Marty They are better because they have better software to run the image stuff with....I'm sure you'll get tons of other opinions as well :)
That said the solution maybe coming out later this year (or be out already) Apple is introducing a new line of Macs that will run Windows side by side with the Mac OS. My only experience with all of this is being a Mac user and being married to a Mac programer with kids who want (gasp the little traitors) a PC for their games as so many of them wont run on a Mac. Dad has promised to get the new dual Mac/PC when they are cheap enough. Chrissie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Sent: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 11:35 AM Subject: [MCN-L] Tricky question - is Mac "better" than PC? 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 ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free.
