Take the Plunge?

"Any PC to Mac support in HK? "


Huh?


"any difficulties buying software in HK for Mac?"


No.



"Shall I Take the Plunge?"


It depends. If you aren't much interested in the geekier aspects of computers, using them mostly for web surfing, email, "office" stuff, graphic design and such, a Mac is a great option. If you like to build, configure and fiddle, or do a lot of gaming, a Mac is not so great.

"It's like Mussolini; he made the trains run on time but......"


Thanks for making me spray tea all over my desk! :)

Don't know about a community.


I don't find it very difficult to go back and forth but that's just me.


"1. NAS, i'm looking to either buy or build a NAS for the home. If i have both PC and MAC will it pose a problem?"


No problem. Note that while it isn't a strict requirement, it is better if the NAS supports both CIFS and NFS so both Windows and Mac can access the files natively. As for a model, I can't recommend the Netgear ReadyNAS line highly enough.


2. Bootcamp. Yes you are correct. You need a copy of Windows. Bootcamp is a pretty crappy solution though since you have to reboot to change OS. Instead, you can use an app like Parallels or VMware Fusion. With these, you can switch on the fly and even run Windows apps in a window in Mac OS. Just make sure you have 4 gigs or ram.


Office. Depends on the version. Office for Mac runs in Mac OS and Office for Windows runs in Windows. If you're running bootcamp or Parallels or Fusion you would install Office for Windows in Windows, which is supported by said apps on the Mac platform.


BTW if you really hate Mac OS you can just wipe the machine and install Windows. Easy peasy and it's a pretty nifty Windows machine.