This little Indian kid named Varun on youtube is a pretty smart guy.  I like this kid’s way of reasoning when it comes to mac vs pc.  I love macs, but I’m not going to lie… I think they’re definitely way overpriced for what you get.  I’m not taking sides, as I’ve worked with both for years.  I actually just ordered a brand new desktop pc with an i7.  It has more memory in the video card alone than my current (7 year old) computer has snapped into it’s motherboard DIMMs.  Savings? $1000-1500 over the new incredible iMac 27″.  That’s a lot of cheddar that can get redirected into new photo gear for me.  Anyway, I’ll be sure to post a full review of my new setup once it arrives.

Amazingly, a lot of graphic design jobs you might find won’t always have you on a mac.  Make sure you know how to use both – otherwise you’re going to have to educate yourself pretty quick once you land that first design gig straight out of college.  That means knowing what the heck you’re doing in Windows XP and the all new Windows 7, as well as knowing OSX.  Thankfully the Adobe programs are pretty much identical whether you’re on a mac or a pc, with the exception of the alt/option key on your keyboard (it’s not rocket science).

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