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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Mac vs. Windows...

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I am both (with some Linux mixed in there), but I am certainly more of a Mac person. I have moved my Win7 box to pole position as of late. I am not a fan of Win8 at all personally. I find the frustration factor to be less with a Mac, but I like the inexpensive, off the shelf upgrades (GPU) for the PC.

My Linux adventures always start with great hopes, then crash and burn when some obscure link in the chain that doesn't work or is deprecated.

As for Jim, I always imagined he has his own Red-puter that is machined from titanium running some custom RedOS that has footage rendered before he can get his hand off the redmag.
 
macs for laptops and windows for workstations, hate windows though, but the raw power is there
 
Macintosh, on my second mac and hopefully I'll be able to upgrade to one of the Retina Macbook pros at some stage.
I've checked in on the new Windows updates from time to time I even had Windows 7 installed during the public beta days but it has never matched the experience or interface that I've become used to with Mac OS, When I use windows it's like getting out of an Audi and into a Toyota.
 
Antoine Baumann said:
I use em all (including LINUX CentOS), with also the "Whatever gets the job done" philosophy. That being said I like open source Linux, and I like windows option (choice of hardware, software, spare parts, etc...).
For the people having problem, crash and so on with Windows, I think you should try a BOXX or high end HP computer.
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Same here... and Boxx is one of my favorite vendors. I tend to use Windows primarily, then Linux. have a few Apple systems for specific uses, but I'm not married to any OS. I agree that when people complain about one side or the other it often comes down to a bad comparison... if you say "Apple is too expensive" it's because you're buying cheap PC gear. If you buy a system from a solid vendor like Boxx you'll pay as much as a comparable MAC. If you say "Windows isn't reliable" it's (interestingly) the exact same problem. Run Windows on a crap big box stores "blue light special" and it's not going to be reliable... run it on good hardware and it'll behave just fine.

At home I've got mostly Windows, and while I bought a Mac earlier this year (thinking the family would like the ease of use of the OS), it still spends 99% of it's time running Windows 7 (I'm the only one who runs OSX on it). Consumption devices are almost exclusively Apple though (iPads, iPhones, MP3 players).
 
I have a background in IT for post production so I am comfortable with both, but I usually choose Windows personally because many of the tools I like to use are not available or not ported well in Mac OS, and Windows usually lets me spend about 1/4 as much on the same hardware and gives me access to newer hardware that is not yet available to Mac OS or may never come to Mac OS at all.

Mac OS has it's uses, but by comparison I find it to be fairly software and hardware limited as it's hardware is essentially a subset of PC hardware. Not as many tools are available to Mac, and most of its features are dictated by Apple's whims and consumer markets. Windows systems are quite a bit more accessible overall.

Windows still runs the world when it comes to hardware, software, market share, integration, and accessibility. Mac OS does have a design and ease-of-use advantage, but that is partly because of it's narrow hardware integration and preoccupation with style over functionality ruled by the home computing market.

On the other hand, Mac OS has a significant market share among RED's customers and has reasonably capable hardware so I could see the need to support it. This makes it a tough decision, as does the fact that Mac OS users likely have easier access to Windows, but Windows users likely have a lesser learning curve moving to Mac OS though in practice it is less accessible to them.

Any global hardware /software developer really can't ignore windows, and any US film production hardware/software company would have a tough time ignoring Mac OS...
 
Mac 100%

I worked as a computer tech through college, and I think that made me hate Windows even more. I know both. I think Apple would have to do a whole lot of things wrong before I switched to anything else if its up to me. I feel like every new release of Windows is just an attempt to see how terrible and counter intuitive they can make their product and still make millions off of it. I mean has anyone used Windows 8? Does it want to be a tablet OS or desktop OS, choose one! Jeesh!
 
I'm a Windows guy, and always been.

In terms of hardware, both PCs and Macs have the same basic components, with the PC having more hardware options.
Windows 7 SP1 is great 99.9% of the time. Use it daily and enjoying the experience and rock-solid stability.
Windows 8 sucks, and believe me - I tried. Tweaked it as much as I could with all my know-how and skills...and it still sucks.

I don't have experience with OSX, so can't compare really. To get to the level I'm at with Windows today, it would take years with Mac OSX if I start today.

Tip for those with Windows OS: I highly recommend using an app called "Everything". It would make your OS experience twice more productive and twice quicker.
It's a search app which can find everything on your entire storage in an instant. It's a small executable, it's free and it's really really fast.
It's not meant to replace the existing search of Windows 7/8, but rather complement it. A truly must-have for any Windows user.
 
Mac. PC wins the hardware battle with far superior options (for now) but the most important factor for me is the OS. Goes to show how important IP is. I've wanted to switch to PC so bad the past few years but in the end it was all about the OS and I just cannot do windows, ughhhh.
 
Mac since 1986. But am trying to decide between a Hackintosh or buying a PC outright, sometime this year. That should say something, Apple...

Apple may not care or may not be listening. But it's kind of nice that Jim is....
 
A few years ago I was in the house of a high level programmer / manager for Microsoft and got the full tour of his workstation and house. What made an impression on me was not the countless number of windows computers and monitors at his workstation, but the Mac computers in every other room of the house.

I switched to Mac in 2007 and never looked back.
 
Mac. As a professional stability and predictability are huge factors. You just can't get those things out of a pc CONSISTENTLY
I'll stay mac until they force us not to
 
I never have had a PC that has not let me down at the most crucial of all moments during delivery. My Mac's have alway performed, but must say Mac is letting us all down. Still I would not go back to PC. Mac just works better.
 
PC. because the Mac OS is totally dependent on the hardware (which makes Mac more stable), it can never be more powerful then a PC, which can upgrade to newer technology as soon as it comes out. And now that windows 7 is so dependable, the idea of a Mac has little appeal. I love my iphone, but it also seems that small mobile devices seem to be their future, not workhorses for professionals.

-a con of PC though, is doozeys like Windows Vista...and windows 8...its like they have a great OS ever other release. :P
 
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