computers Tag

laptopdesktop.jpg Illustrator Doug Jones writes:
I have always had a tower type computer but now I am wondering if maybe I should go for a MacBook Pro as my main computer. Is there any reason to have the large tower type computers anymore?
A great question. I had to do a little research to answer this one. I'm fortunate enough to own both a powerful desktop machine and a laptop, and I use both regularly. Like many creative types I've been a devoted Mac user for several years, so I'm pretty clueless as to what's available in the PC world. But I'm pretty sure most of what I have to say is just as true for users of either platform. I'm not an expert on computers, so someone else may give you different advice. But as a commercial artist who works digitally, here's my two cents. There are several issues to consider: