Macbooks in an Enterprise

I started my career as a design professional, with almost zero training to use computers and a big Macintosh personal computer in front of me. I was comfortable working with it in a couple of weeks and in less and 2 months I was quite productive. I was unaware of the world of Windows OS then.

Switching to Windows OS was a pain.

Today, after almost 10 years, I once again have a chance to work in office with a Mac. However, I cannot believe I am even considering rejecting such an option to work with a regular Windows based laptop. The reason being, Macs have made a very slow entry as a company provided device. Hence it has plenty of IT support issues. To name a few:

• I need to configure many things myself, manually
• I need to manage my own backups
• The mail server does not archive on it's own
• There is no .pst support

I am not a geek. I do not want to spend my already packed days researching in forums how I should get something done on my Macbook. I need to be very productive through my day, with as little IT things to worry about as possible.

Given this, I am seriously considering not opting for a Mac. Besides, I do have my personal Macbook at home.

But the 'designer' and Apple fan in me isn't letting me take that decision. I cannot bring myself to say "NO" to a Mac. Im torn!!