Apple Reviews

after testing maya 4 3d studio max and lightwave 7.0 I came to the conclusion that lightwave 7.0 was the best. It had the most to offer me and was fully cusomisable. lightwave has 2 programs modeler and layout. modeler is where you model (offcourse) and layout is where you render your scene. this is to keep the number of buttons to a minimum not like maya and 3d max where you have millions of wierd looking buttons on the side no lightwave uses just names. Also it is verry easy to use if youre animating with the scene editor. and the particle effects are far mor proffecional than those from maya.

for anyone less than an ultra-profesional designer with a large bankbook, this is a waste of money. not only does it have a very steep learning curve, but for most people, it costs more than the computer they'll be running it on.

alright, i got this about a month ago and, i found it WAY too expensive. this is more than most peoples computers are. unless youre a professional desighner, and have a big check book, toss this out

This is a powerful 3D package with a horrible interface and an extremely steep learning curve. This version is a poor port from the PC side and runs horribly on the Mac platform. If you want to buy this program buy a PC to run it on.

If you shop around you'll find that online storage is considerably cheaper than what Apple is selling it for. The utilities they include are not worth much to anyone that knows what they're doing. I'm very unimpressed.

If you run OS X on your Mac, .Mac is recommended to enhance the functionality of your machine. In order to use Apple's Backup and iSync utilities you need a subscription to .Mac. The .Mac mail service is not as user friendly or powerful as other services such as Yahoo mail, but the Apple Mail program makes it easy to get your .Mac mail. The value of the free games that you get throughout the year is negligible, but if Apple continues to add features and software available through .Mac it will be hard to make a case against subscribing.

Apple's suite of online tools is an incredible way to extend your digital hub, and as Apple keeps adding features and services, the value keeps going up!

If you'd like to see examples of what others are doing with their .Mac accounts, check out [the website].

Check it out, then buy a .Mac subscription! You won't be disappointed!