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Tandaemonium wrote: | I swing both ways now. About 3 years ago I would have been the average Mac-basher, but then I was forced into situations in which I had to use Macs routinely. At first, I fought it. Then OS X came out and it wasn't so bad. Days turned into weeks. Weeks turned into months. And wouldn't you know it, I found myself at home switch-hitting.
LOL.
Seriously, I've been working with both for a few years now. I bought my first Mac last June, G4 Powerbook. OMG, this laptop is a beast. Original poster, go get it. It's worth it. Learning curve is non-existent. The only glaring con about macs is all their help sections. Whoever writes those needs to be shot. They're terrible. As far as software support, that point is non-existent these days. You can find a solution to everything you did on the PC. From a programming point of view, OS X is FAR superior in security and stability to Windows. It's based on BSD/Unix/Linux. Unix users are at home on a Mac now. All that said, personally, I do not see myself purchasing a Desktop Mac anytime in the forseeable future. I am a big fan of third party hardware and the ability to customize a PC to the exact way I want it. The only reason I can think of ever buying Mac desktops or iMacs, etc. would be if I ran a business and needed some workstations that I could purchase by the bulk. I voted for Mac on the poll, though, just to help make the sides closer. I no longer view the situation as either or, same with video game consoles...just get what have a need/use for. To be fair, while people out there still pull the "there's no software for Macs" excuse, there's also the argument on the Mac side: "if you're an artist or musician, you are in FAR better shape with a Mac." That's garbage as well. The vast majority of musicians and artists do use Macs, because it USED TO BE TRUE, that needed software was developed more for those. In addition, those who learned on Macs are now the teachers, so they teach what they know. You can do anything your little hearts desire musically, or artistically on either machine. Sure there are some programs that one has and the other doesn't (e.g., Final Cut Pro-Premiere Pro), but there's an equal alternative all the time. While Final Cut is quite a bit better than Premiere (arguably), I can seemlessly continue editting or manipulating the files from FC in Premiere if necessary. I love the luxury of having both though, for situations in which you'll need to create cross-platform materials or need to work on the 'other' machine for whatever reason.
Hope this helps as I finish up this typing on my pride and joy Powerbook. |
Right on man, very informative. I'm gonna head out to the Mac store soon and check them all out.
Thanks
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