OT: PC vs Mac - What's the difference

Dach wrote on 2/15/2010, 6:27 AM

For years now I have rolled my eyes in regards to the presumed superiority of a Mac over a PC, so I ask from a "hardware" point of view, what does a Mac have that a PC does not have?

I understand that Macs can load both OSX and a Windows OS, fine that's software.

I undestand that Final Cut is only available on a Mac... that's software.

My observation has always been that its an "OS" debate. I respect any post house using the tools that they prefer that allows that to get the job done meeting client expectations. - just curious. Any comments or educating would be appreiated.

Thanks,

Chad

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Coursedesign wrote on 2/18/2010, 10:03 AM

I was wondering, do a lot of people build custom Mac machines like PC people do?

A lot of people look for maximizing performance in many different ways, and that includes overclocking of course (although far more rare than in the PC world), 270MB per second SSDs, OS tweaking in a lot of ways, and much more.

BareFeats, MacNN, TUAW, iFixit are a few of the geekier resources and they are very high quality.

John_Cline wrote on 2/18/2010, 12:28 PM

"I'm peppering this thread with my latest art to give it some panache, and that composite photo is my original photography."

The forum had plenty of panache before you joined. Please stop and get some professional help.

DGates wrote on 2/18/2010, 2:22 PM

Please, no more pepper.

If that's your photo composite, it looks good. Your video skills on the other hand....not so much.