Return-Path: Received: from crisantiandco.com ([216.222.200.218] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4577369 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:14:02 +0100 Received: from [10.0.1.58] (adsl-75-2-240-202.dsl.chcgil.sbcglobal.net [75.2.240.202]) by crisantiandco.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id pBUMKTBs027765 for ; Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:20:31 -0500 X-Orig: adsl-75-2-240-202.dsl.chcgil.sbcglobal.net [75.2.240.202] X-Authentication-Warning: crisantiandco.com: crisanti owned process doing -bs From: Paul Crisanti Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-57--915978445 Subject: Re: [AE] Buy a new mac pro or wait and see? Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:19:32 -0600 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-57--915978445 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii SO maybe we use our mac for surfing and basic internet connection. = Sad...... On Dec 30, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Dann Stubbs wrote: > i agree with the sad state of apple and their pro lines... with steve = gone now i don't know if it will change or rapidly get worse and more = consumer focused.. (still kinda hard to believe he's gone) >=20 > the biggest pain with windows boxes are the whole virus thing... mac = users are relatively inexperienced in the upkeep and virus protection = stuff so that will be a huge change for them moving to a pc box - = especially one connected to the internet and you may use for = surfing/reference research all at the same time as working. >=20 > i had a windows laptop get totally destroyed by some russian virus - = all by using google to search for pictures and downloading images for = reference (and no they were not pron or anything bad - was real work = research) i had to boot from a DVD and format the thing to get rid of = it. was incredibly tough even getting some of the non-backed up data off = it. >=20 > i'm tempted now to go with a linux laptop install just to try to avoid = the virus stuff - but for now it's still mac laptops etc for work and = research >=20 > dann > ___________________________________________________________________ >=20 > Dann Stubbs - dann@darkskydigital.com > Dark Sky Digital - http://www.darkskydigital.com >=20 > http://www.RenderKing.com Value Priced C4D, VRAY Render Farm > ___________________________________________________________________ >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Dec 30, 2011, at 12:31 PM, Darby Edelen wrote: >=20 >> The rumor mill has been pointing to Apple exiting the Pro market = sooner or later. I wouldn't be surprised to see another revision to the = Mac Pro line but I've already decided on going with a Windows box for my = next machine. The factors that led me to that conclusion include: >>=20 >> -OS X Lion >> -Final Cut Pro X >> -Woefully infrequent hardware revisions (see Macrumors buyers guide) = and relative lack of options >> -Price >>=20 >> That said, Apple is an easy out of box experience. I'm no longer = willing to pay that premium though. Build 2x 12 core Windows machines = for the price of 1x Mac Pro! >>=20 >> On Dec 30, 2011 9:00 AM, "Jim Feeley" wrote: >=20 --Apple-Mail-57--915978445 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii SO = maybe we use our mac for surfing and basic internet connection. = Sad......
On Dec 30, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Dann Stubbs = wrote:

i agree with the sad = state of apple and their pro lines... with steve gone now i don't know = if it will change or rapidly get worse and more consumer focused.. = (still kinda hard to believe he's gone)

the biggest = pain with windows boxes are the whole virus thing... mac users are = relatively inexperienced in the upkeep and virus protection stuff so = that will be a huge change for them moving to a pc box - especially one = connected to the internet and you may use for surfing/reference research = all at the same time as working.

i had a = windows laptop get totally destroyed by some russian virus - all by = using google to search for pictures and downloading images = for reference (and no they were not pron or anything bad - was real = work research) i had to boot from a DVD and format the thing to get rid = of it. was incredibly tough even getting some of the non-backed up data = off it.

i'm tempted now to go with a linux = laptop install just to try to avoid the virus stuff - but for now it's = still mac laptops etc for work and = research

dann

Dann = Stubbs  -  dann@darkskydigital.com
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On Dec 30, 2011, at 12:31 PM, Darby Edelen wrote:

The = rumor mill has been pointing to Apple exiting the Pro market sooner or = later. I wouldn't be surprised to see another revision to the Mac Pro = line but I've already decided on going with a Windows box for my next = machine. The factors that led me to that conclusion include:

-OS X = Lion
-Final Cut Pro X
-Woefully infrequent hardware revisions (see Macrumors buyers guide) and = relative lack of options
-Price

That said, Apple is an easy out of box experience. I'm no = longer willing to pay that premium though. Build 2x 12 core Windows = machines for the price of 1x Mac Pro!

On Dec 30, 2011 9:00 AM, "Jim Feeley" <jfeeley@gmail.com> wrote:


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