applemac users

[byrt_001]

Hi everyone

Im planning to move back to apple in a few months. I would like to get the macpro.
I'm so tired of the pc, i have upgraded the ram so many times! and still crashing, the dvd writer is not opening now!

How many applemac users are in this forum? are you happy with your machine?

Thanks

Christian

[Steffen]

I'm so tired of the pc, i have upgraded the ram so many times! and still crashing, the dvd writer is not opening now!

My own acquaintance with the Windows PC ended several years ago (during Win98 days), so I haven't got a lot of current experience with it other than the occasional blood pressure raising and head shaking support episodes I have with my parents' PCs.

I've been a happy Linux user all along (being a Unix hand from the olden days), but have switched my desktop to Mac mid last year. I sort of knew what was coming my way, since I had converted the rest of my family to Macs before that. As of Tiger, Mac OS has become a proper OS even for the Unix geek.

Anyway, where were we? I've got a Mac Pro which I'm extremely happy with. A couple of weeks ago I even turned my back on the good old CRT (the ultimate sacrilege for me) and got a 30" cinema display. Best purchase ever!

Naturally, I think a Mac purchase can only make your life easier and if you've got any questions, there's a bunch of knowledgable Mac users around here, and if need be over at MTAU.

Cheers
Steffen.

[radar]

Another happy Mac user

I switched to an iMac about one year ago, love it. I have a dual monitor setup and it just works. Like Steffen, I come from a Unix/Linux background so for me, moving to OS X was a natural progression with the command line basically being very similar. I must say that I prefer the OS X user interface to the Windows XP interface.

All the applications I need are on the Mac and I even have Parallels to run some Windows applications that I need for testing purposes. I'm currently looking at getting a 13" MacBook for travelling but not sure yet as the MacBook Pro is not that much heavier. For that, I'm likely to wait till later in the year when Leopard, OS X 10.5, is due to be released. Don't let that stop you, operating systems upgrade for OS X have been very easy to do.

I'm not going to try to talk you to move to a Mac but make sure you are ready to move. Make sure your applications will run on the Mac, try one out if you can for a day or two. Windows PC's are not the only ones with hardware/software problems, it happens to some people on the Mac as well, just doesn't seem to be as often

Cheers

André

[W00DY]

Hi Christian,

I use a 17'' MacBook Pro and love it. I have even convienced my wife that Mac's are better

However in saying that, I am looking at a desktop machine at the moment (we need a second machine and the laptop is a little slow with larger image files, workable, but a little slow) and it is hard to justify close to $4k for a 24'' IMac when I can get a very quick PC with 22'' monitor for under $2k.

The cost of Mac's scare me but then working them is much more enjoyable than a PC

Cheers.

[Antsl]

Hi Christian,
I am using an iBook G4 and an iMac G5 and both work a treat. I had an issue with the iBook a month ago when it would not open PhotoShop CS2 and so I totally reformated the hard-drive, reinstalled the software and files and everything is working great. The G5 works well and having recently installed CS3 it is even better. I think the great advantage of Mac is that it is soooo much easier to use. My partner is looking at getting a make now... her Dell laptop is almost as well specked as my iBook and yet everything about it seems to take forever. I might try and move her onto my iBook so that I can upgrade the newer intel laptop when I get the chance.
Just as an interesting consideration, there are some Apple agencies that are selling ex demo and used macs with a one year warranty and they are fine (the iMac I am using was less than a year old when I bought it and I paid quite a bit less than retail with a one year warranty. I have about 1.5 gig of ram in it and it handles most of my demands reasonably easy (like processing stacks of images from the D200 or better yet, hi res scans from the blad).
This might be worth checking out if you are keen to give things a go.
Cheers, Ants

[sirhc55]

I’ve used Macintosh since 1985 and I’m still happy. But, having said that, I do run Parallels and Windows XP Pro for the odd programs that are not available for Macintosh.

[ozimax]

Just bought a new mac mini, my daughter just purchased a macbook (not pro), and I re-bought my old ibook G4 (after selling it in March) because I couldn't be without it.

Macs? They just work.

[big pix]

I agree....... they just work...... and very well

[byrt_001]

hi

thanks for your replies, I'm no stranger to apple I started with a classic and when I left the newspaper I gave back my trusty 12inch powerbook. That machine used to fly with the files from the first nikon d1.

I never hear about people moving back to pc after they have bought applemacs?

thanks

I agree....... they just work...... and very well

excellent!!

[beetleboy]

Well then..I'll just add my 2c.

2c

Yes, it IS a big 2c.

Have been using Macs since I was 7, first was a Mac Plus which my folks ran a desktop publishing company from! I have no idea how they composed A4 pages with that tiny little dim screen!

[shutterbug]

I am Mac too

[Laurie]

Christian, I've had a Powerbook for nearly 2 years and LOVE it.
I am planning on getting an Mac Pro sometime in the future.
If you end up getting one, let me know how it goes!
just out of interest what config are you looking at??

[Kyle]

I used to be with it, Powerbook G4 17"..

But now I have a decent core2duo desktop machine and it does everything that the mac can do, just as fast..

Still love thy mac though

[olrac]

Hmmm,

I have an IMac and I love it, but I also use PC for work and well there are just some things that you can't do on a mac that you can on PC like run a shiteload of business software.

That being said for the applied purpose of photography and general home type stuff the mac shines in its simplicity.

On the brighter side if you have business requirements get an intel mac (not that you can get any other) and run windows on boot camp.

That is just my 2c worth.

[Reschsmooth]

My parents almost bought an Apple 2e, but decided on a pc (with an 11mb hard drive) - worked a treat (for games like Zork). But, I am not adding anything to this conversation.

[norbs]

Had a Macbook Pro for about 3 weeks. Been using PCs since Noah was nailing bits of wood together. The Mac is nice, but can be an arse pain as well. Something are very sexy, and others, crap.

That said, CS3 runs like a cut cat now and I am getting to love the little beast with a 22" screen as a dual monitor.

[sirhc55]

but can be an arse pain as well.

It does pay not to sit on a Mac

[mic]

You what they say : Once you have a Mac you will never go back.

I have a G4, It's a Sexy Beast.

I spent around 4K on it about 3 years ago and thought I was nuts doing so ( so did a lot of others ) I don't regret doing it to this day.

To be creative you have to have something Creative to work on, it seems only natural.

Go get one, spend up big and have fun, you won't regret it.

Mic

[daniel_r]

Another long time Mac user here, currently using a MacBook 17" and Mac Pro with 23" Apple Cinema Displays as my workhorses. Fantastic, can't fault them. The colour accuracy of the 20/23/30" cinema displays is very good.


I haven't found many instances where I needed a Windows box for software in the last few years.
In fact, the last time I needed windows and legacy hardare was so I could use the DB-9 serial port and hyperterminal to reset the firmware in a old Intel 10/100 switch (that probably should have went in the bin anyway!)