Cool, but not Mac Friendly
936968
My boyfriend and I are big trivia fans so I bought this for us, so far we really like it. The downside I'm not a fan of is that it's not Mac compatible! I'm a Mac girl, so that's annoying! Just make sure you have a PC on hand.
4086124
Beware does not work on Mac!  But works nicely with Windows.
4907844
I fondly remember this computer game. I played it every chance I could back in the 90s. For the first time since I got it, I bemoan the fact that I own a Mac and can't play this! </3 I wish they'd make it compatible!
1249220
I was a bit worried about buying this mouse for my Mac since there are a few concerns out there in the Amazon Reviews, but I plowed forward anyway given the really unique design of the Swiftpoint and getting an assurance from Swiftpoint that it is Mac compatible.

The concept is awesome and some of the features are truly amazing and creative.  Hats off to designing a "better" mouse.  But I have to say that the implementation on a Mac is not great.  I get a lot of curser jumps and, perhaps most frustratingly, clicking the main button often does unexpected things like bring up alternate or secondary menus rather than acting as a simple click.  It often takes two clicks of the main button to get the Mouse to actually click what I want.  That's already starting to get old really fast and I've only had it for about 2 weeks.

I see the promise in the Swiftpoint and compliment them on a unique product, but I'm not sure this is really Mac compatible.
529385
Okay, I'm more of a gaming laptop/pc guy but I decided to give my first mac a try. Impressive aesthetics, really sleek and nice.
However there are many issues with this computer on start up that really bothered me and made my experience with a mac not that great.

As soon as I turned on the computer, it froze as I tried to sync information. I am not blaming the seller, I am blaming mac's OS and its glitchy services. The new "Yosemite X" has its glitches, and its really annoying to have to research on my other computer to see whats wrong.

Another problem I had was when I awakened my computer from sleeping, the wifi would not work. I had to reconnect and connect, which of course, is very irritating. I fixed it , however it took intensive research to fix it.
For a computer thats base priced at 1300 you would expect much better performance, but sadly it isn't that great.

But currently I am happy with it, the battery is ok, and its very aesthetically pleasing. So if you want to buy this computer, make sure you're prepared for some early booting issues.
442217
I tried it on a mac and it is really not responsive and I have a pretty powerful machine.  Going thru the pages using the copyrighted pdf viewer is really cumbersome... If there is another tool to use on a mac would be great.
4273052
Works as advertised, great assortments of Apps, but we are not ready for such a thing. Here's why:

- Using a mouse on a PC is much faster and more precise.
- Using the Mac's Trackpad is much faster and more precise.
- Hand gestures on the Leap is awful, un-intuitive and requires a lot of work.
- You get quickly bored of it and the excitement dies off in a week.
- It's another device you have to put on the desk, carry it around, and plug it in.

However, I can see uses for the Leap in the following cases:
- Showing off to your friends.
- Toy for your kids along with some of the free/paid apps.
- Professional uses, such that in museums to showcase a gallery or as a information desk.
- Programmer geeks to play with around with the Software.
2580666
Ok, so I'm a Mac newb.  I've been a die-hard Windows user since 3.0.  I used to hate the Mac's because I always thought they were too expensive and the fact that it was such a closed system, you could never tinker with it.

Well, I've grown and matured.  We recently purchased this iMac 24" and when I took it out of the box and powered it up, we all just stared at it in awe.  The fit and finish is just amazing.  The screen, including the resolution, brightness, is just out of this world.

When we finally came out of our trance from just looking at the machine, I decided to poke around the OS a little.  For the most part, it's very intuitive.  It wasn't until several weeks later that I realized I could program the 2nd mouse button on the mighty mouse.  Once I did that, all my frustration went away.  But before then, I have to say, I didn't realize at how addicted I am to the right mouse click.

The bundled software included on the Mac is fantastic.  The iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD products are not only very useful, they're just plain fun to toy around with.

My only gripes with the Mac are mostly based on what seemed to be a slighly buggy OS.  The most unreliable applications are Safari, and Firefox.  Oddly, I installed Firefox because I was getting to hate safari.  There's still a huge number of websites that don't recognize it as a real browser.

We debated on whether to buy MS Office or iWork.  We opted for iWork, which for the most part I'm happy with.  However, it's still just a very rudimentary Office bundle and doesn't quite have all the features I was hoping for.  However, the built-in templates are very cool.

The only thing I did to make the transition from PC to Mac better was buy a copy of VMware Fusion and converted our old PC into a VM.  When ever we're stuck and have no patience to figure something out, we jump start the old PC in Fusion.  BTW, if you're an old PC user and haven't checked out fusion, do so now!!

Overall, we are so pleased with the iMac.  The hardware is just fantastic and the OS has become a pleasure to use.  I would highly recommend this to anyone considering making the switch or if you're in the market to upgrade an older Mac.  You won't be disappointed.
972278
I just got this a week ago and I like it. But I really got this because of the whole "no virus" talk, also to push my flight simulator x Microsoft.  Not being so computer savvy it was really upsetting to find that you have to "bootcamp" your mac just to use just about anything for microsoft. You'll to have to have or purchase os platform like windows 7 for example to make this process work. Yes if you don't have one you will have to purchase a disk which is$ 90-$170 more. So don't go buying any portable drives that are pc based either. I made that mistake and bought a samsung drive( got this after reviewers suggested this over the apple superdrive because of the advantages and durability) to find all this out. A wasted $90 dollars. This new experienced lost its zing and I feel like am being financially raped. You have been warned like I haven't been. :-(
2222569
Its clear in the product description they support Windows only, but I assumed it was compatible because it had MAC in the product title.  Don't make the same mistake I did!
88925
Oi,

Like so many, I wanted to add a screen to my latest MacBookPro.  I reviewed the solutions and settled on this one, expecting that the latest driver version at 10.4, would likely work with 10.5.  In short, the drivers that are shipped do not work with Snow Leopard - so I had to spend a few customer support cycles to get pointed in the right direction.  The thing to search for is less "Kensington Uni.. Multi.. Snow Leopard" but "DisplayLink Mac OS Drivers".

Or you can just follow the link ->  [..]

In any case, it took about a day but I'm up and running this thing is getting the job done.  I'm highly technical and work at a standup desk, so I have a hi-def vertical panel (24" portrait rather than landscape), my old 24" Mac Screen and then of course the laptop itself, all lined up and helping me get the most visual bandwidth I can get.

The USB display link is driving the mac 24" landscape panel I have here, note that the driver functionality allowing the screen to be rotated did not come through the USB - so I settled on less options on the Mac screen - b/c I can't make that thing vertical anyways.  But, it is like the others suggest - I would not want to play games on it - it is choppy and there is clearly some lag as I jump across spaces / desktops.  It doesn't matter though, most of the time I'm just consuming text - so it get's the job done.  It's a great value if that is all you need.  Shame on Apple for even making this something I have to deal with, Cheers to Kensington for making something affordable.
686466
Well, as a programmer, I've used every version of Windows since 3.1, so I wanted to try something new.  Linux is terrible as a desktop client. BeOS is dead, so that leaves MacOSX.
Many people talk about the high system requirements for OSX, and it's true, iBook with 128MB of memory just doesn't cut it. First thing I did was to add another 512MB of memory, now OSX is tolerable, snappy even if you stick to doing general office productivity tasks and web browsing.
The best part about OSX for me is the BSD UNIX foundation.
emacs, tcsh, ssh, apache, gcc all the geeky stuff that I need for programming is there.
so, is the switch worth it?  I think so.  I used to need two computers -- a windows XP client and a linux server. now I can do it all on the iBook.
I however do not have good things to say about Apple's iApps bundled witht OSX.
Both iPhoto and iTunes only appeal to novices.
iPhoto organizes your photos into its own multi-leveled directory structure based on date -- something I don't need on my already neatly organized photo albums on windows XP.
And as far as i know, quickly browsing/viewing photos at full screen like ACDSee is not possible with iPhoto.
iTunes similarly works best if you are just starting out with digital music, ie, ripping CDs with iTunes and letting it manage your collection.  But I already have 25GB of mp3 on my windows desktop, moving them to the iBook is out of the question.
So what I really need is a simple program to play songs from a shared network drive.  Fortunately, in the Mac world there's no shortage of good 3rd party software.  I found Audion from panic.com which does what I needed (and much much more).
2678725
Well built, great looking machine, but, as a Mac person, I can't deal with the Chrome OS. Had to return it.
2257556
I'm reviewing the 27" version of this monitor, which I use with an 11" Macbook Air using a DVI cable and a DVI to mini display port adapter. I've also tried the monitor with Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 laptops.

I'm guessing Windows people will be thrilled with this monitor.  I'm writing this review for Mac people, specifically Macs with basic stock video cards.

HP includes a CD with software that allows you to control the monitor's settings from your computer, but unfortunately the software only works for Windows, not OS X.  And there's no OS X version you can download from HP's website.  It just doesn't exist.

So, Mac people can use the controls on the monitor to adjust settings, and they're not hard to use at all.  You can adjust brightness, contrast, sharpness, and a few others--pretty standard set of options.

Fonts are slightly fuzzy on this display (and other external displays I've used with my MB Air).  You can try adjusting the monitor's sharpness which can help a little, but fonts are still not as crisp as when you use this display with a Windows 7 or Windows 8 laptop (which I've done).  With Windows, depending on your video card, you have more control over the settings and can fine-tune them for better results.  Not so much on Macbook Air's, unfortunately.

Also, the resolution is low for a 27" display.  Many other reviews say this is no problem.  But for Macs, I think it might be a slight problem if you're very picky about the crispness of text.  I think the 25" size might be better for Mac owners - more pixels per inch.

I do not own a MB Pro.  Maybe things are better with a new MB Pro with upgraded video card.  But if you're a MB Air owner, you might need to lower your expectations slightly to really enjoy this monitor.  (Or, maybe I'm being too picky?)

On the plus side:  As other reviews state, the IPS is really nice - the colors are beautiful, photos and videos look great, the monitor itself looks good, the monitor is super thin, the tilting works great, the stand was super easy to assemble, and the on-screen controls are easy to use and work well.  You probably won't need the manual--just plug in the monitor and turn it on; you can probably figure out the on-screen controls without the manual--I did.  The glossiness of the screen is absolutely no problem for me.  I can see how it might be a problem depending on the lighting in the room you use it in.

Best of all:  the price is fantastic.  I see that the price varies a bit.  I got it for $219, but at the moment I'm writing this review it's gone up to $239.  It would still be a good buy at $250.  I wouldn't pay more than $300, though, especially since budget-priced 27" IPS monitors are becoming more available.
2432506
The software runs well, however it only runs (for macs) on OS Mountain Lion, which is a huge inconvenience to anyone that has a newer OS. It has taken me 2 months to find the time in my life to spend several hours on the phone with Avid on customer service attempting to find solutions to how to run the software I bought (don't bother trying to run Parallels to make it compatible with the windows version, their customer support "does not support" it). Once I was able to install an older OS on my mac, it has also taken a long time to uninstall my applications and find and reinstall old applications to make them run on an old OS. Now, any semi-new device I have will not sync with my now obsolete computer, which has caused a lot of inconveniences in my personal life because this is not just my recording computer, but it is my personal computer, my school computer, and my work computer so it affects my entire life. I know most professionals that Avid markets to have a separate computer just to run recording software on, but they made this less-expensive "Fast Track" and "Pro Tools Express" to appeal to solo musicians, students, and people who are just starting out, i.e. people who may not yet have a separate computer for recording. If Avid could update the application to run on a newer OS, well.. it would sure make my life a lot easier.
2119967
Works great!  Bit of a pain to set up on a Mac.  Effing drivers...
362314
I work in a company that is about 80% Windows and 20% Mac, and I use both myself.  In my situation, this product - in particular PowerPoint - is practically unusable.

There are maddening user-interface differences that are unrelated to the MacOS vs Windows idioms, making it very difficult to move back and forth between the two as a user.  More importantly though, there are things that are simple to do on PPT2007-Windows but seem well-nigh impossible on PPT2008-Mac.  For example, formatting cells in an embedded table: the right-click commands on the Windows version don't come up as ctrl-click command on the Mac version, and in fact appear not to be available at all.

Also, while 03-Windows, 07-Windows and 08-Mac can read each other's files, which is a good thing, there appear to be some things lost in the translation.  I've had problems with object transparency in drawings, for example, and a host of other issues, and I'm not doing anything terribly fancy.

All of which leads to my recommendation: if you live in an all-Mac world, either because you create your own content or because nearly everyone you communicate with is on this same version, then you may be fine.  But if, like me, you are in a mostly-PC world, I would recommend that you do what I have ultimately decided to do, which is write off my investment in this product and use Office07-Windows under Fusion.