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[D]esert Punk
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im thinking of gettin a mac for doin design work like photoshop etc,
lookin at one of those intel mini macs or a another lappy
wot u think is it worth getting one even tho i got a pretty decent spec comp... will it make much difference etc etc
and demon b4 u say it a mac in like size 6 billion font... i really dont care...:P
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well i got a mate who does graphic design down in london he has a high end spec pc which he does most of his work on but he does have a mac laptop and occasionaly uses the macs in his uni. He does most of his design on his pc though finds it easier and all his flat mates who does same course use pc's except for one
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mini macs are sh*t.. STANDARD..
tbh u need to look at what software u wanna use.
if its photoshop (like my m8) & photoshop only why spend the money on a mac when u can get a better pc?
u need to think.. for the price u will pay for a mac can u get a twice as fast pc to run the same software?
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We have a couple of Mini Macs, but they're not particularly fast – if you want to get a Mac, get a G5. Hold of on getting an Intel one though – a large amount of software, including the Adobe Creative Suite, has not been converted to run natively with Intel yet and has to run through an emulator of the old chip, thus actually slowing it down. Give it six months, everything will be converted and run 1/3 faster than current G5s.
While PCs have pretty much caught up in the market, design software/support wise, you're still unlikely to find any major design house worth its salt that doesn't mainly rely on Macs. Basically their more stable, secure and have considerably better font handling and colour consistency than PCs. Plus they're just so damn easy to use, you never have to worry about a printer driver f**king up right before a deadline, or a whole operating system switch (Vista) with the potential to cost yet more time and money.
Course, if you're a real pro, just have a PC and a Mac like me and switch between the two, depending on the project.
Personally I prefer using a Mac for print work (Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign), and PCs for web work (Dreamweaver).
In the end it comes down to personal preference and market force. What you have to think about is what you want to do in the long-run. If you want to play games and stuff as well, get a PC. PCs are also generally better if you want to get into 3D modelling. If you're really just interested in print design and think you might get into the industry, get a Mac.
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