< why buy a mac?
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- pascii0
why i use macs? i never learned to use windows. and i don't mind. i mean, hey - it's a good computer. looks nice etc. i think most of the ppl use the machine they learned to work with.
- chunkified0
Windows = normal lego
Mac = Lego Duplo
Unix = Lego technicoldelpaso
(Jul 8 07, 07:57)hehe i like! :D
- THA0
DAMN. so much trash talk. All I can say is that I was using a PC for about 5 yrs for design, then I had to upgrade & I switched to a Mac. I will NEVER go back to PCs & it has nothing to do with Steve Jobs or the Apple "cult". I don't give a crap about the brand or the hype. I find that designing on my Mac is 100x more efficient and enjoyable than on any PC I've ever used, and on any Windows platform I have ever worked on. That's the bottom line. If it was Gates making Macs I would still use them. I don't care how they look on the exterior (although it's nice), all I care is the work flow, which from experience I find to be much better on Mac OS X. Unlike my old PCs (I had 3 of them) my Mac just works. no crashes (EVER), no Viruses, no Spyware. That's the bottom line.
- Jaline0
My PCs have never crashed and have no viruses.
That being said, I can see where you are coming from THA, and that's probably the reason why I am switching to a Mac. But I'm still using a PC for certain things.
- mrdobolina0
How are adobe apps any different, no matter what platform you use. I fail to see how workflow could be increased using either.
- BonSeff0
macs only @ thug mansion ya'll
- Point50
I worked on both PCs and Macs for about 9 years; then my last 2 jobs have been strictly Mac. This computer I'm working on right now is a G4 that bought back in 2001, and it's still kickin ass. I've never had to re-install anything on this puppy (knocks on wook); I love it! I am not a Mac cultist by any means. Did I get an iPhone on day one? Yes (but I only waited in line for about 40 mins hehe). This thing kicks ass. As far as my opinion about iPods, I've had 4 (bought one that got replaced 3 times under warranty) and they all shitted out on me... I've never once thought about purchasing another one, aside from this one that I have in my phone that I have yet to even consider using.
Cultists, well, I don't know what to say about these consumer (in this case Apple) cultists... one stance I do have is that Apple has been dogged out by the masses for so many years, now it's Apple's time to shine and share in the mainstream profit; and there's those who feel like their loyalty gives them the right to gloat over these things, similar to the way a sports team fan would say "We won last night 12-9". Even though that person has absolutely nothing to do with the athletic performance of that team they feel a connection.
Bottom line, I don't hate PC; no reason to. IF you're the average consumer or are brand new to the world of computers, then I could see the turmoils of falling victim to the vicious marketing of these companies. But if you have a head on your shoulders, know what you need/want then the choice is up to you. If you bash someone for their personal choice of OS or hardware then you might as well have a bootleg sticker of Calvin pissing on an apple, or a penguin or some flying dynamic window pasted on the hood of your laptop or side of your CPU.
- BonSeff0
the oakridge boys use pc's
not cool.
- mrdobolina0
The Statler Brothers strictly use Tandy computers.
That's just how they roll.
- Rand0
Son uses a mac
- dibec0
I am a fanboy.
- v-gates0
when I really want to communicate I use the telephone but my lawyer writes letters.
- studderine0
my mac runs faster.
- GT_10
Antonelli, oh I forgot, designers just make pretty things, so they should be surrounded by pretty things.
We are talking about a tool to get work done. Function will always supercede form for a tool.
Get your girly-girl arts-n-craft Design Philosophy OUT OF THIS THREAD. You DO NOT belong in this industry, Antonelli. You probably think design is all about "montages" and decoration. Fuckin hack.
- GT_10
" designer is less likely to be caught up in the hype of Apple simply because they already recognize the aesthetic beauty of Apple" -Antonelli
Ahahaa, you piece of trash. you're such an idiot. Form over function, woohoo! Lol @ thinking you're not caught up in the hype.
"That looks pretty, I'll buy it"
- ribit0
and a car is just for transport... shall we stop designing them to look nice as well?
what about furniture... houses, fashion?
- GT_10
I hear all these people talking about "Oh, it's not hype, it's the MAC OS, it's so great!"
So how many of you spent a fraction of the cost for a PC and installed MAC OS on it? oh? none?
sheep.
- GT_10
ribit, computers will NEVER be a statement of fashion, no matter how hard you geeks want them to be. Ever. Sorry, but you're a geek for even thinking like that.
- joyride0
So how many of you spent a fraction of the cost for a PC and installed MAC OS on it? oh? none?
sheep.
GT_1
(Jul 8 07, 16:10)hrrmm.... maybe cuz it's not the easiest thing to do.
if it's as easy as you think it is, for sure, I'd have both running.