OS X or XP?

sweetcheeks69

sweetcheeks69

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Hi everyone,

I am currently running XP sp2 (with a whole host of design software) on a desktop machine and I have had an offer for a nice little iBook G4 with full Adobe suite pre-installed. I am getting into the graphic design market and know that Mac's are the way to go for this because of their immense rendering capabilities. Thing is, I've never used a Mac before and wondered how easy they are to get to know, and wanted to put it to you guys who may have used them for ages. Are they worth the investment, considering the new PowerMac's that are coming out?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks
 
As with anything new, the Mac OS would take a little time to get used to, but not terribly bad. If you already have a basis in computers (which you do), then your learning curve will be a lot shorter. I would recommend going with which ever you feel will allow you to do your job the most effectively, forget about the whole "learning a new thing" problem, because it really won't be much of one in the end...
 
If it's a good offer, go for it. If you're not doing well financially, keep XP. Don't let the intimidation of switching to a different OS scare you. Not only is OS X easy, after a few weeks of doing plain daily tasks I'm confident you'll be more than sufficient.
 
Also, Mac OS/X can use any X11-based Window Manager, i.e. Desktop. Replacing the default one with... say... the KDE and setting it to clone Windows 2k would put you closer to a Windows interface while still keeping the Mac-standard security and stability (Well, *NIX standard now, but that's another thread.)
 
Thanks for your replies folks. I think that I am gonna go for it cos he's offered it to me for £350 (about $570 at last reckoning...) with the full $900 Adobe stuff and a couple of other bits... If I really can't do it, then I'm sure there's someone on a particular internet auction site who may well make it worth my while :).
 
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