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| Now I don't want to start a flame war here guys, but... /FLAME ON nah not going to really rant. I'm just amazed at the PC-phobic listers and smacking my head against a brick reading these responses. For real 3D (and I would argue 2d) motion graphics professionals, PCs are the industry standard in my experience, working freelance in new york, at large and small post houses alike. In fact the larger the company is, the more probable it is they are running pcs. I've never seen a 500-mac render farm. yet. The only reason I own a macbook pro is for FCP. and I keep windows on it. That's it. The only thing macs have going for them (or did) - industry-wide use of FCP 7.0 - I honestly can't think of any other reason. decent product design? better virus protection? PCs: - order of magnitude cheaper. I could stop here. - easier to service - easier to upgrade - easier to modify hardware - more software available - easier to modify software - cheaper to upgrade - (more) open platform for development - can overclock - problems easier to fix (many of you will disagree, but the worst crashes I've ever experienced, with 100% data loss, have been macs) Especially for 3D, where performance vs. cost and serviceability is a huge issue, there's no contest. I don't know how apple brainwashes people into buying a computer for a 200% markup over a PC with better specs. Besides, as a freelancer, I like to be able to get in there and know how my system works, take it apart blindfolded, add in a new motherboard, etc. If anything goes wrong I don't have to take a number online to a "genius". Don't even get me started... /FLAME OFF That having been said they make the best laptops in the industry, for design, ruggedness and battery life. Just don't be fooled into thinking the desktops are truly competitive. It's also clear where the companies priorities lie, and it's not with us. it's with phones and ipads On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Gary Berendsen <gary@garyberendsen.com> wrote:
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