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Loaded question: low-end Mac...or high-end PC?
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<blockquote data-quote="IvanLasston" data-source="post: 1202153" data-attributes="member: 145676"><p>You don't have to use iPhoto. Picassa, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Lightroom, and Apeture are all available on the Mac. Personally I use a mixture of Picassa and Bridge.</p><p></p><p>Macs seem to run hotter than PC people are used to. Put a temperature sensor like istats if you feel like monitoring it. Mostly this is for switchers to feel better - I use istats menu. You still have to blow out fans and keep the machine clean though.</p><p></p><p>I don't understand what you mean by "Multitasking feels more like a hand of Uno"</p><p>One of the reasons I switched was because of Expose and Application Expose. Makes it very easy to find the window you are looking for. If you like Window 7's toolbar then there is hyperdock which is pretty close.</p><p><a href="http://hyperdock.bahoom.de/" target="_blank">HyperDock</a></p><p></p><p>I don't use Safari. Chrome, Firefox, Camino, Opera among others are available for the Mac. </p><p></p><p>I was a windows user since 3.11 - I even drew a bitmap with a worm in the apple for that computer for bootup. Mac has won me over because I can run Windows if I need to (I don't as much any more) Linux when I want to, and Mac as the base. </p><p></p><p>Secondly - for all the people I support I recommend Macs to lighten my support burden. Yes you can get a fast cheap PC, and for desktops that I hand build you will have a hard time matching performance/price. But - every 1-2 years I have to reload windows because the registry gets full and it just starts to run badly, Or I have to help someone get rid of malware, and the list goes on. That re-setup or initial setup usually takes me a day or two to get all the programs reinstalled and the backup restored. That is stuff I do for free for friends and people don't take into account time for setup when they talk about PCs. Anyway - the rant goes on but I've found that the Mac doesn't have this one all encompassing registry that can get honked up over time.</p><p></p><p>tl ; dr - generally there is less maintenance for the Mac so it is worth it in time spent dealing with issues - as time=money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IvanLasston, post: 1202153, member: 145676"] You don't have to use iPhoto. Picassa, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Lightroom, and Apeture are all available on the Mac. Personally I use a mixture of Picassa and Bridge. Macs seem to run hotter than PC people are used to. Put a temperature sensor like istats if you feel like monitoring it. Mostly this is for switchers to feel better - I use istats menu. You still have to blow out fans and keep the machine clean though. I don't understand what you mean by "Multitasking feels more like a hand of Uno" One of the reasons I switched was because of Expose and Application Expose. Makes it very easy to find the window you are looking for. If you like Window 7's toolbar then there is hyperdock which is pretty close. [url=http://hyperdock.bahoom.de/]HyperDock[/url] I don't use Safari. Chrome, Firefox, Camino, Opera among others are available for the Mac. I was a windows user since 3.11 - I even drew a bitmap with a worm in the apple for that computer for bootup. Mac has won me over because I can run Windows if I need to (I don't as much any more) Linux when I want to, and Mac as the base. Secondly - for all the people I support I recommend Macs to lighten my support burden. Yes you can get a fast cheap PC, and for desktops that I hand build you will have a hard time matching performance/price. But - every 1-2 years I have to reload windows because the registry gets full and it just starts to run badly, Or I have to help someone get rid of malware, and the list goes on. That re-setup or initial setup usually takes me a day or two to get all the programs reinstalled and the backup restored. That is stuff I do for free for friends and people don't take into account time for setup when they talk about PCs. Anyway - the rant goes on but I've found that the Mac doesn't have this one all encompassing registry that can get honked up over time. tl ; dr - generally there is less maintenance for the Mac so it is worth it in time spent dealing with issues - as time=money. [/QUOTE]
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