Professional Development in the Creative Industries

Week 2: Using the Macs

Mac vs PC

Plenty of people have strong opinions on the Mac vs PC debate Apple-bashers Mac Fanboys Charlie Brooker (guardian.co.uk)

Watch the “I’m a Mac” TV ads www.apple.com/getamac/ads

Avoid the heated debate – they are just tools to do a job!

What’s the difference?

Apple supplies own hardware and operating system OS X

High-end hardware with corresponding high prices

Comparable application software packages Same or equivalent software available

The main difference you will notice is look-and-feel of OS X compared to Windows

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Buying your own

If you do decide to buy a Mac…

Student discount online or at Apple Stores

Always buy enough RAM!