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Macs Earn High Rankings in Consumer Reports

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in Hardware, Product Reviews, Switching to Macs

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The upcoming (June 2007) print edition of Consumer Reports magazine gives high praise and high rankings to Macs in both the notebook and desktop categories.  Of course, this comes as no surprise to Mac users, but it’s always nice to see objective rankings to back up what we already know.

The 15" MacBook Pro was the top-rated notebook in the workhorse models category, beating out 10 other portable models.  The 20" iMac desktop was ranked third overall and given "Quick Pick" designation in the workhorse models category.

Also, based on feedback given by over 77,000 Consumer Reports readers, Apple was the top ranked manufacturer.  Finally, Consumer Reports described Apple’s Tech Support as "superior".  All of these are more objective reasons to consider making the move to a Mac.

Source:  "Consumer Reports June 2007: Apple Macs Rank High in Notebook and Desktop Categories" published at the Switch To A Mac blog.

  • http://www.mehtalegal.com Sachin

    I’m thinking about making the switch over to mac/macbook. I wish Consumer Reports had a more detailed analysis like I thought they did in its magazines…but the charts are helpful!

  • Joel

    I switched to a mac this weekend, with a purchase of a macbook pro. I’m trying to learn about the OS and get up to speed on the differences between that and Windows XP. The most remarkable difference I have noticed so far is the use of the mouse in MS OFfice, namely, not being able to “right click” for functions such as cut and paste etc.
    Can anyone recommend a good resource that will explain the basics and shortcuts of the OS for a mac newbie? Thanks.