[Hidden-tech] Mac or PC?

[Lynne Rudié]

Well said Kevin! I couldn't agree more.
	Lynne


On Nov 1, 2008, at 3:13 PM, Kevin McAllister wrote:

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> The ancient question!
>
> I believe that too much emphasis is placed in the wrong area in this  
> discussion always -
>
> Goes like this:
>
> - Mac is SO much more expensive, but people swear by it for  
> graphics, video, creativity. Can I save money and just buy a cheaper  
> PC?
> - Computer is computer - buy the one you like.
>
> Having worked with, and supported dozens of institutions and  
> professionals - parents and students - for 15 years, to me the  
> answer is the same.
>
> The total cost of computer owndership is not the purchase price. If  
> you save 500, or 1000 or 5000 in purchase price (forget 200) and you  
> can't get your job done for hours, or days, or weeks, then you have  
> lost potentially thousands of real dollars.
>
> The cost of frustration, loss of productivity, downtime, returns,  
> rebooting, and freezes dwarfs any purchase cost savings —if there is  
> any. Using a bargain basement PC with free, or low cost, stolen, or  
> "borrowed" software for real work, to me is a very near sighted  
> decision.
>
> Using a running PC or a running Mac to create in Photoshop or Office  
> is mostly equal. That is true.
>
> Graphic designers create to share. Sharing nicely is what Mac is all  
> about - not running Office or Adobe products.
>
> Printing those files, transferring those files, getting true color  
> with printers, hooking up to peripherals, adding different cameras,  
> etc is where the difference is staggering, and where all but the  
> high end geek will lose time and money. Four trips to CompUSA and 2  
> weeks of returns and the associated downtime loses all purchase  
> savings for most graphic designers.
>
>
> My 2 cents
> Kevin
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