Comments on: Why I bought a Mac instead of a PC

By: PennyCoach

PennyCoach — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:25:57 +0000

@ Mark – Coolness is always one of numerous factors that go into the decision making process. Its one of several hundred factors. Some times cool isn’t worth it. Some times it is. Its a personal decision that everybody has to make. Now that I own a Mac, I’m in the camp that says its worth every penny. I now have an envelope for a MacBook Pro for my coaching business. I’m about 4 clients away from fully funding that envelope.

After spending over a $1000 on graphics guys this year and looking at another $1000 quote for some video editing projects, I came to the conclusion, I should just just buy an a 24″ iMac and learn the programs. I bought CS4 as well. This cleaned out the techie improvement envelope, so I traded financial coaching for graphics design coaching and I’m on track to reduce my marketing budget this year with my Mac purchase.

So yeah – this is a blog about saving money. Some times you SAVE up money so that you can buy something that you really want that may be a luxery item. Some times you SAVE money by bartering for things that you want/need. Some times you SAVE money by not spending it or not spending as much.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:01:30 +0000

Is coolness really a factor in buying an expensive item? I think not. I thought this was a money-saving blog?

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Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:52:30 +0000

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By: ihatedebt

ihatedebt — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:48:17 +0000

In 2006, I made the switch from PC to a macbook and I gotta tell you, it’s one of the best decisions I have made. My macbook has not once let me down since then, it boots up fast, and shuts down fast. There’s not a millionviruses. I love it! I still have to use a pc for work and I get very impatient with the 5 minutes it takes to start my computer and the 5 mintues it takes to shut down my computer. With a mac, you can lierally cout to 30 and your computer turns on.

By: Trish

Trish — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:09:33 +0000

I love my macs! Almost 10 yrs ago, when I got my first full time job, the company I worked for used all macs and I converted. When my husband and I needed a new computer, I convinced him to try a mac and now we’ll never go back. Macs just make sense. I recommend purchasing Apple Care. Our first iMac had fan issues, and after several times to the store to get it fixed (for free, since we had Apple Care, we finally sent it to Apple and they said they’d give us money for a new iMac. Of course, instead of getting a free iMac, we used the money to upgrade to a 24″ iMac…bigger is better.

By: Stew

Stew — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:40:07 +0000

Sigh . . . I don’t think I am smart enough to have a Mac.

By: sunk818

sunk818 — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:36:05 +0000

don’t forget to factor in that any peripheral or accessory you buy for mac could have significantly higher cost. unless china happens to make a mac os x compatible hardware en masse, you’ll pay big bucks for anything that needs mac drivers. don’t let that deter you, just make sure whatever you need on your mac is already included when you buy it.

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:38:58 +0000

Just bought my new 20″ monitor iMac and love it. Although I use a PC at work, at home it’s all about the Mac. My last one was 6 years old and still working well albeit slowly, so maybe there is some truth to the longevity theory.

By: Gypsie

Gypsie — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:07:50 +0000

i didnt just drink the Kool-Aid, i serve it to my friends. Love my Mac and generally just love Apple as a company as well.

By: Suzan

Suzan — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:14:03 +0000

27 years of computer experience and never worked on linux. You should try it for some time..