A mac is more expensive and you can do fewer things on it.

Switch to Linux instead; bigger market share and more software.

The wise people who have bad things to say about a MAC have never used OSX. OSX is built on BSD, it is Unix. Unix is far more mature, stable and secure than anything designed in Redmond.

The key is sofware. I switched about six months ago, it took about an hour to become comfortable with the MAC but some of the applications I use are only available for Windows. I run Virtual PC on my Powerbook for those few applications.

Most video software is available and superior on a MAC, not so with accounting and other business products.

I would NOT go back to Windows, I would consider Linux as it matures but for know the Mac with OSX is the best money can buy.

macs were utter shite until osx.. now it's virtually more about what you prefer or are used to or whether you want to fork out the extra $ just to have a mac... or whether you can get the same software and games... or the fact that their keyboard shortcuts are crap... no more uber fast work doing logical moves through nav bars like alt-l-t-r.. you've got to map everything.
the other reason not to use a mac is probably being lumped in with noobie mac users and retarded hardcore macolytes :)

but besides that.. they're fine. And I wouldn't throw away a g5 laptop with finalcutpro.

do you actually believe what you are saying here?

hmm... just got my 2nd powerbook this week. windows has its place,(not on the server imho), so does macos. and linux
and solaris and *bsd. I use them all. I like
my pb because I have the tools I use everyday, builtin (unix shell tools vi, perl, php, apache, sed, awk, etc ) and photoshop, painter, illustrator, quark, lightwave. A ddecent browser with safari, a decent mail app. out of the box. You can do ms office, or star or open.

then there is itunes, imovie, idvd. final cut pro, etc. Sure you can get the same types of apps on a pc, but you get a lot of extra baggage there as well. The constant barrage of security holes are a prime example why. add things like ie holes(many still unpatched), and things look even better on the mac side.

of course, you also go linux on a laptop as well. or desktop, doesn't matter. however if you are complete newbie to unix, thats probably not the best idea. Can try if you like.

I've talked, at last count, 14 people into converting from a pc to mac (powerbooks in most cases) in the last year. Every one has been VERY happy with OSX.

For noobs like Quiet.. oh yes. Or Sleazydream.

didnt know you liked to spend 3x on software/

you can indeed recover data from a mac formatted(HFS+) drive.


your other statement? You need some education on what html is, what jpg (gif,etc) files are, what standards are. And the knowledge that IE works just fine on a mac. Its EOL'd, but it works. Several other browsers(opera, moz) give you the option of sending 'msie' as the user_agent string, you may not have as many IE users as you think.

You live in a fantasy world if you think a siginificant number of porn sufers are spoofing thier user_agent string As for things looking the same in all the browsers... thats another little fantasy.


Edit: Also do you have any links to info on recovering files from a mac drive. I seriously need some good software for that.

why learn how to use a mac?


you obviously haven't correctly learned how to use a pc

50

im getting a ibook soon

you're full of shit retard :321GFY

:glugglug Lol..switching to mac

Great argument. :1orglaugh


Walk through.

Where's Henrique??

Did I say either of those things? No.

As for your misconceptions on technical matters, I'm having an even harder time taking you seriously since you seem to not be able to use a search engine either.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search

Yeay... your a better cocky smartass than me. I will never support mac, no matter how much it SHIFTS over to being like a PC (wich is all the "advances" in mac systems have been)

AS for your misconceptions on how there are BENEFEITS to using a mac, you must not have the slightest clue of how to build/maintain a PC system.

When it comes to the core componets theres little to NO competition and that = higher prices.

I don't know about your stats but across all my servers I've never come across data that showed more than 5-7% mac users..... I guess these poeple have jsut never heard of apple computeres or they all would have switched by now.

The fact that people come here with thier arguments about how macs can do this now and macs can do that now..... PCs have always been able to do these things. Appple computers provide nothing more than what could be accomplished at the same (or lower) price with a properly built PC.

If all you need is video authoring or photoediting and you feel like wasting a bunch of money.... go for it. Or you could jsut go to somone who knows how to buld a PC and get a real computer.

My next desktop will be a Mac without question.

I hear nothing but great things and my friends that have them love them.

http://www.digitalvideoediting.com/2...macvspciii.htm

it is quite obvious that you cannot read and comprehend. please go reread my post. I didn't knock PC's at all. I knocked windows due to security. How in the fuck does that equate to pc hardware? you half wit wannabe tech weanie. All I've EVER said is right tool for the job, MY job. I'm not on some fucking crusade here you no talent ass clown, people use whatever they want to use. Someone asked for advice. I gave it.

You, on the other hand, have very little clue about what the fuck you are talking about, and continue to prove it.

People who want quality machines buy quality hardware. That goes for the PC and mac (and sun for that matter)


(having reread your response again, you do in fact need to reexamine histoy. Like what the first mac brought to the desktop os world. I get the impression though that in 1984 you were maybe 2 years old.)

I love my Powerbook. I wouldn't go back to using a PC for my daily business for the world.

But I do have to say, GFY is the only place where a Mac / PC thread can turn into a knock down drag out.

Good Times.
:1orglaugh

ah good, you figured out how to use google. Now look at the date of
the article and try again.

no more than 5 months. I suggest you stop trying to be witty and use your elite google skills to find some actual facts on why MAC are superior to PCs.

LOOK AT THE FUCKING URL IN YOUR BROWSER!

since you cannot seem to understand even that:

http://www.digitalvideoediting.com <--- host+domain

2002/11_nov <--- date of publication

/reviews/cw_macvspciii.htm <--- section and page name.

LOOK at the page info, see metadate field with 2002-11-13 in it.

Did you READ the article? I don't think you did. Otherwise you would know the G4 is not Apple's top proc any more, though it was when that article was written.

How in the fuck do you make any money in this business if you can't read?

Didnt make my money on the internet.

You have not stated one fact. All you do is make personal attacks.

Your a filthy ape turd sniffer. :2 cents:

While I admit there were some nice personal attacks there, I have stated plenty of facts.

People from texas are stupid. :2 cents:

lol @ filthy ape turd sniffer

I'm not especially pro-Apple but I am vehemently anti M$.

granted. not from texas, lived there a couple years ago when i registered.

I honestly dont hate macs.... This is just entertaining. :glugglug

no worries. I play games on windows machines...


For the record though, if you have the slightest interest, read the G5 reviews. Not saying they're faster or better, I've no idee. I love my mac, I love my sparcs, I'm on a hate-hate relationship with my windows machines.

filthy ape turd sniffer's son!

I've always considered myself a pc power-user ... but I managed to get on a mac and crash it in about 20 seconds by clicking on the X button for Final Cut Pro.. I mean wtf?

After changing to a Mac I would never go back.
For programs that you can not find for Mac OS X you can always use 'Viritual PC' although that can be a bit slow.

they need to get virturalpc out for the G5 already, so i can buy one and dump the pc completely

macs are great for video editing ..ie final cut pro or imovie.

everything else go PC.

:2 cents:

how is a PC not easy to use? :helpme

The daily grind on viruses, trojans and IE issues can become a bit of an irritation if your time is worth something. Add to that mix the annual delete, refirmat and reinstall to clean up the trashy remains of programs and data gone bad.

I will reaffirm Mac is a better solution as long as the software you need is available for the Mac.