New Mac User

Gnomie bGeorge writes:

Dear Chris,

Two days ago I received my very first Mac, a MacBook Pro 15″, and I am astonished with the experience. I have been a lifelong Windows user and have used every Windows operating system except Vista. My previous machine was a five-year-old Dell with little RAM and a failing hard drive. I thought it was about time to purchase a new machine and, since I was in need of more portability, I decided to purchase a notebook.

In the beginning I looked at many different brands of “PCs” and was settling on a Dell XPS notebook. I then learned that a friend of mine had purchased the same model I was planning on and was having a terrible experience with Vista. This was about the same time I happened upon your stream back in about August/September and have been watching you ever since. From my friend’s and your experiences with Vista I seriously began to question whether I really wanted to go with Vista or not.

Months passed and, around the time you decided to purchase your MacPro and post more Mac stuff, I started to rethink my computing experience and stopped defending Windows like I did in the past. Purchasing a Mac soon seemed like the right way to go and here I am now, happy.

The overall experience with the Mac has been great and spending a little bit more was definitely worth it. Using a Mac is different and it is taking a little bit of time to get the hang of it, but the Mac community is great. Last night I spent several hours reading the “Mac 101″ section of TUAW and learned a lot.

I justed wanted to say, “thank you” to all the members of the Mac community: Chris Pirillo, the folks at TUAW, Datalore, and other member of the #chris chat room, and that old guy that used to be on TV.