Computer question

[emgred]

Originally Posted by gone fishin

Graphic design = Mac ...... Business and commercial use = PC.
Don't get fooled with the virus and trojan horses story. Mac can get hit just as a PC can. Dad F hits it solidly!

I don't think it is as black and white as you are making it out.

A Mac is better suited for any sort of graphics, any sort of music (composing, mixing, etc.) any field that is even slightly touching the arts. As to business, ALL of Microsoft's major business apps have Mac versions that run faster than the PC versions. The transparency and compatibility from platform to platform is there. Yes, Macs can and do get viruses, but no where near as many and they are much easier to protect. The OS is so superior to any Windows OS it is not even a contest. As to cost, by the time you finish adding all the extras to a PC machine just to get to where a Mac is out of the box, the cost difference is not that great. And you do not have to be a propeller head to become a "power user" on a Mac.

[TheSpecialist]

Ronnie I have a new Imac. I love the thing. It took a little getting used to, the mouse is different, and finding things like files. Let me tell you, if I turn this thing and my dell or any other windows based computer on at the same time, the Mac is fully booted up in about 60 seconds, as opposed to 2-5 minutes for the others. The graphics are out of this world. I have their office suite, and it is easy to use and very similar to Microsoft. I also have Photoshop Elements which is the bomb. Also as noted above every program runs way faster than on my windows computers. If I open the same word docs on both computers, I could be done editing and printing it up on the mac before the dell even loads it for use.


As far as viruses, it has some built in protection, but Mac keeps their source very tight, and not alot of people want to mess with them in general. Alot of people can't stand Gates, and Microsoft thats why there are so many viruses that affect windows based computers.

Go to the Apple store, make a few trips and play with them , and talk to a sales guy