Switch to Mac?
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- nosaj
It's time for a new machine. All of our production has been on PC. Lot's of Flash, wed design / dev, plus Motion / video work along with some print. We often share files, while working on projects. With everyone else on PC, What kind of trouble should I anticipate if I end up getting a Mac?
- Jnr_Madison0
Lots of bitchy comments from co-workers.
- Meeklo0
With less crashes, you will actually spend more time doing work. A Pc helps increase the amount of time that you are on "break"
- bullshitpr2
- no really it doestraut
- got both... both as unreliable as each other... expect to pay more for EVERYTHINGtrooper
- bullshit! macs are just more expensive. You still get the crashes, but now they have nice drop shadows.Mojo
- hahaKiko
- when i was on pc... i had endless trouble of norton, virus' and just not starting up... wouldn't go back to PC********
- i don'tknow about the other arguments. but being more expensive isn't really true.skelly_b
- Llyod0
think different. just like ev3eryone else
- yeah, all 4% of them.********
- http://stuffwhitepeo…Serifa75
- yeah, all 4% of them.
- nosaj0
Honestly it's all because of Microsoft. I don't want to run Vista but I also don't want to get a new system with XP then be forced to upgrade in a year or so when they stop supporting it.
- Hall0
Do it!
what do you have to lose?
- rafalski0
a world of pain!
Actually, font issues. I was disappointed my Type1 PC fonts weren't even recognized by the Mac and that Windows TT weren't always properly imported and if they were, they sometimes behaved differently. There were times I had to go back to Windows to edit a Windows-produced .fla because of strange font issues (ie. weird kerning).
I like my Mac, but Adobe Suite still feels like it was natively made for Windows to me, never got used to the background transparency with the desktop beneath.. it's distracting.
ie. in photoshop there isn't a setting where you can tile 2 images next to each other and have a solid background below. It's how it has been on the Mac since forever, but for me it's an usability flaw that Windows version is free from.- you can turn the background on with cs3 on a mac by pressing "f" oncejkmohr
- sometimes .fla between systems won't open at all, also export path in these differ..rafalski
- thanks jkmor, but it's not the same, I mean background + tiled imagesrafalski
- Well I think having a background is weird! (Can't see reference material) but then I'm used to lots of apps at once...ribit
- zod0
You will get lots of jealousy. There are 0 long term issues with switching. In the short term, you will have to remember to save basic things in windows friendly files and make sure no one sends you .docX files. So...basically nothing.
- Microsoft lets yu download the DOCx convertor for free. It works greatadev
- Jaline0
I would suggest a Mac, but there may be issues if you use a Mac and everyone else uses a PC. At the same time, the files should be fine when you are moving them around. Just make sure every software program your coworkers use is available for the Mac as well.
Just choose whatever you want. It's all up to you whether or not you get more work done with a new system. It's ridiculous to think that one system (either a Mac and a PC, both with the same specs) will somehow make you work better. It's a personal preference, of course, but in overall productivity there shouldn't be a huge difference.
- MrOneHundred0
You have no idea how your life is gonna improve as a result of this.
Food tastes better. The air seems fresher. You'll have more energy and self-confidence than you ever dreamed of.
- inddg0
I use a Mac while every one at my work is on PeeCee's
No real issues except when they want a mac only program that i am using.
- TResudek0
Honestly though - it may make life more difficult. Fonts, especially. Lots of little issues. I switched a year ago and I am glad to have done it, but I'd be lying to say it has made my life easier. Definitely the opposite.
- + 1 for honesty,
+10 for mac loyalty******** - fonts are really the only issue as long as you use the same programs.cramdesign
- however, fonts are a pretty big problem if you are sharing design files with lots of designers.cramdesign
- + 1 for honesty,
- mg330
I bought my MBP about three weeks ago and life has been FANTASTIC ever since. I'll be getting CS3 Premium in the mail this week so I'll finally be fully immersed by this coming weekend.
But, I hate to sound cliche or like the commercials, but the Mac just works. It doesn't shut down, it doesn't freeze on me, it's incredibly user friendly, simple, well put together, very impressive.
The only fail going on right now is that the recent graphics update that came after the Leopard update has screwed up the ability to close it and only use an external monitor (clamshell mode as it's called). It locks it up and when I unplug the external I have to remove the battery to restart the mac. So now it just sits here open with the screen turned all the way down. They are supposed to have a fix soon.
But overall, I'm completely impressed. I bitched and bitched and bitched for months about my slowly dying PC, drove my GF nuts saying every day "I can't wait to get a Mac."
There's just no fuss like a PC - well, that I have yet to experience. No driver issues, none of that. Although, I'm sure once I start transferring fonts this weekend and realizing that tons of favorites won't work I'll change my tune.
- is this clamshell screwup only on a pro? my mb seems fine..rafalski
- Jaline0
In my experience I have had an equal number of problems with both PCs and Macs. Macs are definitely more aesthetically pleasing though.
- slappy0
Be aware that if you get a lapmac that randoms will come and sit next to you at the airport and ask you about it while you try and get emails out. That kind of sucks.
- lvl_130
if you are using a lot of flash and everyone else is on pc, you may encounter a fair amount of problems (fonts for sure, speed/render issues for sure). other than that, it shoudn't be that big of a deal.
as some have said already, installing xp on another partition of your mac hd will probably be your best bet, as well as avoiding a lot of headaches. flash will still run slower though.
as far as driver installs and such, i've never had a problem on either mac or pc. unless you are trying to install a piece of software (or an auto hardware/hardrive setup) that hasn't made an update in 5 years, you should be fine.
i use both every single day. they both do the job perfectly fine.
don't listen to anyone that is all for pc no matter what.
don't listen to anyone that is all for mac no matter what.in the end, it's more about the user's ability to create things anyway. not what machine they use to create said things.
- "flash will still run slower though" if you boot into XP it will noternexbcn
- +1 lvlJaline
- although i am on my pc right now with no mac in sight, i am going to say that you may be right, or you may be wronglvl_13
- flash runs the same for me in mac os x, xp and vista on my Mac Pro. It is a bit slower on my MacBook Pro though.MediaPimp
- on the newest macs... flash is basically the same.cramdesign
- Atkinson0
i changed back to mac last year and am v happy I did.
- Samush0
Also check that the printer drivers for the printers at your workplace are readily available online for OS X 10.5, companies like HP (i've had experience with them) don't spend as much time or money updating the Mac drivers for their printers, so even though leopard has been around a while already you may struggle to get up-to-date drivers for your printers. Just check it out before hand.
