> From: John Celio <[email protected]> >> thoughts on a Mac. > > You haven't even used Windows 8 but you're considering switching to an > entirely different computer system because of what other people have > written? Perhaps you should give it a try first before you make such a > big change. >
Don't act so incredulous and like I'm an idiot. No I don't do anything merely on what someone else has written. I'm merely expressing the fact that based upon what I've observed and what I've read I have my doubts about Win 8, and that based on that, a Mac could be preferable. Since the new laptop would be almost exclusively for photography related pursuits I'm sure I could learn the basics of what I needed to do OS-wise in a couple of hours on a Mac. The same cannot be said of an OS or application whose GUI was poorly planned and implemented because using one's intuition and powers of deduction could still likely lead you down a dead-end. > I've only used Windows 8 a little myself, but I really don't think > it's that bad. Now, the "Modern" (formerly "Metro") design was clearly > made with touch-sensitive devices in mind, so you'll probably want to > switch it to desktop mode. There are ways to get the Start button > functionality back, so you'd basically be using your regular old > Windows again. I think Win8 will get better as more people use it and > Microsoft updates it to deal with user feedback. They know it's not a > hit, so I think they'll actively try to win over skeptical users with > changes. > It sounds to me like Windows 8 could be Microsoft's 'New Coke'. :) > That last sentence is why I'm waiting a while before I upgrade from > Windows 7. My PC works wonderfully with 7, and I'd like to see where 8 > goes before I bother messing with perfection. > > If you're completely anti-8, just get whatever laptop you wanted, wipe > the hard drive, buy an OEM copy of Windows 7 and install it. You will > be happy with it for a very long time. > > John > I can do that but I don't want to or think I should have to on a brand new machine. If one's not in the PC building and maintenance business and loads a new OS (let me see, I've done it likely only 4 times since 1995), it's potentially fraught with pitfalls and gotcha's. If I pay $2K+ for a machine I want it to work correctly from the moment I turn it on. :) I work all day designing, developing, debugging, fixing software and have for 32 years. It's not what I prefer to do in my spare time as well. :) > P.S.: If you're serious about switching to Mac, just think about how > much you'll have to spend on all that new hardware and software you'll > need to get to replace what you have on your PC. I subscribed to Adobe Creative Cloud about 6 months back when it was $30 a month. So for right now at least, I have the newest version of any Adobe product I want. I'm guessing I can transfer that to a Mac... if that turns out the be the case. Thanks. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
