Comments on: Switch! or How the Mac (Finally) Won Me Over http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/06/12/switch-or-how-the-mac-finally-won-me-over/ Understanding the accumulation of data Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:58:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Why Should Anyone Take Dell Seriously in Enterprise Storage? – Gestalt IT http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/06/12/switch-or-how-the-mac-finally-won-me-over/comment-page-1/#comment-16507 Why Should Anyone Take Dell Seriously in Enterprise Storage? – Gestalt IT Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:01:32 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=187#comment-16507 [...] awesome, but it burned out its motherboard and I never really touched the RMA replacement, having bought a MacBook Pro in the meantime. Enterprise buyers seem to have the same ambivalence about Dell. They buy it, but [...] [...] awesome, but it burned out its motherboard and I never really touched the RMA replacement, having bought a MacBook Pro in the meantime. Enterprise buyers seem to have the same ambivalence about Dell. They buy it, but [...]

]]> By: Why Should Anyone Take Dell Seriously in Enterprise Storage? « Storage CH Blog http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/06/12/switch-or-how-the-mac-finally-won-me-over/comment-page-1/#comment-16477 Why Should Anyone Take Dell Seriously in Enterprise Storage? « Storage CH Blog Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:24:10 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=187#comment-16477 [...] awesome, but it burned out its motherboard and I never really touched the RMA replacement, having bought a MacBook Pro in the meantime. Enterprise buyers seem to have the same ambivalence about Dell. They buy it, but [...] [...] awesome, but it burned out its motherboard and I never really touched the RMA replacement, having bought a MacBook Pro in the meantime. Enterprise buyers seem to have the same ambivalence about Dell. They buy it, but [...]

]]> By: iPhone and Exchange: Push Email? Great! Switch to Mac? Priceless! - Stephen Foskett, Pack Rat http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/06/12/switch-or-how-the-mac-finally-won-me-over/comment-page-1/#comment-10707 iPhone and Exchange: Push Email? Great! Switch to Mac? Priceless! - Stephen Foskett, Pack Rat Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:24:22 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=187#comment-10707 [...] a long-time iPhone user and new Mac switcher, but since I use the phone for business (read Exchange) email, contacts, and calendars, I was stuck [...] [...] a long-time iPhone user and new Mac switcher, but since I use the phone for business (read Exchange) email, contacts, and calendars, I was stuck [...]

]]> By: Switch Day 58: Ten Pros and Cons of the MacBook Pro | Stephen Foskett, Pack Rat http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/06/12/switch-or-how-the-mac-finally-won-me-over/comment-page-1/#comment-9724 Switch Day 58: Ten Pros and Cons of the MacBook Pro | Stephen Foskett, Pack Rat Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:12:59 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=187#comment-9724 [...] now been a Mac user for two months. Since I switched primarily to get access to Apple’s excellent hardware, I thought I would issue an update on my observations about it at this point. I should note that [...] [...] now been a Mac user for two months. Since I switched primarily to get access to Apple’s excellent hardware, I thought I would issue an update on my observations about it at this point. I should note that [...]

]]> By: How To Buy Discount Apple Computers | Stephen Foskett, Pack Rat http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/06/12/switch-or-how-the-mac-finally-won-me-over/comment-page-1/#comment-8821 How To Buy Discount Apple Computers | Stephen Foskett, Pack Rat Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:20:24 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=187#comment-8821 [...] for below retail, despite the company’s strict attempts at pricing controls.  I bought my own 15″ MacBook Pro last month for a full 25% less than the retail price.  I learned a few things during my hunt - [...] [...] for below retail, despite the company’s strict attempts at pricing controls.  I bought my own 15″ MacBook Pro last month for a full 25% less than the retail price.  I learned a few things during my hunt – [...]

]]> By: John http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/06/12/switch-or-how-the-mac-finally-won-me-over/comment-page-1/#comment-8519 John Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:16:20 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=187#comment-8519 No more premium than Dell's XPS series or the Alienware series or the Acer high end equipment. I will admit it looks nice but I have always been fond of the ToughBook line of notebooks that can stop a bullet so my tastes may diverge a bit from the mainstream. Before the new Apple commercials I was always ambivalent about them but they are just fueling this misconception that Vista is terribly broken an OSX is flawless. Good post and have faith that I will keep checking in to see what warts lay beneath that brushed aluminum exterior. No more premium than Dell’s XPS series or the Alienware series or the Acer high end equipment.

I will admit it looks nice but I have always been fond of the ToughBook line of notebooks that can stop a bullet so my tastes may diverge a bit from the mainstream.

Before the new Apple commercials I was always ambivalent about them but they are just fueling this misconception that Vista is terribly broken an OSX is flawless. Good post and have faith that I will keep checking in to see what warts lay beneath that brushed aluminum exterior.

]]> By: John http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/06/12/switch-or-how-the-mac-finally-won-me-over/comment-page-1/#comment-14921 John Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:16:00 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=187#comment-14921 No more premium than Dell's XPS series or the Alienware series or the Acer high end equipment. I will admit it looks nice but I have always been fond of the ToughBook line of notebooks that can stop a bullet so my tastes may diverge a bit from the mainstream. Before the new Apple commercials I was always ambivalent about them but they are just fueling this misconception that Vista is terribly broken an OSX is flawless. Good post and have faith that I will keep checking in to see what warts lay beneath that brushed aluminum exterior. No more premium than Dell’s XPS series or the Alienware series or the Acer high end equipment.

I will admit it looks nice but I have always been fond of the ToughBook line of notebooks that can stop a bullet so my tastes may diverge a bit from the mainstream.

Before the new Apple commercials I was always ambivalent about them but they are just fueling this misconception that Vista is terribly broken an OSX is flawless. Good post and have faith that I will keep checking in to see what warts lay beneath that brushed aluminum exterior.

]]> By: Stephen http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/06/12/switch-or-how-the-mac-finally-won-me-over/comment-page-1/#comment-8496 Stephen Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:53:33 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=187#comment-8496 John, Great point about the hardware similarities. I recently mentioned the new laptop to a fellow techie who was surprised it could run Vista natively - I had to explain to him that most of the design was off the shelf components using an Intel standard Santa Rosa chipset, NVidia video, Intel CPU, etc. But there are certain differences in the hardware (enough that Apple makes a driver set for Boot Camp) and they do use premium off the shelf components. I'll definitely be following up in the future! John,

Great point about the hardware similarities. I recently mentioned the new laptop to a fellow techie who was surprised it could run Vista natively – I had to explain to him that most of the design was off the shelf components using an Intel standard Santa Rosa chipset, NVidia video, Intel CPU, etc. But there are certain differences in the hardware (enough that Apple makes a driver set for Boot Camp) and they do use premium off the shelf components. I’ll definitely be following up in the future!

]]> By: sfoskett http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/06/12/switch-or-how-the-mac-finally-won-me-over/comment-page-1/#comment-14923 sfoskett Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:53:00 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=187#comment-14923 John, Great point about the hardware similarities. I recently mentioned the new laptop to a fellow techie who was surprised it could run Vista natively - I had to explain to him that most of the design was off the shelf components using an Intel standard Santa Rosa chipset, NVidia video, Intel CPU, etc. But there are certain differences in the hardware (enough that Apple makes a driver set for Boot Camp) and they do use premium off the shelf components. I'll definitely be following up in the future! John,

Great point about the hardware similarities. I recently mentioned the new laptop to a fellow techie who was surprised it could run Vista natively – I had to explain to him that most of the design was off the shelf components using an Intel standard Santa Rosa chipset, NVidia video, Intel CPU, etc. But there are certain differences in the hardware (enough that Apple makes a driver set for Boot Camp) and they do use premium off the shelf components. I’ll definitely be following up in the future!

]]> By: John http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/06/12/switch-or-how-the-mac-finally-won-me-over/comment-page-1/#comment-8495 John Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:10:36 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=187#comment-8495 Whenever I see these "switch" comments, especially from intelligent people, I cringe. At least you recognized the price premium you paid for the nice exterior but I cannot imagine paying the price premium for an Apple when it is built on commodity hardware. Oh wait, I forgot the one special piece that always Steve Jobs to restrict OSX to running only on "Aptel" hardware. Vista may not be perfect but I have always preferred the server iterations (2003 vs XP and now 2008 vs Vista). But I will concede that no one beats them on packaging and frills. Good luck with the laptop and make sure to compare it to the XPS in the future to see how the two systems fair on similar tasks. Whenever I see these “switch” comments, especially from intelligent people, I cringe. At least you recognized the price premium you paid for the nice exterior but I cannot imagine paying the price premium for an Apple when it is built on commodity hardware.
Oh wait, I forgot the one special piece that always Steve Jobs to restrict OSX to running only on “Aptel” hardware.
Vista may not be perfect but I have always preferred the server iterations (2003 vs XP and now 2008 vs Vista).
But I will concede that no one beats them on packaging and frills. Good luck with the laptop and make sure to compare it to the XPS in the future to see how the two systems fair on similar tasks.

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