I recently graduated and now work at a small firm. I had a macbook throughout my degree program and it is still running strong. I have been a simultaneous mac and pc user for the past 10-12 years. It seems most people on this thread are either a “fan” of mac or pc and spew their opinions about them respectively and so, after reading through some of them most posts should be taken with a grain of salt. It would seem that anyone who claims that “Macs are a status symbol” etc., etc., have never really used a mac, or are bitter about them for some strange reason. There is a reason that Mac users swear by Macs.
Due to the fact that Macs can run emulation software and in turn run windows programs, the need for an actual pc solely for the sake of software is becoming obsolete. Autodesk now gives out ALL of its programs for FREE to students after they set up an education account. Others such as Sketchup have very affordable student pricing. Products from Adobe were created from the start with macs in mind since macs have always been at the forefront of the digital imaging realm, and because of this I think their interface is more clean, streamlined, and functional.
Talking with teachers as well as professionals I have heard of firms that are switching to macs across the board, firms that are switching to windows cloud computing across the board, and those that swear by their tried and true pc setups. What really matters is that files are transferable across platforms. In this case, I have found that Macs tend to have more ability in reading files than PCs, which tend to have trouble reading some mac formated disks, files etc.
In the end the decision should come down to your personal computing preferences, e.g. – everything else about the computer that you plan on using it for, not just L.A. related tasks. I find that the user interface for macs fits me better, it is my preference. So, you should go shop around, test out as many computers as you can, price them, and then decide. Whether you get a PC or Mac, this investment should serve you in a more holistic sense than just for school. This will be your personal computer and should fit you, not someone else.
