Just wanted to point out that if you price a comparably equipped Mac and PC the prices are actually very similar. When you configure them alike (videocard, no shared memory, etc.) you usually end up with a difference of roughly $100. If you can get an EDU discount it is pretty much a wash.
And even if there is a difference, not having to deal with viruses, spyware, etc. makes it more than worth it. Greg Colores ***************************************** Gregory M. Colores Associate Professor Department of Biology 185 Brooks Hall Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 Office: (989) 774-3412 FAX: (989) 774-3462 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cst.cmich.edu/users/color1gm ***************************************** On 8/11/08 1:47 PM, "Scott D Lapoint" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Ecologers, > > It's time for me to invest in a new computer. I've long been a fan > of Dell computers and PCs in general, but because of the issues I've > seen with Vista, I've been considering a switch to Mac. > > The problems are one, Macs seem much more expensive than a > comparatively equipped PC (which is a factor for a graduate student > like me), and two, I can't seem to find any one in the ecology field > that uses a Mac for work. > > I was hoping there was someone on this list that uses a Mac to > perform GIS analyses, runs statistical packages like Systat or Program > R, and maybe how they've found Mac's OS to work with in a field where > apparently most of our colleagues are using Windows. > > Any input would be extremely useful at this stage. Thanks in advance. > > Scott > > Scott D. LaPoint > Graduate Student > SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry > 243 Illick Hall > Syracuse, NY 13210
