zzopit Posted January 17, 2007 Share #201 Posted January 17, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Finally upgraded to a new Macbook, what a pleasure. It just works.... 160gb drive for my 24000+ images -zzopit M4-P Summaron +Summitar Pre-War and a really nice 200mm Telyt on a Visoflex I and a Nikon D1 if I must.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thomasw_ Posted January 17, 2007 Share #202 Posted January 17, 2007 i use a macbook named 'blowfish' :> Machine Name: MacBook Machine Model: MacBook1,1 Processor Name: Intel Core Duo Processor Speed: 2 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 2 L2 Cache (per processor): 2 MB Memory: 1 GB Bus Speed: 667 MHz i use ps, the gimp, and aperature. i use film a lot right now and i am still very pleased with it. i don't see myself getting a m8 for sometime, unlike anthony. i will wait until i have the loonies and until leica will make me one w/o a red dot on it. a la carte may be the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gesper Posted January 17, 2007 Share #203 Posted January 17, 2007 Dell Dimension XPS Gen5 PC 3.2Mhz Processor 3G Memory XP Home NVidia GeForce 6800 256MB Sony SDM-HS95 Monitor 160G and 250G internal SATA drives 300G external backup drive M-Audio Firewire 400 outboard sound card Wacom Intuos 3 Graphics Tablet NEC DVD+-RW Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cduff Posted January 17, 2007 Share #204 Posted January 17, 2007 Born and raised on PC's... too much to think about getting comfortable with a new system at this time. PC (Nobilis) MS Windows XP Intel® Core 2 CPU T7200 @ 2.00 GHz 997 MHz 1.99 GB of RAM 120 GB HD 19" Monitor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest david_e Posted January 18, 2007 Share #205 Posted January 18, 2007 iMac G5 2GHz 17" iBook G4 800MHz 12" Tiger on both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richam Posted January 18, 2007 Share #206 Posted January 18, 2007 20" iMac G5 13" MacBook Intel Core 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ustein Posted January 18, 2007 Share #207 Posted January 18, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I used PCs (NT) for about 15 years. Then I got my G5 Quad (was cheaper than a Dell Quad and the Mac is much better designed). Now with Intel Macs is is getting more and more a no-brainer. Get a Mac and run Windows if needed in Parallels (close to full speed). Uwe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruewell Posted January 18, 2007 Share #208 Posted January 18, 2007 iMac G5 2GHz 20" exclusively for photo work. Humble PC for email, internet access, work, and general boring stuff. Is anyone writing down Mac vs PC numbers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LichMD Posted January 19, 2007 Share #209 Posted January 19, 2007 Macbook Pro 15", 2.16 Ghz Intel Core Duo, 2gb SDRAM, 7200 rpm + Apple Cinema Display 23". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryharwood Posted January 19, 2007 Share #210 Posted January 19, 2007 mac G4 quicksilver, 768 meg ram, 23 " mitsubishi, silverfast, 360mb disk; still prefer osx 10.3.9- tiger really did a number on my mac ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted January 19, 2007 Share #211 Posted January 19, 2007 Mac's are way better than PC's on any given day. Except for maybe Handheld PC's running Windows CE for writing documents Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
egibaud Posted January 22, 2007 Share #212 Posted January 22, 2007 I've just ordered a Macbook 2.0Ghz 80Gb HD I'll get it in 3 days time. Until now I was using a Dell X300 notebook. And an Asus Pundit 512 RAM 200 Gb HD as desktop pc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Flatline Posted January 22, 2007 Share #213 Posted January 22, 2007 PC - Duo-core intel processor, 4 Gig memory, huge hard drive, nice monitor. Look, Apple is now using chips that enable windows programs to run. Why? So that the big software companies (like Microsoft and Adobe) only have to write their software once. There's some interface tweaking between the Mac and the Windows version, but the underlying code is the same. Why pay a premium for a Mac just because the cool kids do? The days of crashes and viruses are pretty much over provided you install a good anti-virus software like Norton's.) To a lot of people this is some kind of religious thing, or a life-style choice. To me its a tool. Make the decision based on whom you know that can help you if you get into trouble, and/or what you can learn from them to improve your workflow. If the anwser should be PC, then know that you've saved some money over the shiny Macs that you can spend on photography instead of computers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpanther Posted October 31, 2008 Share #214 Posted October 31, 2008 PowerBookG4 17" 1GHz MBP C2Duo 17" 2GHz ram ColorSync Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostatic Posted October 31, 2008 Share #215 Posted October 31, 2008 PC - Duo-core intel processor, 4 Gig memory, huge hard drive, nice monitor. Look, Apple is now using chips that enable windows programs to run. Why? So that the big software companies (like Microsoft and Adobe) only have to write their software once. There's some interface tweaking between the Mac and the Windows version, but the underlying code is the same. Why pay a premium for a Mac just because the cool kids do? The days of crashes and viruses are pretty much over provided you install a good anti-virus software like Norton's.) To a lot of people this is some kind of religious thing, or a life-style choice. To me its a tool. Make the decision based on whom you know that can help you if you get into trouble, and/or what you can learn from them to improve your workflow. If the anwser should be PC, then know that you've saved some money over the shiny Macs that you can spend on photography instead of computers. Having struggled with BSOD on one of my machines (turns out the wireless card went south - driver irql errors are so informational), I can say that the days of crashes and viruses are not over. And the way that the OS functions and they way you work are different between the two (though MS keeps trying to copy Apple the best it can). If a person doesn't see a difference then they should buy the cheapest machine they can and be happy. But some of us do experience a difference, and go Apple. As for "who I know", the reality is that with my Macs I rarely if ever need to know *anyone* to help me. And FinalCutPro doesn't run on a PC...Avid sucks, so does Adobe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
diogenis Posted October 31, 2008 Share #216 Posted October 31, 2008 Mac of course: iMac 24", 3.06Ghz, 4GB, Nvidia 8800 PC - Duo-core intel processor, 4 Gig memory, huge hard drive, nice monitor. Look, Apple is now using chips that enable windows programs to run. Why? So that the big software companies (like Microsoft and Adobe) only have to write their software once. There's some interface tweaking between the Mac and the Windows version, but the underlying code is the same. Why pay a premium for a Mac just because the cool kids do? The days of crashes and viruses are pretty much over provided you install a good anti-virus software like Norton's.) To a lot of people this is some kind of religious thing, or a life-style choice. To me its a tool. Make the decision based on whom you know that can help you if you get into trouble, and/or what you can learn from them to improve your workflow. If the anwser should be PC, then know that you've saved some money over the shiny Macs that you can spend on photography instead of computers. Listen, I am in a position to test both systems. If we leave highest quality of build aside, then, what you say there about antivirus and anti spyware is what makes the BIG difference of what you pay: yes, Vista is the best PC OS so far aesthetically and it doesn't crash, or crashes much much less, but since it was never built from the ground up being a secure and safe OS, you do need an antivirus s/w as well as an antispyware like defender. The problem however is, that both of these run in the background whenever they like, consuming valuable resources you might need for your work. But the worst thing is, that if you have a mac, because you get used to silence (they are perfect deigns) it will make you ballistic when you try thinking about your work, trying to focus only to hear that thing scanning your disks for virii PCs are only good for games, or very special software, like Nokia PC suite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thawley Posted October 31, 2008 Share #217 Posted October 31, 2008 PC - Duo-core intel processor, 4 Gig memory, huge hard drive, nice monitor. Look, Apple is now using chips that enable windows programs to run. Why? So that the big software companies (like Microsoft and Adobe) only have to write their software once. There's some interface tweaking between the Mac and the Windows version, but the underlying code is the same. Why pay a premium for a Mac just because the cool kids do? The days of crashes and viruses are pretty much over provided you install a good anti-virus software like Norton's.) To a lot of people this is some kind of religious thing, or a life-style choice. To me its a tool. Make the decision based on whom you know that can help you if you get into trouble, and/or what you can learn from them to improve your workflow. If the anwser should be PC, then know that you've saved some money over the shiny Macs that you can spend on photography instead of computers. You've obviously spent more time conjuring up these "reasons" than actually pricing out a Mac. More importantly, I'm confused... why would you need to call someone? Ah, I forgot, you're used to running a PC. C'mon... if you're happy, I'm happy. But don't label everyone as some sort of religious kook just because they having an understanding of what they want from their investment. MacBook Pro 2.4 w/ 4gb RAM - docked with 6TB of external drives and 23 Cinema display. On Mac for probably 10 years or so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_b_elmer Posted October 31, 2008 Share #218 Posted October 31, 2008 PC dual xeonII 2,8 ghz, xp x64bit, 4 gb, dual 300 gb HDD in Raid 0, 30" Dell FS, Nvidia Qaudro FX 4500 1 gb vram and Lenovo t61 p with Intel core2dua T7700 2,4 ghz, 32 bit Vista Ultimate, 4 gb, 140 gb HDD, 1920 x 1200 fs, Nvidia Quadro fx570, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostatic Posted October 31, 2008 Share #219 Posted October 31, 2008 To me this discussions end up showing who focuses on the hardware and who on the software. There is a bit of a cognitive dissonance with the gear heads saying "I have the ultimate power system and can do whatever I want". Though somehow seemingly little creative work gets done. The software goons come in and say, "I have to run PS, Aperture, Final.CutPro, Avid (ha! not), etc and don't give a damn about the box that handles it. And odds are that the most productive persons will be on macs. Seen it time and time again. The PC lads certainly have their machine dialed in and tricked out. But to what end? More to impress other gear heads than the actually get things done. First mac in '85 - 512KEnhanced. Been Mac every since, with some windoze machines alongthe way for grins alokkaaa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted October 31, 2008 Share #220 Posted October 31, 2008 Another thread comes back from the dead <grin>. I had my MacBook totally freeze on me last night - couldn't tab between applications, coudn't move the mouse pointer. I thought that wasn't supposed to happen? In the end I had to re-boot. What was I doing to provoke this? I'd connected my iPhone to the MacBook to charge it. I'd gone to the application page on iTunes and accidentally pressed the 'synch app' button. A dialog box then came up asking for confirmation. I wanted to cancel the synch, but everything was totally frozen, as I said above I couldn't move the mouse. Also when I closed the lid the machine didn't go to sleep, the apple logo was still lit and the screen was still active when I opened the lid. So much for Macs being bulletproof. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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