Sorry to mess wit yo hed :-) What you should really do is get Linux. Just kidding. I haven't seen a direct comparison resource yet but I haven't really really looked - and SO much of it is subjective and will be argued over passionately by Mac lovers and Mac haters (it's the Mac factor that polarises - you don't really get PC lovers in the same way) - often the discussions online are about as informative as people debating who's the best sports team. More and more it's just a matter of taste and comfort, I think, rather than which is better.
I still like my Macs (although maybe my love has died), and I've suffered from Dell, Toshiba and Sony hard drive failures too, so you can't win. All crashes on any computer are disastrous and time consuming, even if you've backed up. The thing about Apple, though, is they are getting a bad rep for failing just after the warranty runs out... so you pay a lot for Apple Care - and then you hear horror stories about Apple Care refusing to cover stuff, even though you've paid. I personally have had both very bad and very good Apple customer service in the last 12 months. One of the reasons I'd never get rid of Mac completely is Final Cut Pro, which I know really well and which runs really well on my Macs. But... you know... you hear some pretty good things about Premiere and Vegas from people in this Group, too. If I lost everything in a fire, would I replace with Macs...? Probably only because I feel safe with FCP and I don't know the others. If there was a solid Linux editing app that people raved about, I think I might take the plunge and switch to that just on principle... because I don't really like the way either Microsoft or Apple do business. As far as Vista, all I've had is a few short plays on some of my clients' new computers, and it seems like a good fusion of OS X and XP. But I don't *really* know enough yet. It's the most important thing to bear in mind when you're buying a new PC now. There's poor driver support for old devices, and it's very hungry, so you need a high-spec PC, but even basic Macs have always been quite high spec to do the things they do (and subsequently perceived as over-priced, because the entry level is expensive). Maybe the days of cheap, grinding PCs are coming to an end - and maybe that's what Microsoft and the hardware manufacturers want. Most of the people I see who are being driven mad by slow computers (XP AND OS X) are suffering as a result of being sold too little RAM (usually 256MB) at the start. As for upgrading to Vista on an old PC... life is too short. Hope that's confused you sufficiently. Good luck. :) Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 19:12, humancloner1997 wrote: Wow, just when I thought I'd finally reached a decision, you have totally changed everything. I started with Mac OX Tiger. In the past, I've had two crashes with Windows that were time consuming and expensive and disastrous. I'm thinking about starting a podcast because I like interviewing. I've also been interested in the discussion about the Windows media center, watching vlogs on the TV, etc. Is there a resource on the Internet that really discusses the Vista versus Mac features in greater detail? Thanks for the quick response and helpful observations. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Randy, > I'm a Mac fan and have both PC & Macs (PowerPC G4 x2). One of my > many freelancing jobs is helping people sort out their computer > problems. I don't think the PC is a slowly dying dinosaur. PCs are > here to stay because people like what they know. You could look at > Mac's transition to Intel as a slow convergence towards a world of > oneness where both exist together in a compatible PC world. Macs > are now really just smart-looking high-spec PCs, with a slightly > different OS. Vista has learnt from and copied OS X in its > appearance and functionality. The next computer I'm going to buy > is not a Mac - I've had too many hard drive failures on my G4s and my > iPod to love Apple hardware any more. It's all about features. I > have all the design and editing software I need on Mac already, but > what I want from PC is Windows Media Center - integrated TV, HDR, > Video on demand, Podcasting, RSS, Music, blah blah blah. This is > traditional Mac territory, but Vista has done it better this time. > Apple TV is seriously short on features. > > Rupert > http://www.fatgirlinohio.org > http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ > > > > > On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:39, humancloner1997 wrote: > > Daryl, you mention that you would also have "pc accessability" while > working with flash. Would the new Mac with the Intel chip that can > run Windows qualify as "pc accessability". > I'm planning on buying a second computer. I considered a good pc but > then decided the new Mac with the Intel chip would work just as > well. I edit with iMovie but like programs like Microsoft Word in > the PC. However, since switching to Mac, I view the PC as a slowly > dying dinosaur. > Is there any reason I should consider getting a top of the line pc > instead of a new Intel Mac? Money is not an important > consideration. I never worked with video on a PC because my old PC > didn't have the strength. > > Randolfe (Randy) Wicker > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Daryl Urig" <daryl@> wrote: > > > > Rupert, thanks for comments. > > > > With flash you can add navigation buttons if you want to have a > little more than a video, > > you can have an interactive video. Also, with flash you can save > out a quicktime and still > > have some of the navigation capabilaties. > > > > Coming from a flash perspective, as I am, what kind of file formats > would you make > > available on your vblog site to keep the most viewers happy? > > > > I am working on a mac so would probably use Imovie to to video > editing, and also have pc > > accessability. > > > > Daryl > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
