[wulinka]

To Mac or not to Mac??

You realize I have been talking about it for much too long, still haven't bought a new computer.
(Part of the reason is that I keep going back to China and so far hadn't considered buying anything there.)

However, looking at my life style, I think I changed my mind as to buying a desk top versus a lap top.
Even if I can get better value for my money in terms of performance buying a desk top,
I just can't see myself staying in the same place for any amount of time that would justify
the purchase of one.

I think I will be saving enough of my salary in China to eventually buy either a good quality PC notebook or even
a Mac, so I started thinking on that part again.

I understand that PC and Mac processors function in fundamentally different ways,
one of the major difference being the data flow in 32 or 64 bit (??), which
I understand enables programs on a Mac to use more than 2 Gig of RAM whereas that is the limit on a PC.

Did I get that right?

The way I use my computer, around 70 percent of what I do requires using Photoshop and related programs,
some 20 percent is web surfing (which basically requires no hardware resources to mention), 10 percent are other things like writing, very little graphics etc.

A lot of the software I use is freeware anyway, so I am not tooooo worried at that end.

Sounds to me like a Mac would be a wise decision for the futur....

Can anybody help me understand the real differences between both?
What do I have to consider in case I want to make the transition?

Thanks for your input!!

Uli