Apples and Oranges

The comparisons between Macs and Windows PCs are endless. The naysayers on the PC side are relentless in their assault against Apple. Some go as far as to laugh and turn up their nose at Mac owners. Having used both PCs and Macs almost equally throughout my business and personal life, my Mac still takes the cake. Quite simply having the latest version of Apple's operating system: OSX Panther, which is eons ahead of any Windows OS, gives Mac an unsurmountable advantage over all other Personal Computers. With the next version of OSX on the horizon: "Tiger", Apple is set to leave Windows in the dust...Again! The new version of Windows coming soon: Longhorn, only NOW catches up to OSX's advances for Personal Computing. Panther beats XP completely in terms of ease of use, simplicity of design, beauty and elegance of the user interface, and most importantly, virus protection unheard of in the Windows world. Navigation in OSX far surpasses any Windows equivalent. If you want to find a file, it is much easier in Panther. You have several ways of accomplishing it, and you can find the way that suits your style, whether you are very efficient and quick, or very organized, it is just so easy to do.

Mac has just released another power seller: the Mac Mini. Click Me! I can't wait to own one!! Inside the almost non-existent enclosure, you get either a 1.25 or 1.42 GHz G4 processor, 256 Megs RAM(although I think 512 Megs is essential, even for non-power users), a combo CD Reader/Burner-DVD Reader, using only a little slot on the front of the unit, along with OSX Panther(alone worth the price of the computer, in my opinion) and iLife '05, Apple's little application suite that lets you browse and edit digital photos, create DVDs, listen to music, as well as create and edit your own movies using your camcorder. You can also compose music with GarageBand, an excellent program with real instrumental recordings that is so cool you'd have to hear it to believe it. And it's included!!! This application package is so amazing and advanced considering it comes free with the computer. You have to provide your own monitor/mouse/keyboard, but who nowadays doesn't have those things already? Besides, it doesn't cost that much to own these things anyway.
Now there are people out there crying that the Mac Mini still costs more than comparable Windows based PCs, but if you were to really equip them comparably, the Mac Mini wouldn't be all that expensive in the longrun, for what you get, plus the reliability of the OSX operating system and ease of use is a deciding factor. Just read this article here. I know, it's featured in a magazine that is biased towards Macs, but really, who do you think would create the best possible comparison for the sake of truth more than a Mac publication? After all, it's their job(and mine!) to convince the unbelievers the validity of their statements. They can wax poetic all day on the benefits of Mac ownership, but to truly convince the cynical Windows world, they had better deliver the goods. And they do.

What better way to settle into a new apartment than with a new toy! If I can manage to buy the Mac Mini, I'll be in hog heaven! I've always said that I'd own a Mac in a heartbeat if I could only afford it. Well now, my excuse just doesn't hold water anymore. Perfection can now be in the reach of the common man. Woo-hoo!!