Proof that the Macintosh is the superior computer. - Beyond Tiki

T Tiki-bot Member Joined: Jun 24, 2002 Posts: 1345	T Tiki-bot Posted posted on Thu, May 12, 2005 11:09 AM Several points: Graphics professionals tend to use Macs more than PCs simply because the programs they needed to use in the infant days of workstation computers were only available on the Mac, and it's just stayed that way. Legacy systems are very hard to displace due to cost. Many graphics professionals (and I know a lot of them) just do not really like computers, and the Mac is as good a "turn-key" system as is out there. You plug it in and go - no fuss, no muss. This is VERY appealing to a lot of people (and businesses) who are not interested in getting under the hood and tinkering with their machines. Many businesses using Macs can run with little or no IT support, and that's very financially attractive to small firms, especially ones with low margins like graphic design houses and the like. Personally, I started on a Mac ('87 to '91) and switched to PC for the 3D software I use. Windows in those "dark years" was atrocious. Yes, MS copied Apple and it took years to achieve in design and stability what Apple had already done. But the chief advantage of the PC is configurability. Macs are pretty much plug-n-play, but PCs, because the hardware is an open standard, are almost infinitely configurable in every aspect. That alone is why I prefer the PC. But Macs sure are pretty, industrial design-wise. Incidentally, no game development studio I have worked at or known of uses Macs, unless they are porting games for the Mac. And even studios I know that use Macs for workstations often use Windows servers for networking. So there's really no contest - they are two different macines for differing tastes and abilities and needs. But have you ever seen Mac case mods like these:

Several points:

Graphics professionals tend to use Macs more than PCs simply because the programs they needed to use in the infant days of workstation computers were only available on the Mac, and it's just stayed that way. Legacy systems are very hard to displace due to cost.

Many graphics professionals (and I know a lot of them) just do not really like computers, and the Mac is as good a "turn-key" system as is out there. You plug it in and go - no fuss, no muss. This is VERY appealing to a lot of people (and businesses) who are not interested in getting under the hood and tinkering with their machines. Many businesses using Macs can run with little or no IT support, and that's very financially attractive to small firms, especially ones with low margins like graphic design houses and the like.

Personally, I started on a Mac ('87 to '91) and switched to PC for the 3D software I use. Windows in those "dark years" was atrocious. Yes, MS copied Apple and it took years to achieve in design and stability what Apple had already done. But the chief advantage of the PC is configurability. Macs are pretty much plug-n-play, but PCs, because the hardware is an open standard, are almost infinitely configurable in every aspect. That alone is why I prefer the PC. But Macs sure are pretty, industrial design-wise.

Incidentally, no game development studio I have worked at or known of uses Macs, unless they are porting games for the Mac. And even studios I know that use Macs for workstations often use Windows servers for networking.

So there's really no contest - they are two different macines for differing tastes and abilities and needs. But have you ever seen Mac case mods like these:

Post #158348 by Tiki-bot on Thu, May 12, 2005 11:09 AM