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Originally Posted by Ellie May

Viruses are very rare (partially because fewer people use Macs and the goal of a virus is to infect as many computer as possible, so it's kinda like a waste of time). We don't use a virus program or anything like that at all.

They tend to be faster.

They take some getting used to, but they are quite user friendly.

They seem to not have those "My computer is just being stupid today" days. lol

I rarely have a problem where I need to force quit (control, alt, delete for PC).

But they are expensive and not as many people work on them if there is a problem. I suppose it frustrates some people to try and learn how to use them after using PCs also.

And for internet sites, I almost never have a problem with Mac compatibility. If I do, I use the other computer. It really isn't a problem though. I have more of a problem with Firefox compatibility and internet sites, but that even seems to be getting better.

We have been through a few computers around here, mostly desktop (Gateway, HP, built by family) and I would rather not go back. That and IE...ugh.

I don't really know a thing about computers (lol), but for the operating system, can't somebody just replace it with XP (unless you want the most up-to-date..).

Thanks, Crystal. These are all points I wasn't aware of. I will need to use my laptop for work occasionally. If my work files (Excel) are pc windows based, can they be opened on a mac?