Chats and Forums

MacAssist - Users may visit this UK-based site to chat, or to get advice about aspects of Macintosh ownership.
http://forums.macassist.co.uk

MacNN Forums - Forums for reader discussion about hardware, software, OS X, and miscellaneous issues.
http://forums.macnn.com/

Apple - Discussions - Apple support forums covering all Apple products (hardware and software). Guests may browse; registered members may post.
http://discussions.info.apple.com/

MacCentral Reader Forum - Forums for Macintosh users and gamers.
http://www.maccentral.com/forum/

Mac-Forums - Discussions about news, mac computers, and scripts.
http://www.mac-forums.com/

MacRumors Forums - Discussion about articles, rumors, gaming, collecting, and news. Includes a for sale and trade board.
http://forums.macrumors.com

MacZoom.com - Social networking site for Mac users worldwide.
http://www.net4mac.com

Bill Smith's Mac Community - A directory of many Macintosh-related forums and bulletin boards.
http://bmtk.8m.com

Macaholic - A discussion board and e-mail list for all aspects of Macintosh ownership and evangelism.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/macaholic/

Mac User's Forum - An online bulletin-board community dedicated to uniting Macintosh users together for sharing thoughts, ideas and technical help.
http://www.macusersforum.com/

MacMentor - Online forum and user group helping people switch to, and get the most out of, their Macs. Mentor, technical support, and application based discussions.
http://forums.macmentor.org/

Apple Switcher - Answers to Mac questions for ex-Windows users and current Mac users alike. Forums for the OS, hardware, and software.
http://www.appleswitcher.com/

MacAddict.com Forums - Forums for the Macintosh enthusiast.
http://www.macaddict.com/forums/

The Mac Night Owl Message Board - Managed by best-selling author Gene Steinberg, author of many books and newspaper and magazine articles about the computer industry. Contains tips, tricks, news and views about Macs, iMacs, iBooks and PowerBooks.
http://p197.ezboard.com/bmacnightowlmessageboard

MacForumz - Discussion of a wide range of Mac hardware, software and usage issues.
http://www.macforumz.com/

Macfora - Busy forums covering Mac technology.
http://www.macfora.com/

Techsurvivors - Free Macintosh technical help forum.
http://www.techsurvivors.net/

ITtoolbox Apple Discussion Group - For the technical and functional discussion of Apple Computer products.
http://groups.ittoolbox.com/g/Apple_Computer/APPLE-L.asp

MacTalk - A discussion and support forum for Mac users.
http://www.macusers.org/

Macintosh Digital Video e-mail Discussion List - Software, hardware, techniques, and troubleshooting digital video.
http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/MacDV.html

MacMerc Forums - Discussion of Mac issues with a special area for professional web designers and creators of audio and video.
http://forums.macmerc.com/

Mac Mini Hacks - Apple Mac Mini hacks discussion forum ranging from modifications, hardware and carputer solutions.
http://www.macminihacks.org/

MacGamer.net - Multiple boards discussing various aspects of gaming.
http://www.macgamer.net/forums/

AppleInsider Forums - Insider information, archived articles, forums, and chat.
http://forums.appleinsider.com/

MacErudite Forums - Provides an interface for reading and posting messages in major Macintosh-related newsgroups.
http://macerudite.com/

Macfinlist - Email discussion list for personal finance applications on the Macintosh, such as Quicken, MoneyDance and Excel.
http://macnuthome.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macfinlist

Mac Music Forums - Popular and busy forums about music, audio and MIDI on the Macintosh.
http://www.macmusic.org/agora/forums/

MacMinute Reader Café - Forums for Mac fans.
http://www.macminute.com/cafe/