Apple clearly designed its computers to be intuitive to use
I will admit upfront that I am not good with the technical side of things when it comes to computers--I judge them mostly based on how simple and stress-free they are for me to use. When my old Dell laptop died a few years ago, I found a good deal on a 17" MacBook Pro, and getting it ended up being one of the best buys I've ever made. The operating system, OSX, is fantastically easy to use right out of the box--everything from the way you can access programs, to the wonderful (and FAST) search function--is intuitive and lets you get to work straight away. Installing new programs is simple and straightforward as well. This may all be obvious to people who are familiar with Macs, but it was all fairly new to me when I got the MacBook. And, while it is easy to use, it's still a powerful machine, and runs very fast even with multiple programs running. The only downside I've noticed is a tendency for the fan to start running high when I try to play graphics-heavy games--but otherwise, the MacBook has completely taken over as my home computer and entertainment system!
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