JimJvictoria
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I'm brand new to the list and no, I'm not trying to kick off a flame war by launching this subject. I'm genuinely interested in getting some advice on my next computer purchase.
As background, I'm currently on what increasingly seems like the end of about a seven-year run with an Imac. Previously, I owned two PCs. I am most definitely NOT an expert. While I'm not computer illiterate, I would consider myself to be about grade 3. I'm okay so long as everything does as it's supposed to. Any deviation from that and I'm in trouble!
What I've really liked about the Mac is that I've never installed any anti-virus software and have never been attacked. Also, the hardware has been absolutely bullet-proof. The only time I've had it into a shop was when the operating system was getting a bit buggy and they did some upgrades and stuff that I didn't really understand. It works pretty good now but I've been advised not to upgrade to the latest OS because it was suggested that it would cause more problems than it would solve. As I was familiar with Office, I purchased Office for Mac when I bought this computer. What I don't like about Mac is the file management system which still confounds me regularly. Although I don't have very sophisticated software needs there have been times when I just haven't been able to find the variety of programs available to me when I had a PC.
I'm at the point where I think I'm going to need a new computer in the near future and I've been debating whether I should stay with Mac or go back to PC. I know that there have been attacks on Mac so the anti-virus-free-zone may well be coming to an end. I have a former client who is a very high-end PC person who insists that the new Windows Operating Systems have excellent virus protection and this shouldn't really be a deciding factor for me. He also is a fan of HP products. My past experience with PC definitely involved viruses and malware that required professional intervention.
So here is what I'm looking for. I would very much appreciate some advise from people who have a high degree of experience with both platforms and could provide me with some objective analyses about which direction I should go in. I fully understand that this is a subject that can inflame a lot of heated rhetoric so I hope that this won't happen.
Thank you very much for your help on this.
Jim
As background, I'm currently on what increasingly seems like the end of about a seven-year run with an Imac. Previously, I owned two PCs. I am most definitely NOT an expert. While I'm not computer illiterate, I would consider myself to be about grade 3. I'm okay so long as everything does as it's supposed to. Any deviation from that and I'm in trouble!
What I've really liked about the Mac is that I've never installed any anti-virus software and have never been attacked. Also, the hardware has been absolutely bullet-proof. The only time I've had it into a shop was when the operating system was getting a bit buggy and they did some upgrades and stuff that I didn't really understand. It works pretty good now but I've been advised not to upgrade to the latest OS because it was suggested that it would cause more problems than it would solve. As I was familiar with Office, I purchased Office for Mac when I bought this computer. What I don't like about Mac is the file management system which still confounds me regularly. Although I don't have very sophisticated software needs there have been times when I just haven't been able to find the variety of programs available to me when I had a PC.
I'm at the point where I think I'm going to need a new computer in the near future and I've been debating whether I should stay with Mac or go back to PC. I know that there have been attacks on Mac so the anti-virus-free-zone may well be coming to an end. I have a former client who is a very high-end PC person who insists that the new Windows Operating Systems have excellent virus protection and this shouldn't really be a deciding factor for me. He also is a fan of HP products. My past experience with PC definitely involved viruses and malware that required professional intervention.
So here is what I'm looking for. I would very much appreciate some advise from people who have a high degree of experience with both platforms and could provide me with some objective analyses about which direction I should go in. I fully understand that this is a subject that can inflame a lot of heated rhetoric so I hope that this won't happen.
Thank you very much for your help on this.
Jim