hi heres a question for mac & pc users alike, (i know little about imacs osx & just saw their spec) a friend has just bought a imac for graphic design cs3 master photoshop , now this cost about a £1000 excluding the software , now i know there is a cs3 master pshop for pc's some what cheaper and as he already has a decent vista based pc ,,id suggested upgrading the ram and processor as its a somwhat vastly cheaper option than buying a mac , but heres the crux is it true, "he's told" that cs3 master photoshop runs better on a mac and thats why graphic designers use them in preference? http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/ho... or can i smell the cows in the distance? from a certain fruit shop seeking enlightenment plz cheers

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I too have found that Windows 2000 runs far better than 98... and XP. I actually really like Windows 95, it's 98 that I never liked! -- As for Macs performing better than Windows boxes... meh, it's marginal. Medion MIM 2080 Toshiba T2130CT Macintosh Performa 450 All working wonderfully.

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In my opinion, Windows ME was the number-one, worst, most unstable version of Windows Microsoft ever developed. Everything i've read and heard days so. I tried Windows Me on the Compaq once. It was error city until I reformmated the HD and installed Windows 2000 7 hours later. Since then I have never had a problem. Other then that, I think every other version of Windows was great. I especially like Windows 3.x. I'm a sucker for the Program Manager. Unfortunately, I don't have a computer old enough to run it (lol), so I run it in Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 on my Windows XP computer. My most favorite version of Windows, though, is Windows NT 3.51. It was the very last version of Windows using the 3.x interface. "If at first you don't succeed, skydiving may not be for you." -Our tour guide at Fenway Park in Boston, MA.

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For me windows is the best choice.

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I too am a sucker for program manager... I run it on Windows 2000 and even setup all my program groups. Trent, put in 'PROGMAN.EXE' [without quotes] to your Run dialogue box... Medion MIM 2080 Toshiba T2130CT Macintosh Performa 450 All working wonderfully.

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Cool, I didn't know Windows 2000 came with Program Manager. I thought Windows 98 was the last one. "If at first you don't succeed, skydiving may not be for you." -Our tour guide at Fenway Park in Boston, MA.

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That's an interesting picture.

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"or can i smell the cows in the distance? from a certain fruit shop seeking enlightenment plz" I'm 99.99% sure its BS,Hell macs are pretty dang similar to PC's now anyways and use the same Intel processors. Maby the OS might manage the hardware better which indirectly improves Photo Shops performance. I think there is a lot of "Professionals use Macs so I should too" goin on. I think Macs are much more of an image thing now anyways. I really want to build a nice fast PC and put OS X on it so I can get the best of both worlds. Mattwizz3 Gigabyte P35-DS3R E4500 @ 3.2 4GB DDR2 800 9800GT

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Windows XP even comes with program manager, however whenever I double clicked it, it wouldn't open. I've read that it would work on Vanilla XP and XP SP1, but on installing SP2 or higher, it was rendered useless, and would just exhibit the dreaded 'half second hourglass' when you clicked it. Microsoft apparently kept it there for 'legacy reasons'... much like 3/4 of the system files that date back to well before XP's release... Medion MIM 2080 Toshiba T2130CT Macintosh Performa 450 All working wonderfully.

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I like my Windows XP computer, and I am using vista on my laptop too, they are all good for me, I am not fond of getting a mac, they are over priced.

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"I am not fond of getting a mac, they are over priced. " I have had arguments about this with an avid MAC user before. But I still think they are overpriced! For $798 I got an Asus Laptop with: 15" wide screen Pentium T2390 2GB of RAM Win Vista Home Premium Lightscreibe DVD burner 160GB HDD ATI X1100 Graphics 2MP inbuilt webcam. I think you'd be hard up finding a MAC of similar specs. An argument is that 'Its not a full package and cant do anything with it' Meh, stuff the package. I want to choose my own software and most of the software I use is free anyways. The only extra money I have spent on it was $40 for another 2GB of ram which I didn't really need. Mattwizz3 Gigabyte P35-DS3R E4500 @ 3.2 4GB DDR2 800 9800GT

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They aren't overpriced, when you compare the fact that... the hardware in most Macs is almost always way better than that of your average 'bargain bucket' PC; Unlike most PC's, they don't come loaded with crap and junkware, and increasingly nowadays, spyware; They don't get viruses very often, so newbies don't have to worry about that; The support you get from Apple is pretty decent. They look sexy... Medion MIM 2080 Toshiba T2130CT Macintosh Performa 450 All working wonderfully.

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I prefer pc to mac, and I like xp,I just don't have any experience with macs, maybe they are good also, anyway I am satisfied with my pc.

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Macs and PC's are excellent each in their own way. I think that for someone who has never used a computer at all, a Mac would be a good choice. Too bad I never thought of that when Dad was buying his computer (He got a Windows Laptop.) He is still pondering whether he should press the Left mouse button or the Right mouse button. After a couple of weeks, he managed to learn how to open solitaire. "If at first you don't succeed, skydiving may not be for you." -Our tour guide at Fenway Park in Boston, MA.

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