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The Harris Media Services advisory board

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Moderator1, Mar 29, 2009.

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  1. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    This much I know - If I want a PC with XP, it's coming from online. Four stores, ZERO PCs with XP except for some mini-looking thing the guy held up in his palm. "This is not really a computer," he said. NO SHIT.

    InDesign worked fine on my old work computer. PhotoShop did, too, for all I know. I didn't do as much with that. Used InDesign to do our game programs and had zero issues.
     
    Moderator1, Mar 29, 2009
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  2. sostartled

    sostartled Member

    Yeah, they aren't manufacturing PC's with XP anymore. You may have to have someone build one for you and install it.
     
    sostartled, Mar 29, 2009
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  3. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Isn't it pretty much universally agreed that Vista blows? I remember the cool Mac guy/nerd PC commercials about that.
     
    Moderator1, Mar 29, 2009
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  4. dreunc1542

    dreunc1542 Active Member

    I bought one of the first computers with Vista. And while I didn't like it at first, I've gotten use to it and don't have any issues with it now about two years later.
     
    dreunc1542, Mar 29, 2009
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  5. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    As did I. Bought this laptop a little over two years ago. Runs better after I added RAM and set it up to dual-boot Kubuntu, though.
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Mar 29, 2009
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  6. sostartled

    sostartled Member

    I've heard that there are a lot of bugs, but I have never used it. It might just be a matter of preference. Can anyone explain what the biggest differences are?
     
    sostartled, Mar 29, 2009
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  7. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    I loathe PCs and pine for the day I can return to Macs, but the only problem I had with Vista was trying to install older software on to the computer. Much to my chagrin, I could not install my Olympus digital voice recorder. Of course, a few months after I got the computer I lost my job, so it really wasn't that big a deal.

    I've also got to say that I futzed around with Photoshop and InDesign on the PC and had zero problem.

    Get a Mac, dude. If not for you then for me.
     
    BYH, Mar 29, 2009
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  8. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    If you do get Vista, make sure the it's 64-bit... you can ramp up the memory. Nothing wrong with Vista.. nothing more than a few extra steps on occasion -- if you want.
    I disagree with AQB on photoshop on a PC...
    And Dell will let you get a laptop with XP -- for more money.
     
    slappy4428, Mar 29, 2009
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  9. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    Some interface differences, a lot of which requires scads of additional RAM. Start menu no longer says Start. Elevated security for things that require protected-mode access (which some malware writers have figured out how to work around).

    http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/93929171-8e24-1e6a-cf68-b48eb22073611033.mspx
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Mar 29, 2009
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  10. Freelance Hack

    Freelance Hack Active Member

    FWIW, I have Adobe Creative Suite on my work laptop -- it's a Dell. Anytime I run Photoshop, InDesign or even Microsoft Visio, my Dell will run at speeds that make my old Commodore 64 look like a supercomputer.

    If you're doing design work, you owe it to yourself to get an Apple.
     
    Freelance Hack, Mar 29, 2009
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  11. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    I checked out Mac Pro prices - my first born is officially on the market.
    I mean, they sound great. But damnnnnnnnn. You fine folks have to throw a brother LOTS of work to help him get one of those.

    Ideally, I'll one day have a fancy Mac for the design stuff and a portable Dell or other PC (with XP) for my correspondence, writing and book keeping stuff. Or not. Maybe I'll just go with the big kahuna.
     
    Moderator1, Mar 29, 2009
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  12. I Digress

    I Digress Guest

    Moddy, it's not that big a deal to get XP installed on a new PC, you just have to pay someone to do it. From what folks with design experience are telling you, a Mac with Microsoft word is needed for the best design options. That is going to cost you. I was in an Apple store the other day. Damn! But I have to believe there are people out there running design stuff on PCs.
     
    I Digress, Mar 29, 2009
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