I took the plunge.
This morning I placed and order for my new iMac. It should be here in two days, since I asked for 2 day shipping. I figured what the hell, I just spent 1700 bucks, what's another 33, right? Thank god for credit. *laughs* I think I cringed more when I bought the Windows XP from Amazon, though.
So, hopefully J will be feeling up to coming over this weekend and helping me learn the ropes. I plan on hanging onto my old PC for awhile, just in case, but I've been assured the Mac will work great for me. My luck with computers has been pretty sucky, so I'm still on the fence. 1700 bucks is a lot to spend on a computer.
Still, I'm excited! Hopefully I can buy a copy of the new Photoshop in the future, but if all pans out, I can just use Windows to run my current copy.
Posted by Zoso at April 4, 2007 06:29 AMHey, I'm glad that you finally took the plunge! I know you will like it. If you don't, my offer still stands to buy it. I could always use a new Mac in my stables LOL. Especially a badass iMac. Congrats and I will certainly be there to help you set it up. Did they tell you it would be there in 2 days? Usually 2 day shipping means that once they've got it all made and prepared it will ship. For instance, 2 day shipping from my company means a total turnaround of 3 business days and we have the most advanced fulfillment system in the world. Nevertheless I'm sure it will make it much quicker than had you placed it with regular shipping which was the mistake I made with my iBook back in the day LOL.
Posted by: J at April 4, 2007 12:49 PMCongratulations! I'm sure you'll love your new iMac. There's a reason why so many people have little Apple stickers on the backs of their cars. Ever see a Windows logo there? Me neither. :)
Anyhow, I'm available to help answer questions or whatever. A lot of what you'll probably be doing is trying out new software left and right... For the most part that's actually safe to do on the Mac, but if you need any recommendations for stuff let me know.
- Jeff
Posted by: Jeff at April 4, 2007 01:24 PMCongrats! I think a mac will be really good for you! Especially your photography and stuff! I don't know enough about the technical side so say much more! lol
As for putting a windows sticker on a car...that would be like putting a sticker on your car to show you breathe air! Everybody uses windows - even people who would rather not.
Posted by: Sarah at April 4, 2007 02:53 PMMy computer will be here on Friday. It shipped this afternoon. So, J, will you be free this weekend? LOL
My copy of XP will be here Friday as well. So this weekend will be either fantastically good, or horribly disappointing.
Posted by: Zoso at April 4, 2007 05:43 PMSo, is it there yet?
I'm excited on your behalf. There's nothing quite like pulling a new Mac out of a box!
Be sure to give it a clever name... :)
- Jeff
Posted by: Jeff at April 6, 2007 02:25 PM