Comments on: Mac = Designer? http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/ A blog about our thoughts on entrepreneurship, teamwork, our services, the Web and anything we find interesting. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:27:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Arati http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-61179 Arati Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:23:39 +0000 http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/#comment-61179 I'm a book designer. I work on a PC at home, and until last year, worked full-time, and used a Mac at my workplace. I like Macs for design. I like PCs for everyday use AND design. I don't depend on purely the screen values to tell me what results I'm going to get - I use a colour book, and my knowledge of printing. In my book, that makes me a PC user. Besides, I get better tech help for PC anywhere in India, but Mac only in the 4 Metros. It's easier to upgrade too. Additionally, when a PC crashes, you have a 90 percent chance of recovering all your data. And you can do it yourself or take it to any workshop. When a Mac crashes, as I learned to my detriment at work, twice, you can retrieve less than half of your stuff. So even if it crashes less, it crashes your life worse than a PC. Oh, and it took 3 weeks for them to tell me my data couldn't be retrieved, because I couldn't call in any old engineer - it had to be a Mac authorised one. (Before anyone asks, yes, we did back up weekly) Mac is more expensive to upgrade (software and hardware), service and maintain. Think about it. I’m a book designer. I work on a PC at home, and until last year, worked full-time, and used a Mac at my workplace.

I like Macs for design. I like PCs for everyday use AND design. I don’t depend on purely the screen values to tell me what results I’m going to get – I use a colour book, and my knowledge of printing.

In my book, that makes me a PC user. Besides, I get better tech help for PC anywhere in India, but Mac only in the 4 Metros. It’s easier to upgrade too.

Additionally, when a PC crashes, you have a 90 percent chance of recovering all your data. And you can do it yourself or take it to any workshop.

When a Mac crashes, as I learned to my detriment at work, twice, you can retrieve less than half of your stuff. So even if it crashes less, it crashes your life worse than a PC.

Oh, and it took 3 weeks for them to tell me my data couldn’t be retrieved, because I couldn’t call in any old engineer – it had to be a Mac authorised one. (Before anyone asks, yes, we did back up weekly)

Mac is more expensive to upgrade (software and hardware), service and maintain. Think about it.

]]> By: ed http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-46583 ed Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:35:45 +0000 http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/#comment-46583 Someone owes Jeff an apology. :) Someone owes Jeff an apology. :)

]]> By: Aaron Adams http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-46580 Aaron Adams Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:54:08 +0000 http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/#comment-46580 Wait... didn't you just get one? Wait… didn’t you just get one?

]]> By: Jeff Sarmiento http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-46516 Jeff Sarmiento Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:14:57 +0000 http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/#comment-46516 Aaron: That post is coming. If (or should I say once) I get a Mac for home, and I'm totally switched over, then I'll officially announce my defection. :) Aaron: That post is coming. If (or should I say once) I get a Mac for home, and I’m totally switched over, then I’ll officially announce my defection. :)

]]> By: Ben http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-46508 Ben Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:10:46 +0000 http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/#comment-46508 Wow Aaron, nice find. Jeff is, without hyperbole, the biggest hypocrite ever. Wow Aaron, nice find. Jeff is, without hyperbole, the biggest hypocrite ever.

]]> By: Aaron Adams http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-46505 Aaron Adams Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:55:57 +0000 http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/#comment-46505 LOL... Jeff, I just found this post in the blog archives here. Where's the post about "why I switched to Mac?" :P LOL… Jeff, I just found this post in the blog archives here. Where’s the post about “why I switched to Mac?” :P

]]> By: ReFresh: December 06 Edition http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-25234 ReFresh: December 06 Edition Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:33:30 +0000 http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/#comment-25234 [...] 5th Place: “Mac = Designer?” with 16 comments. “Everyone has their own reasons I guess. Macs are easy to use but not any more easier than Windows XP  . Are Macs really more stable? I’ve heard horror stories from both sides. Are Macs that much faster?” [...] [...] 5th Place: “Mac = Designer?” with 16 comments. “Everyone has their own reasons I guess. Macs are easy to use but not any more easier than Windows XP  . Are Macs really more stable? I’ve heard horror stories from both sides. Are Macs that much faster?” [...]

]]> By: Kris Meister http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-21081 Kris Meister Fri, 03 Nov 2006 20:38:43 +0000 http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/#comment-21081 Many devlopers I know love Macs, because they can drop into Unix shell which is more powerful than Dos. Many devlopers I know love Macs, because they can drop into Unix shell which is more powerful than Dos.

]]> By: Jeff Sarmiento http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-18675 Jeff Sarmiento Fri, 06 Oct 2006 22:44:26 +0000 http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/#comment-18675 Joel - not even a Mac could have helped me with my grammer and spelling mistakes. Joel – not even a Mac could have helped me with my grammer and spelling mistakes.

]]> By: Nameless Faceless http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-18674 Nameless Faceless Fri, 06 Oct 2006 22:41:43 +0000 http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/09/25/mac-or-pc/#comment-18674 Joel...get a life. Joel…get a life.

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