Wanting to switch to an Imac

[sibling_jenks]

Hi

I new to this forum so this will be first post... Ive been thinking of moving from Windows/Linux to Mac, as I am something of a programmer and a hobbyist anime artist Ive grown slightly dissolusioned with the Windows and Linux market over the years. Mainly as I feel Linux has become to fragmented and slow to produce, and I dont really want to upgrade to Vista (I dont even use XP).

I guess my question is somewhat childish maybe, but my hardware is aging now (over 5 years old) and Im looking to upgrade and think I need a push (or punch) to try a new iMac, ive got my eye on the 20" version.. anyone got any ideas (hints, slaps, kicks) on how much more usefull the mac is with things like Java, Anime/Cartoon type stuff ?????

Thanks for any help !!!

 

[surfwax95]

Welcome to the Forums, sibling!

Java is greatly supported on the Mac with compilers and Xcode available right on the install disk. I don't code any myself, but there are a lot of resources that will help you using Java on a Mac.

As for animation, I would recommend looking into some of the freeware versions of the Adobe Creative Suite, like Gimp. Actually, I'd recommend just buying CS2...

I just bought myself a 20" iMac not two weeks ago and I've barely been able to leave it to go to work in the morning. It's a great machine.

You'll most likely be happy with an iMac.

 

[andrebnu]

I suppose you are suggesting to buy CS3...as it's optmized for intel macs..