With over 160 replies, there are 3 from people who didn’t like switching to Mac and over 100 from people who love their new Mac experience. It is worth noting that those who didn’t like their experience had said experience many years ago.
Mac can run Windows software. I like Fusion, but Parallels is good too. Can you run high end, graphic intensive games on them? Not really. Can you run just about any other Windows program. Yep.
Price is really much less of an issue than in the past. The vast majority of computer hardware works on either platform. Macs sometimes appear to cost more because they really don’t have any low end computers. Their low-end is more comparable to PC’s mid-range. Compare processors, memory, and drive space. Much closer than it used to be, and Apple is often cheaper.
I have been an IT guy since 1984. I used to hate Apple. They have changed and they now produce a superior product.
Go for the Mac. Do what you have to in Windows under Fusion or Parallels and I guarantee you that:
1. You will use the Windows stuff less and less as time goes by and...
2. You will start talking your friends into switching to Mac.
“It is worth noting that those who didn’t like their experience had said experience many years ago.”
I don’t consider last October to be many years ago.