Mac or PC

[kakaro]

As i am going away to study graphic design

this fall, i've been thinking about buying a laptop.

Almost every graphic designer uses Mac, but the

price of a Mac is almost double the price of a PC.

So, is it really worth spending the extra money

to but a Mac?

p.s. I dont really have THAT much money to spend.

[darkanimal]

Buy a mac mini or a 2nd hand laptop.

[snugglepony]

if it's not too crass a question: what's your budget?

[darkanimal]

Any Chinatown in the world has bootleg Mac softwares.

[kakaro]

PC... that way you can easily get "free" copies of Adobe photoshop, illustrator etc etc. Yes I am aware you can get "free" copies of the MAC versions too, but they're harder to come by from past experience.

Yeah, sure, but i was more thinkin quailtywise.

Will the mac last longer?

Because in my experince, I've found that the

PC's usually go belly up in a couple of years,

especially the laptops.

[kakaro]

if it's not too crass a question: what's your budget?

About 800-900$ i guess.

[snugglepony]

with the educational discount, you can get a macbook.

that's my advice.

getting cracked or bootleg software is easy.

[babe it out]

im kinda doing graphic design, and i just got rid of my dell. i got a macbook about a month ago and really like it. i got the whole new adobe creative suite pretty easily too.

[darkanimal]

The school should install software on your mac for free, for educational purposes. At the end of the course, technically you have to unistall them, but of course they don't care. Go ask the school first, I almost ended up buying an Adobe package.

[kakaro]

I think i'll get a macbook.

I'll se it as an investment in a glorious future.

[darkanimal]

Do some freelance right away, 2 small projects will be an instant roi

[polishmike]

what he said. most schools will install the software for you and also will give you a huge discount on other software. i bought only macs for last 10 years and i'm very happy with them. i also work for a company that supports mac so if you have any questions let me know. if you can save up some cash get the macbook pro, upgrade ram and you'll have a great computer for next 5 years.

[babe it out]

^ thats how i justified it. i got the cheap white one with 1GB and it was like $1200

[kakaro]

^ thats how i justified it. i got the cheap white one with 1GB and it was like $1200

wow, thats cheap

[Iambic_9]

Its tricky one. Macs are more powerful in the graphics field. I'm heading into that area, but i don't have any money to support a computer change at the moment. If i did i would look for a macbook or a desktop mac. Maybe go on a graphics forum and ask there?

[babe it out]

wow, thats cheap

..i'm cheap

[babe it out]

actually im in college so i couldnt really afford buying a new computer, but im starting all my graphics classes this semster and i wanted a mac. i almost bought a powerbook, but then they came out with the macbook, and i think its a better deal for sure

[polishmike]

how soon do you need it? the new macbooks are hot as fuck and you can't really use them on your lap. this problem should be fixed by the paris expo in september so if you could wait you might not only get new OS but also a cooler laptop. i don't recommend buying the first gen of any mac models (i do it anyway just for work) just because of small technical problems. also apple has pretty good financing if you want to use it.

[polishmike]

Its tricky one. Macs are more powerful in the graphics field. I'm heading into that area, but i don't have any money to support a computer change at the moment. If i did i would look for a macbook or a desktop mac. Maybe go on a graphics forum and ask there?

i think if you can go with the desktop the imac is a much better choice than the macbook. i think imac is the best desktop on the market right now. you can also use it as a tv.

[kapay]

I got an imac and a wide-format epson printer as soon as I got into Graphic Design at my school but others aren't as lucky. More than half the students I know have a macbook (wasn't it called an ibook before??) and are happy with it. If you're getting into Graphic Design, every student your first semester will be talking about bootleg adobe CS and 1 out of every 15 will probably have a copy. Mac's are industry standard for a reason, plus it's less prone to viruses right?

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[babe it out]

how soon do you need it? the new macbooks are hot as fuck and you can't really use them on your lap. this problem should be fixed by the paris expo in september so if you could wait you might not only get new OS but also a cooler laptop. i don't recommend buying the first gen of any mac models (i do it anyway just for work) just because of small technical problems. also apple pretty financing if you want to use it.

thats true, it basically burns my thigh if i use it for more than 20 minutes

[greentea]

depends on what o.s you like. for me i jought bought a macbook pro. i love it.

[Chicken]

Do some freelance right away, 2 small projects will be an instant roi

ahh -- word to the wise. plus, that way it could benefit you come tax time.

[macuser3of5]

Hmm....

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[kakaro]

how soon do you need it? the new macbooks are hot as fuck and you can't really use them on your lap. this problem should be fixed by the paris expo in september so if you could wait you might not only get new OS but also a cooler laptop. i don't recommend buying the first gen of any mac models (i do it anyway just for work) just because of small technical problems. also apple has pretty good financing if you want to use it.

I alredy have a computer, but i need a laptop. I dont really think it's

that urgent... i can wait.

[kakaro]

I saw that the screensize on the cheaper macbook is like 12"... isnt that

awfully small when you're gonna work with photoshop and such?

[macuser3of5]

I saw that the screensize on the cheaper macbook is like 12"... isnt that

awfully small when you're gonna work with photoshop and such?

It's 13 inches, and judging by the resolution, that isn't too small for a good majority of work (this is coming from someone doing a lot of photoretouching and so on, YMMV). Use some photoshop kung-fu keyboard skills and you'll only need 1-2 pallettes, max.

[samuel s]

macs are great, only problem is that universal versions of illustrator and photoshop haven't been released yet.

[vinz]

get a Mac, with Boot Camp you can have the best of both worlds.

[Cue]

def 2nd gen mac when they come out

you will never look back