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Post September 15th, 2008, 6:05 am

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/me slaps myself around a bit with a large trout

eww fish :-X ;P
it does make sense to just use whichever browser is on top though..
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Post September 15th, 2008, 6:05 am

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Post September 25th, 2008, 8:31 pm

I code in WebObjects wich is own by Apple. I can only develop on a Mac.

In the past you could deploy on Linux... wich is what I was doing, for obvious reasons.

But they switch it so you can only deploy on OS Server.

So I just bought my 3rd mac laptop.

My 2 cent :

Go for a mac only if you have a program that only runs on it.

Doing photoshop on mac is troing money out the window.

Don't get me wrong Mac OS X is very nice system... based on Unix, which is very nice if you have to interact with Linux machines.

But a mac will cost you 1.5 times the price of a pc with the same hardware.

And if you need a server, like I do, Apple knows you're stuck with them... cause nobody use a mac server who is forced to do so.... It will cost almost 2 times more then a Dell server of equal force... and like 2.5 time then if you buy the parts and build it yourself
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Post September 29th, 2008, 2:49 am

Any proffessional creative design/video computer work is always done on Mac.

And Mac is much easier to use.

And never crashes (or very seldomly, unlike P.C. which comes with crashing as a feature)

And viruses are usually not written for Mac.

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Post September 29th, 2008, 6:46 am

nicole123 wrote:
Any proffessional creative design/video computer work is always done on Mac.

I disagree. Where are you getting that statistic from?

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And Mac is much easier to use.

For who? Beginners? Anyone proficient with design work should be able to comfortably work in just about any environment.

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And never crashes (or very seldomly,

You've obviously never owned a PowerBook G4 :x

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unlike P.C. which comes with crashing as a feature)

Even if it's running UNIX or Linux?
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Post September 29th, 2008, 12:37 pm

yes but your right mouse button will not work LOL

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Post September 29th, 2008, 12:39 pm

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yes but your right mouse button will not work LOL


Only if you don't ever click with it. I use a mac all day with a Logitech MX1000 and all 7 buttons work exactly as the do on a pc...
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Post September 29th, 2008, 2:24 pm

Same here. I'm not sure where the heck you heard that from.
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Post September 29th, 2008, 11:26 pm

I prefer windows only because I like to build my own computer from the ground up. I don't think you can buy the MAC OS. Linux I guess could be a choice but not what I was started on.
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Post October 2nd, 2008, 10:48 pm

PC for me. Always used em since IBM PC/XT - PC DOS 2.1. Macs are pretty but I never got used to them.
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Post October 3rd, 2008, 1:09 am

ya i never got into linux
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Post July 31st, 2009, 11:40 am

linux use to be ok as i worked with it for a little bit years ago, but its safe to say XP and vista took over because of its friendly environment, in any case, i love PC's there is just so much more you can do, those who use a MAC are those who do not know much about computing and want to just use simple apps, my opinion of course hehe
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Post July 31st, 2009, 12:12 pm

littlephoenix wrote:
i love PC's there is just so much more you can do, those who use a MAC are those who do not know much about computing


That seems like a pretty misinformed opinion. Would you care to elaborate about something that Windows allows that a unix based Mac OSX does not?
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