Hi, I'm a bit confused ... my HP has gone and not sure what to do :roll: I mean I can get another PC or MAC but I have never used MAC and it seems to be totally different. What advantages MAC has over PC for web designer ?
Luckily, web design is one of those things that can be done on either platform, and really doesn't require a lot of fancy or expensive software or hardware.
However... Seeing how a lot of my favorite applications are Mac only (Coda, Screenflow, Moneywell, Twitterific, etc) I can't ever see myself switching back to the PC (I switched to the Mac about a year and a half ago after using PC's all my life). I have found that with a Mac I have less issues due to adware/spyware/instability, and I seem to be more productive. Also, having a Mac means that I can have all my Mac programs and all my Windows programs as well, since I can run Windows too (either via Bootcamp or Parallels/VMWare Fusion). This is especially helpful, since I can easily test on a variety of browsers.
The Mac may feel different at first, but overall I find it much more intuative to use. Apple does have a lot of introductory videos on their site to help you get set up, and I imagine it wouldn't take you long to be comfortable. with it.
I've been working on a Mac for just about a decade now, and there's no way I would ever currently consider going back to a Windows box.
The OS is secure, intuitive, and pretty to look at / work on.
Apple has dropped a few quality things over the past couple of years that have annoyed me (the 3rd party hard drives they are shipping with now just don't seem to cut it), but that's a very tiny percentage of the overall shipment.
I'll be getting a new one in January after the Macworld announcements.
firstly its "Mac" ya dont need caps :D Hardcore Mac users hate that lol
Im a PC user, and the reasons for this are few.
1) I used to work in IT Support, so I know how windows ticks 2) I play a lot of PC Games. 3) They are soo damned expensive, and I can upgrade any component of my PC anytime...
And that's about it. I would love a Mac book pro so I could start to get my hand in with Mac OS, as I really find it hard to get my head around the new way of working. Plus its a good thing to take around to client meetings, it looks so much more professional than a standard "PC" laptop lol
So - if I had unlimited funds I would get a Mac book Pro, and keep the PC as the main computer, until I could afford a "work" Mac and "play" pc... lol
I don't use a Mac but I've always wanted to try Coda and Textmate. I've seen dozens of screencasts from here, lynda.com etc where the author has used those two applications / editors and I'm in awe of them. There are quite a few applications that only exist for Mac OS that seem to incredibly useful for web designers / developers.
If I had the money I would probably get a Mac book pro. Lovely build quality, OS is perfectly fine, amazing applications, Windows XP as well.
I'm tempted to turn my PC into a hackintosh :roll:
First all, ANY computer you use for yourself is a PC. it means personal computer. It's not "Personal Computer" as in a company or a brand of computer. Because of Mac's commercials, this has become the mainstream term for "anything besides a mac." I want to laugh everytime I see a Mac commercial and if I see one while I friend is over, I always say "Did you know a Mac is actually a PC too?" and they are surprised at this new found knowledge. Now, Microsoft has coined the term PC and uses it in their commercials as well.. The best way to stick it to Mac in a commercial would be for a guy sitting there with a Mac and have him say "Uhh.. I'm a PC too actually."
Sorry for that rant, it's only true. :<
So, I do not have Mac and use Vista. It works fine for all my work\design needs, and runs games pretty damn well. I have 4 gigs of ram that I upgraded from 2 for 40 bucks. You would never find that at a Mac store.
Bottom line, with Mac, you're basically paying for the Mac OS and for a "sleek" looking computer. And you're paying about 1k more.
Sure, Coda looks great, I've never used it. But is Coda worth spending the extra 1k? Photoshop runs same on any computer. As does the entire Adobe suite.
If you think it is, then go ahead and spend it.
(On a side note, Mac has done the same thing with mp3 players. A few months ago, I was reading a forum and someone literally said this... "People don't even bother buying mp3 players anymore... Everyone wants an iPod." I laughed and was disgusted at the same time. That's as stupid as saying... "Why would I want to buy a TV? I want a Viera!" (Panasonic's line of HDTVs)
milehighdesigner, you right I just went for PC and Mac because every1 understand straight away what I'm talking about. I have never used Mac so I,m a bit scared I'll have to learn again :o From what I understand Mac is pretty easy to upgrade (hardware) since they use Intel processor so there is no issue any more on this side - correct me if I'm wrong.
Design ... yes I love it - I don't like flashy and cheap quality other offer at the moment.
Well, besides laptops obviously, I've been building my own computers since I was 11... I bought everything OEM style from a local computer shop... This is when those could actually survive. Everything would work fine, and it was cheap as hell. And yes, they use intel chips, which brings up another point... Intel can be in ANY computer. I'm not sure about their ram anymore, I think last I looked actually that was another companies too.. EVEN THEN, it's not really "Apple" Ram... It's just them ordering ram from some place, and slapping an Apple sticker on it.
haven't read all post so i dont know if anybody has mentioned it before, but you save a shit town of time if you dont need to mess with all the problems you have to deal with on an vista or xp machine. And I really know what I'm talking about after 10 years of windows until switching to a mac.
Yea, that's what I use. Since upgrading to Vista I've been unable to get the quick text plugin to work, which was the main feature I used. It just seems the notepad++ development scene is dead, especially when it comes to plugins.
E-texteditor for me was a pain in the butt, I didn't particularly like the fact that you had to install cygwin. Just seemed bloated and unnecessary.
Intype had some serious potential. But again, development on that is incredibly slow, grinded to a halt.
I'm a bit confused ... my HP has gone and not sure what to do :roll:
I mean I can get another PC or MAC but I have never used MAC and it seems to be totally different.
What advantages MAC has over PC for web designer ?
However... Seeing how a lot of my favorite applications are Mac only (Coda, Screenflow, Moneywell, Twitterific, etc) I can't ever see myself switching back to the PC (I switched to the Mac about a year and a half ago after using PC's all my life). I have found that with a Mac I have less issues due to adware/spyware/instability, and I seem to be more productive. Also, having a Mac means that I can have all my Mac programs and all my Windows programs as well, since I can run Windows too (either via Bootcamp or Parallels/VMWare Fusion). This is especially helpful, since I can easily test on a variety of browsers.
The Mac may feel different at first, but overall I find it much more intuative to use. Apple does have a lot of introductory videos on their site to help you get set up, and I imagine it wouldn't take you long to be comfortable. with it.
The OS is secure, intuitive, and pretty to look at / work on.
Apple has dropped a few quality things over the past couple of years that have annoyed me (the 3rd party hard drives they are shipping with now just don't seem to cut it), but that's a very tiny percentage of the overall shipment.
I'll be getting a new one in January after the Macworld announcements.
Im a PC user, and the reasons for this are few.
1) I used to work in IT Support, so I know how windows ticks
2) I play a lot of PC Games.
3) They are soo damned expensive, and I can upgrade any component of my PC anytime...
And that's about it. I would love a Mac book pro so I could start to get my hand in with Mac OS, as I really find it hard to get my head around the new way of working. Plus its a good thing to take around to client meetings, it looks so much more professional than a standard "PC" laptop lol
So - if I had unlimited funds I would get a Mac book Pro, and keep the PC as the main computer, until I could afford a "work" Mac and "play" pc... lol
If I had the money I would probably get a Mac book pro. Lovely build quality, OS is perfectly fine, amazing applications, Windows XP as well.
I'm tempted to turn my PC into a hackintosh :roll:
I think I made my mind and I'm getting MacBook Pro :) - hopefully next week
acialk, there is equivalent of TextMate for windows :arrow: http://www.e-texteditor.com/
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/
Ugh... Can I just say I hate the term "PC" ?
First all, ANY computer you use for yourself is a PC. it means personal computer. It's not "Personal Computer" as in a company or a brand of computer. Because of Mac's commercials, this has become the mainstream term for "anything besides a mac." I want to laugh everytime I see a Mac commercial and if I see one while I friend is over, I always say "Did you know a Mac is actually a PC too?" and they are surprised at this new found knowledge. Now, Microsoft has coined the term PC and uses it in their commercials as well.. The best way to stick it to Mac in a commercial would be for a guy sitting there with a Mac and have him say "Uhh.. I'm a PC too actually."
Sorry for that rant, it's only true. :<
So, I do not have Mac and use Vista. It works fine for all my work\design needs, and runs games pretty damn well. I have 4 gigs of ram that I upgraded from 2 for 40 bucks. You would never find that at a Mac store.
Bottom line, with Mac, you're basically paying for the Mac OS and for a "sleek" looking computer. And you're paying about 1k more.
Sure, Coda looks great, I've never used it. But is Coda worth spending the extra 1k? Photoshop runs same on any computer. As does the entire Adobe suite.
If you think it is, then go ahead and spend it.
(On a side note, Mac has done the same thing with mp3 players. A few months ago, I was reading a forum and someone literally said this... "People don't even bother buying mp3 players anymore... Everyone wants an iPod." I laughed and was disgusted at the same time. That's as stupid as saying... "Why would I want to buy a TV? I want a Viera!" (Panasonic's line of HDTVs)
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I have never used Mac so I,m a bit scared I'll have to learn again :o
From what I understand Mac is pretty easy to upgrade (hardware) since they use Intel processor so there is no issue any more on this side - correct me if I'm wrong.
Design ... yes I love it - I don't like flashy and cheap quality other offer at the moment.
And I really know what I'm talking about after 10 years of windows until switching to a mac.
Yea, that's what I use. Since upgrading to Vista I've been unable to get the quick text plugin to work, which was the main feature I used. It just seems the notepad++ development scene is dead, especially when it comes to plugins.
E-texteditor for me was a pain in the butt, I didn't particularly like the fact that you had to install cygwin. Just seemed bloated and unnecessary.
Intype had some serious potential. But again, development on that is incredibly slow, grinded to a halt.
Next step for me, hackintosh !