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PixelBin saidMacs aren’t that good imo. They’re overpriced, and typically very weak compared to custom built PCs but, you’re right. The smartest thing Apple has ever done was not allow OS X to be installed on non Apple branded PCs.
It’s funny watching people trying to justify why their custom built machine is better than anything else when in the end, all it does is run Windows which is the real problem. You can put a V12 engine in your car but you’re never taking it out of first gear with the POS that is Windows.
Although, it is actually possible to run OS X on a non Apple branded PC(ie. A Mac) but it isn’t at all legal so I won’t link to anything.
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phpdude said
Personally, I’m not a creative I’m a developer, but I switched my main computer from PC to Mac a few years ago. I honestly believe the switch has made me more efficient in my workflow.
+1
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yes
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lifwanian said
They have great resale values and will always find a buyer.
That’s definitely something I like about macs – being able to sell it again for still a good portion of the price say 5 years down the road 
I got mine two years ago for roughly 1100€, and the same model still sells on second-hand sites for €900.
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You can spend 3x less money for same PC performance. Mac is just crap of brand! 
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OK, just ordered it today will have it tomorrow
After so many positive comments, I couldn’t resist. Can you please note some essential software for us web designers?
A first priority is Firefox + Firebug and Photoshop.
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salesdonkey.
nothing beats the sound of the tills ringing after you made a sale.
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routsounmanman said
OK, just ordered it today will have it tomorrow
Congrats, good choice. I’m 5 and a half weeks into waiting for my Retina MBP 
Few things to check out:
- http://mac.tutsplus.com/
- http://lifehacker.com/mac-os-x/
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I wanted to quote Net-Labs comment, and flagged it inapropriate instead 
Sorry, sorry, sorry, please fix this!
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routsounmanman said
OK, just ordered it today will have it tomorrowAfter so many positive comments, I couldn’t resist. Can you please note some essential software for us web designers?
A first priority is Firefox + Firebug and Photoshop.
Congratulations on your first Mac
- Cyberduck (FTP)
- Coda (web editor)
- Chrome (I don’t use firefox anymore, only at rare occasions such as testing)
- Miro Video Converter (convert your videos to iPhone, iPad format easily)
- Mactracker (for those times you need more info about your Mac or just want to check out all models ever made)
- Microsoft Office (entire package)
- iLife (entire package)
- Dropbox (yeah, we all know about it)
- CloudApp (as dropbox but better for screenshots)
- Caffeine (keep your Mac from going to sleep)
- The Unarchiver (for RAR and ZIP files, still got a built in one but this is faster)
- VLC (just had to put in there)
- Spotify (if you like music)
- uTorrent (if you’re into those sort of things)
- Photoshop (of course)
These are the one’s I have installed for the moment and I’ve never had any problems with either one of them and they have worked perfectly for me all the time.
Good luck and have fun
EDIT : Sorry for not providing any links but the forum seems to have bugged out for me so I can’t copy/paste for some reason (work flawless on other sites though so don’t know what’s up) and to write the links by hand is way to time consuming 
