If you do switch and you think it's likely that large quantities or sizes of files might have to get transferred back the other way to PC at some point, then your external drives will either need to be formatted for Windows to be readable on PC, or you'll have to get MacDisk software to make any Mac formatted drives accessible in Windows. The argument is moot.Īs far as I can tell from using both OSX and windows-based systems for the past eleven years, Macs have no trouble reading hard drives formatted for PC, although the reverse may sometimes be a problem if you don't plan ahead. I like Mac, Most of the graphics labs at the school I attend from time to time have Macs while the computer labs have PCs. Now that I have fanned the flames of PC vs Mac I would point out that one is better off using the system they are most comfortable with. The learning curve? Well, it hardly exists, unless you are anal retentive, they say that Macs are more intuitive to use but I think that you must have an intuitive mind set as well.
This, of course, only reflects my view.The truth is that I have found the quality of Macs to be high with the only real problem I have ever had with my Mac was my own fault. I would normally say something along the lines of "If you are anal retentive you would be happy with Microsloth". But I've got to tell you, given the fact that you can generally buy the same software for either (there are some exceptions such as Aperture) it really comes down to what type of person you are. Out of the last six computers I have owned five have been Macs and four of those have been iMacs. This battle has gone on from the first Mac.