I see I am outnumbered...
All I can say is this, in professional environments, Mac and its dominant applications and processors are vital.
All major recording studios use Macs. As for graphics and audio, Mac will always be the Tyrant in this processing battlefield, I have a quote somewhere here regarding a Pentium test and Macintoshs G3 at 300 Mhz completed a filter in 3 times shorter time lapse, and the Pentium was Pentium 3 at 700 Mhz... this was published by Intel, Not an Apple affiliate.
Macintosh/Apple has always been regarded as non consumer level, and its priced accordingly. It is a Supercomputer, again, non consumer level, which Windows and its GUI based version of the mac OS will always been shaky and consumer level. Macs offer much more definable personal parameters, whereas Windoze, wants to do everything for you, and take control of your machine, the Mac allows you to become the Superuser.
Why would someone just needing to get online need a 22 inch Cinema display? They don't, but I do, and every design studio or recording studio I have worked in has been mac based.
Pro Tools and its digital audio software and hardware combination runs in excess of 17k, yeah its not for people who sit at home and do graphics, and claim to be pro. Same with AVID software and the digital Video suites of today, sitting at home ragging on Mac is not only silly, its just a level at which you may choose to remain.
Sure iMacs are funny, but we are talking serious power and graphic applications, along side the powerful and well respected technology of the G4 monstrosity...not your cracked copy of Photoshop 6 you got. The price of Photoshop or the Adobe bundle doesnt matter to someone like me, I know I can make it back soon, and besides, its a tax write off for anyone considering this more than hobby.
I love these ole Mac VS PC moments hehehe, im proud to own them all, Im always outnumbered hehehe... I have every mac from the 9600 - the Dual G4, and am also owner of every Windoze make from Win 93 -XP.
Its all good boys, its good to know both. But those who do, know the difference.
I've often seen people use the price tag on Mac as the reason to not buy... you get what you pay for. Is it the cheap cracked software you rely on to make money? Or do you wanna step up and go pro, hehehe... this should stir up a big enough wave for the mac VS Pc war.... let the Droid Wars continue!
