homer
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This is where I am left in the dark, but Apple probably includes that into the price, unless you wanted to upgrade to X right?
Actually, they include OSX and OS9 with the systems. Not that really changes the price comparisons, though.
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the Mac has a much lighter color paletter where PC's tend to be much darker.
Mac's use corrected gamma settings. These are actually proper. PCs do not use any corrected gamma settings, so you get a pretty whacked spectrum of color values.
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If you could just defend on what tasks or functionality I am incapable of doing on a PC vs. a Mac... I would be able to see your point
You can do pretty much anything on either platform, with some minor exceptions here and there for both systems.
For a long time Mac's WERE better in the multimedia world, but, as you have stated, that gap has closed significantly. Most quality software developers know enough to develop software for both platforms.
So, as a Mac user, I would agree that the 'better for multimedia' comment IS a cliche.
A lot of mac loyalists are not technically profecient when it comes to computers (note that I am not directing that commend at anyone in here). They tend to use over-used arguments that have less and less relevancy today, ie 'better for multimedia', 'dual monitor capabilities', etc...
There ARE still studies that do still favor the mac, though. Mainely TCO and Productivity. Typically the total cost of ownership of a Mac is much lower than that of a PC...of course, that depends on the person. That study, I'm sure, refers to the average user. (Though I CAN say that it takes a HELL of a lot longer to reinstall Windows that MacOS or even Linux  )
It has also been shown that people who use macs tend to be more productive than their windows co-workers. Again, this probably is focused on the average user.
What I do notice is that a computer novice will tend to learn more about their computer when using a Mac than when they use a PC. I've been on training seminars in companies using Windows and I have to cover basic concepts such as Control-C = copy and how to bookmark a web page. And these are people that have been using their machine for years. 
But, the 'power user' which, I think, is probably all of us in here, will make their decision as to which platform is a better deal by comparing VERY SPECIFIC items. This is why an argument such as this can rarely be simply a 'this machine is cheaper because of X'. If one focuses on very specific aspects of the systems, then, yes, one could say the other is a better deal...but ONLY in terms of that one particular aspect.
Timmins, you like the flexibility of building your own system. Because of that, you will ALWAYS find PCs a better deal for you. Dick, you tend to like the ease-of-use and lower TCO in your computer. More often than not, a Mac is always going to be your better deal.
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04-18-2001 08:39 PM
I would like to use an AAVID system for film. Thanks for your guys' clarification.
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