Thread: Mac users?

Originally Posted by Roguepiano

I had macs in the 80's and early 90's. Then I switched exclusively to PCs mostly for work. Last year I bought a new PC built for video editing and right out of the box it would not do what it was build to do - kept crashing and video studdered.

I have had similar issues with PC's but fortunately I am the one who built the machine and know the components and the software well enough to fix it. I built a rig for 3D animation about a year ago and had issues. Come to find out it was a video card driver so I had to find an older version to use to fix the issue.

I will admit that a Mac will normally work well for Video and Audio editing but so will a properly configured PC. The issue with PCs are that there are so many manufacturers that device drivers can become an issue. The issue I have with Mac is that since everything is controlled by Apple you pay a much higher premium for the machine or components. I know quite a few people who have jumped from Mac to PC for hardware issues that cost an arm and a leg to fix because of this control.

It really comes down to personal preference today though as the hardware aspect of computers is converging and the major differences between a Mac and PC are coming down to the operating system.

I've been Windows free for three years now!!! I run Ubuntu a Linux based OS and even though there have been a few glitches, I've always been able to find excellent community support. I also love the open source concept.

I respecifully disagree on the mac beating a pc. I think Pcs have a better network behind them and are easier to use with most progams than a mac, But to each their own.

Not only am I a Mac user, but I'm a lifelong mac user. I owned and Apple II in the 1970's. I even went to the US Festival.

I have a mac book pro 17". I got it because I wanted a laptop for school (I miss the days of a pen and paper) and my brother badgered me to go mac. I'm glad I did because macs are awesome. I am having some problems as of late but nothing compared to the constant issues one has with a PC

I've been using Macs for about 20 years now. No intention of changing. They're just tools though. If some other platform offered me what I wanted, I'd switch.

I got myself a new MacBook Air to replace my 2007 MacBook Pro. I've been using Macs since about 2004, and converted both of my parents to Mac. Can't imagine going back!