I think it's pretty foolish and limiting to your business to
have such an opinionated viewpoint that keeps you from
having BOTH machines.

Seriously, they are both tools that serve different purposes
at different times.

Saying you HATE one or the other is a very limiting and crippling
belief in my opinion.

Until you spend a few months with each machine, any opinion
is pretty much not even valid.

Jason

PS: Just got a new 17 inch Macbook Pro today! (And got my
girlfriend a Macbook for her birthday tomorrow).

PPS: But I still got love for my PC too.

Well, after sleeping on it and spending some more time getting familiar with the Mac, I've decided to stick with it. I've got VMware Fusion installed so I can run all my Windows programs.

I've concluded it can't do any harm to learn two operating systems.

Actually, I thought I was going to be pilloried for saying I hate the Mac. It's been interesting to see there's others out there who prefer Windows.

I use a MacBook Pro - after my PC blow up after 5 years of constant use.

You may have noticed from my previous posts I am not a "computer tech person".

But in Exeter, UK, near where I live there is a "Mac Store" - I'm guessing you must have them in the USA.

Anyway, whenever, I have a question (no matter how dense...) the staff are always helpful, patient and understanding.

And within a few mins they teach me what I need to know.

The great thing was learning how to turn the machine on...

Steve

Thanks - and that's what I'm using, too - a dualcore e6660 with 4 gigs ram. And an Asus P5WDG2 motherboard. It's been solid as a rock, and works very quickly on video and renders and everything else, along with my widescreen monitors.

I always got the impression that macs were for people who don't like tinkering under the hood .. personally I like to know exactly how to quickly fix and/or swap out parts to get my main workstation back up and running within hours, vs being dependent on tech service shops (usually w/incompetent techs that mis-diagnose and/or overcharge). I have several pcs, and replacement parts for everything (including power supplies, cpu/ram/video cards etc) so I've got backups, plus active ghost/imaged pcs in case something goes down.

I use acronis trueimage to ghost my hard drives at least once every 2-3 months, so my boot and data drives are routinely backed up, and I keep copies of the main drive in a safe deposit box in case of fire/burglary...(and I back up site design work daily, copying files to external drives and burning to DVD at least once every 24-48 hours)... main thing is, my business will never be "down", costing me thousands, because I have so many redundant backups in place - which is, after 25+ years of computing, a huge peace of mind, and helps me be extremely productive...

the "powered up" webmaestro,

-k

It's not foolish or crippling at all. It does not hurt my business at all not having a Mac. In fact, using one system that I am happy with, comfortable with, works perfectly, and works for me actually saves time and makes me much more effective.

Man, good think you don't have any strong opinions on anything hhusted.

Like I said, MY experience, which includes myself and about 6 friends I know with Macbooks and Ipods, have turned up no problems or issues of any kind, your experience have certainly been different.

lol - Yeah, that one time I tried to ride my bike when I was 5 was a real bear - but after sticking with it and getting some help now and again I now find it quite enjoyable!

Good to hear Chris - and while i'm sure your local Apple Store is a great source of help, feel free to ask me anything if you ever get stuck somewhere. Man, I wish I had an apple store within an hours drive here!

Cheers,

Steve

Did Jason say he had bought himself a top of the range 17 inch MacBook Pro?

But he only bought his girlfriend an ordinary MacBook?

Take cover ... or head for the hills... (has no one told him "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned?).

Mind you knowing our Pal Jason -

She'll forgive him - (just) - and they will have wild sex.

And wish her a very happy birthday from all of us.

Steve

I actually do most of my browsing on the net with the smaller
white Macbook myself.

I originally had a "air" to give her for her birthday, but the macbook
is a better machine in my opinion. So I picked up that one instead
and sent the "air" back.

While I love the "pro", it's easier to just do my web surfing on this
smaller Mac.

And when I do video and music editing, I use the iMac desktop
machine!

And when I build websites, I use my PC.

Everything has it's own purpose.

And I removed parallels from all my machines. For some reason
I just don't like the idea of mixing the two machines and prefer
to just keep them separate.