I think you should go to the nearest Apple store and do some testing/
fondling of your own. All I can say is that I bought my first Apple, a
12" Powerbook G4, in the spring of 2006, after 20+ years of using only
DOS/Windows computers, and I will never look back. I still use that
Powerbook when I travel, and my desktop is a 20" iMac with 4 GB RAM,
bought for around 1300 Euro earlier this year (taking advantage of an
educational discount). The thing about Macs is that they just work
better than Windows machines with nominally equivalent horsepower. I
have just edited some scanned MF images in Photoshop CS3 on the iMac.
I opened all 16 images (a roll of 6x4.5) in PS, each of them between
200 and 250 MB in size--and still the levels and other adjustments I
made went much faster than I ever remember experiencing on my PC.
Nathan
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On Oct 24, 2008, at 6:34 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>
> I'm needing some advice please. The failure of my current laptop
> computer
> (I only use laptops, no deskbound computers) is quite eminent. It
> literally
> has no more legs to stand on--even the rubber feet have fallen off
> and been
> replaced with little squares of moleskin left-over from the last
> Isle Royale
> workshop. The laundry list of things broken, fried, fallen off,
> bent or
> busted has reached a point of no return. Another coat of duct-tape
> won't
> even help anymore. In case you think I'm exaggerating, I could email
> pictures of the computer for visual proof.
>
> Anyway, for the first time in my life, I'm seriously considering
> purchasing
> a Mac. Yes, Virginia, miracles do happen.
>
> The new Macbook has a glossy screen which is not a problem for me as
> I've
> been using one for the past three years and am happy with it, but
> they've
> also removed the Firewire port. This may or may not be an issue as
> my only
> Firewire device is the E-1 and if I'm going to do any audio
> production I
> don't use plug-in devices as I have a real Yamaha digital-audio
> workstation
> which I trust more than devices without locking mechanisms on the
> jumper
> wire jacks.
>
> One reason why I'm looking seriously at Mac is Aperture. Adobe
> Lightroom
> seems to have instantly become a standard, but I have two issues
> with it:
> 1. It does not render Olympus RAW files as well as other converters
> and 2.
> The Adobe Upgrade Treadmill. I want to "fire" Adobe from my life
> like I'm
> tempted to "fire" Windoze. Can you say "software rot"? Is Aperture a
> dead-end or do you feel that it is a reasonably safe direction to go?
>
> My budget limit for computer plus software is $2000 USD. I see that
> Aperture is $200, so that limits my hardware cost to $1800. The
> Macbook Pro
> has the larger screen, but I also like the idea of a more portable
> computer--one not quite so hefty as I've been lugging around for the
> past
> three years. I have a halfway decent CRT still at home, which I can
> use
> when I'm needing more real-estate, but yet, I'm quite used to doing
> all my
> editing on a 15.4" screen for the past three years. The tiny 13"
> screen on
> the Macbooks are a bit tight for anything other than basic field
> work and
> I'd have to use the external monitor.
>
> I use my computers for a minimum of three years. I'm wanting
> something a
> bit tougher this time--the plastic Gateway I'm currently using has
> proven to
> be too wimpy for my level of abuse.
>
> Which versions of the Macbook should I be considering and how should
> I have
> them optioned? This is new territory for me and if I can't get past
> the
> heebie jeebies, I'll end up snagging a Lenovo or some other Windoze
> machine
> with a solid case for less money. Please keep in mind, my financial
> limit
> and the fact that this is a solo machine with no desktop computer to
> shift
> the heavy lifting to.
> AG
>
>
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