Emmm, Nightpiper has approached it in a different perpective
Anyway, i am a recent switcher from a PC notebook to an iMac.
Personally, i think both platforms have their own strengths and
shortcomings. It depends on which feature/ weakness u valued
more.
I am still using PC an work.
Here is my take:
-> if u frequent SimLim, Funan and look forward to the latest
IT show in Singapore, love shopping for gadgets, e.g. apply thermal
compound on your CPU and RAM, consider/ or already used liquid cooling
and neon lights for power casing, just wanna buy the latest
video card, scoop for the best deal in internal 16x DVD writer....
PC has alot of varieties and options.
If one derives a kick from haggling over prices and comparing notes
with friends on purchases, PC can be fun for such a lifestyle.
-> Mac is more limited on peripherals (e.g. tablet with Chinese input,
latest video card support, TV tuner...) but it is more integrated.
I am not a gadget whore, as such, so far so good with mac but i do
agree that it is not a bed of rose, so far.....
one must think different in order to enjoy the mac platform.
If u want a faster speed (hardware) with a lower price, the PC is still leading.
However, if you want to work faster, (provided Mac has
the app for such kind of work), maybe Mac is a better choice.
PS: I still have not found an equivalent irfanview (freeware) in Mac.
I have tried
Viewit (US$20), photoreviewer (US$10), Photomechanic (US$150)...
ok , iphoto is free, but try importing RAW files or big jpg straight from
the card and the storage requirement when u build up the iphoto library...
Mmmm, i may think otherwise.