Poke around the web for information on switching to a Mac, and you’ll quickly get a face full of hyperbole, zealots, platform bigots, feature weenies, and naysayers - from both the Windows and Mac camps.

There are a bunch of sites talking about switching to a Mac, but they are all missing one thing: what’s it like to own and use a Mac?

I’ve been taking mental notes for the past few years, and thought I’d write them up.  Before I get into things, I should say that I’ve been a happy Mac user for 5 or 6 years, but spent most of the 10+ years before that quite enamored with Windows and DOS as well.

So, here are 20 thoughts on what it’s like to switch to a Mac, without all the whining and hysterics:

01 You'll feel like you're in a little club

When other Mac owners find out you have one too, you'll get a little smile of appreciation, and you’ll likely end up talking about Macs for five or ten minutes - no matter who they are and what the circumstance is. You may or may not find this annoying.

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