From Windows to OS X

About This Mac

Windows: My Computer, Properties

OS X: About This Mac

To get to About This Mac, click on the Apple Menu icon which is located on the Menu Bar at the top of your screen and choose ‘About This Mac‘ from the menu list. The closest equivalent in Windows would be My Computer… Properties.

As you can see, some of the information listed are items such as the version of OS X, Processor type, amount of system memory and startup disk. There are also button links to Software Update and More Info… (which will launch System Profiler).

Tip: you can also click on the OS X version info to see other items such as the OS X build number and system serial number.