Macs basically force the whole OS to use it The profile in windows itself that is where the issue arises so even if your monitor is calibrated the info that windows sends/needs to tell it what to do with colors is where win falls apart because it says each app can use it or ignore it ? The issue with windows and it's easy to check is when some adobe RGB images in various programs win explorer etc. Good info laid out here with graphics etc. This is a old article but most all still applies today Some info here since I write poorly :) hahahahaĭigital Dog has some good info the guy knows his color stuff Sadly i am one that says apple died with Steve and they are not what they were so quite a few of us are in a tough spot hardware wise and some great photographers have switched to windows :)Ĭalibrating and profiling are two things but they work hand in hand :) I do say we are entering a age where even laptops are better then we hadĪnd we do have to be real about what we do ? weddings are more about feel then accuracy and advertising is more about accuracy then feel (as far as color accuracy goes) %22 difference in luminance on this laptop is not so good ? but its a laptop so IMHO they should be used to get you through a day on location to a proper monitor or work that might not matter ?Īnd every photographer owes it to themselves to have a proper color monitor :) BenQSW or NEC PA or Eizo CG :)

This is about a laptop not a iMac ! agree the iMac screen sucks because of its gloss compared to a proper monitor but its not to bad on its own for color but shiny is false contrast etc. Unless you were just throwing that in :) hahahahahaha It means that when you profile its the WHOLE OS that is color managed as it should be NOT per application IF it decides to use it like windows doesĪgree a good tool from i1 to profile is a must :) So yeah I use both know both and know the ins and outs of both before you think I am a apple fan boy I am just a tech head and tend to be real about thingsīut comparing OS X and windows is silly since its personal but windows again has some major negatives they need to get fixed one is lack or proper color management and the tablet issues that arise and security My two main workstations are a intel 7820x with a 1080 GPU mostly dedicated to tether shooting and a mac pro dedicated to retouching and daily Maybe say here is something that has some nice features but wont have as good a screen or touch pad which are the two main points we interact with our laptops ? the shiny touch screens on PC are cool to use but again shiny and horrid uniformity are a bummer and the panel manufacturers need to address this Is it a good win 10 alternative to a mac sure it is as much as the dell XP and in some ways the surface 6 could be cool for its unique featuresīut apple is slipping and sadly has some issues itself but in general they take care of you and they are still the better deviceīut this is far from better !!!! its a option if you are a windows person Still cooling issues some say worse then previous year ? Monitor ? from some testing I have read a %22 variance/uniformity in brightness across the screen !!! that sucks big time and is a no go right there Now if windows could actually have OS based color managementīetter touchpads the screen one on this still is not as good as mac and the screen funcion about as stupids as apples top one ! but the touchpads on the macs are unequaled

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