LOL. I've been biting my tongue, but since I'm a fool too, here are my two cents:
1) If cost is an issue, go with the Mac. Unless you are building your own machine from scratch, you cannot find a comparably-configured high-end machine cheaper than the Mac Pro. See: http://www.macworld.com/2006/08/features/macproprice/index.php 2) While I agree Photoshop works well on either platform, the underlying stability of the OS is an important consideration. I would be extremely hesitant to trust any sensitive or valuable data to a MS Windows machine -- the last thing you want is the OS crashing while you are working on a 500MB image file! But, as I said, each point is only worth a penny. :-) Best, --Paul -------------- Paul F. Marty, Ph.D. (marty at fsu.edu) Assistant Professor, College of Information Florida State University, Tallahassee FL 32306-2100 http://info.fsu.edu/~pmarty On Sep 8, 2006, at 12:21 PM, Sam Quigley wrote: > Being a fool, I'll rush in... > > Go with Macs. > The entire high-end hardware and software imaging industry is > optimized around the Macintosh platform. > And the skill set of most fine arts photographers is centered > around Macs. > I would very much doubt that this is undergoing change at a > measureable pace. > > PCs may be marketed as the machine for everyman and everywoman, but a > museum-grade imaging operation is a completely different arena. > But then, that's just my opinion. > > At 11:35 AM 9/8/2006, you wrote: >> Hello, >> >> We are hoping that the wonderful members of mcn-l can help us with a >> question we are debating here in Houston. I hope this isn't a >> question >> that has been posed recently to the list and I've just missed it. >> >> We are currently involved in a project to convert out photo studio >> from >> film to digital. It's a very exciting project, but it has brought >> up an >> old question that I had hoped to avoid - the dreaded "Is Mac >> better for >> graphic applications than PC?" question. >> >> The MFAH is predominantly PC-based, with only a few Macs in our >> Graphics >> department. Our IT department would like to keep it this way, but a >> consultant has recommended that our new photo studio and imaging >> lab use >> Macs. Our current digital equipment is running on PCs and it >> seems to >> work just fine. Since we're making decisions about pretty >> expensive new >> equipment we want to make sure that we're not overlooking anything. >> >> Can anyone explain why Macs are better for graphics and digital >> imaging >> than PCs? Not just that graphic designers and photographers prefer >> Macs, but why they're different and better? This would be a great >> help >> and I would really appreciate it. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Marty >> >> Marcia (Marty) Stein >> Photographic Services Manager >> The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston >> PO Box 6826 >> Houston, Texas 77265-6826 >> >> Phone: (713) 639-7525 >> Fax: (713) 639-7557 >> Email: mstein at mfah.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > ____________________________ > Sam Quigley, Director > Digital Information and Technology > Harvard University Art Museums > 32 Quincy Street > Cambridge, MA 02138 > 617-496-4292 > www.artmuseums.harvard.edu > > > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
