Mac PC's

[glassdave]

been thinking about getting a Mac and just wondered what peoples thoughts and experiances were. Can you still do all the internet surfing stuff? how are they with virus's/spam? Pros? Cons? What can ya do what cant ya do? are the commercials with the mac and the windows guy accurate?

since i do alot of graphics i though a Mac would be good to have. heard they are best for it.

 

[stecz20]

been thinking about getting a Mac and just wondered what peoples thoughts and experiances were. Can you still do all the internet surfing stuff? how are they with virus's/spam? Pros? Cons? What can ya do what cant ya do? are the commercials with the mac and the windows guy accurate?

since i do alot of graphics i though a Mac would be good to have. heard they are best for it.

all my graphic guys have macs here, they are awsome once you get used to them... im surprised you dont have a mac doing what you do....

 

[Tony]

Why Macs Suck



-Donzi

 

[stecz20]

people i know that have them swear by them.. thats guys a kook....

 

[phragle]

better for graphics, better for viruses etc.. as the script kiddies dont waste their time making bad things directed at macs. internet surfing is cheese, anymore you only limitation on mac or pc is connection speed.

 

[glassdave]

all my graphic guys have macs here, they are awsome once you get used to them... im surprised you dont have a mac doing what you do....

never really used one so i really have no idea how they are. I have heard its industry standard for any graphics based biz. I just wonder how file sharing is between the two. Wonder if i can use both or do i have to switch everything over. Right now i do some stuff at home and some stuff at the shop on my laptop all winxp. i do pretty good with Corel but i think i need to turn it up a bit.

 

[Offshoredrillin]

Whats wrong with the crayons you have used for so many years? i even bought you the party pac.:rofl::03:

 

[BBB725]

been thinking about getting a Mac and just wondered what peoples thoughts and experiances were. Can you still do all the internet surfing stuff? how are they with virus's/spam? Pros? Cons? What can ya do what cant ya do? are the commercials with the mac and the windows guy accurate?

since i do alot of graphics i though a Mac would be good to have. heard they are best for it.

I have all Macs at work about 20 running with a file sharer. Pros and cons.

Pros, Because not as many people have them you are almost virus free, they can surf the net just like a PC and I think their faster.

Cons, Some software is not available for Macs, It's sometimes interesting sharing files with a PC.

Over all I prefer the Macs, but it's like politics people have very strong views about each system.

 

[Sea-Dated]

You can always run a virtual windows machine inside of a Mac if their is software you need that is not available for Mac. I have never done it but have heard it works well.

 

[Pete B]

I bought a Mac, about 3 months ago, It rocks , still getting used to it though. I use it for pics. When its time to get a new laptop It will be a Mac as well, Although My Sony is working very good.

 

[cigdaze]

Bottom line, here's what it comes down to:

Internet / Email - Take your pick, they're both good here.
Security - They're both equally vulnerable, however with MACS comprising only a small percent of the marketshare they're not targeted very often. Mac wins.
Graphical arts - Mac
Serious number crunching / engineering - PC
Networking / LAN - PC has the edge

 

[Tony]

Bottom line, here's what it comes down to:

Internet / Email - Take your pick, they're both good here.
Security - They're both equally vulnerable, however with MACS comprising only a small percent of the marketshare they're not targeted very often. Mac wins.
Graphical arts - Mac
Serious number crunching / engineering - PC
Networking / LAN - PC has the edge

What he said
Macs do usually do better with graphics packages

I hear that the Windows emulators are getting better and better. My company's software is designed to run specifically on Windows and uses Microsoft Office to interact with. One stubborn customer refuses to part with his Mac and runs our software through the emulator and hasn't had any trouble with it in recent years.



If you buy one you might have to get an apple sticker to put in the back window of your Subaru though :lurk5:

j/k


-Donzi

 

[NJgr8ful]

Yo Glassman Dave,

I jumped off bandwagon 2yrs ago. I now have a MacBook Pro laptop and Macintosh desktop ((daughter has 13" MacBook up at Marist College, I chose it for her exactly for 1 reason - because there will be no problems with her being 3+ hrs away from me she loves it btw, having used PCs her whole short life, no probs)) all running Apple's latest flavor of OS, Leopard OS, linux based operating systems, that are as near to flawless as you can get. For graphics it is no contest - Apple is the way to go. Surfing internet - identical. Get MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint for Mac $149 for 3 licenses and you're pretty much good to go with file sharing from PCs. Adobe PDFs are fine. DL'ing most proggys to work on Mac is easy as a Google search. I do NOT even run any anti-virus software on my Apples, that's how they are with virus vulnerability Systems do not freeze up, programs do not freeze up, mine have been running trouble free for 2 years. Boot up/Shut downs are amazingly fast. From completely powered off, you are fully up and running on the internet surfing in less than 30secs .. when the last time one of your PCs did that?

The transition and conversion over from PC is fairly simple and painless, there are and will be growing pains, but all of them are absolutely well worth all of your time and effort. I would not turn back to PCs. As of today I am 100% satisfied and convinced it was/is the right move. For comparison, I have just purchased my younger 15yr old daughter a brand new Dell 1525 series Vista notebook and finished going thru set-up with it ... having to 'approve' every single thing I wanted to load or touch ... I was jones'n for my MacBook Pro after 20mins on the this thing. She wanted PC .. I tried to get her a MacBook

They are a bit more pricey than your bargain line of PC or laptop goes for, but any Vista machine built up as robustly as a MacBook, MacBook Pro, or even Macintosh, is built right out of the box, will be just as expensive and will not run as cleanly as the Mac. It is also proven, and well known fact, that the life span and length someone will own the Mac they've purchased today ... far outlives the PC they purchased the same time.

Go for it Dave you will not look back and it will pay for itself with your all the new work it gets you! ((and if you need any assistance with them ... call me :hat: ))
Chris

 

[MacGyver]

I prefer to build my own systems. You can't do that with a MAC.

 

[glassdave]

Yo Glassman Dave,

I jumped off bandwagon 2yrs ago. I now have a MacBook Pro laptop and Macintosh desktop ((daughter has 13" MacBook up at Marist College, I chose it for her exactly for 1 reason - because there will be no problems with her being 3+ hrs away from me she loves it btw, having used PCs her whole short life, no probs)) all running Apple's latest flavor of OS, Leopard OS, linux based operating systems, that are as near to flawless as you can get. For graphics it is no contest - Apple is the way to go. Surfing internet - identical. Get MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint for Mac $149 for 3 licenses and you're pretty much good to go with file sharing from PCs. Adobe PDFs are fine. DL'ing most proggys to work on Mac is easy as a Goggle search. I do NOT even run any anti-virus software on my Apples, that's how they are with virus vulnerability Systems do not freeze up, programs do not freeze up, mine have been running trouble free for 2 years. Boot up/Shut downs are amazingly fast. From completely powered off, you are fully up and running on the internet surfing in less than 30secs .. when the last time one of your PCs did that?

The transition and conversion over from PC is fairly simple and painless, there are and will be growing pains, but all of them are absolutely well worth all of your time and effort. I would not turn back to PCs. As of today I am 100% satisfied and convinced it was/is the right move. For comparison, I have just purchased my younger 15yr old daughter a brand new Dell 1525 series Vista notebook and finished going thru set-up with it ... having to 'approve' every single thing I wanted to load or touch ... I was jones'n for my MacBook Pro after 20mins on the this thing. She wanted PC .. I tried to get her a MacBook

They are a bit more pricey than your bargain line of PC or laptop goes for, but any Vista machine built up as robustly as a MacBook, MacBook Pro, or even Macintosh, is built right out of the box, will be just as expensive and will not run as cleanly as the Mac. It is also proven, and well known fact, that the life span and length someone will own the Mac they've purchased today ... far outlives the PC they purchased the same time.

Go for it Dave you will not look back and it will pay for itself with your all the new work it gets you! ((and if you need any assistance with them ... call me :hat: ))
Chris

Thanks Chris

good stuff guys, where is the best place to shop on line for a macbook?

what is it that makes a Mac so much better for graphics? Is it visually better on the screen or is it how the actual programs themselves run on a mac? i use FlexiSign Pro, CorelX3 and Rhino for a lot of stuff now and have fantastic control as it is. i mean does Corel run the same and have the same features on both operating systems?

 

[stecz20]

you better get the mac cause your s hit is slipping buddy.. i think you are relying too much on technology... maybe you do need to sharpen up your skills...

 

[glassdave]

i could go back to pencil and paper . . . . ii can still do that as well and not many can. man then it realy would have taken a while to do that rendering of the TS

 

[stecz20]

yeah prob would have taken you 3 -4 months......:03::03:
if you had the mac 1 week most....:seeya:

 

[macjazzy]

The Mac advertising campaign with Mac guy and the PC guy has got to be one of the best ad campaigns ever. After fighting with my Vista laptop, having to take it back for repair twice and having it wipe out all my pics and songs once for no known reason. They are seriously making me consider switching.

 

[NJgr8ful]

Thanks Chris

good stuff guys, where is the best place to shop on line for a macbook?

what is it that makes a Mac so much better for graphics? Is it visually better on the screen or is it how the actual programs themselves run on a mac? i use FlexiSign Pro, CorelX3 and Rhino for a lot of stuff now and have fantastic control as it is. i mean does Corel run the same and have the same features on both operating systems?

Anytime Dave. You really can't get much better prices on Apple stuff by shopping around, the prices are what they are ... so may as well stick to APPLE.com or APPLE's brick and mortar stores at your local mall as they actually can offer better 'deals'. EX: My daughter 13" MacBook was offered at retail price, not a biggie, but then take 10% off for student discount (any child attending a school qualifies for this ) and were also offering up to a $399 rebate, at the time, on any iPod/iTouch purchase. So buy a $399 iTouch and keep for free or sell for $399 and save additional. Rebate takes less than 7 business days to get the check in your hand.

You should be looking at the 15" or 17" MacBook Pro series vs. regular 13" MacBooks for the graphics stuff. It isn't necessarily the screen and appearance that's superior, it is the programs available and what they are capable of ... and user friendly aspects of these programs. Not familiar with exactly what programs do what and specifics on ea. .. maybe Steczy's guys can tell ya what programs to get for your needs.