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Hi Adam, i am not a pro in graphic design by any means, just want understand your point:

“Now that Vista is introducing 64bit PCs are above and beyond my choice for anything Graphic Design”

Why is this so – the new Macs with Leopard are 64bit through and through?

By the way, in a case like this i dont want to choose between Agree/Disagree as i just ask for a clarification.

I only disagree with the ‘best’ title.

Either platform is proficient at the task it is given, I use both platforms on a daily basis. There are the obvious differences when it comes to underlying platform and design.

OSX is very different if your not used to its user interface. The consistent top menu bar is confusing to any strictly windows user, as it just changes as you move between programs. Windows of course has its menus built into the application window.

Windows has been fairly consistant with a lot of its user interface from 3.1 to XP, no overly jarring changes.

They have more in the way of 3rd party software developers for the Windows platform, but when you look at the fact that Adobe and Autodesk have software that sit on both sides of the fence there isn’t much difference to what major applications you can run.

OSX hasn’t done much to disturb the status quo. They need more software support from other developers however.

Vista has pushed the OS away from the normal user interaction it’s always had, as you have to worry about security every second. In general I feel they have overly bloated the OS with more “fancy doodads” that it doesn’t need to be effective as an operating system.

When you need a fast car, a Ferrari or Corvette both can win a race, it’s all just personal preference in the end.

I Disagree. I clicked the wrong button and can’t change my position.

Being on both, I think Mac is the better platform for graphics. I haven’t ran into any limitations on either platform. I think OS X has a better design and promotes better organization.

Too many horror experiences with Windows Vista.

If you spend time (as I have) really giving OSX a chance, you will discover that it truly is the graphic designer’s tool of choice. I say this because Mac includes so many amazing tools to help the graphic artist. Windows gives you a calculator, Mac gives you:

- Fontbook for managing all fonts. It even includes a custom font view that allows you to type in sample text. You can turn on and off fonts very easily to keep the load overhead down in your applicaitons.

- DigitalColor Meter for sampling color anywhere on your screen.

- Grab lets you make screenshots from any window, area or full screen view.

- IMovie lets you capture your screen with a free utility called Camtwist.

- Preview lets you see PDFs without needing Acrobat.

- Quicktime pro is the encoders swiss army knife.

- Colorsync utility is the best tool for managing and repairing colour profiles.

Also, the operating system allows you to install your own custom colour pickers, which is amazing if you are looking for a digital colour assistant.

Like I said, give the OS a chance and the subtler things expose themselves to you over time, if you are open and willing to learn. I bought my Intel Mac to put Windows on, and was convinced that OSX was superior in 2 days…of really digging in.

And to say “As long as you import the Adobe color system on a PC platform you will get just as good if not better color on a PC” is proof that Mac is easier, since you don’t have to touch anything to have great colour out of the box.