WIN or MAC?

Havaña Dreamer · Post by **Havaña Dreamer** » August 21, 2002 5:19 pm

What do you use??
I am doing a little research.

Thank You

TheSecretsInTheCrust · Post by **TheSecretsInTheCrust** » August 22, 2002 3:25 pm

I think I'm the lone Mac guy here....But as a graphic designer....I'd never use anything else, altho I've had to from time to time. In this day and age, You need a computer that fits your personal needs. A race Car driver cannot get by with Yugo, and a starving callege student doesn't need a Mercedes.

Havaña Dreamer · Post by **Havaña Dreamer** » August 22, 2002 3:58 pm

I am thinking about switching to a Mac for home. Im tired of a PC that is not very stable.

CAblondestranger · Post by **CAblondestranger** » August 22, 2002 4:34 pm

TheSecretsInTheCrust wrote:I think I'm the lone Mac guy here....But as a graphic designer....I'd never use anything else, altho I've had to from time to time. In this day and age, You need a computer that fits your personal needs. A race Car driver cannot get by with Yugo, and a starving callege student doesn't need a Mercedes.

You are not alone. I'm on a Mac at work, and a PC at home. Once you go mac its hard to go back.

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » August 22, 2002 4:47 pm

I love your analogies, SITC!

DejaLola · Post by **DejaLola** » August 24, 2002 10:31 am

I've never used a Mac. I don't think I've ever SEEN a Mac !! (well, except for ads, of course)

st.somewhere · Post by **st.somewhere** » August 24, 2002 12:46 pm

My ex-girlfriend's Mom had one of those lil' I-Mac things. She used to ask me for help with stuff when I'd go over there. Talk about a pain in the ass. I'm sure a Mac is great if it's what you're used to, but if all you know is Windows the whole program of things seemed retarded. It was pretty frustrating. But we broke up and now I don't have to deal with that stuff anymore.

I feel good about that part of it all.

Thanks for making me think of that HD.

Havaña Dreamer · Post by **Havaña Dreamer** » August 24, 2002 5:38 pm

Glad I could help, St.S!

MelliJellyBean · Post by **MelliJellyBean** » August 24, 2002 5:47 pm

MAC!!! definitely. I have my own little iMac. Macs are great for graphics and designing pages and stuff for journalism so that's what I learned on in school and got my own and I'd NEVER EVER buy a PC again!

magnus · Post by **magnus** » August 25, 2002 11:55 am

Used a Mac all through college. Both my own laptop and the desktops in the Mac lab. (I was a journalism major, also.) Now I use Windows. At work becuase I have to and at home because it's a real pain in the arse to find Mac programs!

Come To The Moon · Post by **Come To The Moon** » August 27, 2002 12:42 pm

I LOVE my Mac!!!! It is the only computer I will ever use if I have a choice in a matter. I have a G4 with a 22" cinema screen which is perfect for drawing all those crazy architectural CD's. Heehee!!

Mac's are the best computers out there. You buy it, take it home, plug it in and your set. We have never had problems with freezing or freaking out like I know PC's have.

They are supper easy to use as well. If your used to a PC it may take a while to understand that you don't have to go through ten thousand commands just to do one thing. Once you get it, you will love it!!!

The most important thing to remember when considering a computer for work is how compatible it is with other companies you deal with. We have problems converting Microstation drawings from our Mac to AutoCadd drawings for PC's. Other than that it's great!!!

Good luck deciding!!

Havaña Dreamer · Post by **Havaña Dreamer** » August 28, 2002 10:37 am

I have also been researching the purchase of a MAC for the office. It would have to file share on a Windows peer to peer network. We are a small company, currently only 5 PC's on the network. If I buy a new WIN machine it will have XP

and I have not had good luck with XP.

XP is evil

Anyway I think the only thing I would need to make a MAC work on our small PC network is Office X. But it might be out of the budget after spending the $$$ for a MAC.

TheSecretsInTheCrust · Post by **TheSecretsInTheCrust** » August 28, 2002 1:11 pm

HD....depending on the demands that you'll need on your Mac....a iMac...even a G3 version can intergrate with a PC net. Remember PC files can be seen on a Mac, not the other way around. You can geta G3 iMac for under $1,000.

Havaña Dreamer · Post by **Havaña Dreamer** » August 28, 2002 4:29 pm

Thanks Crusty, Thats good to know. I will add that info to my fact finding mission!

Havaña Dreamer · Post by **Havaña Dreamer** » August 28, 2002 4:30 pm

Hmmmmm, over 125 views to this thread and only 27 people voted.

AlbatrossFlyer · Post by **AlbatrossFlyer** » August 28, 2002 4:33 pm

Havaña Dreamer wrote:Hmmmmm, over 125 views to this thread and only 27 people voted.

that's because there's no linux box to check

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » August 28, 2002 4:36 pm

I voted, I promise! I'm just curious to learn more about the Mac realm. And as a prospective Windows A+ certification student, I need to soak up all the knowledge I can!

Havaña Dreamer · Post by **Havaña Dreamer** » August 28, 2002 6:02 pm

LOL @ AF

The new Mac OS X is Unix base, Does that count??

UltimateParrothead · Post by **UltimateParrothead** » September 9, 2002 8:46 pm

To put it bluntly, Macs are for unexperienced people. With OSX now though, Mac has been trying to recruit the power users, but they should stick with the challenges of the windows and linux interface. Yeah -- where's linux in your poll?

It's freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! (If you can figure out how to install it.)

AlbatrossFlyer · Post by **AlbatrossFlyer** » September 9, 2002 8:54 pm

remember you need XP Pro if you want to network....

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