# PC owners drive 240 v.Mac hate\*vid\* **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [April 7, 2009, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-owners-drive-240-v-mac-hate-vid/123317 "2009-04-07T11:43:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 16
**Author:** ![Martino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/martino/32/5674_2.png) [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-owners-drive-240-v-mac-hate-vid/123317/16 "2009-04-07T14:35:29Z")
> [@can you upgrade a USB port?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-upgrade-a-usb-port/21315/6): > > you can run mac osx on a pc if u want, or there are plenty of native pc stuff - adobe cs4. I used final cut pro for editing videos and adobe after effects on a mac pro at work (not macbook pro (macbook is crap, get a netbook instead)), for laptop i use a dell xps with osx dual boot and final cut pro, though i tend to use adobe premier pro and after effects more often. am i glad i didnt get a macbook pro which does far less for the same cash. adobe cs4 has pretty much everything u need for graphics design and video editing, for animation use maya, all of which run natively on a pc, so why do u need an underpowered overpriced mac which just looks good. i see most people running windows on a mac anyway and even if they use a mac they just stick with the bundled software which are pretty basic anyway, and worst of all MACS ARE CRAP FOR GAMING. That’s a very narrow minded view seeing as how your basing it upon programs more than the actual hardware it self. Apple offers just as much if not more in aftermarket and home support for both video editing and graphic design. Why do you think 95% of the professional Graphic Design firms use a MAC only. Look at all the professional print shops like Atley, they’re MAC only, however they accept PDF formatted files. The PC is just as strong obviously, but saying that a macbook is crap and you should get a notebook does no justice. CS4 is offered on a MAC and unless you spend $3000+ on a PC you’ll never be able to get it to run as smooth as you would on a MAC. I’ve built many custom PC’s and I’ve worked at Best Buy for the past year and a half as a Computer Specialist, so I can tell you first hand that currently in this day in age, buying a pre-built PC is now cheaper than building one with the same specs. Even at that point expect to pay $3000 for a LAPTOP with just about par specs as the new Macbook Pro’s, which now cost roughly $2300. Software should never be an issue seeing as how almost all professional and commonly used programs are dual compatible. Not to mention the ease of running a windows based partition on a MAC. I have XP on a separate partition on my Macbook and it runs XP far better than my actual XPS desktop. I only use it for 1 specific program called NewsBin, which is a newsreader that I’ve yet to find a program I like for mac. MAC and PC both have their pros and cons, is how you look at each and what you do, will determine your choice. Any company who’s been in the media field for over 5 years and have been successful will argue their brains out that MAC is the only way to go. Prove they’re not successful and than they may consider a PC. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-owners-drive-240-v-mac-hate-vid/123317)._