Mac AddressBook And Calendar with Android Phones

I know this is blasphemy on an Apple website but I dont currently have an iphone.  In fact, Ive been using an old feature phone but recently won a free Samsung Exhibit II 4G Tmobile phone that I can use on prepaid - and honestly save a lot of money in the next year or so on monthly rates until I perhaps choose to get the next generation of iphone.
Here's my question if any of you folks know about Samsung or Android.   I want to know if there's a way to sync my Mac Address Book and especially my Calendar to the phone.  Ive read that since Android is Google, its best to have your contacts in Gmail or use a Google calendar and then youre alright - and maybe thats what I need to start doing and just abandon the Mac stuff Ive just gotten used to (Ive only been an Apple/Mac customer for a few months)
Since this is Tmobile, Im hoping most of my contacts will transfer ok with my SIM Card (So the contacts issue can be postponed I guess until 2012 if/when I get an iphone) but what about the Mac Calendar?  Does anyone here have Android or Samsung phones and can sync their phone and Mac calendars?  Some people have told me their special programs you can buy (which I really dont want to bother with but dont know if that works) ...I just dont want to get into situations where Im having to manually put things into 2 calendars - a phone calendar and a Mac calendar - and Im fearing thats what Im going to have to do.  Maybe thats worth it to save the $20-50 or more each month on a plan...but with all the technology advancements (you can tell Im not a techie nor an early adopter) Id think there'd be an easier way...but maybe theyre just competing operating systems and programs so they are just not compatible and they dont want to be compatible cuz Apple wants you to buy and use all Apple products and so does Google.
So can anyone give me a simple answer?  (Ive also emailed Samsung but I have a feeling thats not gonna get me much of an answer and calling Apple is probably gonna  yield a response of call the manufacturer of your phone - thats what the Apple store employee told me anyway)
Thanks

I guess Im still confused.  I just turned on the Android phone for the first time and the first thing it asks you is for a Google Account so I input one.  But I have 2 Google/Gmail accounts so Im not sure how it works because it seems everything on the Android is connected to 1 account.  Im sure Ill be able to set up 2 Gmail email accounts and just change the passwords to swtich back and forth but I guess the phone needs 1 default account.  It wont automatically load everything with 2 Google Accounts. 
Still trying to figure out the best way to sync the calendar; Ive been given several options - Im just leery of downloading 3rd party apps - and not sure if theyll just sync the appointments or if its possible to also sync the different color calendars I have in ical
I know the easiest answer is just stop using ical and use Google...Its just I have other apps that I like using on my mac that are tied into my ical..and I do like having the different color calendars (ie work vs personal).  I noticed that when I exported my ical calendars to Google, they did end up loading onto my phone (they just didnt load the different calendars).  I just want it to be where if Im out and about and add an appointment on my phone (Google Calendar) that it can sync up with my Mac when I get home - ideally wirelessly thru my Airport Extreme but if not even if I have to use a USB.  The problem really is Im not a tech expert, and as you can tell by just getting a smartphone, Im not an early adopter either...and Ive only had the Mac for 4 months and honestly have had more problems with it than with the 10 year old pc it replaced...its all just a lot for me to digest.

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