hi friends, please excuse my slower posting these days… i’m travelling the computer hell 
here…
(i’ve reinstalled windows the second time… but’s still going blue… i think it’s something else… i think i need a new one…)
do you have any advice for me? should i look for a macbook? of for a laptop pc? can you recommend me a suitable graphic design computer configuration? and a brand?
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Hi Webee, maybe you have a bad ram problem, some time ago my windows crashed a lot so I reinstall it, and guess what? it was still crashing. That was the time when I get Ubuntu in my computer
Maybe you should get a Mac, those are cool for design but I like Linux because it’s free, and I’m still not making money blogging LOL
good luck!
i weebee, this is a good time for a change and mac will be good enuff for u. u wont get those viruses and etc. If ur familiar with GIMP at the same time u can squeeze some space on mac machine for linux
Hi Webee, I think what you buy depends on what sort of graphics you want to do. If your going towards print, maybe mac as more print designers are mac based? Web and multimedia probably PC? What programs do you use
@pablo: i also think it’s ram. but now… i really think it’s time to change it!! and yes, i should consider costs too. i’m decided though to give more weight to the performance argument than on money.
@kucau:
i’ve worked on a mac at my old job, so i am familiar to it. i’m not sure about linux though…
@tara:
well i’m deffinetelly more oriented to print than to web.
i’m frequently using indesign, photoshop, illustrator, corel, and so on… so considering this argument, i should go for the mac.
why do you think mac’s are better for this?
I don’t necessarily think that Macs are better for this i just think more of the design for print industry uses Macs. This means you are less likely to have compatibility issues if you are sending stuff to design agencies or reprohouses. All the design agencies I have worked for use Mac for design for print.
All of the major creative apps have been cross-platform for years now, so choosing what to use needs to be about your preference, rather than a need to conform with a work environment.
The only real issue that you might have is with legacy Postscript fonts, though converting them to OTF/TTF is pretty easy. Since OS X, Macs have fully supported OpenType and PC TrueType files, so you can transport those around easily.
If you were to go the PC route again, you’d be very safe when sending files over for processing to Mac-based vendor.
As Tara said, design is a very Mac-based environment, but fitting a PC into is really simple nowadays.
Apple costs a ton more for comparable hardware, so if you can spare the extra buck and being a Mac user has value for you, then make the jump.
But if you’ve been using a PC happily, then I really wouldn’t bother switching platforms.
Personally, I am going to buy a Macbook Pro within the next 6 months - I just feel that overall Mac’s are going to be more and more useful for creative people.
Hey webee. If the problem isn’t money i advise you to buy a mac. Using a Pc can be really stressfull with the windows Os, as they are crashing all the time, when u expect the least. With linux the problem is elsewere, as Adobe didn’t release any program for this platform
i’m still hoping that they’ll soon do it…but until then use mac, it’s better.
Buy a PC, pop in it just good quality hardware (not things like assrock and other shitty hardware you find in romania). 2 GB of ram, a core duo and you’re done :). Mac is waaaay to expensive
and the software for it.. etc
I used Windows for years, then bought a MacBook. My PC is now gathering dust. Windows is just too stressful - it’s great when it’s working fine, but it does seem to degrade after time - like a banana left in sunlight - in no time at all, it becomes soft, mushy and useless.
I’m not a Steve Jobs groupie but my experience says ‘get a Mac’.
Webee… how much are you looking to spend? I’ll recommend you a specific computer if you’ll send me what kind of spec’s you’re looking for/how much you want to spend.
Hope I can help
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thanks to all of you for trying to help me with this!
i’ve had some really it-horrible week. i have decided to invest in a macbook pro. but for the momment i don’t have the money for it. so i’ve got my computer a memory upgrade and started raising some good money.
once again thanks for your help and support!
long time no hear from me:
webee, I’d stick to a Sony Vaio, they have not let me down for three continious years.
I had to send it in twice, but it always got repaired and returned quickly.
I got a new display twice because of a pixel error.
using a mac as a designer is a clear stereotype, or atleast I feel so.
I love my pc(s) and would not change for a mac in years.
it is always a matter on how you “use” it.
“well iā??m deffinetelly more oriented to print than to web.”
THEN You DEFINITELY want to go the OS X route. OS X and Windows have different type-rendering algorithms.
OS X is better for: Web Design working
Windows is better for: Every-day reading, writing, etc
OS X is meant so that what you see on the screen is what you get out of your printer.
Windows is meant so that what you see on the screen is NOT what you get out of your printer, BUT it is easier to read and write in daily life.
I recently switched to iMac and I think I’m enjoying the “real”-font rendering that OS X does…
If you want to read it detailed, read it here:
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/06/12.html
Missing your articles and hoping all’s well with you these days.