Mac or PC?

[Erebus]

This are the specs for the iMac, as u can see u can use them too for professional use, just you get less expandibility, but don't think in a "PC way": u will not need to expand much for at least 4-5 years, because lifespan of Macs is LONGER (u can believe me or not :P )

PROCESSOR:
2.4GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz, or 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
6MB shared L2 cache at full processor speed
1066MHz frontside bus
1GB (one 1GB SO-DIMM) or 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 4GB

Built-in 20-inch (viewable) or 24-inch (viewable) glossy widescreen TFT active-matrix liquid crystal display
Resolution
20-inch models: 1680 by 1050 pixels
24-inch model: 1920 by 1200 pixels

Graphics and video support

20-inch model with 2.4GHz processor
ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT graphics processor with 128MB of GDDR3 memory
20-inch model with 2.66GHz processor
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory
24-inch model with 2.8GHz or 3.06GHz processor, one of the following:
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR3 memory
Mini-DVI output port with support for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video connections via adapter3
Built-in iSight camera
Support for external display in extended desktop mode
Digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels
Analog resolutions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels
Support for external display in video mirroring mode

Connections and expansion
One FireWire 400 port and one FireWire 800 port; 7 watts each
Total of five USB 2.0 ports: three ports on computer, two ports on keyboard

Hard drive4

20-inch model with 2.4GHz processor
250GB Serial ATA 7200-rpm hard drive
Optional 320GB or 500GB Serial ATA 7200-rpm hard drive
20-inch model with 2.66GHz processor
320GB Serial ATA 7200-rpm hard drive
Optional 500GB or 750GB Serial ATA 7200-rpm hard drive
24-inch model with 2.8GHz or 3.06GHz processor
320GB Serial ATA 7200-rpm hard drive
Optional 500GB, 750GB, or 1TB Serial ATA 7200-rpm hard drive

Installed software
Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard (includes Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools)
iLife ’08 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand)

[onesummer]

@Erebus, thanks for the very detail post. it's definitely good to hear someone's opinion who's worked on both. definitely good info you've given. thanks again.

[BuffetofMan]

I have a PC but i work with macs at school I gotta say if you do design you should probably invest in a mac.

[BuffetofMan]

you should def go w a mac. its just better for jumping threw programs and windows, when u get swamped with work and windows on a pc everything will just freeze you will lose everything. it is less common to freeze jumping threw programs on a mac and if u do u can force wit the aplication and keep the other ones running save your work and then restart your computer.

yeah your telling me. i am a firm believer in external drives and BACKING UP ALL OVER YOUR WORK since I have owned a PC and have been involved in design.

[VonGizzle]

With regard to the opinion that Mac is safer than a PC for not losing work, this is of course true, but only when a PC isn't treated with respect.

For example, alot of the software available for Windows and Linux is more open ended and numerous as well as the OS's themselves. I enjoy using a PC because I like to enjoy everything computing has to offer, and feel like I'm being kept in a box when I use a Mac.

That being said, a well cared for PC shouldn't actually give you any more problems.

[kchemnad]

MAC or PC ..?
hehehe Good Quistion.

But i haved a answer.
MAC is Wife
PC is Girlfriend.

am i right...

[Maxson]

feel like I'm being kept in a box when I use a Mac

Exactly!

PC all the way!

[Chung Dha]

Ubuntu 4life !!! Just kidding

[jpa]

"My teachers tell me Mac much better for designing"

That's a thing from the past, don't you know? I usually use Pc or Mac because I have Pc in one city and Mac in other and I travel regurally from one to another. So, I do the same things in one system and the other.
PC is cheaper, customizable and you can do the same things without problem.

[novaworks]

well i have pc´s...but mac is realy best