Switched due to the halo!

The iPod halo effect has James Derk switching to a Mac and likes how his iBook worked out of the box. He adds, "Of course, a Windows laptop out of the box works too, but after 50 patches from Microsoft and 10 reboots."

The Mad as hell - switching to Mac series will end on September on its 17th installment. Interesting read for those who are still unconvinced in switching to a Mac.

To convince you further, a PCMag survey shows Apple desktops and portables topped the surveys. August 30, 2005 8:47PM

Update: September 1, 2005
It would seem Mac users are very enthusiastic when it comes to welcoming a switcher. MacDailyNews had posted the story of James Derk's switch. MDN readers lost no time and sent emails, lots and lots of emails, to welcome Derk to the Mac. He received so many emails that his Outlook Express (running on Windows) crashed and burned. In his own words, "...received so many e-mails that Outlook Express choked on its own lunch and died a horrible, flaming death."