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Mac vs. PC Digital Photography Comparison

Posted by michael on from the crunch-crunch-grind dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Rob Galbraith posted a comparison among two Macs and two PCs. Both a high-end Mac and PC are included with somewhat surprising results given the number of Mac zealots who will claim otherwise... optimized for PC, Mac support second, Photoshop is faster, yada, yada, yada."

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  1. Misgrokked that the first time I read it... by Motherfucking+Shit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thought it said digital pornography comparison. I've never clicked on a Slashdot story so fast in my life!

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    "BSD: Free as in speech. Linux: Free as in beer. Windows 10: Free as in herpes." --Man On Pink Corner in #52607549.
    1. Re:Misgrokked that the first time I read it... by laymil · · Score: 5, Funny

      Keith Sproul, head of microcomputer support at Union Carbide, NJ, complained
      about the poorly digitized fellatio on an IBM porno program. "Mac is better
      on everything, and this is no execption." -- "Computer Porn at the Office"
      by Reese Erlich, _This_World_, S.F. Chronicle, p.8, Aug 13, 1989

      heh...i work for that guy...

  2. Macs are Faster by Stephen+VanDahm · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sure they appear to be slow, but that's because they're so fast that time slows down as a result of general relativity. Yeah that's it. I can't believe that you mindless Pee Cee thugs didn't know that.

    Morons.

    --Steve Jobs

  3. zealots and shallots with carrots. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mac zealot here, wanted to know where the PC zealots were. I also bumped into the VAX/VMS zealots as well, they were hanging with the System V zealots, who were, in turn also hanging out with the BSD zealots.

    I don't care what computer you use, why should you care what I use? Ahhh, PC zealot. In case you must know, i have a PowerBook G4, an RDI Powerlite, and a Sun Ultra Workstation.

  4. Wow by autopr0n · · Score: 2, Funny

    Have the slashdot editors just decided to post only repeats in some kind of sarcastic, like, thing?

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    autopr0n is like, down and stuff.
  5. Re:So the PC's are faster by Lars+T. · · Score: 3, Funny

    Of course doing those tests in Photoshop will take longer than all day, so ...

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    Lars T.

    To the guy who modded me down from perfect to terrible Karma - Apple haters still suck

  6. But... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Macs are sooo warm, fuzzy, and cute! Who needs raw performance when your Mac can make SUCH a fashion statement. Take that Micheal Dell!

  7. Yes there is ! by stud9920 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Is there something magical about Macs' color output ?
    Yes there is ! Our master Sauron^H^H^H^H^Hteve Jobs made it. He would never hurt us. He is our preciousssss.
  8. Re:"Surprising results"? by Twirlip+of+the+Mists · · Score: 3, Funny

    Another poster mentioned some of them and I'll mention a couple more: Cisco, Nintendo (you've heard of the GameCube right) and Sony's next Playstation will have a PowerPC.

    Don't forget TiVo. Your TiVo has a PowerPC chip in it.

    But what this article doesn't really go into is why some people prefer the Mac over the PC in photography.

    Yes, I agree 100%. The best endorsement for the Mac is to say, proudly, "Yes! Macs are slower than PC's! And millions of people use them instead of PC's anyway!"

    It actually kind of reminds me of that old joke. She says, "You're drunk." He says, "Yes, but you're ugly, and tomorrow I will be sober."

    The PC says to the Mac, "You're slow." The Mac says, "Yes, but you're running Windows, and tomorrow I will be faster."

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  9. I'm new to modding, but... by Rui+del-Negro · · Score: 5, Funny

    In short, take a power4, lop off core #2, reduce the amount of L2 cache, add an altivec execution unit, change the bus interface and make it on a smaller (.13 rather than .18) process, and eh voila, PowerPC 970

    And will I need a soldering iron or do you think I'll manage with some tape, a conductive ink pen and a sharp knife...?

    RMN
    ~~~