Selecting a Mac

For all the new and would be Mac'sters out there-- here is some help for selecting and enjoying your (prospective) assets.

First, Hersh's five rules of Mac ownership

1. An Apple product lasts, and stays technologically current, for about five years

corollary: In general, the more expensive a Mac, the longer it stays technologically current

2. While an Apple product becomes a very personal possession, the entire family uses your asset in one way or other

3. Apple products retain 80% their value (because of 1. above) for the first two years, and 50% for the first four-- a $1000 computer you bought in 2005 is still worth $700 today. The $500 Dell is selling for $100!!

4. All Apple products work seemlessly for media, document editing, and on the internet. The only problems you'd have are with corporate software, like SAP, etc.

5. The tasks for which companies write Mac versions of PC software, the Mac version is better-- has more features, and is easier to use. e.g., MS Excel for Windows still had a 30 MB file size limit, when the Mac version had no such constraint, AND had strated using the task-pallete later unsuccessfully incorporated in the Windows version of the software.

So, now that you know these general "FAQs," we can answer more specific questions.

1. Mac Book or Macbook Pro?

2. Laptop or iMac

3. When do I buy Mac mini

I will post answers to these questions, but in the meanwhile feel free to email me questions, and post comments.

Happy Mac'ing

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