Is a .Mac account necessary?

Question

I have a MacBook and I was wondering what's the use for a .Mac account? Do you have to pay for it? Is it essential when I have a MacBook?

Answer 1

A .mac account opens you up to an e-mail address on mac.com, and many applications that cost money to buy. It costs $99 a year. It isn't essential (I use a Mac Book without it) but if you're using your computer for business, I'd recommend it................................

Answer 2

u dont need one and i dont think u have to pay for it

Answer 3

best to aks this of mac profesionals, like the genius bar at an apple store.

Answer 4

.Mac is transitioning to MobileMe, since the latest iPhone arrived.

You do not have to get it, but if you could use a ton of online space, you may enjoy having it.  Apple set it up so that it works and syncs really well with iLife and you can back up files, or access email, calendar and contacts if you need access to that kind of thing wherever you go.  I know musicians who love the huge iDisk space and use it to share music files.

A photo album in iPhoto, can be easily published it to the web in a rather nice page layout with very little effort.  And if you're like me and don't want the world to have access to your life, it's easy to set up a password that you only give to family/friends.

So - those are some uses.  If you're getting along fine without it, don't worry.  Everything on the Mac works just fine without it.

Answer 5

A .mac account opens you  up to an e-mail address on mac.com, and many applications that cost money to buy. It costs $99 a year. It isn't essential (I use a Mac Book without it) but if you're using your computer for business, I'd recommend it.

Answer 6

no not really theres no reason for one