Comments on: XP VS. OS X: Epilogue http://blog.iso50.com/2008/04/04/xp-vs-os-x-epilogue/ The blog of Scott Hansen (aka ISO50 / Tycho) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:59:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: crash http://blog.iso50.com/2008/04/04/xp-vs-os-x-epilogue/#comment-159153 crash Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:36:12 +0000 http://blog.iso50.com/?p=1316#comment-159153 Hi Scott, By now I expect you to be pretty happy on the Mac. I've been a convert for 2 years now and rather perversely run windows on my iMac. This is only because I have every piece of music software in PC format. I've found no issues at all with processing particularly as I havn't hooked up the internet to the windows side of the mac. What was running at 70% capacity on my PC is now less than 10% on the Mac. Still agree with what you say regarding lesser of two evils. Regards, crash Hi Scott,
By now I expect you to be pretty happy on the Mac. I’ve been a convert for 2 years now and rather perversely run windows on my iMac. This is only because I have every piece of music software in PC format. I’ve found no issues at all with processing particularly as I havn’t hooked up the internet to the windows side of the mac. What was running at 70% capacity on my PC is now less than 10% on the Mac.

Still agree with what you say regarding lesser of two evils.

Regards,
crash

]]> By: Francisco http://blog.iso50.com/2008/04/04/xp-vs-os-x-epilogue/#comment-158329 Francisco Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:41:00 +0000 http://blog.iso50.com/?p=1316#comment-158329 Don't work your macbook so hard. I've never had a hard drive failure until I got a macbook. Mac "changed' it for free but they wouldn't give me back my old HD.. which i thought was kind of weird. i don't trust  :) but i love it. I also use it for the same thing, Music, chat, light aperture work. Don’t work your macbook so hard. I’ve never had a hard drive failure until I got a macbook. Mac “changed’ it for free but they wouldn’t give me back my old HD.. which i thought was kind of weird. i don’t trust  :) but i love it.

I also use it for the same thing, Music, chat, light aperture work.

]]> By: lollodollo http://blog.iso50.com/2008/04/04/xp-vs-os-x-epilogue/#comment-157664 lollodollo Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:25:30 +0000 http://blog.iso50.com/?p=1316#comment-157664 and what about the new Snow Leopard? Would love hear your words on it. and what about the new Snow Leopard? Would love hear your words on it.

]]> By: ISO50 Blog - The Blog of Scott Hansen » Blog Archive » A Week With Windows 7 http://blog.iso50.com/2008/04/04/xp-vs-os-x-epilogue/#comment-149488 ISO50 Blog - The Blog of Scott Hansen » Blog Archive » A Week With Windows 7 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:51:52 +0000 http://blog.iso50.com/?p=1316#comment-149488 [...] me running a veritable gauntlet of operating systems on my new-ish PC. I’ve run XP32, XP64, OS X, Vista32, Vista64, Server 2008×64, and now, finally, I am running the superb Windows 7 64-bit. [...] [...] me running a veritable gauntlet of operating systems on my new-ish PC. I’ve run XP32, XP64, OS X, Vista32, Vista64, Server 2008×64, and now, finally, I am running the superb Windows 7 64-bit. [...]

]]> By: Sprocket999 http://blog.iso50.com/2008/04/04/xp-vs-os-x-epilogue/#comment-12710 Sprocket999 Thu, 01 May 2008 12:31:38 +0000 http://blog.iso50.com/?p=1316#comment-12710 Very objective and well-balanced assessment, which I found to be a good read. But my question is: "Where did you find that 'Darth Vader-esque' black Windows logo that sits beside the Tiger one at the beginning of this post?" I'd really be interested to know. Very objective and well-balanced assessment, which I found to be a good read. But my question is: “Where did you find that ‘Darth Vader-esque’ black Windows logo that sits beside the Tiger one at the beginning of this post?” I’d really be interested to know.

]]> By: Rob http://blog.iso50.com/2008/04/04/xp-vs-os-x-epilogue/#comment-11952 Rob Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:52:38 +0000 http://blog.iso50.com/?p=1316#comment-11952 I have to say that is the most honest write up of OSX vs Windows ever created. Typically it is the PC guys bashing macs (many have shut up since vista) or the mac guys bashing PCs (no comment, vista sucks and i am sorry that they are discontinuing xp next year.) This article says it all. i'm still a mac guy though :) I have to say that is the most honest write up of OSX vs Windows ever created. Typically it is the PC guys bashing macs (many have shut up since vista) or the mac guys bashing PCs (no comment, vista sucks and i am sorry that they are discontinuing xp next year.) This article says it all.

i’m still a mac guy though :)

]]> By: David Carron http://blog.iso50.com/2008/04/04/xp-vs-os-x-epilogue/#comment-11401 David Carron Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:25:09 +0000 http://blog.iso50.com/?p=1316#comment-11401 I agree with you totally. I use Vista, and I have to say I haven't had a bad experience with it at all. Though I see it more of as an add on than a completely new OS. I agree with you totally.

I use Vista, and I have to say I haven’t had a bad experience with it at all. Though I see it more of as an add on than a completely new OS.

]]> By: cabakroll http://blog.iso50.com/2008/04/04/xp-vs-os-x-epilogue/#comment-10726 cabakroll Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:12:46 +0000 http://blog.iso50.com/?p=1316#comment-10726 What kind of benchmark you use? Can you post your Photoshop benchmark results on both OS? http://www.retouchartists.com/pages/speedtest.html here the test What kind of benchmark you use? Can you post your Photoshop benchmark results on both OS?
http://www.re...eedtest.html here the test

]]> By: Reed http://blog.iso50.com/2008/04/04/xp-vs-os-x-epilogue/#comment-10661 Reed Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:06:54 +0000 http://blog.iso50.com/?p=1316#comment-10661 Scott, coming from someone in experimental computer science, I think you'll like where computers are in ten years. The whole interaction model is going to go through a sea change unlike anything since the Xerox PARC days. Scott, coming from someone in experimental computer science, I think you’ll like where computers are in ten years. The whole interaction model is going to go through a sea change unlike anything since the Xerox PARC days.

]]> By: Sean http://blog.iso50.com/2008/04/04/xp-vs-os-x-epilogue/#comment-10646 Sean Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:21:24 +0000 http://blog.iso50.com/?p=1316#comment-10646 If they are essentially the same, but one looks much better and crashes much less often, I will pick that one. That one being OSX. Especially from a designer's point of view. I work on a G5 with 10.4 and have a macpro with 10.5 at home and love it. Just switched about a year and a half ago, and would never turn back. And for those people who recently switched and have trouble managing windows from open applications, the way I have mine setup is using a hot corner for expose. So I just throw the pointer over to the corner, then pick any open window from expose. It really works great! If they are essentially the same, but one looks much better and crashes much less often, I will pick that one. That one being OSX. Especially from a designer’s point of view. I work on a G5 with 10.4 and have a macpro with 10.5 at home and love it. Just switched about a year and a half ago, and would never turn back.

And for those people who recently switched and have trouble managing windows from open applications, the way I have mine setup is using a hot corner for expose. So I just throw the pointer over to the corner, then pick any open window from expose. It really works great!

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