I will make the big move from PC to MAC this year. I am ready and eager to! I’ll log my experiences here and challenges if any. Hopefully this will help inspire others to make the move and help them too.
PC History:
I’ve been a PC user all of my life. Well that’s not entirely true. My first computer was the Atari 65/130 XE which my parents purchased when I was just a little girl. 
When I had my first job, I didn’t even think twice about buying a PC over a MAC. MACs were more expensive and PCs were all around.
It wasn’t hard to stay with PCs because you could get the same hardware for less and I already had already invested in the software. Buying upgrades was cheaper. Plus I didn’t have the time to research and prepare for the move.
Why move to MAC?
Honestly, the main reason is out of boredom. I’ve become used to Windows. I will probably use it as long as it exists – at work, at a relative’s home, anywhere. The OS does what I need it to do. I know my way around it, shortcuts, shortcomings, must-have software, etc. I do things quickly on it. I’m comfortable with it. And it has been like that for years. So it’s time to do something different. It’s time to adventure into the nice OS with its good looking hardware, one that I know very little about. It’s time for a MAC.
My current setup:
I’ve always had a powerful desktop and a less powerful laptop. Laptop goes with me on trips. So for the move, I will get a computer powerful enough to run Photoshop, Lightroom, encode videos, etc and a portable computer. This time though, I’ll get a Mac Book (specs TBD) and an iPad. Desktop will become a thing of the past. 
The beginning:
I purchased a 13″ MacBook in June of 2010 to replace my Dell Inspiron. It was a test to find out if I would be able to get used to the damn COMMAND key being in the “wrong” position from the CTRL key on a PC. I wanted to know if not having buttons on the trackpad would annoy the hell of me. And did the MACs really never crash?
Well, I had no issues getting used to the COMMAND key. It took some time but now I can switch between PCs and my MB without issues. I fell in love with the MB trackpad. It’s genius! And whoever told me MACs never crash is a frickn liar. I do find annoying that the DELETE key works like the BACKSPACE key but there is no DEL key on a MAC that erases the other way around. And yes, I know I can use the FN key with DELETE to do that but I’m talking about having 1 (one) key do that, not two. 
Next Steps:
Research time begins. I need to figure out what hardware I will need for the MacBook to replace my desktop, dock, etc. I will be selling this MB because it’s just not powerful enough to run multiple programs. I find that very frustrating but I knew I wasn’t getting a fast computer when I bought it. Just good enough to what I would need it for.
I will purchase the iPad when the iPad 3 comes out hopefully in February – March. *Keeping fingers crossed*
All I can say is… I cannot wait!
Stay tuned!
– Jess
