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Re: [AE] iMac and AE
While it is certainly my opinion, I believe it is a well
founded one. I use PCs because price and choice are important to
me, and while anything you can do on one you can do on the
other, I find that OSX is superior in design, implementation,
functionality, and usability. Yet, I use PCs.
I think the comparisons are proper. Most people
are not building home PCs or Hackintoshes. I used to, but I have no time
for it now and if I were going to spend the money that a PC workstation would
cost, I would opt for a Mac instead. But then, all of this is
subjective opinion anyway, is it not?
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: [AE] iMac and AE
Glenn, that’s purely your subjective opinion.
I
really don’t get this fascination with the operating system. How much time are
you chaps spending “outside” of the programs you are using to earn
money?
I have a mixture of systems running Windows 7 & OSX, not
because I prefer either of them but because certain software either runs better
or doesn’t run at all under a certain OS. Horses for courses.
If you
really have to compare systems then do it properly:
A home-build
PC should be compared to a home-build Hackintosh. Here the prices are identical
because the hardware is identical. Teddys’ 3930K i7 could just as easily run
OSX.
A MacPro should be compared to a PC workstation from a “brand name”
such as Dell/HP/Boxx etc. Here the Mac is (or was – who knows what the next MP
will bring!) cheaper but has fewer video options, less RAM slots
etc.
Elliot
Am 14/04/2012 02:49 schrieb "Glenn Ferguson" unter
<ferguson.design@verizon.net>:
... you won't find a better operating system than
OSX.
From: Stephen van Vuuren <mailto:stephen@sv2studios.com>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 5:59 PM To: After
Effects Mail List <mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Subject: Re: [AE] iMac and AE
> That's my
point. If price and choice are important to you, get a PC. If
support, warranty, and build quality is important to you, get a
Mac.
My point
is that you can’t compare “PC” vs. a “Mac”. Mac is a specific brand by a
single company. “PC” refers to a broad huge spectrum of companies. In fact a
“Mac” is a PC that runs OSX. Same CPU, RAM, motherboard etc. Just a bit of
firmware in the EFI boot. You can PCs with better support,
warranty and build quality than a Mac, but it will cost the same or more than
a Mac. There are ultra-high premium PCs with custom paint jobs, hand built
components and white glove service, for a
price.
stephen van
vuuren 336.202.4777
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