Why Switch to a Mac? Reasons Why You Should Stay With Your PC

For years I’ve been contemplating switching over to a Mac. I know that they are more secure and have less vulnerabilities to bugs and viruses, but it is hard if you’re a hard-core PC user. I finally took the plunge this week and bought a shiny new 20″ 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac!

What a surprise it was when I turned it on for the first time. It was beautiful . . . but, 5 minutes later the machine CRASHED! I was running the software updates and the thing just shut down. I was pretty annoyed, but decided to give the thing another try. I tried to turn the machine on, but nothing. To get my iMac running, I had to unplug it, wait 30 seconds, and then restart it. GLORY! It worked!

I was back on the road to happiness. I started to install some programs and personalize my computer. Everything was great . . . until I woke up this morning! I brought my Mac home last night, and this morning it is a pretty paper weight! The computer will not turn on. I tried everything. I’ve read forums and Apple’s support site. There was no help for someone with a 20″ iMac running OSX whose computer won’t start.

I got on the phone and called Apple Support, and we attempted to resolve the problem. There was no (as Borat says) SUCCESS! I was given a case number and told to bring it back to the store, or wait for a new machine to come in the mail. I went with the first option and got on the phone with the store I bought it from. I had to make an appointment to meet their tech guys this afternoon, where they would tell me if my computer can be replaced.

I JUST SWITCHED FROM PC TO MAC AND THIS IS WHAT I GET?????

I have to say I’m pretty pissed off! I did not get what the commercials promise – easy to set up and problem free computing. I’ve owned many PCs over the years, and I’ve also set up close to 100 PCs in my various jobs, but have never had a computer fail immediately after purchase.

I’m still looking forward to my (hopefully) new iMac, but I have to say that this experience has not been a good one. I’ll let you know what happens when I bring this puppy in to get replaced.