Switchers Guide: Moving hardware and software to Mac
When you're switching from a Windows PC to a Mac, there's one piece of good news: Most of the peripherals you used with your PC--including printers, digital cameras, networking equipment, external drives, and scanners--should work fine with your Mac. The best way to confirm that is to plug each piece of hardware into your new Mac, one at a time; if OS X doesn't automatically identify it and set it up, visit the manufacturer's Web site and look for a downloadable driver. Read more...

Switchers Guide: Move your files from PC to Mac

Switchers Guide: Moving from Windows to the Mac

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Mac mini (Late 2009)
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