Originally Posted by amandasgramma
I wish I could afford one! I trained people on Macs when working. The computer guru dept decided all of us would have to change to PCs. I went to a meeting about it. They told us it was because Macs couldn't do the BIG dollar calculations that PCs do...HAH...I took a sample of my spreadsheets (I managed a budget of almost a billion dollars on it!!!) and I had a database that rivals MONEY on PCs.....they didn't listen and made us change..I SOOOO hated that!!!!
We're looking into going into Macs next.
You need to look at Macs just the way you do low-end computerized sewing machines.... A new iMac can be bought for about $1,000. The latest Mac Connection catalog has on their cover an iMac that is twice as powerful as the one I bought last year for the low price...$1,099. Of course you can get their higher end computers but you don't really need it unless you do massive amounts of graphics... (people in the newspapers/magazines/advertising businesses). Nancy's Notions also has Convert It Mac Embroidery software for those who have embroidery machines but still want to use a Mac. The cost is about $129.
My DH, DS and I have been working with Macs since the early 1980s. My son has worked on both and given a choice (which he has) he has a Mac... it is true... once you try one, you won't go back to a PC.