Have you switched to Mac? (now just fighting over which is better)

I've been getting ready to buy a new machine and I've decided to switch to Mac. I'm wondering if anybody who's switched to Mac has experienced any drawbacks at all, related to wedding workflow or otherwise, since abandoning the PC. I'm not excited about buying CS2 all over, and I know I'll have to upgrade to CS3 because of the Intel chips. Otherwise, I'm not seeing a downside at all. Should I be?

Thanks!

Oh gosh no, I would never switch to Mac. I'd list all the reasons but that would just open a tired and old debate.

Best of luck with the transition.

10 years ago.

Philco wrote in post #2622048
I'm not excited about buying CS2 all over, and I know I'll have to upgrade to CS3 because of the Intel chips. Otherwise, I'm not seeing a downside at all. Should I be?

You won't have to buy CS2 again. Adobe will switch the licence format to a different operating system for a nominal fee.

There's no real downside. Enjoy!

picturecrazy wrote in post #2622067
Oh gosh no, I would never switch to Mac. I'd list all the reasons but that would just open a tired and old debate.

Best of luck with the transition.

+1

I have worked professionally with both platforms.

I choose Mac.

I'm on the fence, its either upgrade the PC and a new laptop, or grab a 17" mackbookpro loaded and use my monitor for at home work. I just can't justify their desktop yet.

photoshop and lightroom just seem to run so much faster, but theres something about the upgradeability of a PC thats so enticing, not to mention the price. Though a new XPS laptop from Dell is more than comprible mbp

still using both, but Mac most of the time, at least I dont have to restart my comp THAT offen

I just got the 24" imac a week ago and will rarely if ever use my PC again. The last mac I had was a beige G3 that never gave me any problems. However I let others talk me into getting a Dell laptop. The Dell is not bad, but I think I prefer macs. The 24" imac looks like a work of art.

Theres a little rumor floating around that since macs are pretty much PC's now, that Apple may in fact be releasing their OS X for PC's. If this happens, you can spend the $2400 it would cost to get a decent Mac on a kick A$$ PC and just instal the mac OS!!

I am hoping this will be the case

litwinphotography wrote in post #2622655
Theres a little rumor floating around that since macs are pretty much PC's now, that Apple may in fact be releasing their OS X for PC's. If this happens, you can spend the $2400 it would cost to get a decent Mac on a kick A$$ PC and just instal the mac OS!!

Not a snowflakes chance in hell, in my opinion.

I've always worked in graphic arts, so Mac's have been the rule rather than the exception. Even though I've always had a PC at home, I think a dedicated Mac is going to be a good move, especially since the only negative comments in this thread are coming from people who don't use Macs.

It seems like Microsoft is creating a more mac-like interface, but I don't really think that means the two are becoming more like each other.

India - the 24'' imacs are beautiful, but my understanding from the guys at the Apple store is that the built-in backlight is so powerful that it makes it difficult to correctly calibrate the monitors, even with the backlight turned all the way down. This isn't an issue with the 20" or the 17".

I use Macs. There are six of them in the house at the moment. The problem is they keep on going One of them is about 10 years old and still runs the latest Mac OS - so my youngest child is getting it.

They just work.

I bought my first last Spring - a Macbook Pro laptop. Love it. I really hesitated because of the cost but it's sweet.

I used to use Mac's, in fact I was an apple service technician for about 8 years, I love them and I will be changing back with the next machine I buy, the reason is simple, the MAC with OSX is by far the better platform. The bonus now is of course that if you really have to run something on MS then you can dual boot and run windows natively.

i just decided today that i wanted to switch over but i will keep my current laptop as its only a few months old to use for a while until i can afford to rebuy all the software for the mac. i will probably get the mac pro and the smaller macbook with the 13.3" screen. i like smaller laptops for portability.