Switch to Macs?
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- SlashPeckham0
the quality of your work improves an a mac! seems strange but i've seen this happen a few time before..?
- timfraserbrown0
what?!
- doesnotexist0
who are you
- Jnr_Madison0
Do you buy a whole new software package is prolly more to the point.
- what? wisdom? who are you and what have you done with Jnr?!?!7point34
- some fucker jumped on my computer for a minute, that cunt.Jnr_Madison
- *makes international "i'm watching you" signal. points fingers at eyes and then back at Jnr7point34
- Terminal270
are you seriously asking this question on a designers forum?
Mac all the way!!- not as obvious as you may think.Jnr_Madison
- Why? They're no better than PC's.jamble
- Care to explain why that's a good idea, or are you just throwing that out there as an ill-thought opinion?Nairn
- uh oh here come the opinion police!doesnotexist
- fuckit, you rely on hearsay and opining then, I couldn't give a fuck how wilfully ignorant and misdirected you choose to be.Nairn
- Llyod0
macs cost a lot, especially for a small firm. if you've got the dough to burn...
- Llyod0
I'm a PC.
- pylon0
It's the software that'll be the killer. CS3/4, MS Office, Fonts, Font Management, etc, etc, etc.
It's like changing a machine shop from imperial to metric.
- jayoh0
Macs are a little more expensive initially but you will have much smoother and faster workflows with them. They also last a long time. Besides there's not that much difference in price if you compare to high end PCs.
Go look at the reboxed refurbished Macs - about 20% off and just like new with warrantys and AppleCare available.
- dusty_shackle0
once you go mac you never go back.
- instrmntl0
switch to pen and paper
- Nairn0
Pang - what reasons do you have for considering the change?
- section_0140
Honestly, I don't like Macs for design work. I realize they used to be the best but, xp runs cs3 just fine. Plus there are some programs we use that are only PC based. When I worked at a newspaper we used macs. I used to hate how all the windows were just kind of there floating. On a PC in photoshop or Illustrator or whatever, when you minimize a project it stays in the photoshop window. This comes in especially handy when you have 100 photos open. That used to be a nightmare to deal with at the paper. Maybe there is something I didn't know to handle that. On a pc however, the photos are nice and neat at the bottom of the window once minimized.
I do love OS X though. I use it for Logic Pro and other audio stuff at home and it is wonderful.
- Hmm...I don't always enjoy the way Mac handles minimization using the dock.Jaline
- olli1010
If you're seriously thinking about upgrading your current PC setup, there is no reason not to switch to Mac. All Mac's run Windows natively, so you won't lose any of your old software plus you get all the productivity of OS X and Linux/UNIX if the command line/Terminal is your cup of tea.
A very worthwhile investment, methinks.
- Sorry just to be clear all "NEW, Intel based" Macs, that is.olli101
- pang0
Thanks all for the comments so far... perhaps maybe except the "switch to paper" comment. ;P (we already use paper also - wow).
In answer to Naim's point; it's now that time when we will require new hardware soon. Originally the plan was to just purchase new high-end PCs, new monitors, etc. We will need to "switch over" to Vista from XP as a minimum, so this means some new software, update artwork files to newer versions, etc.
So with this all in mind, we have the opportunity to consider the switch to Macs also. I used to work on Macs perviously and found that I could work that little bit faster. So I guess the main benifit would be better productivity. I am also wondering if clients prefer to see Macs in a design environment, etc.
We've also been looking at upgrade/rent options (in UK) also, ideally we would like to replace the hardware after 1/2 yrs so we not left to sell old hardware off. Any comments on this also would be great - do any of the studios use agreements, companies for this type of thing?
- First I think the client would (should?) want to see "great work". If a MAC environment adds to that illusion, well...enfocusmedia
- nosaj0
I'm thinking the same - been doing a fair bit of video editing as of late... Using adobe products and like the Premiere AE combo but considering changing to Final Cut.
- Svenskoo0
64 bit with Windows, you'll be able to build the most bad ass PC's ever, that will beat the processing power of any mac ever made by at least 4 times for about 1/4th of the price
you can then get a few macs for the front of the office so you can look all designer pro, and no one will walk in saying "you use PC's!?" as if they know anything about computers
- Are there any software compatibility issues with 64 bit ver of Vista?pang
- Chazolta0
mac mac mac
- enfocusmedia0
Kinda on topic...
How efficient is Adobe CS3 (Win) running via Bootcamp (OSX)?- Bootcamp is exactly the same as using a PCmodern
- i know... just wondering if for eg. PC Photoshop running on a Mac runs quite smoothly or notenfocusmedia