However, should you choose to purchase a professional Mac, rest
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assured that while built for the highest end of computing needs, they are quite adept at handling
your average everyday computing chores.
How to Do Everything: Mac focuses on the consumer choices that Apple provides, but since
consumer and professional Macs both use the same operating system, Mac OS X, most of the items
and functions mentioned in the book are available for both. Professional Macs typically ship with the
base operating system and minimal applications, while the consumer Macs are usually loaded with
software, such as Front Row and Photo Booth, that is geared more to the average computer user.
Which Macs Are for Consumers?
A quick trip to Apple??™s website, www.apple.com/mac, shows that they don??™t break up their
products along consumer and professional lines, but rather according to whether the product is
a desktop machine or a notebook (a.k.a. laptop). The iMac and Mac mini would be classified as
consumer desktop machines, while the MacBook would be the lone consumer notebook offering.
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