PC or Mac: I have heard, as i'm sure we all have, the discussions (arguments) regarding which platform is best.. However, I haven't heard it in the context of photography and would...

edh Loc: Oregon North Coast

I have heard, as i'm sure we all have, the discussions (arguments) regarding which platform is best.. However, I haven't heard it in the context of photography and would love to hear some opinions.. Since I think we're probably at least 75% PC users I would especially like to hear from any Mac users.. Thanks..

ed

docrob Loc: Durango, Colorado

edh wrote:

I have heard, as i'm sure we all have, the discussions (arguments) regarding which platform is best.. However, I haven't heard it in the context of photography and would love to hear some opinions.. Since I think we're probably at least 75% PC users I would especially like to hear from any Mac users.. Thanks..

ed

diet coke and mac

Histogram

so you want a biased opinion then?

edh wrote:

I have heard, as i'm sure we all have, the discussions (arguments) regarding which platform is best.. However, I haven't heard it in the context of photography and would love to hear some opinions.. Since I think we're probably at least 75% PC users I would especially like to hear from any Mac users.. Thanks..

ed

docrob Loc: Durango, Colorado

Histogram wrote:

so you want a biased opinion then?

edh wrote:

I have heard, as i'm sure we all have, the discussions (arguments) regarding which platform is best.. However, I haven't heard it in the context of photography and would love to hear some opinions.. Since I think we're probably at least 75% PC users I would especially like to hear from any Mac users.. Thanks..

ed

pepsi and PC

PhotoDeb Loc: San Francisco Bay Area

Love my Mac. They actually hire people who understand consistency and usability. Tea is my beverage of choice :-)

georgevedwards Loc: Essex, Maryland.

For the past 12 years I have used both. For printing faithful to the screen image and best quality I would say Mac. However, it is sort of like speaking English in Mexico. You are just a gringo. Financial constraints etc. made upgrading the PC more economical and just convenient as it is more compatible with a lot of software. However my newer PC has overly bright and gaudy colors, which don't translate well in printing. Everyone loves it for the web, but for making art/photo images it is inferior in my opinion. When I try to get my friends to change the colors on their monitors to better represent the original photo/art I made, they inevitably change it back to get those saturated web colors. I even bought a good monitor but the problems are still there. I am currently working on a PC for convenience as I said but I miss my Mac!

edh wrote:

I have heard, as i'm sure we all have, the discussions (arguments) regarding which platform is best.. However, I haven't heard it in the context of photography and would love to hear some opinions.. Since I think we're probably at least 75% PC users I would especially like to hear from any Mac users.. Thanks..

ed

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

I use a PC but I have heard that the image quality of the MAC screen has to be seen to be believed...

IF I had the cash....I'd "mac-out!"

treadwl Loc: South Florida

Disney graphic artists use Mac.

I love my Mac and Gatorade!
Let the creative juices flow!!

Larry

iresq Loc: Annapolis MD

Nikon - Mac
Canon - PC

Your welcome ;)

abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois

If Mac were so good, why does Windows outsell it twenty to one? If it were not for the force of the personality of the late Mr. Jobs, it would have an even smaller market share. Furthermore, Apple is moving away from desktop and laptop computers in its retail offerings.

Sure, Mac may be better in many significant ways, but, nonetheless, the market place has weighed in overwhelmingly for Windows.

As a practical matter, either is probably just as good for what most digital photographers do.

iresq Loc: Annapolis MD

abc1234 wrote:

If Mac were so good, why does Windows outsell it twenty to one?

That's easy, price.

Iduno Loc: Near Tampa Florida

Which one's better? Probably Mac. Which one's better to own? I've got to say PC. Walk down the hardware aisles and check out the prices. Walk down the software aisles and check out the number of titles.

My view is that back when it all began Apple focused on the education market (get the children hooked and we'll own them as adults) while IBM went after corporate America ($$$). Then comes Microsoft that said "let's open up the operating system code" while Apple said "no, let's keep it a secret". Ooops.

My best friend and long time PC user just went to Mac and he and his wife both love it. Once I'm no longer tethered to a corporate job I may make the switch as well.

hartmanr1

I can tell you that the Mac is the choice of most Art and Design schools and definitley the choice for TV graphics !

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

abc1234 wrote:

If Mac were so good, why does Windows outsell it twenty to one?

I almost choked on my McMuffin when I read this....

By this logic then Britney Spears is a much better singer than Pavarotti!

BigBear Loc: Northern CT

I have a pc and a mac both side by side and have been migrating all of my pics from pc to mac because they look so much better on the mac. I have about 28,000 more to go. And Aperture doesn't work on pc's.