Wondering About .mac

Hi all -
I just got my Mac about a month or so ago and have been having fun exploring it. I used a PC for the past 8 years, so switching to a Mac has been a great adventure. Now I am turning my attention to .mac. I received a free trial period of .mac when I got my computer and I haven't done anything with it yet or even found out much about it. My question for all of you is what are the pros and cons of using .mac? Do you think .mac is worth the subscription? What are your favorite features of .mac?
Thanks in advance...
Sue

The most useful thing for me is the syncing feature. I have multiple Macs, and I like to have my Calendar, address books, and bookmarks maintained on all of them. There are 3rd party solutions that allow you to do this, but the ones I've seen require that all the computers be on the same local area network, and turned on at the same time. This isn't convenient for me. Also I use iDisk a lot to maintain certain files on a central location and access them from all my computers - no more keeping track of flash drives or trying to remember which computer has what file on it. Again, there are other ways of accomplishing the same thing, but iDisk simplifies the process, although I have to admit it can be pretty slow at times. Lastly, I use the email account as a secondary address when registering at online vendors or forums instead of my primary address, which I try to keep from being disseminated to large degree.
If you only have one computer, or you don't need/want a secondary email address, then $99 may not be worth it. Although you have trial, it can be hard to "try out" some of the features if you have nothing to sync with.

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Thank you hatter.
I'm appreciate for your help and answer, and this amazing links! They are very helpful.
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I got 2 ways to go, and I really confused now. I take a look what you said, about making a PC with i7. And here is what I find on our Russian market - only 1 company which offers high quality custom PC's with up to 3 years guarantee.
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12Gb DDR3-1600 Corsair , Triple Channel +$260
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4 x 1TB SATA hard drive (7200rpm) +$230
2 x 2TB SATA hard drive (7200rpm) +$355
4 x 2TB SATA hard drive (7200rpm) +$790
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WD VelociRaptor 150GB, 10000rpm, 16Mb cache, SATA-II +$175
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1000W (14sm) +$50
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http://www.depo.ru/H/MDL658/1000004953/zconfigurator.aspx
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