My dear Heath, I do not mean to disparage anyone, especially you. I am merely tired of the "mac is more expensive than PC" mis-conception. It was true in the 80's, maybe some of the 90's, but not here in the new century, especially when you map components side by side.
Most people who disparage Macs have never really used them. Most people who disparage PC's, have used them. I would bet money on that. I'll repeat my first comment in part - I truly admire being able to look at things objectively when group mind goes so strongly in one direction. I was curious to see what I would learn in the thread. And for me I have ended up where I started - an appreciative Mac user. :-) Thank you for speaking up! Love and hugs to you, Rox On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 11:26 AM, Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Most of the active people on this list use Mac, but I would question > wheather that everyone on this list has agreed PC's are harder to > use.....I frequent the DVX fourms and a lot and I mean A LOT of > people there use PC's to edit..... > > I know I may not be in your league Rox ;) but I think me and my PC > have made some pretty nice videos on occasion...(which is due more to > my own limited skill set than my PC.. ;) > > Heath > http://batmangeek.com > http://heathparks.com > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Roxanne Darling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Macs are not much more expensive. Sorry to challenge that one! Just > do a > > google search and read some of the posts. (Again, we use both in > our > > office. People on this list have agreed that PC's are harder to > use.) > > iMovie and iPhoto and iTunes come free - and Rocketboom used those > tools and > > so did Beach Walks for well over a year before switching to FCP. > You CAN > > produce a professional, highly edited product using the FREE > software. > > (iMovie 6 is great editor - iMovie 8 not so much but that is another > > thread). > > > > Mac monitors have a more humane "flicker rate" so you won;'t go > insane > > sitting in front of one all day. Already insane? Fine, get a Mac > Mini for > > only and use your old Dell monitor and keyboard and being able to > run Mac > > and PC on that sweet little box. > > > > Macs by default have better video cards. Most PC people I know end > up > > upgrading the default card. Makes sense - most office workers (PC's > largest > > target market) don't need good video cards, they are supposed to be > writing > > Word docs and crunching Excel worksheets all day, so why load up a > PC with > > one? But (snark alert) last I checked, this is a list for video > creators. > > Do you tools support you or frustrate you? > > > > Here is a side by side chart: > > http://www.myspace-modifier.com/macintosh/the-mac-is-more-expensive- > thats-crap/# > > > > Of course Macs are not perfect. No machine, no company, no person > is. I've > > used them for over 20 years and had great response from them. But > then > > when something goes wrong, I call calmly assuming it will be fixed > not > > ranting that it should never have broken in the first place. (Hint > hint - > > how to get good customer service) > > > > This message started off with a comparison from a very old Mac to a > brand > > new top of the line Mac. Yes, you are going to spend some bucks > taking that > > route. But that doesn't mean Macs are more expensive. It means you > have > > champagne taste, and I will be the first to raise a glass to that! > I always > > buy the best computer I can possibly afford at each new milestone, > knowing > > it will last me longer. I still have a 12" G4 laptop and it serves > as a > > great bookkeeping and surf-while-watching-TV machine. We just gave > a 6-year > > old eMac running Tiger to a friend for her 3-year old. The thing > only cost > > $899 when it was brand new, it still looks great and performs just > fine if > > you are not in a big hurry. > > > > I rarely choose to rant on this list. It's kinda fun to get out of > my box > > though. :-) > > > > Aloha and thanks for listening, > > > > Rox > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 5:53 AM, Patrick Delongchamp > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > Another thing to definitely consider. > > > > > > but getting back to the topic at hand, i'd summarize the > conversation > > > as the following: > > > > > > Mac - It's much more expensive but a better value and you'll be > very happy > > > PC - You'll be reasonably happy and have more money in your > pocket but > > > you'll have a higher learning curve. > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Jake Ludington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<jake% > > 40jakeludington.com>> > > > wrote: > > > >> I can agree that purchase one..maybe two warranties on > products can be > > > >> a wise choice. This is especially true if you are in a > financial > > > >> situation where you shouldn't be purchasing the product in the > first > > > >> place. > > > > > > > > Or if you're in a situation where wasting your time on downtime > would be > > > a > > > > greater inconvenience than being out the money. For instance, > with > > > > AppleCare, the inconvenience on the iPhone might have been $60 > had it not > > > > paid off. Without it, the inconvenience would have been no > phone until > > > the > > > > warranty repair turned it around in a couple of weeks (and/or > buying > > > another > > > > phone). In that case, the potential of losing $60 was lower > risk than the > > > > risk of being out a phone for 2 weeks. The added bonus of > having a new > > > phone > > > > in under 15 minutes made the $60 an easy decision. > > > > > > > >> It's just important to remember that either decision you make > is a > > > >> "bet" and the one that gives you the better odds is the > decision of > > > >> *not* buying extended warranties. Not the other way around. > > > > > > > > That entirely depends on what you're factoring for. Time is way > more > > > > important to me than the extra $100 or $200 for bigger ticket > items. If I > > > > spend $100 to insure against losing both the item and my time, > the $100 > > > is a > > > > no brainer. > > > > > > > > Does that mean you should buy an extended warranty for > everything? > > > Certainly > > > > not. > > > > > > > > Jake Ludington > > > > > > > > http://www.jakeludington.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Roxanne Darling > > "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian > > Join us at the reef! 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