MickiSue
Level 2 Member
I've been using Mac laptops for over 9 years. My iBook from May of 2005 refused to die, long after Apple stopped supporting it--it was pre-Intel. Even so, the Genius bar kids would help, when needed. When it started to run slower and slower (I used it hours, daily, for my from-home business), I bought extra RAM, and installed it myself.
I bought a 13" Air in 2012, and will probably not need a new laptop till 2019, if it's as long lasting as its predecessor. The only issue may be that, as newer apps grow to use the RAM available, I may need more, and the Air won't allow me to install it myself.
Husband has a 2009 15" Pro. It has only 2G of RAM, and is currently using 1.9G of that...it's gonna have to go, I think. But it will, of course, be replaced by an Apple product. Yes, they cost more than Windows. And yes, they can have bugs. But in 9 years, I haven't experienced 1/10th the number of issues as in a day of using some of the Windows releases.
FWIW, I use OpenOffice, which is free, for spreadsheets, presentations and writing. You can save your work in OpenOffice format, or in Excel or other formats, for sharing, and can open attachments from MicroSoft Office users, as well.
My POV is that you will spend it now or spend it later...and spend more time being aggravated, as well, with a Microsoft product.
I bought a 13" Air in 2012, and will probably not need a new laptop till 2019, if it's as long lasting as its predecessor. The only issue may be that, as newer apps grow to use the RAM available, I may need more, and the Air won't allow me to install it myself.
Husband has a 2009 15" Pro. It has only 2G of RAM, and is currently using 1.9G of that...it's gonna have to go, I think. But it will, of course, be replaced by an Apple product. Yes, they cost more than Windows. And yes, they can have bugs. But in 9 years, I haven't experienced 1/10th the number of issues as in a day of using some of the Windows releases.
FWIW, I use OpenOffice, which is free, for spreadsheets, presentations and writing. You can save your work in OpenOffice format, or in Excel or other formats, for sharing, and can open attachments from MicroSoft Office users, as well.
My POV is that you will spend it now or spend it later...and spend more time being aggravated, as well, with a Microsoft product.