Questions upon migrating to MAC

Hello All,
It's my pleasure for me to join this community.
I am looking for a replacement for my Windows XP pc.
While on it me seriously considers the MacBook pro as one option.
However several generic/high level and several specific questions arise
regarding the switch from win to mac.
Where will be the best place to ask all such questions?
Best Regards

Thanks a lot for all your answers.
I will need a replacement for my current Windows pc.
The new solution should provide me also with more mobility.
The main application/usage will still be mainly desktop,
though I wish to have with the new solution more mobility than it is
the case with current one.
That is the reason of my statement I consider switching to MacBook Pro (+Ratina).
So, you are right. It will be migration in two ways:
pc to mac
stationary to mobile
I think local retailer is one of the worst solutions, for two reasons:
- it can provide me with opinion of very limited circle of persons
- have had bad expierence with such just last weekend, unfriendly, unopen to listen to my needs

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