chrisg
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| posted on 23/11/08 at 01:58 PM |
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Mac users
I've never had a mac, but now I'm involved in publishing, everyone I work with uses them.
I've always avoided them in a sort of "beatamax video" kind of a way, but now I need a new 'puter.
Anyone want to talk me in to it?
Advantages etc.
Cheers
Chris 
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Pdlewis
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| posted on 23/11/08 at 01:59 PM |
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The only advantage is you can run windows on a seriously sexy machine 
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prawnabie
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| posted on 23/11/08 at 02:01 PM |
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Working for Renault who used macs for everything, I used to view pc's in the same way as betamax videos!
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grazzledazzle
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| posted on 23/11/08 at 02:42 PM |
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All i will say is i use macs for work and home. I was a sceptic for a long time, but now i will never buy a pc again.
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Paradoxia0
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| posted on 23/11/08 at 03:15 PM |
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I use both (but never normally admit to to mac...).
Both have their uses and work well. The mac has just as many updates etc as the PC and works well for the kind of apps I run on it (photoshop, office,
internet etc.) but I still prefer the PC! I would be reluctant to recommend a mac but would struggle to argue against getting one as well... (plus you
can can run XP Vista on it as a "Bootcamp" second OS or using something like paralells to run bot OS's at the same time - which is
actually kinda cool.... Best of both worlds!
Mark
There is no replacement for displacement...
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blakep82
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| posted on 23/11/08 at 03:22 PM |
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i've never owned a mac, used them at school many moons ago, and i think what you ned to remember is, only apple build them, so the software etc
can be written for specific machines, not like PCs where everyone and his dog makes them, out of all sorts of bits, so things quite often never work
as well as they're supposed to.
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chrsgrain
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| posted on 23/11/08 at 04:01 PM |
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I had this problem about 4 years ago - and very cautiously bought a Mac - now I wouldn't even consider using a PC again. I have to run the odd
bit of software at work (very esoteric stuff - running DNA/RNA sequencers!) which you can only get for PC - so then I run windows on the Mac - I can
have both operating systems running on the same machine - and as its easy to dual screen - have one OS per screen, and you can then drag and drop
between them.
There is also a lot of really useful software that is only available for Mac (eg Papers)....
No viruses (OK they are theoretically around, but very rare) - no malware, does what you want it to do, when you want it to.... Do it - you'll
not regret it....
Chris
Spoing! - the sound of an irony meter breaking...
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cadebytiger
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| posted on 23/11/08 at 04:38 PM |
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i use both but if i had to choose would go for the mac everytime!
The only slight disadvantage of the mac is that it does not run Microsoft office quite as well as the PC.
They make up for this however with fantastic integration of their programs.
Have fun!
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chrisg
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| posted on 23/11/08 at 05:14 PM |
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Thanks chaps - food for thought
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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peteday_uk@btinternet.com
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| posted on 23/11/08 at 05:32 PM |
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Mac every time, although it does depend on what it is going to be used for. Video and graphic editing type stuff will run rings round pc's.
Internet i suppose they are as good as each other although you don't seem to get viruses on mac's. I have had a mac now for 4-5 yrs and
it is fantastic. Although if you need to run word and powerpoint these programs are very expensive for mac. Apple do their own, Pages and Keynotes
which are much better than MS, the problem will be if you need to say move a presentation from mac to a pc. I wouldn't buy anything else. They
are more expensive but they are worth the investment.
Hope that helps
Pete.
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