[Leica] Re: iBook, PowerBook, MacBook

[davison_m at msn.com (MARK DAVISON)]

I have recently purchased a MacBook Pro.

I would have to say that in my experience the Mac computers are going 
through a difficult transition to the Intel processor.

In particular, to use a third party device like a printer or scanner, you 
may have to run third party software which has not been updated to natively 
support the Intel processor.

Older Power PC software runs under an emulation system called Rosetta.  My 
experience is that not all such third party software is reliable under 
Rosetta.

My worst experience has been with an HP 3210 "all-in-one" printer/scanner, 
whose software ran under Rosetta but would hang up the computer.  HP 
recently updated that software for the Intel processor and all is well.

So far I have not found Intel processor versions of Epson RAW and Nikon 
Capture.

Despite the snarky Mac vs. PC adds, some Japanese cameras are currently more 
intimate with the Windows machine.



Mark Davison





>From: Jeff Moore <jbm@jbm.org>
>Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: iBook, PowerBook, MacBook
>Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:31:22 -0400
>
>2006-09-18-18:21:53 Robert D. Baron:
> > And if anyone has another opinion about which Mac to buy - since it
> > appears there is zero competition for the 2.65x3.5inch mini iPhoto books
> > - don't hesitate to pile on.
>
>One consideration is that if you're a heavy Photoshop user, the new
>Intel-based Macs might be a mite suboptimal for however many months pass
>until the release of CS3 (or whatever the next version is to be called).
>Current Photoshop for the Mac isn't Intel-native.  Reports vary with
>respect to how CS2 performs in the MacOS's built-in emulation layer.
>Some have said it's flaky, others report it works fine but is just slow
>-- in many cases slower than if you'd bought an earlier,
>less-intrinsically-fast G4 laptop on which it'd run natively.  If you
>don't live and die by Photoshop, this doesn't matter.  If you're willing
>to put up with 6-12 months' Photoshop annoyance to have a machine which
>will be faster at other things and eventually be faster at Photoshop,
>that's a valid choice as well.
>
> > Or for that matter if anyone has an opinion about my sanity in even
> > considering buying a whole new computer, not to mention buying into a
> > whole new operating system, just to make some $9.95 mini photo 
>albums.....
>
>I actually think that part is a no-brainer.  Macs tend to Just Work, to
>an extent I've never found with Windows boxes.  I suggest that your only
>important choice is which Mac to buy.
>
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