On 3/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Based on my own observations in a working press room at CART races (not >quite as exclusive as the NFL, or as big-budget, but still restricted) >the Macs and PCs are both present in significant numbers. Neither is >dominant (unlike the North American laptop world in general). > >I'd be interested to know how many of those Macs were the top-end model. >That wonderful 17" screen is something that might tempt me to a Mac. >Sure, it's expensive. But if you're an NFL photographer with three >D2H bodies and tens of thousands of dollars in lenses round your neck >the cost of the laptop is insignificant. Plus, of course, many of those >25 photographers will be with specific magazines, so the computer may >well be provided by the magazine, not by the photographer. That, too, >will bias the choice towards a Mac - the pre-press industry has long >been a Mac stronghold. > >Nowaday's there's no strong technical reason for either platform. >If you like Macs, buy a Mac. If Windows suits the way you work a >little better, get a Windows XP notebook.
Well said John. Sound words. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
