Comments on: PC vs. Mac for Digital Photography Tasks http://manalang.com/archives/2004/01/06/pc_vs_mac_for_digital_photography_tasks/ enhancing your experience since 2003. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:53:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Graham McIntire http://manalang.com/archives/2004/01/06/pc_vs_mac_for_digital_photography_tasks/#comment-17942 Graham McIntire Wed, 11 Feb 2004 16:16:32 +0000 http://manalang.wordpress.com/2004/01/06/pc_vs_mac_for_digital_photography_tasks/#comment-17942 I'd tend to disagree with that article. It really depends on what you're doing, and for the most part you're comparing apples to oranges. I have an Athlon XP at home that runs at 2.1GHz that will stomp out p4 2.5GHz+, so don't let the speed rating alone get to you. I bought a brand new g4 iBook last fall when they came out, and I haven't even looked back since then. I work as a PC repair tech during the school, and greatly look forward to when I can go home at night to my mac. It may be a measly 800MHz, but unless I try to run games on it, I don't really even notice. Like said in the previous comment, it just works. I use it for my digital photography, email, web development, and about anything else besides gaming. I would also agree that its about usability and not speed alone. I can get the same work done in a fraction of the time when I'm using my mac simply because it works and I don't have to fight with it while I'm working. iPhoto has worked beyond my expectations with 3 different cameras so far. I actually enjoy using it so much, I just bought a used beige g3 for my fiance to use, mainly with iPhoto and her camera (so she doesn't have to borrow my iBook every time she takes pictures.) Its a psaltry 300mhz computer so its no ferarri of macs, but I guarantee it will hold its own against pc's running much faster. I’d tend to disagree with that article. It really depends on what you’re doing, and for the most part you’re comparing apples to oranges. I have an Athlon XP at home that runs at 2.1GHz that will stomp out p4 2.5GHz+, so don’t let the speed rating alone get to you.

I bought a brand new g4 iBook last fall when they came out, and I haven’t even looked back since then. I work as a PC repair tech during the school, and greatly look forward to when I can go home at night to my mac. It may be a measly 800MHz, but unless I try to run games on it, I don’t really even notice. Like said in the previous comment, it just works. I use it for my digital photography, email, web development, and about anything else besides gaming.

I would also agree that its about usability and not speed alone. I can get the same work done in a fraction of the time when I’m using my mac simply because it works and I don’t have to fight with it while I’m working. iPhoto has worked beyond my expectations with 3 different cameras so far.

I actually enjoy using it so much, I just bought a used beige g3 for my fiance to use, mainly with iPhoto and her camera (so she doesn’t have to borrow my iBook every time she takes pictures.) Its a psaltry 300mhz computer so its no ferarri of macs, but I guarantee it will hold its own against pc’s running much faster.

]]> By: Michael Gorsuch http://manalang.com/archives/2004/01/06/pc_vs_mac_for_digital_photography_tasks/#comment-17941 Michael Gorsuch Thu, 29 Jan 2004 17:12:43 +0000 http://manalang.wordpress.com/2004/01/06/pc_vs_mac_for_digital_photography_tasks/#comment-17941 It depends what you're going for - speed of functionality. I'm a network engineer who deals largely with Windows boxen during the day, and my Mac at night. Believe me - the current G4 may not stack against the Intel boxes in speed, but it's way more useable - something I decided was more important a year ago when I switched. I use my Mac everyday for everything from email to music production to film editing. It just works. It depends what you’re going for - speed of functionality. I’m a network engineer who deals largely with Windows boxen during the day, and my Mac at night.

Believe me - the current G4 may not stack against the Intel boxes in speed, but it’s way more useable - something I decided was more important a year ago when I switched.

I use my Mac everyday for everything from email to music production to film editing. It just works.

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