good idea? Bad idea? [more inside]
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Help me make the PC to Mac switch. A few specific questions from a complete Mac newbie. [more inside]
posted by ruwan on Jun 3, 2006 - 38 answers

Add me to the growing list of people planning to make the switch to a Mac. To those that have made the jump, how hard was it? And is it a losing proposition to buy now, with Intel-based machines coming around the bend? I know this is an AskMeFi FAQ, but I have some specific questions. [more inside]
posted by pzarquon on Jul 11, 2005 - 17 answers

Apple Switcher Requires Mentor. Are there any fellow mefites who can answer multiple simple questions from a new Max OS-X user? [+] [more inside]
posted by seanyboy on Feb 6, 2005 - 19 answers

A long-time PC user, I am planning to switch to Apple, replacing my centrino laptop by a 12" ibook G4 (I want a small computer).

Most of the standard Apple configurations come with 256MB of RAM: is this because OSX needs less memory than XP (since most laptop configs today come with 512MB), or do I need to go for 512 (768?) megs?

I mainly use my computer to browse the web, send & receive e-mails, do some word processing, and manage my MP3, which I only store on my iPod.

Other question:
If I buy the computer at the local Apple Store (I'm in NYC), I'll only be able to get a memory upgrade, and not a hard disk upgrade. The laptop comes with a 30GB drive. For a Windows PC, I'd go for 60GB: should I do the same here? This would make me have to order it online, which is a bit of a problem (I'm not often at home...).
posted by rubin421 on Dec 6, 2004 - 33 answers

So I'm finally going to do it. I'm finally going to make the switch. After using PCs for many years I've got my sight set on a shiny new 1.25Ghz 15" PowerBook.

Does anyone have any warnings / suggestions / stories that they'd like to share about their switch? [more inside]
posted by bshort on Dec 10, 2003 - 38 answers