Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/05

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Mac wannabees
From: photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Philip Forrest)
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 21:16:55 -0500
References: <6a7544a60912051708q69d5fadeuf5d7e0a544b617e4@mail.gmail.com> <4B1B0E31.7080308@comporium.net> <2EA67724-BD8C-4D3A-87EE-8C4916DA7B6C@embarqmail.com> <4B1B1297.9020807@comporium.net>

The Mac runs faster, more secure, less problematic in-theory and
usually far more reliable in-practice. For visual or audio, the Mac is
pretty much the only game out there. For motion picture work, there is
no reasonable substitute.
Phil Forrest



On Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:10:31 -0500
Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:

> Ric Carter wrote:
> > the point is that with the mac you do not have to pick one system,
> > you may use both and switch back and forth as often as you wish
> >
> > comparably equipped machines do not cost twice as much
> >
> > you can use windows keyboards on macs
> >
> > ric
> >   
> I have done nothing for the last two weeks but compare and contrast
> Macs and Windows machines on every website I can find.  Using the
> same checklist, Macs always end up costing at least twice as much as
> Windows machines.  I've been trying to convince myself that, just
> like Leica, you get what you pay for and I should go with the more
> expensive Macs; but every time I almost hit the Buy button, I have
> second thoughts.  I would hate to make that expensive a mistake.
> 
> Tina
> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at gmail.com (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] OT: Mac wannabees)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] OT: Mac wannabees)
Message from ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] OT: Mac wannabees)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] OT: Mac wannabees)