It's funny, every time the Mac vs PC issue comes up, someone will mention the Mac "fanboys". What is that (satisfied customers)? I've been a PC user for over 25 years. I recently got a Macbook pro. I love the Mac and my next desktop will be a Mac. It took about 15 minutes to learn how everything works. My wife uses the iPhone and iPad (and the iCloud) for her business. There's no going back to PC's now. I couldn't care less about Apple's image. We just love the products. Hey,  I am a fanboy!

Quote from: Perry on May 08, 2012, 09:06
Let's not forget that you can put Windoews on Mac, but not (really) the other way around.

That's definitely a big argument in favor of buying a Mac if you're on the fence or anticipate a need for both.  I have a Mac Pro as my main rig, but spend nearly all of my time in Windows 7 by preference.  I don't often have a reason to boot into OS X, but I can when I need to which is great.

Both will do the same job and will do it equally well.
Apple is prettier and easier to use if you aren't tech savvy, but costs considerably more money for a similar performing machine.
Windows is more complex and less friendly to new users, but a small budget can get you a very powerful machine.

You photos will not look any different if you process them on one instead of the other.

Nowadays there is no real difference between the OS the only difference is marketing and price, even the hardware is the same anyone here remember NuBus, PowerPCProcessors and all the other special hardware Apple once had?

Quote from: Perry on May 08, 2012, 09:06
Let's not forget that you can put Windoews on Mac, but not (really) the other way around.

wrong.
actually i can run OSX on a 500$ laptop.

ever heard of "Hackintosh" ??

Quote from: heywoody on May 08, 2012, 11:43
Apples are really nicely designed but I'd rather spend money on processing power and RAM than on a label

exactly.
can't see what's the big deal ... and i could say that using PS or LR on a mac with a single mouse button is quite frustrating !
where exactly is the added value ? PS CS6 is using the GPU for many heavy renderings so it's indeed faster on a PC than on the average
macbook pro with a sh-itty Intel graphic card.

Quote from: Wim on May 08, 2012, 15:17
why on earth I should change to mac he said "WORKFLOW"

If the workflow is better then work can be done more quickly, even on a slower machine.

typical Apple sectarianism.
there is no better workflow than becoming a skilled user, hardware and software are just a tool.
my laptop is 4yrs old and i still get the job done.

My first and last PC (Windows 95) was destroyed by Chernobyl Virus. From this moment on I am happy Mac user. (but not without reservations - wi-fi connection still doesn't work as it should on 10.7...)

I think Istock is best used on a mac, Shutterstock on a PC...  

Quote from: stratol on May 10, 2012, 01:57
Apple is prettier and easier to use if you aren't tech savvy

yeah but then again if you're serious about Photoshop it's still a 1000 pages manual to read, so what's the point ?

Quote from: tilo on May 10, 2012, 13:12
I think Istock is best used on a mac, Shutterstock on a PC...   

lol.. good approach 

Quote from: tilo on May 10, 2012, 13:12
I think Istock is best used on a mac, Shutterstock on a PC...  

Haha, nice one