A bit of a long-winded review this one - sorry. I did feel, however, that it was important that people considering buy an Apple Macintosh were made aware of the differences between the PC and the Mac (as a lot of the people I have spoken to about buying a Mac felt that PCs and Macs were the same). If you know the difference, skip the first section... Apples and Pears ------------------------- First things first - an Apple Mac is not the same as a PC. Internally, both machines look fairly similar (both have RAM, graphic cards, hard discs etc.), but the hearts of the two machines are very different. The average PC runs on an Intel processor and has ...  Read the complete review

I have been a PC user for almost 14 years. I have been using them regularly since my first job and have developed a good working knowledge in particular the Windows operating system. I decided recently to have a look for a new notebook PC. I tried everywhere looking for a compact system which offered great portability but still with desktop performance. I could not afford more than £1100. This would also be my main system at home. I had used a Fujitsu-Siemens lifebook for years but this was looking very old and was so big you had to carry it out around in a suitcase! I was watching TV one night when an advert came on for the Powerbook. The advert caught my ...  Read the complete review