QUOTE(nayakrnr @ Mar 7 2007, 11:07 AM) [snapback]82409[/snapback]
i'am planning to buy an
Apple i-
mac.
i welcome any suggestion, ONLY form people who own mac or have used them before.
thanks in advance.[/b]
Go for it. You won't regret it. I have been using Macs,
Windows PCs and a variety of Unix boxes for well over 10 years now. Ever since the emergence of Mac OS 10.1 - the macintosh platform has been my platform of choice even though I continue using the other platforms as well, for some specialized applications. I currently use a G4 mac mini, and an
Intel Core Duo MacBook. Both are awesome.
I would strongly discourage you from trying to install a hacked version of OSX on a generic intel box. Not only is it illegal, but it also takes away from the true Mac experience which is built upon seamless integration of harware and software.
In this day and age of intel based macs, you don't have anything to loose. In the unlikely case that you hate it, or you just can't get adequate access to your software, you can simply install Windows or Linux on it.
You are right in waiting for Leopard. Not only will you not have to pay for an upgrade when it is released, but its quite likely that the release of Leopard will coincide with hardware updates across the range as well. If you are just testing the waters, I might suggest a Mac Mini first. The minis are extremely reasonable, and have sufficient performance for most applications.
Regardless of whether it is the smaller market share of the Mac platform as against the inherent design of the platform, that is responsible for lack of malware against it - the ground reality is that there is little, if any, malware (such as viruses, spyware, adware, etc) that is directed against the Mac and you would have to have a great desire to compromise the security of your system as well as be a moron at the same time to actually compromise your security.
HTH