Originally Posted by Gerco

What are you using to batch the pictures on the mac? The reason I ask is if your using Photoshop, then your not using the power of the mac yet. Photoshop is still running in "rosseta" mode. CS3 is optimized for the Intel mac, and the beta release is already faster. If you own CS2 you can download the CS3 Beta from Adobe using your serial number/user info.

Why would someone need 16gig of ram? Are you kidding me? I guess you haven't noticed so I'll point this out to you very slowly v...i...d...i...o. Some would say it's one of the foundations of the industry that we are in. Yes on a mac your currently going to be using Final Cut. But, adobe has announced they are back in the mac game and will be releasing the new version of premier for the mac.

And the price difference? If you compare like systems (well as close to like as you can find) The Mac's are actually CHEAPER. http://www.macworld.com/2006/08/feat...?lsrc=mwtoprss

Thats just one older example. Put do what I did and actually look at the specs of a Macbook Pro 17 then find me a matched windows laptop cheaper. Oh and that Matched laptop should have Firewire 800 AND usb2, 8x double-layer burner, able to take 3 gigs of ram and for video, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics with 256MB SDRAM.

What it comes down to is use. If your wanting a computer to wack off on porn all day, read GFY and bitch then take a break to play computer games, yes a Windows based machine will work for you. When you start moving into the Professional video/audio then your windows options become limited due to the memory issue. What you use has no effect on me, I really could careless. If you have windoz stuck so far up your ass that you can't think strait that's your problem not mine.

Flame away!