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TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Bob Locher wrote:

It CAN be done on a budget. I recently bought a re... (show quote)

Good post and suggestion Bob 👍👍

newvy

PixelStan77 wrote:

I switched several years ago from windows to Apple. I am more than pleased. Don't know your budget but consider:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1342550-REG/apple_mpxx2ll_a_13_3_macbook_pro_with.html

WOW. you do things a bit differently than I do. A MacBook $1300ish will do very nicely. 1TB drive about $75 bucks. The Mac will come w all software needed. You must have a remarkable Tripp’s and bag fir $1000

adamsg Loc: Chubbuck, ID

Some thoughts to Trix and lorensanders: My experience with Apple vs PCs has been quite opposite. Those of us who use Macs are not a bunch of mindless sheep. Apple has built a platform that works very well, especially in graphics, music notation, auto-cad and photo editing, earning loyalty and new customers. No system is perfect, but your posts take on almost the sound of a vendetta. I have used both and prefer Macs to PCs. To each his/her own. Don't we have better things to do?

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

adamsg wrote:

Some thoughts to Trix and lorensanders: My experience with Apple vs PCs has been quite opposite. Those of us who use Macs are not a bunch of mindless sheep. Apple has built a platform that works very well, especially in graphics, music notation, auto-cad and photo editing, earning loyalty and new customers. No system is perfect, but your posts take on almost the sound of a vendetta. I have used both and prefer Macs to PCs. To each his/her own. Don't we have better things to do?

Apperntly some of us (including you and I) don’t have better things to do. In the event you haven’t been privey to a zillion past threads on the subject, it usually starts with either an Apple user bashing PCs, and then everyone piles on, or when someone posts asking for advice for a new computer, as in this case, and the Apple devotes (notice I didn’t say anything derogatory such as “fan boy”) take issue when a poster suggests that you can buy more performance for the $ with a PC. It then continues with the regularly repeated, but never demonstrated, premise that while Apple products cost more initially, they are less expensive in the long run. There are the usual anecdotal experiences which usually include references to Windows (especially 10) being a POS.

If you read my comments on this and past posts, I have repeatedly said that (1) Apple makes fine products (2) that I own a number of them (3) that they are no more robust, from either a HW or SW perspective than a PC (4) that the perspective user should pick his SW application first and then choose the best HW platform to run it on, regardless of whether it’s Windows, MAC or Linux platform (5) that you can purchase more performance per $ with a Windows platform (which I don’t beleive anyone can deny) (6) that given the budget to choose, the user should pick whichever platform he feels most comfortable with and can accomplish the task (7) that Apple products are difficult to upgrade and work on (let me know the next time you disassemble and IPad or an IMac with a “glued” on screen) and Apple repairs are often as expensive as simply replacing the product (just had that experience) (8) that their support is more responsive than Microsoft, but that they may not actually fix the problem (I’m still waiting for a fix to the latest ITunes Match bug)

In short, I’m for a balanced approach. Pick whichever platform you prefer and can afford - Canon or Nikon, FF or crop, PC or Mac, MILC or DSLR, M43 or APS-C, etc, etc, etc... when I respond is when an unbalanced view is propagated, especially when it can’t be supported by facts.

End of rant.

AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

TriX wrote:

Apperntly some of us (including you and I) don’t have better things to do. In the event you haven’t been privey to a zillion past threads on the subject, it usually starts with either an Apple user bashing PCs, and then everyone piles on, or when someone posts asking for advice for a new computer, as in this case, and the Apple devotes (notice I didn’t say anything derogatory such as “fan boy”) take issue when a poster suggests that you can buy more performance for the $ with a PC. It then continues with the regularly repeated, but never demonstrated, premise that while Apple products cost more initially, they are less expensive in the long run. There are the usual anecdotal experiences which usually include references to Windows (especially 10) being a POS.

If you read my comments on this and past posts, I have repeatedly said that (1) Apple makes fine products (2) that I own a number of them (3) that they are no more robust, from either a HW or SW perspective than a PC (4) that the perspective user should pick his SW application first and then choose the best HW platform to run it on, regardless of whether it’s Windows, MAC or Linux platform (5) that you can purchase more performance per $ with a Windows platform (which I don’t beleive anyone can deny) (6) that given the budget to choose, the user should pick whichever platform he feels most comfortable with and can accomplish the task (7) that Apple products are difficult to upgrade and work on (let me know the next time you disassemble and IPad or an IMac with a “glued” on screen) and Apple repairs are often as expensive as simply replacing the product (just had that experience) (8) that their support is more responsive than Microsoft, but that they may not actually fix the problem (I’m still waiting for a fix to the latest ITunes Match bug)

In short, I’m for a balanced approach. Pick whichever platform you prefer and can afford - Canon or Nikon, FF or crop, PC or Mac, MILC or DSLR, M43 or APS-C, etc, etc, etc... when I respond is when an unbalanced view is propagated, especially when it can’t be supported by facts.

End of rant.

Apperntly some of us (including you and I) don’t h... (show quote)

Gotta say, this mirrors my experience.

I use iPhone for mobile, and appreciate its many benefits, even if I'm a generation behind. No crashes. No viruses ("viri?") and a stable platform. I have used Win / MS laptops and desktops forever. They work, they're cheaper, and they eventually outwit the bad guys.

Both are fine platforms, and like most tech platforms, your individual needs should determine your choice. Just my opinion...

Andy