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[birdie@rosebud]

My XP crashed.  Have borrowed an iMac from my son.  Find some sites are not compatiable with Mac's.
Am undecided about purchasing a Mac.    Family seem to think Mac's are better.  Anyone agree.  What are the benefits of a Mac??

[Alan-LB]

This is a perennial question and you may find many different answers by doing a search.

Personally, I prefer Windows because -
1  It gives me compatibility with other Windows users, and
2  There is a larger and better selection of software, drivers, applications and so on for Windows - not all things will work with Mac OS

I am using a MacBook Pro with both Mac OS X and Windows XP Pro - this may be a viable solution for you.

It would be meaningless to say which is "better" since that would depend on what the user wants from the computer.

Alan

[neonwizard]

I'm a Mac user but have a read here at Choice Online Mac or PC?

[Alan-LB]

The last line on that link would suggest that a Mac with both Mac OS X and Windows is the best solution - so you get the best of both worlds.

My only criticisms with this is that the Mac keyboard is not fully compatible with Windows XP Pro - The Delete key acts a a Backspace key and the Home, End, PageUP asnd PageDown keys do not function.   Also there seems to be no Right Click on the mouse pad.   I use an external mouse to get round that.

If I were buying a new laptop I would choose a Windows one as a matter of personal choice.   But then I would set it up to run Linux as a dual boot as I have already got on my PC.

Alan.

[smenkhare]

The last line on that link would suggest that a Mac with both Mac OS X and Windows is the best solution - so you get the best of both worlds.

My only criticisms with this is that the Mac keyboard is not fully compatible with Windows XP Pro - The Delete key acts a a Backspace key and the Home, End, PageUP asnd PageDown keys do not function.   Also there seems to be no Right Click on the mouse pad.   I use an external mouse to get round that.

If I were buying a new laptop I would choose a Windows one as a matter of personal choice.   But then I would set it up to run Linux as a dual boot as I have already got on my PC.

Alan.

and likewise a windows key is not fully compatible with OSX, exactly what would a windows key do outside of windows?

Personally i much prefer using osx except when i'm gaming. which unfortunately isn't that much anymore. studying working and blogging takes up most of ones free time.

[Alan-LB]

On the MacBook Pro under Windows the Apple key (the one with the Apple symbol on it) works as the Windows key.  For example the Apple Key + E will open up Windows Explorer and so on.

I am not familiar with OS X at all and I prefer to stick with Windows and Linux - I am slowly moving over more and more to Linux because it is safer - like OS X.

Alan