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<blockquote data-quote="PapaST" data-source="post: 536696" data-attributes="member: 8330">As far as PC vs Mac, I use both.&nbsp; They both have their merits and it's really up to the person to figure out what aspects they value more.&nbsp; Your IT buddy is mostly right.&nbsp; You can process pics with less stout machines, for the most part it will just take a little longer as the computer crunches on your inputs.&nbsp; I agree with Whiskeyman about touch screens.&nbsp; There is plenty of potential there.&nbsp; Smartphones and tablets have propelled the capacitive screen and efforts to make them mainstream with computers is at a teetering point IMO.&nbsp; 3 or 4 years ago it was the &quot;sexy&quot; thing to have but I just don't think Windows has leveraged the capabilities.&nbsp; I think OSX has all but said they don't need it.&nbsp; Like Whiskeyman, I would hate to have fingerprints on my screen.&nbsp; Come to think of it, the Wacom tablet I use is likely a better alternative to touch screens.&nbsp; Some people don't work with their computer screen within arm's length.&nbsp; I will say a larger screen does help in a lot of ways.&nbsp; I'm working from a 24&quot; now and sometimes wish I had more.&nbsp; It's not so much that I need my picture to take up the entire screen.&nbsp; But when you think of your editing software, you have a ton of menus and side panes and stuff occupying precious space and so your picture that you're editing might be smaller than you would like.&nbsp; Or the preview window for applying a certain filter is too small.&nbsp; There are a lot of uses for having a large screen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PapaST, post: 536696, member: 8330"] As far as PC vs Mac, I use both. They both have their merits and it's really up to the person to figure out what aspects they value more. Your IT buddy is mostly right. You can process pics with less stout machines, for the most part it will just take a little longer as the computer crunches on your inputs. I agree with Whiskeyman about touch screens. There is plenty of potential there. Smartphones and tablets have propelled the capacitive screen and efforts to make them mainstream with computers is at a teetering point IMO. 3 or 4 years ago it was the "sexy" thing to have but I just don't think Windows has leveraged the capabilities. I think OSX has all but said they don't need it. Like Whiskeyman, I would hate to have fingerprints on my screen. Come to think of it, the Wacom tablet I use is likely a better alternative to touch screens. Some people don't work with their computer screen within arm's length. I will say a larger screen does help in a lot of ways. I'm working from a 24" now and sometimes wish I had more. It's not so much that I need my picture to take up the entire screen. But when you think of your editing software, you have a ton of menus and side panes and stuff occupying precious space and so your picture that you're editing might be smaller than you would like. Or the preview window for applying a certain filter is too small. There are a lot of uses for having a large screen. [/QUOTE]

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