The same is done with the iPad and iPhone when a new battery needs to be installed. If the hard drive crashes, you can't open it to change it yourself.Īpple has a particular way to peel off the glass screen to get inside. I didn’t like the iMac because it’s a sealed computer built into the screen. Once I decided to go with Apple, I compared the latest iMac to the Mac Mini. That's the advantage of modern technology when properly implemented. Any additions I make to my contacts on my desktop are in my contacts on my iPhone. For example, when I set a reminder on one device, it’s also available on the other. The advantage is that all my devices can sync with one another via Apple’s iCloud. I thought it’s time to get an iMac for my desktop so that I’m totally in the Apple ecosystem. I’m using it, and it’s completely compatible with all my old files, and it’s functionality similar.Ī strong motivating factor for switching my desktop to Apple was that I already had several Apple products, such as the iPad and iPhone. Microsoft makes a Mac-compatible version.

Diehard MS Office users such as I am, are not at a loss with Apple.