One more reason not to switch to Vista

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Originally Posted by LAN deRf HA

Technically speaking, aren't macs just expensive pcs running an obscure OS? I mean they even use the same processors now. I can install vista on a mac, and OS# on a pc.

This part is correct. Though personally I liked the PowerPC technology better than the Intel stuff. My quad 2.5 Ghz G5 does out run the 2.66 Ghz quad Mac Pro's in a few things still. The fastest processor on Earth is the IBM POWER6 chip which I'd love it if it found its way inside of a Mac, even if it was only

Originally Posted by LAN deRf HA

Whats the point anymore if its so similar and yet still costs so much more, I mean really if they removed the mac name no one would buy their computers because it would be very apparent how overpriced they are all of the sudden.

Not really. If you're just blanketly looking at it like "this is a Mac" and "this is a PC" without looking at what is inside each system, that is an easy but erroneous solution to come to.

The Mac Pro towers are often compared to commodity PC's you pick up at any ordinary electronics store like Best Buy. That thing is that the Mac Pro's sport a system closer to server hardware. The Mac Pro's have two processor sockets, dual FSB, FB-DIMM memory (server stuff for reliability and capacity, not performance), multiple PCI-E 16x physical slots and a nice 1000W power supply.

In fact, when the Mac Pro's were introduced, Apple's systems were under cutting Dell's prices for a similarly configured system by nearly $1000 US. That was awhile back and Dell has since dropped the price of their workstations to compete with Apple on price.

Then there are the laptops which compare rather well to PC's in the same class. Apple has a really good combination of speed, size, weight, battery life and price that is hard to a competitor that matches what Apple offers in all those catagories. If you're willing to sacrifice in one or two areas, sure you can find something cheaper but it certainly won't be better unless all you care about is price.

Originally Posted by LAN deRf HA

Its not even like they still hold relevance in the digital arts, the only people still using macs for CG work are under talented 25+ year olds who can't get with the program (and the occasional ladida retarded art school student). All the good stuff is made in windows, go give deviant art a run through and you'll see what I mean.

*cough* *cough*

All the major graphics programs are availible on the Mac. Adobe Creative Suite, Corel Draw, Corel Painter, Maya, Lightwave, Cinema 4D etc. all have a Mac version.

One could cite the little, lesser known applications availible on Windows but there are plenty of those on the Mac side as well. Graphic Converter is a program I'm particularlly fond of due to its simplicity and usefulness. Acorn is the fastest image editing program I've ever used since it utilizes a GPU for processing instead of a CPU. Pixemator is supposed to be just as fast since it also uses a GPU for rendering. Photoshop is an absolute slug compared to these programs. Then there is Fractal Domains which I've used for my own Deviant Art creations.

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