Gnomie Matt (itubepro in our chat room) writes:

Is the Macintosh for everyone? Here’s a list to test if you should switch to Mac.

1. Go to an Apple Store or visit a friend who has a Mac and see if you can limit yourself to using a Mac for a couple of days. I am a big Mac supporter, but I wouldn’t suggest buying one until you know what you’re getting yourself into. As a safety net, remember that you can also run Windows — so don’t throw away your install disk!

2. If you get frustrated, keep trying — you will get used to it. I know the first day of using my MacBook was a mixture of excitement and frustration!
3. Remember that OS X Macs operate differently from Windows machines. It took me five minutes to discover that the options are on the top bar! Not everything’s intuitive if you’re used to the way Windows works. Expect initial confusion.
4. Get used to Finder and Spotlight. These applications will start you off on OS X as finder is Mac’s Explorer. If you cannot figure out the OS by yourself, go to the Apple Store and the Mac specialists will be more than helpful.
5. The price shouldn’t scare you! I know this is a advertising thing, but they have better bang to your buck is completely true. The iLife suite is amazing and the software is very simple to use. I can find a file using Spotlight in five seconds while in Windows it might take me five minutes. (As a side note, I am only 14 and bought the 2.2 GHz model myself by selling RAM on eBay)
6. The way the Mac is organized is much simpler. Start off with a lower-end Mac like a Mac mini or the lowest end MacBook if you need a notebook. But as I said in the first step, test Macs before you buy them. I personally like Mac better, but you may not. And no I did not pull the virus card this whole entire list!