If the original OP intends to use Aperture then he would be constrained/ limited to using a mac and if that would be his prefference then I would see no point in trying to disuade him. If, on the other hand the only work he would be doing on it would be photography, then I would see no point in simply limiting his choice to a Mac-unless of course that would be his choice.
What Mac to use for image processing?
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TBH, most post processing is done in Photoshop CS2/CS3 which is available on both platforms. Again, Lightroom vs. Aperture .... who cares, they are both great packages in their own right.
OS, well that again is down to personal preference. Its really easy to get on the whole "hate Vista" bandwagon, even I did, until I gave it a try and really admit now its pretty cool. I remember when OSX first came out ... serious hatred for it; remember all the backward compatibility issues with software; as an engineer we were cursing it.
Hardware, well I have a solid Vista machine and a secondary XP platform that both work a treat. Coupled with a sexy looking Silverstone case setup and also an aluminium Shuttle with a gorgeous Sony TFT. I do think the imacs look really nice, although I do not think the big tower is a piece of art, preferably want to stick it in a cupboard as its just an aluminium box which takes up loads of space.
As for crashing, total nonsense one crashes more than the other. Its all down to configuration. I have had several OSX machines that have caused endless problems, the same as XP/Vista machines in several workplaces I have worked at. Although, PC support is much easier to find! My machines at home very rarely crash or cause me problems.
All down to personal preference. Gone are the days that one is better than the other!
OS, well that again is down to personal preference. Its really easy to get on the whole "hate Vista" bandwagon, even I did, until I gave it a try and really admit now its pretty cool. I remember when OSX first came out ... serious hatred for it; remember all the backward compatibility issues with software; as an engineer we were cursing it.
Hardware, well I have a solid Vista machine and a secondary XP platform that both work a treat. Coupled with a sexy looking Silverstone case setup and also an aluminium Shuttle with a gorgeous Sony TFT. I do think the imacs look really nice, although I do not think the big tower is a piece of art, preferably want to stick it in a cupboard as its just an aluminium box which takes up loads of space.
As for crashing, total nonsense one crashes more than the other. Its all down to configuration. I have had several OSX machines that have caused endless problems, the same as XP/Vista machines in several workplaces I have worked at. Although, PC support is much easier to find! My machines at home very rarely crash or cause me problems.
All down to personal preference. Gone are the days that one is better than the other!
Thanks for the replies people. I wasnt quite expecting this much response.
Basically i work for Toshiba as a laptop engineer, and i work with the very newest hardward and also Vista. I have had endless problems with Vista, including quite a few customers who have asked for XP to be put back on.
I will not be using Vista.
I am due a new PC (selling old PC to find some). I also have an XP laptop which is nice but slow and i wouldnt mind a new desktop for speed. I cannot be bothered to build my own, i have done this before and i dont see the fun in building a PC for it to only need quite a bit of maintenance (IMO of course). I just want to buy a computer that i can plug in and it turns on. Now for me this leaves a Mac which i was quite interested in trying anyway. They seem to have made some sense when building their OS, whereas Vista is quite frankly a mess for me to use, i really dont like it. If you get on with Vista great, i wish i could too.
Now im hoping that when i get my Mac, ill get on with it well, so much that i can replace my laptop with a Macbook. I had a macmini (old one) but it was quite cool and did what i wanted. Im hoping OSX Leopard will make life easier.
Thanks again for your comments so far. Keep them coming if you wish. I hope i described my situation a little better.
Basically i work for Toshiba as a laptop engineer, and i work with the very newest hardward and also Vista. I have had endless problems with Vista, including quite a few customers who have asked for XP to be put back on.
I will not be using Vista.
I am due a new PC (selling old PC to find some). I also have an XP laptop which is nice but slow and i wouldnt mind a new desktop for speed. I cannot be bothered to build my own, i have done this before and i dont see the fun in building a PC for it to only need quite a bit of maintenance (IMO of course). I just want to buy a computer that i can plug in and it turns on. Now for me this leaves a Mac which i was quite interested in trying anyway. They seem to have made some sense when building their OS, whereas Vista is quite frankly a mess for me to use, i really dont like it. If you get on with Vista great, i wish i could too.
Now im hoping that when i get my Mac, ill get on with it well, so much that i can replace my laptop with a Macbook. I had a macmini (old one) but it was quite cool and did what i wanted. Im hoping OSX Leopard will make life easier.
Thanks again for your comments so far. Keep them coming if you wish. I hope i described my situation a little better.