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Oh, just realised you're not the person I actually quoted.D4zZ said:
I use Windows because it's the most supported OS out there, so it's not that often I have to worry about OS compatibility. I don't even have anti-virus software. I probably shouldn't have pointed that out on the internet, but it's because I'm neither paranoid about viruses, nor am I stupid enough to go on a site that doesn't seem reliable or open suspicious attachments
Weird, I prefer making art on a PC.. Mac Photoshop is just fiddly and I'm always clicking OUT of it...xArtemisxEntrerix said:
Also... Kraft dinner?
OT: I personally use a Mac for video editing purposes.
It's the way I've been taught and I feel my grasp of the video editing software is much better on a Mac and as such turns out better results.
Also if you're on a media Production course and wanna do some film making you're gonna HAVE to use a mac at some point, there's just no way they won't let you use anything else.
I use a mac because it lasts much, much longer than any other PC I've ever had; the one I'm typing this on right now was purchased in 2006 and still works just as well as it did on day one, and I have no reason to get a new one (aside from playing new video games, but that's not really a concern). Additionally, I just like using OS X a lot better than Windows, and I'm willing to shell out some extra bucks for that.
Duly edited, thanks.dududf said:
What if you like both? I'm worried now, must be some kind of heathen.dududf said:I prefer my Microsoft OS over the Mac OS, due to that Mac is more of a pain to use. Sounds odd, but it's just how it feels.
the MS OS just feels right, and it just feels like it should act like it does. From which it does.
So over all, it's just a matter of preferences...
...those same preferences apply to this picture XD
I had to use a Mac for studio-in-art class. I was frustrated with how to save things but the thing that irritated me most was the Minimize/Restore/Close was on the left! God that was annoying. I didn't mind Safari but I don't understand why Mac's have to be so diff(icult)erent just because they are Apple products. Needless to say, I did not enjoy "The Mac Experience".
I use it for all my editing and creating graphics but ultimately it's just a tool ya know. I use the Mac because thats what I was taught on in school and that's what I'm comfortable with. It's shit for playing games but the programs don't seem to crash as much as they do on other operating systems I've used.
This.L3m0n_L1m3 said:
I've messed around on my friends Mac for a long time and I've had a blast with Logic Pro and such, but Sonar 8 is very similar to what you can do with it. Plus, right now I have my keyboard hooked up via MIDI to my Windows PC. Adobe Premiere suits me very well so I don't need Final Cut. I mean, I have considered buying a Mac, but I don't want to shell out 1500$+ for a decent model when I have the equivalent right now. I don't see what all the problems with Windows are, but Mac's present themselves very differently and nicely, and that's why people like them.
Also, Mac vs. PC are silly arguments:
I have used a Mac for maybe a year and a half now and I don't see myself turning back. I used to love windows, build my own pcs etc, but I decided to invest in a Mac and I have never looked back. I have just generally found it all much easier, much better to keep on top of things, and in general a lot more efficient. I know ill hear the "but it doesn't play games" argument, but that doesn't bother me; i use my macbook primarily for writing essays at university and it seems a lot more suited for my uses than a normal windows pc. If i do want to play games I can easily boot up into Windows 7, but I can't actually remember the last time i did. The idea of being able to boot into windows is nice considering how much people talk up the incompatibility of macs with software, but i honestly never find a problem with compatibility, unless its well, a game.
When I bought my mac it was on a whim. When I started using it it was all very alien to me, but I like change. Change is needed every once in a while. It looks different, feels different, and I like it. I always found windows overly complicated, not that that was too much of a problem for me, but simplicity is nice. I am glad that you at least tried a mac before making a decision as to why you like it or hate it, shows that opinion has some foundation. However, I have to say as much as you do not want this topic to end up like a fanboy war, it most likely will.
When I bought my mac it was on a whim. When I started using it it was all very alien to me, but I like change. Change is needed every once in a while. It looks different, feels different, and I like it. I always found windows overly complicated, not that that was too much of a problem for me, but simplicity is nice. I am glad that you at least tried a mac before making a decision as to why you like it or hate it, shows that opinion has some foundation. However, I have to say as much as you do not want this topic to end up like a fanboy war, it most likely will.
Space Iliad huh? Sounds awesome! Please let this become a movie directed by Michael Bay! NO! Peter Jackson! yeah.lukemdizzle said:
Back on topic now!
I had a 1st Gen iMac growing up. My parents got it after out old Windows 95 PC died. The new iMac only made me miss my old PC even more. Everything was overdone, there was no right click, I couldn't do reports for school because our school had PC's, and worst of all I COULDN'T PLAY DOOM ANYMORE! and from what I've seen these days not much has changed. Also their commercials are downright poop slinging. Tell us what your system does right! Don't just say the other system is "not cool". That's Douchebaggery in it's highest form.
No worries, they have a name for it.fix-the-spade said:Duly edited, thanks.dududf said:
What if you like both? I'm worried now, must be some kind of heathen.dududf said:I prefer my Microsoft OS over the Mac OS, due to that Mac is more of a pain to use. Sounds odd, but it's just how it feels.
the MS OS just feels right, and it just feels like it should act like it does. From which it does.
So over all, it's just a matter of preferences...
...those same preferences apply to this picture XD
Bi-Sexual XD
I grew up with Macintoshes... My mother used to be a graphic designer, so it wasn't really practical to have a PC around. Then they became useful because my dad became a sound engineer. Then we just kept getting all his old Macintoshes whenever there was an update. It was great. I didn't have any problem using them since there wasn't any significant change over the years... I think the only thing that threw me off maybe was the dock, when that finally came around, but now I quite like it because it goes away when you don't want to see it. xP Also, Macintosh keyboard shortcuts are lufferly. <3
We had Windows XP and that lasted a few years before the poor creature croaked à cause d'un overload of viruses. It couldn't read Chinese or type French accents; the only thing it was good for was running the scanner. Initially, it had faster internet than the Macintosh we had at the time, but later the tables turned. Iunno, I guess "better" really depends on the computer you have and how long you've had it. You can't really compare "all" Macintoshes and "all" PCs, can you?
We had Windows XP and that lasted a few years before the poor creature croaked à cause d'un overload of viruses. It couldn't read Chinese or type French accents; the only thing it was good for was running the scanner. Initially, it had faster internet than the Macintosh we had at the time, but later the tables turned. Iunno, I guess "better" really depends on the computer you have and how long you've had it. You can't really compare "all" Macintoshes and "all" PCs, can you?
I use a Mac because my dad is an Apple fanboy. He detests PCs, and I have no clue why. I'm currently trying to persuade him to let me get a Windows OS to run on the Mac with Bootcamp. He's an artist, so he can use it a lot. I, on the other hand, am a gamer and am therefore thoroughly screwed with this machine.
Though my Mac runs exceptionally well. What it can do, it does a good job doing it.
Though my Mac runs exceptionally well. What it can do, it does a good job doing it.
i currently use both. not saying im rich just the macs i use at college the college mac's. then a laptop for personal and some college use
because doing media and music on a mac is better than the equipment on other computers.
logic pro is a mac program but can be used on a pc but it best used on the thing it was made for, and music programs are crap unless its logic or pro tools mainly used on macs by pros in the studio aswell. and for media far as i can tell its the same film just different face on it but with mac you can make stuff better and get timeing done and easyer to use.
so a bit of a diffrence then in film
over all mac best for work related stuff for music and film
pc best for normal work and shit
because doing media and music on a mac is better than the equipment on other computers.
logic pro is a mac program but can be used on a pc but it best used on the thing it was made for, and music programs are crap unless its logic or pro tools mainly used on macs by pros in the studio aswell. and for media far as i can tell its the same film just different face on it but with mac you can make stuff better and get timeing done and easyer to use.
so a bit of a diffrence then in film
over all mac best for work related stuff for music and film
pc best for normal work and shit
That sounds awesome!lukemdizzle said:
I'd love to try a Mac just cause it looks different, and I like seeing new content.
My PC gets the job done though.
You realise that they have a Terminal right?D4zZ said:
I swap between Debian, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, CentOS and OS X with relative ease. I have an XP rig for gaming on (soon to be a win 7 box). So, why do I use OS X?
Firstly, I qualified as a Windows admin, I am Exchange 2007 certified and extensively versed in every server tech from 2000 to now. I would be an MCSE but I couldn't afford it when the opportunity arose - I do score 98% or higher on all the practice exams. I've been using Windows for the past ohhh 10 years I suppose.
Secondly, I started as a Windows admin. I learned to get around all the niggly issues and fix problems. I managed to make machines get more than a weeks uptime (299 days is the best I've got out of a server so far) and I could put together a mixed environment with enough time.
But (isn't there always a But), a couple of years ago I had a server-side epiphany. Using OS X just works. There were niggling issues (podcast server is a PITA, I would have liked more group features for the mail system) that I had to get around, but a single course was enough for that. This single course I did in 3 days, and learned as much about OS X as I had about Windows in the full year it took me to qualify.
No more issues with integration, no more stupid reboots or dumb lock ups. The only issue I had on any consistent scale was kerberos based (stupid time daemon on the router kept going down without us knowing it - so it wasn't the mac's fault). The machines are faster, stabler, and prettier.
And most importantly, after only two weeks of grumping around, all my users were loving the share mac's I had around the place, and they wanted their own. Sure, the beancounters kept XP, they had their software (and apparently a beancounter lacks the mental capacity to learn something new) and they were happy - so now I work in an all Mac shop, I've gotten more certificates in the past 2 months than in the past 2 years and I am stoked.
Anyone who tells me that a Mac feels wrong gets a solid "yeah right dickhead" from me. I started on the other side of the fence, I was happy there, I hated Mac's with a passion and only started using them because I was forced to.
And I haven't looked back.
