[Hidden-tech] Mac or PC?

[Robert Heller]

At Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:11:49 -0500 Dina Polizzi <dina.javanet at rcn.com> wrote:

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> I'm a graphic designer and have been using Macs since the late 80's 
> when they were developed. My latest Mac was a G4 Titanium Laptop, which 
> I purchased about 6 years ago. I  spent the last 3 years doing 
> marketing and events, with only side graphics jobs. Now that my 
> graphics works has picked up again, I realized I have to buy a new 
> laptop.
> My question:
> Is the Mac still superior to the PC in graphics, audio and video 
> editing?

Most likely.  Macs are also superior in terms of O/S stablity and
imunity to viruses, etc.

> I know the Adobe Pro suite and the Macromedia suite are cross platform. 
> Many people are using PC's for audio and video editing. And everything 
> for Mac is more expensive.

Mac *hardware* has been getting cheaper, esp. since Apple has gone from
Power PC processors to Intel processors.  I believe that Adobe's
software is the same price for either platform, for the *same* level of
software -- beware that Adobe has 'consumer' / 'home' grade versions of
their software, that are not 'professional' grade.  Most of the 'PC'
users of programs like Photoshop are using the 'consumer' / 'home'
grade version (commonly the versions that 'come with' cheap (consumer
grade) digital cameras), which is probably NOT what you want if you
will be doing graphics work professionally. 

> I have to update soon, I'd love to hear some feedback.
> Thanks,
> Dina Polizzi
> Imagi Design Studios
> dina.javanet at rcn.com
> 413-367-2644
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