Hands Off My Hope!: Mac or PC?

This is a question that really doesn't bring up a whole lot of debate. Those people who are used to a PC can't understand why anyone would want to use a Mac, and of course, those Mac loyalists cannot even fathom sitting down in front of a PC and being productive. All of my 'computer life' I have used an PC and have become used to the Windows world. So, in June of 2007 when my Mom finally decided that her 5-year-old laptop had indeed died, she wondered if maybe her next laptop should be a Mac.

I remember she came over one day and asked me "Should I get another Dell...or do you think maybe I should get a Mac?" I was a bit taken aback by the question, but then answered robotically "PC. You need to get another PC." I don't why I responded the way I did and was so closed-minded about my mom getting a Mac. She then went on to say that she had talked to a lot of people and most of them said that she should get a Mac. Again, my PC-loyalty got the better of me and told her "yeah, but you are comfortable on a PC. There might be some differences on the Mac that throw you off." Clearly I wasn't giving my mom enough credit with her computer skills, but in all fairness I was basing that on the many questions she had asked me over the years about her Dell.

Well, long story not so long - she ended up getting a Mac. And she went all out when she bought her MacBook. She added all sorts of peripherals (isn't that the technical word?) and could have been labeled the ideal Mac customer that is every salesperson's dream. Oh, she bought training, too.

Why am I bringing this up now, you wonder. Because as I post this entry I must admit I am using my mom's brand new Mac. My trusty PC laptop crapped out on me last week and is currently in 'the shop' while I am awaiting it's diagnosis and prognosis. Very frustrating. And in the meantime, I need a computer. This poor Mac got maybe two good months of use before it sat idle for months in my parents' office. I used it occasionally when I went over to my dad's throughout this past year, and last week when I wondered how I would get through the day without access to a computer, I remembered I wouldn't have to.

I told my dad that I didn't 'want' the computer, just access to it. He said I could have it because it's not
doing much good just sitting in his office. He doesn't use it and doesn't want to use it. Remember, he still refers to computers as 'machines.'

I must admit, I am really liking the Mac. It not only looks good, it performs well. I've had no problems with it whatsoever, and it is overall easier than my PC, which is a bit 'clunky' in its performance. I do want - and need - my laptop to be OK because there are bunches and bunches of files and pictures on it that I want and need. But assuming it comes back from the shop tuned and raring to go, I don't know if I'll be able to hand this Mac back over to my dad.

And in the few days that I have been using this computer, I have been thinking about my Mom and how happy I am that in this instance, she did not listen to me and take my advice.

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