OP, I was thinking of posting a similar question however regarding After Effects and what people were and have experienced using a Mac. Reading the replies here though, I am glad someone already asked a similar enough question because the replies are...the same as they have always been, devoid of hard cold facts. -They are both PC's. That's, personal computer for those unfamiliar with acronyms. -Build a Windows machine faster than a full blown Mac Pro 12-core for under $1K...please. -Hackintosh comment from someone admittedly completely unfamiliar with the process...speaks for itself. -Window's is just the OS and how many hands are typically in on the process afterwards? -Windows is awesome when it is done right from jump street: i.e., Boxx, Puget, Falcon NW, etc. -Dell laptop outlives Apple laptop: Really? I have a 2010 MBP, 5400 RPM HD, 4GB RAM still super quick. No mention on performance comparisons, either? -Photoshop on a full blown iMac is an excellent ride. -Apple gives you fourteen day's with a new machine to put it through it's paces. The iMac's, if full blown from the factory, are pretty impressive and thus far and with no exception, everyone I have spoken to using that configuration has said it was the fastest machine they had ever used, for everything. Some had come from Windows while others had been on the Mac side for a while. Myself, I run a 4770K with 32GB matched RAM from Crucial, 3 SSD's and will be replacing my GTX580 3GB Classified GPU with either the 980Ti or Titan X. Why Windows? Right now, I cannot justify over $3K for an approximate equivalent which I see as the full blown iMac. [Minus my current GPU] But, the preference, Mac. I use a Mac for music production and will never use a Windows machine for that. Stability and speed and drivers and...just real. Consider the professional music community worldwide who, hands down, use Mac. And in the future, should finances allow, I will again test drive an equivalent or superior Mac configuration for compositing and 3D because the experience is smooth. Windows is just edgy and unappealing. And far from intuitive. And typically only purchased by those who either cannot or will not part with the additional funds. Lastly, it will be interesting to see how Mac fairs with the professional community. It does look like they are primarily a toy company anymore and being a user of the latest iPhone 6s plus, my 5s was superior. But looking at every other phone starting with the interface and I just cannot switch. The advice yet to be mentioned is, find out what makes PS tick. Then compare the daylights out of a full blown iMac and a similarly set up Windows machine. Brian P.S. For a lounge, this place is starkly furnished.
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