PC vs MAC

[Growler]

I personally think Lukes post was right on. I do use a Mac. My company has 5 of them in 3 editing suites. We use them because the software we want to run is Mac only. BUT, there are other programs that run on PC that do much the same thing. That being said, we also have 3 PC's. You guessed it, we have software that we want to use and it is only available for PC.

Guess you could say I'm bi-polar.

The days of having to go with one or the other are pretty much past. They do talk together pretty well now-days, each having different hits & misses. But, I reiterate what Luke said. Research the software you intend to use, then purchase the computer based on that.

Good luck

G

[Seth]

For video editing, it sounds like the MAC's are the winner. I'd say you would enjoy the switch. If it wasn't for them being better with graphics and video though, I wouldn't bother switching otherwise.

[WebFreeman]

There is no reason you can't run both, either, Phil. I have sharing set up at my office and have access to the hard drive in my PC as well as the network folder on our microsoft server. It's all very easy to set up and will work wirelessly as well as wired. You might put it on a separate network so and upscrupulous guest/neighbors/passers by don't hack you. It's amazing how many home wireless networks are unsecured. Also, Apple sells refurbs w/ a year warranty on their web site. Saves you some money, but you still get the full year warranty. For the music lovers, they also have refurbed ipods. Right now you can get a shuffle for $50.

[strangercreek]

You could also run "Parallels" on the MAC which allows you to run Windows and MAC OS, however I am not sure of the MAC version required (hardware or software) for this but Webfreeman might know. It is really cool. It looks as if a "cube" in is your computer screen and you can spin it around to the other side to switch operating systems. I have seen it on a couple of machines that belong to co workers, but that is the extent of it....

[WebFreeman]

I haven't run the parallels. None of out machines at work use the Intel processor, which you need if you want to run it. I haven't heard anything bad about it, and it sure would be handy. W/o more info, I'd be hesitant to replace a PC entirely, especially if it's something you depend on everyday. Nothing is more frustrating than trying to get something done and you can't because you computer won't work.