PC vs MAC

[Austin Greene]

I usually don't chime in on these, but I will this time around. I have used a PC for the past 15 years, including heavy graphics design/CAD. I picked up a Macbook Pro 13' almost three years ago, and I have never looked back. Besides the fact that most all major graphics design is done on Macs, there is one thing that really sealed the deal. On my PC, I have my choice of running Windows, windows, windows, or a poorly optimized version of Ubuntu. On the Mac, I now run Snow Leopard (wasn't happy with Lion) and Windows 7 ultimate, both at the same time should I wish. Macs come preloaded with all the software you need to do this, no technical expertise required for those who don't have it. If your looking for sheer space, upgrading to a solid state terabyte harddrive on the mac is a cheap, easy piece of cake.

The bottom line for me in picking Macs over your average, comparable "PC" is that by doing so I really didn't have to choose between a Windows or Linux operating system. In large part, Windows PC's are stuck with a windows operating system and thats that. Macs on the other hand are intuitive, easy to use, highly optimized in terms of hardware to software usage, and they can run any operating system you want, even two at the same time should you desire. I can run any software I want, whether its PC or Mac, so at the end of the day going Mac gave me many more options in that department. You simply can't easily or efficiently do that on a PC.

 

[ShootFL]

It all comes down to whatever fits your needs and wants. I prefer PC because im familiar with it but i have no problem with macs.

 

[2WheelPhoto]

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[IByte]

It's one of the endless arguments that has been talk about since Coke vs Pepsi, Android vs IPhone, Nikon vs, Canon, pop or soda wars, etc. My suggestion since you have a strong background in the PC world branch out a bit with the Mac, worse case return it within a week and go back to PC. As far as your software is concerned I'm not sure which OS you were using with your old PC's; but you can have compatibility issues if you were using XP and going to Win 7. I do know for sure- other than Microsoft office suite-that PC software will not be compatible with a Mac OS unless that software disc is universal. Make 2 backups just in case. Happy hunting, now tastlefully end this thread lol.

 

[IByte]

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Mac. Why? Why Mac? ALL of the avatars above in that animated .gif are from Win-doze users frustrated with their cheap, bargain basement PC's!!!

Pac Mac lol

 

[2WheelPhoto]

A thread full of repost on top of repost win

 

[Ysarex90 84]

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[Village Idiot]

On my PC, I have my choice of running Windows, windows, windows, or a poorly optimized version of Ubuntu. On the Mac, I now run Snow Leopard (wasn't happy with Lion) and Windows 7 ultimate, both at the same time should I wish.

On my home builts PC I've ran any flavor of Windows, including server, Ubuntu, and *gasp* OS X!!! That's with an i7 920 OC'ed to 3.8ghz with a 1.8GB GPU. It's faster than a Mac Pro for a fraction of the price. I could have went with a GPU that wasn't almost $600 and saved even more money.

Macs come preloaded with all the software you need to do this, no technical expertise required for those who don't have it. If your looking for sheer space, upgrading to a solid state terabyte harddrive on the mac is a cheap, easy piece of cake.

No they don't. To run Windows and OS X at the same time, you need a program like parallels or crossover that's a 3rd party piece of software that doesn't come preinstalled on OS X. It is harder to build a Hackintosh, but don't say it can't be done.

The bottom line for me in picking Macs over your average, comparable "PC" is that by doing so I really didn't have to choose between a Windows or Linux operating system. In large part, Windows PC's are stuck with a windows operating system and thats that.

See above ^^

Macs on the other hand are intuitive, easy to use, highly optimized in terms of hardware to software usage, and they can run any operating system you want, even two at the same time should you desire. I can run any software I want, whether its PC or Mac, so at the end of the day going Mac gave me many more options in that department. You simply can't easily or efficiently do that on a PC.

That's an opinion. A self built machine can have the perfect blend of parts that are optomized to run together efficiently and they can do it at a much higher rate of performance for less price. I can run the same software you run on OS X on my wintel box that has 10 drive bays, a blu-ray player, and performance for price you'll never see out of an Apple.



Now, with that out of the way.

It's a platform. I own wintel boxes and Apple products. I like the way OS X works with photoshop. I have a wintel desktop, an Apple desktop, an Apple notebook, an iPad, and a wintel server. They all work together, it's just a matter of preference.

A Hackintosh is not necessarily an easy undertaking and probably shouldn't be depend upon for production unless you are technically proficient enough to keep it running and if something happens, get it back up from a crash. If you can't do this, that's out of the question. As far price vs. performance, that's mostly for self built machines leaving all the extra stuff out of it. If you truly compared a Mac Pro to a PC with equivalent hardware, they'd be priced about the same. The problem here is that to get the same performance, you don't need server grade parts which the Mac Pro has. Apple also has holes in their product lineup that leaves some people without a viable option. I finally settled on a mini for Photoshop as they're now just at the point where the specs are acceptable to me. I couldn't run an iMac because I already have a great 30" monitor and don't have room for a 27" screen and a 30" screen on the same desk. If the mini would have still been the under performer that it used to be, they wouldn't have had a desktop that appeals to me.

So, after making sure your software works, preference is probably going to be the next big deciding factor.

 

[nick9]

Mac.

 

[lonewolfsx]

I'll bite on this one… and put my vote in for mac. I know PC's can be faster and cheaper (or both at the same time), but the ability to jump from OS to OS on mac is super convenient… and I only use windows for games now.. that's it. Mac is for everything else, music, video, photos, design, documents.
One thing that made my choice a little certain though… I'm heavily into music recording along with photography (I play a few instruments.. except I can't sing for ****). Mac's built-in sound cards are fantastic, allow real-time audio input/output monitoring and is the industry standard for that kind of stuff (plus I love Apple's Logic Pro, which is OS X only). Even if I were to do the hackintosh thing (thought about it a few times), I'd still have to go out and buy some external audio interface… and I just don't like that. Everything is so much easier integrated into my computer and I don't have to worry about audio degradation stuff like that (in terms of the signal chain at the recording stage… obviously other equipment in my chain can effect the quality).

Since this is a photo forum, I assume you mean for image related stuff.. in which case, it's a harder choice. I personally really like the way the mouse in mac is… "damped" for lack of a better word, and it helps me when I'm making localized adjustments and stuff in photoshop. However I like how windows is very "direct" and hard, non smoothed mouse tracking works in terms of video games and such. That's my trade-off, mac for work, windows for play. That would sound really backwards 10 years ago but nowadays it's very normal.

 

[rexbobcat]

I usually don't chime in on these, but I will this time around. I have used a PC for the past 15 years, including heavy graphics design/CAD. I picked up a Macbook Pro 13' almost three years ago, and I have never looked back. Besides the fact that most all major graphics design is done on Macs, there is one thing that really sealed the deal. On my PC, I have my choice of running Windows, windows, windows, or a poorly optimized version of Ubuntu. On the Mac, I now run Snow Leopard (wasn't happy with Lion) and Windows 7 ultimate, both at the same time should I wish. Macs come preloaded with all the software you need to do this, no technical expertise required for those who don't have it. If your looking for sheer space, upgrading to a solid state terabyte harddrive on the mac is a cheap, easy piece of cake.

The bottom line for me in picking Macs over your average, comparable "PC" is that by doing so I really didn't have to choose between a Windows or Linux operating system. In large part, Windows PC's are stuck with a windows operating system and thats that. Macs on the other hand are intuitive, easy to use, highly optimized in terms of hardware to software usage, and they can run any operating system you want, even two at the same time should you desire. I can run any software I want, whether its PC or Mac, so at the end of the day going Mac gave me many more options in that department. You simply can't easily or efficiently do that on a PC.

The majority of built computers are Windows-based.

I don't want to be confined to the hardware and software that is already loaded onto my Mac.

Also; does anyone else find it ironic how so many college students have Macs, but they say they're so poor, and broke. Tell me you're so poor when you stop buying over-priced coffe at Starbucks while surfing on your Mac in your Ralph Lauren signature sweater.

 

[2WheelPhoto]

I usually don't chime in on these, but I will this time around. I have used a PC for the past 15 years, including heavy graphics design/CAD. I picked up a Macbook Pro 13' almost three years ago, and I have never looked back. Besides the fact that most all major graphics design is done on Macs, there is one thing that really sealed the deal. On my PC, I have my choice of running Windows, windows, windows, or a poorly optimized version of Ubuntu. On the Mac, I now run Snow Leopard (wasn't happy with Lion) and Windows 7 ultimate, both at the same time should I wish. Macs come preloaded with all the software you need to do this, no technical expertise required for those who don't have it. If your looking for sheer space, upgrading to a solid state terabyte harddrive on the mac is a cheap, easy piece of cake.

The bottom line for me in picking Macs over your average, comparable "PC" is that by doing so I really didn't have to choose between a Windows or Linux operating system. In large part, Windows PC's are stuck with a windows operating system and thats that. Macs on the other hand are intuitive, easy to use, highly optimized in terms of hardware to software usage, and they can run any operating system you want, even two at the same time should you desire. I can run any software I want, whether its PC or Mac, so at the end of the day going Mac gave me many more options in that department. You simply can't easily or efficiently do that on a PC.

The majority of built computers are Windows-based.

I don't want to be confined to the hardware and software that is already loaded onto my Mac.

Also; does anyone else find it ironic how so many college students have Macs, but they say they're so poor, and broke. Tell me you're so poor when you stop buying over-priced coffee at Starbucks while surfing on your Mac in your Ralph Lauren signature sweater.

Easy now......some students don't want "second best" anything =)

 

[Village Idiot]

I usually don't chime in on these, but I will this time around. I have used a PC for the past 15 years, including heavy graphics design/CAD. I picked up a Macbook Pro 13' almost three years ago, and I have never looked back. Besides the fact that most all major graphics design is done on Macs, there is one thing that really sealed the deal. On my PC, I have my choice of running Windows, windows, windows, or a poorly optimized version of Ubuntu. On the Mac, I now run Snow Leopard (wasn't happy with Lion) and Windows 7 ultimate, both at the same time should I wish. Macs come preloaded with all the software you need to do this, no technical expertise required for those who don't have it. If your looking for sheer space, upgrading to a solid state terabyte harddrive on the mac is a cheap, easy piece of cake.

The bottom line for me in picking Macs over your average, comparable "PC" is that by doing so I really didn't have to choose between a Windows or Linux operating system. In large part, Windows PC's are stuck with a windows operating system and thats that. Macs on the other hand are intuitive, easy to use, highly optimized in terms of hardware to software usage, and they can run any operating system you want, even two at the same time should you desire. I can run any software I want, whether its PC or Mac, so at the end of the day going Mac gave me many more options in that department. You simply can't easily or efficiently do that on a PC.

The majority of built computers are Windows-based.

I don't want to be confined to the hardware and software that is already loaded onto my Mac.

Also; does anyone else find it ironic how so many college students have Macs, but they say they're so poor, and broke. Tell me you're so poor when you stop buying over-priced coffe at Starbucks while surfing on your Mac in your Ralph Lauren signature sweater.

You can get a refurbed mini or used macbooks for fairly cheap.

 

[rexbobcat]

I usually don't chime in on these, but I will this time around. I have used a PC for the past 15 years, including heavy graphics design/CAD. I picked up a Macbook Pro 13' almost three years ago, and I have never looked back. Besides the fact that most all major graphics design is done on Macs, there is one thing that really sealed the deal. On my PC, I have my choice of running Windows, windows, windows, or a poorly optimized version of Ubuntu. On the Mac, I now run Snow Leopard (wasn't happy with Lion) and Windows 7 ultimate, both at the same time should I wish. Macs come preloaded with all the software you need to do this, no technical expertise required for those who don't have it. If your looking for sheer space, upgrading to a solid state terabyte harddrive on the mac is a cheap, easy piece of cake.

The bottom line for me in picking Macs over your average, comparable "PC" is that by doing so I really didn't have to choose between a Windows or Linux operating system. In large part, Windows PC's are stuck with a windows operating system and thats that. Macs on the other hand are intuitive, easy to use, highly optimized in terms of hardware to software usage, and they can run any operating system you want, even two at the same time should you desire. I can run any software I want, whether its PC or Mac, so at the end of the day going Mac gave me many more options in that department. You simply can't easily or efficiently do that on a PC.

The majority of built computers are Windows-based.

I don't want to be confined to the hardware and software that is already loaded onto my Mac.

Also; does anyone else find it ironic how so many college students have Macs, but they say they're so poor, and broke. Tell me you're so poor when you stop buying over-priced coffe at Starbucks while surfing on your Mac in your Ralph Lauren signature sweater.

You can get a refurbed mini or used macbooks for fairly cheap.

lol from my experience $600 is not very cheap. XD

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

So, after making sure your software works, preference is probably going to be the next big deciding factor.

Even after you get your PC only CAD software running on a MAC, you won't get ANY support from the software vendor for ANY kind of problems you may have with the software. If they don't support the platform, you're ****'ed.

It's laughable on the CAD/CAM software forums I belong to, the number people whining about that.