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

I'm kind of contemplating getting a mac mini. They're only like 600 or so. Although, I must admit, all the macs I've used have frozen long before my puny pc would've.

I never switched, I've used Mac's since 1985. But there's books for your switchers that might be great to have. One for instance is "Mac OS X: The missing manual" by David Pogue. It has a special chapter for switchers.

2 years ago switched to Mac and it's been wonderful. Nothing really bad to say about it.

i'm a professional commercial digital illustrator .. i have been using mac for 7 years in my profession and it has been such a goood partner in my career ... i used to be a windows user... i would say mac has a stronger platform structure and durability and reliability tooo ... nodoubt about it !!! its a a serious machine !!!!its a productivity machine!!!!

15 years ago, MAC was MOST CERTAINLY ahead of the game as being a multimedia platform. There is no doubt about that.

But this day and age, BOTH platforms are MORE than capable in multimedia. MAC for those who want to plug in and go, and PC for those who want ultimate flexibility in software and hardware. MAC for artists, PC for corporate businesses.

Take your pick, if you don't like one, you'll like the other. And if you like neither, you're one of those bearded Linux/Unix nerds that use The Gimp...

Lloyd, or you can say "play on the PC" and "work on the Mac" as there's less games for the Mac

Honestly, don't make this a Mac vs PC war. Answer the questions the original poster asked.

CyberPet wrote in post #2627059
Honestly, don't make this a Mac vs PC war. Answer the questions the original poster asked.

Petra, I HAVE been answering the question. Perhaps in a stupid way... in that case I apologize... (I never said I was smart)

to paraphrase... the OP wanted to know the disadvantages of switching to MAC. I said less flexibility, less general software support, less hardware options, less corporate software compatibility, but all in all, for photo editing either one will do the job well so take your pick; you'll do fine with whatever you choose.

If you work in the art industry a lot, use mac. If you do a lot of corporate stuff, then PC. (Remember, most people here are not full time photographers and work a day job, so corporate compatibility may be important)

mizuno wrote in post #2622111
You won't have to buy CS2 again. Adobe will switch the licence format to a different operating system for a nominal fee.

Just download the demo version of CS2 from Adobes site and stick the licence in... works just fine - or at least my Mac CS2 licence does on my soon to be gone PC.

I was a PC user for my entire life up until 4 years ago when I started working as a graphic designer full time. I now use a G5 at work and a Powerbook G4 at home I don't see myself switching back anytime soon!

I just switched and I ABSOLLUTELY LOVE IT. I use iweb for online proofing and blogging. It's super easy and it looks really nice. Check out my blog

Lloyd, but not all you've posted is 100% true, hence my post about not making it into a Mac vs PC war. Like all advice it's of course personal, so what one says might not be true for another person. That's all. It's great that you give some advice, but please be more specific as generalisations is never helpful.

Soon I will be using a Mac, but I won't be so much switching as just using a Mac and a PC. Sometime soon I am getting a new PC to replace the one I have, with 2GB ram, huge harddrive, Vista, the works. And the current PC I'm using will replace the older one that I have. Not sure where the old one will go, might sell it or might move it somewhere else in the house. By the end of next year though I'll be getting a Macbook Pro because I'm going into design in university, and it's a huge advantage to use a Mac for that type of work. So I'll be using both systems simultaneously.

Hi, my name is Sebastien and I still use a PC and I'm fine with it.

*Hi Sebastien!*

This thread can be summarized as follows: some people have used Macs all their lives and will never go to a PC because of the bad rep of these machines.

Other people used PC's and have changed to Macs and just love Macs because they are so much cuter, err, I mean better.

Other people use PC's and are comfortable with them and don't want to change because of that comfort.

Some people use Nikon because of... oups, off topic here! IMHO, it's all about what everyone wants. I don't mind macs at all. It's the Mac fan club that I have a hard time with.

I was just looking for feedback from actual Mac users since I could have been neglecting something important that a PC can do that I'd miss with a Mac, but it doesn't sound like that's going to be an issue, so yay for me!

Apparently we can add Mac Vs. PC to the list of things you're not supposed to discuss in polite company, along with religion and politics. : ) Speaking of which, I read an online article this week regarding left leaning versus right leaning political blogs that basically said only 2-3 percent of computers logging into 'conservative' sites were Macs, compared to something like 20% for the "liberal" sites. I guess that will make me a raging lefty when my Mac shows up. Power to the people!

( I used to use Macs... about 23 years ago. Didn't like them then, don't like them now. I tried it out again in the late 90's but as soon as they came out with all that UGLY CUTESY CRAP I was just turned off of them. Who the hell wants to pay such a premium so your computer can match your shoes?? LOL)

What is that nonsense- 23 years ago doesnt even compare to now!
Well welcome to hell, because Ive been using a Mac since 1984- Its like this, you get what you pay for.
I can dbl ram by using hard drive (pc's?) well forget it Im just going to let this go -


Mac's are like the energizer- they keep going and going and going.
Everyone have a great evening