Comments on: Customer Experience: Mac vs. PC http://www.kairostcheck.com/2009/05/23/customer-experience-mac-vs-pc/ Internet Marketing & Business Innovation Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:07:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kaj Kandler http://www.kairostcheck.com/2009/05/23/customer-experience-mac-vs-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Kaj Kandler Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:54:13 +0000 http://www.kairostcheck.com/?p=433#comment-72 Hey, you probably did a great choice there. Have switched to Mac at work and it is a good experience to use a Mac Pro with its fast quad core. Let me share a few of my impressions to use a mac for programming, lots of reading/browsing, e-mail and Office work: * It does use memory economical. * It is rock solid. * Using Remote Access from Windows is sloooow. * It takes time to get used to the keyboard layout. * Why is the menu at the top of the screen. It means long ways to travel to use it. * I still don't like Finder, for example no easy way to create a file. * Some applications are not well integrated into the OS. Firefox has different shortcuts, Entourage has serious annoyances. * Delete key does not work on files, etc., and so does context menu delete. * Windows XP in Parallels kills the machine over time. * Safari (4) is blazing fast with JavaScript apps. * Safari is hard to decipher, when is it still loading the page. And where does the Window end (no clearly visual border at the bottom)? * The machine and and OS start fast. Its applications don't necessarily do so as well. * It takes 30 seconds to show a Windows server drive in Finder, even when I'm already connected to it in another window. Solidity and speed outweigh the awkwardness of many of the quirks I mention. Overall I don't go back, may be to Linux instead. More details at http://blog.conficio.com/ Hey,
you probably did a great choice there. Have switched to Mac at work and it is a good experience to use a Mac Pro with its fast quad core.

Let me share a few of my impressions to use a mac for programming, lots of reading/browsing, e-mail and Office work:
* It does use memory economical.
* It is rock solid.
* Using Remote Access from Windows is sloooow.
* It takes time to get used to the keyboard layout.
* Why is the menu at the top of the screen. It means long ways to travel to use it.
* I still don’t like Finder, for example no easy way to create a file.
* Some applications are not well integrated into the OS. Firefox has different shortcuts, Entourage has serious annoyances.
* Delete key does not work on files, etc., and so does context menu delete.
* Windows XP in Parallels kills the machine over time.
* Safari (4) is blazing fast with JavaScript apps.
* Safari is hard to decipher, when is it still loading the page. And where does the Window end (no clearly visual border at the bottom)?
* The machine and and OS start fast. Its applications don’t necessarily do so as well.
* It takes 30 seconds to show a Windows server drive in Finder, even when I’m already connected to it in another window.

Solidity and speed outweigh the awkwardness of many of the quirks I mention. Overall I don’t go back, may be to Linux instead. More details at http://blog.conficio.com/

]]> By: David R http://www.kairostcheck.com/2009/05/23/customer-experience-mac-vs-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-20 David R Tue, 26 May 2009 19:58:22 +0000 http://www.kairostcheck.com/?p=433#comment-20 I'm glad you went with the Mac, I found mine to be very productive and they really do last, I'm sure you'll be much happier with it. The aluminum body is actually a good move, it's much more durable than the plastic ones. Using both a Mac at home and a PC for work, it's amazing how much more reliable the Mac is and how that really does add up in time savings and lessened frustration. I’m glad you went with the Mac, I found mine to be very productive and they really do last, I’m sure you’ll be much happier with it. The aluminum body is actually a good move, it’s much more durable than the plastic ones. Using both a Mac at home and a PC for work, it’s amazing how much more reliable the Mac is and how that really does add up in time savings and lessened frustration.

]]> By: admin http://www.kairostcheck.com/2009/05/23/customer-experience-mac-vs-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-13 admin Sat, 23 May 2009 15:54:02 +0000 http://www.kairostcheck.com/?p=433#comment-13 That's a great point Sadie, and one that actually came up in our discussion at the Apple store. I've had some serious virus issues with PC's, even with Symantec loaded to the hilt. One the other hand, we've had two Macs and have never (to my knowledge) had a virus. So it's the cost and maintenance that needs to get factored in. Also known as the "Ahhhh" (relief) factor. Thanks! That’s a great point Sadie, and one that actually came up in our discussion at the Apple store. I’ve had some serious virus issues with PC’s, even with Symantec loaded to the hilt. One the other hand, we’ve had two Macs and have never (to my knowledge) had a virus. So it’s the cost and maintenance that needs to get factored in. Also known as the “Ahhhh” (relief) factor. Thanks!

]]> By: sadalit http://www.kairostcheck.com/2009/05/23/customer-experience-mac-vs-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-12 sadalit Sat, 23 May 2009 14:04:23 +0000 http://www.kairostcheck.com/?p=433#comment-12 Kai, this is a great comparison. One thing I'd like to add, because in my house we also have an ongoing conversation about mac vs. pc very similar to your post here, is the whole virus issue. If you decide to "save" money on a PC, you need to factor in whatever you're going to spend on an antivirus protection plan for that PC (plus the emotional cost of the frustration/anxiety you'll experience if your system is compromised in spite of precautions). Macs just aren't as susceptible to that kind of problem. Kai, this is a great comparison. One thing I’d like to add, because in my house we also have an ongoing conversation about mac vs. pc very similar to your post here, is the whole virus issue. If you decide to “save” money on a PC, you need to factor in whatever you’re going to spend on an antivirus protection plan for that PC (plus the emotional cost of the frustration/anxiety you’ll experience if your system is compromised in spite of precautions). Macs just aren’t as susceptible to that kind of problem.

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