Getting a MacBook?

Question

Does a mac come with things like word and powerpoint installed, how much does Bootcamp cost, and what routers work with mac (and do they have wifi). I would really appreciate if it anyone could answer these questions.

Answer 1

Hi Lauren T,

Fist off, congratulations on your getting a MacBook.

The Mac comes built-in with TextEdit for all of your word processing, which can view and save as a MS Word documents. If you want Microsoft Office you can purchase that or you can download NeoOffice or OpenOffice for free.

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/

http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php

http://www.openoffice.org/

BootCamp is a free download from the Apple web site:

http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

I use dial-up so I don't know about which brand of routers won't work with the Mac OS X. I would imagine that most will work OK. You should ask the people that you are buying the routers from if they are Mac compatible.

Apple's Airport is WiFi

http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/

If I could make a suggestion; you should look into getting involved in a local Macintosh users group in your area. Go here to find one close to you and attend some meetings.

http://www.apple.com/usergroups/find/

A users group is a great resource for knowledge and experiences. It's filled with helpful people who you can learn from and they can learn from you too. You can also learn a lot from a local Apple store or Macintosh dealer that offers technical service. I've also got a list of places for you to go to learn more about the Macintosh, especially if you're an old hand at using Windows:

http://the.taoofmac.com/space/HOWTO/Switch%20To%20The%20Mac

http://digg.com/apple/The_Big_Switch_from_Windows_to_Mac_OS_X

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?cid=AOS-US-AFFC-3PP&cjid=10483394-1211619-&productLearnMore=TN331LL/A&aosid=p201

Best of luck in your further research.

--Rick

Answer 2

Macs come with a trial version of Office. I pefer to get iWorks which there is also a trial version on a new Mac. iWorks can read and write Office docs, cost only 69.99, and looks more professional.

Keynote = PowerPoint with better graphics and ease of use.

Pages = Word, but is faster and easier to use as well as uses less memory.

Bootcamp is free and van be downloaded from Apple.

Answer 3

no Microsoft things come with them but it cost only est. $120 for a student pack with them. bootcamp is free but u have to pay for the microsoft os. any router should work with it...read the box for mac compatibility

Answer 4

no microsoft office does not come with it, or at least not the full version. it comes with 30 day trial of office. bootcamp is free. all routers will work with mac. yes they have wifi. if u have nemore questions msg me