I’ve heard it said that once you go Mac you never go back.  I’m about to find out.  After seeing all the neat things that Mac does right out of the box, particularly organizationally, I decided that I didn’t want to wait a year+ to get an Intel-based iMac.  So, I purchased a shiny new Mac Mini 1.42GHz / 512MB RAM / 80GB Hard Drive (hoping for the upgraded 1.5 GHz model) from the Apple Store.  It’s presently in shipment and should be here this Tuesday.

What was my final justification to get one?  Several.  1) I wanted to get my feet wet with Mac and OS X without the $1800 investment in a year.  2) For what I would use it for–file organization, calendar/addressbook/mail use, finance management, and web development–the Mini is perfectly suited to get the job done.  3) I do freelance work for someone who uses a Mac, and it would be nice to know my work renders well on a Mac beforehand.  4)  I’m sick of Windows.  Maybe it’s just because of how long I’ve been using it, but I’m worn thin of the configuration problems, spyware, viruses, slow searches, and plain old ugliness.  I’m ready for a quiet, low power consumption computer, and if I can get one that was design with artistic beauty in mind, so much the better… OS X and the Mini just look crazy cool, is so quiet you don’t really know if it’s on, and uses 20 watts to a PC’s 160.

Besides, since Mac computers retain their value like nobody’s business I can just sell the Mini back on eBay for 90% of my cost if I don’t like it or OS X.

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