These will be cheaper and, in most cases, may come better spec,d out for the asking price since these were pre-owned Macs.Ĭould consider looking for Macs that are from 2009 to 2010. If you decide to sell a Mac after you are done with college, you'll get a better resale value toward another new or newer Mac to start your design career with a more up to date Mac.Īnother thing you could consider is purchasing an older model Mac as I did. Will have this Mac for another 5-7 years. I just purchased a newer 2010 iMac just two months, ago.
Some people, like me, have had the same Mac for more than 7 years.
#For media artists mac or pc windows
Macs have a longer operational life/longevity than Windows PCs.Ī Mac will have a longer useful life. It did not affect operating issues of Mac computers directly. The latest one had the effect of stealing user IDs and passwords on the Internet. Macs are not immune to Malware and viruses and once in a great long while one will get through. The latest Trojan proved to be detrimental to many Macs and Mac users, of recent, but Apple has manage to issue security updates to eliminate the problem. There have been Trojan malware programs, but they have been few and a great far between. Unix and OS X has proven to be harder to hack and there is considerably less malware and viruses on the Mac as a result. OS X is a superior operating system to Windows. So, if you plan on doing graphic design for any type of print/media publishing work, the Mac is the place to do that work.Īudio/Video/video editing, film and film editing is another powerful place where the Mac shines over a Windows PC. Typography has always been where the Mac shines.
This all done more often on Macs than on Windows PCs.Ĭolor and typography, out of the box, is superior to that on a Windows machine.Ĭolor is more accurate on a Mac even without special color calibration software. 3D CGI and computer animation is done on Macs. Web design is done both on Macs and Windows conputers. It is, usually, the creative tool of choice. Whenever/wherever creative work is done it's usually done on Apple Macs. If you're serious about perusing an education in the creative/digital arts and moving on into a career, then you must consider that the computer you purchase may need to take you into your early career working in the field, also.Ĭreative professionals and agencies choose and use Macs for all of their creative work. I had to take some time to consider and contemplate what you're asking.
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