getting a mac

[ziggytrix]

Actually, I'm not even talking about the hardware aspect at all.

It's at the OS level that Apple has better color management. That's not to say you can't do color critical work on a PC. We're running our RIP and our LVT off PC boxes. But on the PC boxes you pretty much have to keep your processes in one application (in our case we're only printing proofs and finalized images). If you're doing anything where you're moving files between applications, you are better off with an OS level color management system like ColorSync, rather than relying on 3rd party developers like Quark and Adobe to make their color management systems perfectly compatible with each other.


Ok, so we're kinda off on a tangent here. Most people aren't printing proofs for onoxiously anal art directors. For personal use, or for single application use (e.g. you do everything in Photoshop and print from there) it's really just a preference issue.

You shouldn't choose between two cars based on their top speeds when you don't plan to take either over 75 mph. Maybe its more important that the driver's seat is comfy, eh?

So, let's say you do a LOT of work in Photoshop. Trying to go back and forth between the PC and Mac versions is a bit awkward, in my experience. It's better to just decide which setup you find the most comfortable and to stick with it.