I only ever bought two new Macs. The rest have all been second hand, it helped cut the cost dramatically. Even so, it's when you realise how easy it is to set up color calibration using the built in ColorSync software, that the value of the Macintosh comes into its own.
When I calibrated my input and output devices, and wanted to get it so that the image I saw on the screen also resembled what was printed out, I simply used the built in Help software, and followed the instructions, and it worked. No fuss, no extra installations, no scratching of heads. People reading this should know that matching color between camera/scanner, and printing is something that the Mac Operating System was designed to do because it was meant for photographers and designers and graphic artists and whoever to be able to do it in as simple and straightforward a manner as possible. Of course, color can be matched quickly and easily on a PC running Windows as well. My sister's boyfriend has proven this to me. the difference is, he is an ex nuclear physicist with years of experience on Wintel boxes. I am not. My first computer was a Mac PowerBook 1400 in 1998. I had no idea of the inner workings of a computer, hardware or software. All I knew was that I wanted to be able to scan negs, and print to inkjet. I am sooooo glad I got a Mac, cos I really don't think that at that time I would have been able to do it otherwise. If you know and get along fine with PCs but are thinking of changing to a Mac, you're probably better of staying with a PC. If you don't know sod all about computers but are wanting to join the digital colour age, I would say go for the Mac. They were made for buffoons like me with too much money to spare! :-) Seriously, I wouldn't buy a brand new computer ever again, Mac or PC. Too much of a waste. The used market is full of great stuff to be had at a real bargain. Hmm, this sorta went off at a tangent, didn't it. Apologies. (Disclaimer: Of course, your mileage may vary, but this was my experience). Cheers! Cotty >> *Sigh* A rose by any other name... > >...still has Apple's inflated pricetag on it. > >Without too much rambling, I decided recently I wanted all the thrill of >my employer's NeXT slab at home, plus I no longer wanted to have to work >to install apps onto a unix (usually linux) workstation at home, so I was >gonna buy a Mac after so many years of making fun of them. > >Then I saw the price tag on Apple's machines. I see they're STILL living >in a dreamworld. I don't want an iMac, I already have a ton of compatible >hardware I'd like to bring over including monitors, drives, scanners, etc. >I don't want a 15" monitor, I don't want a stupid LCD screen. I just want >a decent machine, and the cheapest Apple starts them at was the $1700 dual >SMP G4s. > >-sigh- > >(the more amusing part, to me, is I finally decided I had no reason for >multi CPU machines anymore, only to be told by Apple it was my only >choice.. ergo, I still hate them) > >(the most amusing part is that every time I goto Apple's website, their >irritating "i saved the world with my mac!" commercials turn me off so >hard I had to have serious second thoughts about what I was doing) ____________________________________ Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/ ____________________________________ Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ ____________________________________
