12-11-2006, 08:20 PM
I have to agree with C(-)ris. I pitched a big hissy when they took away my Mac and gave me a Dell. And they had to relent and give me back a Mac because I deal with graphics files from various free lance designers who are all on Macs, and we were having too many problems trying to cross platforms all the time.
But honestly, for Office and for Crystal Reports (don't know about ACT!), you might as well be using a PC notebook. I still do all that on my Dell even though I have an intel iMac, because after all Windows is what it was made for and it works just fine for that stuff.
The money you save can go towards making sure the PC has all the bells and whistles you might wish for on it. A "Mac for about the same price as a HP, Lenovo or Dell" is going to have to be bare bones I would guess.
But honestly, for Office and for Crystal Reports (don't know about ACT!), you might as well be using a PC notebook. I still do all that on my Dell even though I have an intel iMac, because after all Windows is what it was made for and it works just fine for that stuff.
The money you save can go towards making sure the PC has all the bells and whistles you might wish for on it. A "Mac for about the same price as a HP, Lenovo or Dell" is going to have to be bare bones I would guess.