I've been a mac user for (omg) 8 years now. I got to bang my head against the wall with frustration when -nothing- was compatible with my computer. I now get to ooh and ah at the amazing things OS10(X) can do - it truly is incredible, the diversity of software to be found. Open source rocks teh kazbah.
Some things: I don't have the newest macs. My desktop machine is a 2001 G4, and I still do fairly high-end graphics on it. Sure, I can't really handle 1200 dpi files at large sizes, but I don't need to. It is a good, reliable machine. I've never had a serious crash on a mac, never lost data.
Even my 2001 G3 laptop handles everything I throw at it. (Which is all my internet stuff, as well as watching .avi and divx files on a very regular basis.)
Any program built by Apple for the Mac integrates absolutely -seamlessly- with the OS and any other programs you might have.
And hey - you can still access the command line. Chouette.
Some cons: Certain things are less well developed for mac. Macs don't handle flash animation very well - it's always just a little choppy for me, although that may partially be processor speed. Yes, they're expensive, but they tend to hold up their end of the deal - they last, and hold their value. Thus, buying a used mac, you're still getting a very nice computer. You can't get as many games, if that's your thing.
I'm sure I've got more stuffed up in my skull, if you're interested.
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Macs
Date: July 30th, 2004 10:54 am (UTC)From:Some things: I don't have the newest macs. My desktop machine is a 2001 G4, and I still do fairly high-end graphics on it. Sure, I can't really handle 1200 dpi files at large sizes, but I don't need to. It is a good, reliable machine. I've never had a serious crash on a mac, never lost data.
Even my 2001 G3 laptop handles everything I throw at it. (Which is all my internet stuff, as well as watching .avi and divx files on a very regular basis.)
Any program built by Apple for the Mac integrates absolutely -seamlessly- with the OS and any other programs you might have.
And hey - you can still access the command line. Chouette.
Some cons: Certain things are less well developed for mac. Macs don't handle flash animation very well - it's always just a little choppy for me, although that may partially be processor speed. Yes, they're expensive, but they tend to hold up their end of the deal - they last, and hold their value. Thus, buying a used mac, you're still getting a very nice computer. You can't get as many games, if that's your thing.
I'm sure I've got more stuffed up in my skull, if you're interested.