Holy **** what How am I supposed to-- Oh there we go Oh god now what do I do-- Oh there it's fixed now Basically my thoughts through-out the whole set up This is so frustrating to configure from when I had a PC. Hopefully I'll have this all down before I start college.
Did you get it specifically for college then? I've found Macs are fairly easy to get used to (for me), but I really really do not like the object dock. I think it's clunky, confusing, and kind of dated. Really doesn't fit with the rest of the Apple aesthetic, imo... and it can take up a lot of screen real estate. Though I think it can be disabled? Or at least hidden.
You always have the option of booting a better OS. Most people I know that own macs at least double boot Windows and OSX so they can actually use certain programs. Most people who know what they're doing also have a Linux OS on there, too.
^This. Because Mac OS is terrible. Over-simplified doesn't mean easier to use. In fact, it makes it impossible to do anything outside of designing.
Both Mac and Linux are derived from Unix. One of them appeals to those who care about what people think, and one of them has more uses. Which one is which?
I did get it specifically for college. I'm majoring in Graphic Design, so I took the time out and was really debating on which I should get; Mac, or PC. I thought it would be easier that I get a PC Laptop and only spend about $600 to $800, but I was talking to a few people that I consider have more experience with PC vs. Mac, and they all said for my field, I should invest in a MacBook. I really like the style, it's really sleek, and it's A LOT faster than my old Desktop. But of course, all computers out of the box are going to be fast. I just hope it lasts, because I'm going to use it 'til it falls apart, because of how much money I spent on it, I really hope it's worth the while. I actually like the Dock style, even though it is rather chunky. I know you can move it to the sides or the bottom, and the side docks are a lot smaller than the bottom dock. It does make things a lot easier though. I have no idea how I would go along doing that, but I would really like to have SOME PC perks with the Apple software. Like a right mouse button. It drives me insane that I have to drag the picture I want to the folder I want to save it in. I mean unless there's an easier way to save it and I haven't figured it out. Also, I didn't know if any of you could help, but for some reason, my iTunes isn't picking up my iPhone at all. It won't recognize it at all in iTunes. It'll charge it, but it won't sync with it or provide any reason why. I'm so confused about it. |:
You'll get different answers from different people, but I prefer Linux OS's over MacOS. I do partly because I find MacOS hideous and hard to use. But when it comes down to it there isn't always Linux support for everything even though I'm able to more easily do some things. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot_Camp_(software)
I have the new MacBook Pro, it's Refurbished, but it's still the same product. x] Sadly there were no Retina Displays for refurbishing, and I certainly did not have $2,000 to spend for everything. :c
On the contrary, Linux has Wine. Taking out the third party market was a huge blow to Apple's work. You can do more with a Linux and Windows combo than a Mac and Windows combo as far as I know.
Friend of mine bought a kitted up MacBookPro with Retina when it first came out for $4500. If he wasn't making so much money, I'd probably have to smack him. @Makaze: No experience with Wine, but I believe that Linux and Windows would pretty much self evidently beat out Mac and Linux.
Wow, more tired than I thought. But yeah, I can agree with that also, actually. But I'd still pretty much take anything over MacOS because it's marketed as stylish and pretty and I think it's ugly. Principles.
I'm going into web design, which is very closely related to graphic design. I too wrestled with the debate of Mac vs. PC. I ultimately went with PC because 1. Price 2. I've worked with PCs my whole life 3. The first time I used a Mac in class, I said "Where's the Start menu? How do I start something? Why are you laughing at me?" 4. Various other reasons. Bascially it was mostly because I don't want to have to relearn everything I know about computers. Also, what can a Mac do that a PC can't when it comes to design work? I'm actually curious, because I never understood this. You can't change the theme on a Mac? That settles it. Never switching. I value my colors way too much.
This, lol. Macs got their "art / design student" rep from many years ago, when software for design either didn't work on or didn't work well on PCs. These days it really doesn't matter. My sister goes to art school and needed a laptop--she bought a Mac. She had me install Windows as a dual boot because, curiously enough, one of her classes required software unavailable for Macs. With more people adopting Macs, Windows software is going to be made to play well with them. With Windows retaining its solid market share, Mac software will have to play nice with them, or continue to labor under the "nothing works on a Mac" assumption. Just buy whichever you want, at this point. I do like Ubuntu but I just couldn't justify moving 100% over to it. I think I like Windows 7 too much. That said, I did install it as a secondary OS--I'd be interested to see if my opinion changed if I forced myself to use it on a fresh computer.
