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Mac vs PC shall i bother going mac

I run a custom built desktop which does me fine I run cubase which i think is more than capable as a daw but for some reason every apple head i talk to tries to convince me otherwise. Im on a music course and use macs and logic 8 all the time but i find it clicky and not as friendly as pc.

People say macs are more stable which is wrong they crash loads my sister is an animator and even she agrees. Because I dont download free smiley packs to my pc every two days my pc runs fine hardly ever crashes.

Macbooks are expensive difficult to upgrade and dont have a right click button???

Yet I read the latest Computer musc and there is some pack of djs i look up to raving about logic and macs and you look at armins webpage and there he is with a mac. My student loan is coming through next week and im gonna buy equipment. Am i missing something shall I just submit and get a mac?

Re: Mac vs PC shall i bother going mac

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Originally posted by Sonic_c Im on a music course and use macs and logic 8 all the time but i find it clicky and not as friendly as pc.

There's your anwer right there. You've had your hands on experience with mac yourself, tell them how you feel. Regardless of what others say it's your experience/workflow that matters, not theirs. If you like PC better then that's just it.

If you've got a pc that's properly configured it works just as well as a mac would.

Get a mac and run windows on it so you can have the best of both worlds!

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Originally posted by atxbigballer1 Get a mac and run windows on it so you can have the best of both worlds!

Or get a PC and run OS X on it.

Pro`s mostly use MAC because it is "the best" brand of a computer, and because they can afford it of course.
Imagine Armin on the stage with an ASUS laptop, how wierd would that be?

The difference between the two is the operating system, and you can run Windows on a MAC too.

YEah i know i just thought maybe initially pc owners are resistant to macs but eventually the benefits of having one take over. As yet i havent seen any though wanted the TA's to shed some light on it for me.

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Originally posted by atxbigballer1 Get a mac and run windows on it so you can have the best of both worlds!

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Originally posted by WhatTF Or get a PC and run OS X on it.

My last post regarding useless posts like these. I foresee major stupid rants. The above 2 posts are retarded. Are you actually seriously recommending someone a platform he doesn't like using while he had hands on experience with it (because it is to clicky as Sonic_c said)? Even when he implies he won't even benefit from having it? That's retarded, indeed.

I mean are there quality benefits i heard for instance macs have great MOTU driver or Motu have solid drivers for macs rather. I am considering getting a motu. What promted me to ask is the building a producers pc thread where someone said Custom pc > Consumer pc > Mac in terms of quality.

Yet i heard so many at college swear by them my teacher is always saying rich you need a mac for music trust me start using one and you'll find out why. Before i rush out with what little money i have to get a macbook wanted to know if i really needed one.

at the end off the day. from my exsperance win xp is still the best way to go. mainly because the pc is still very user friendly compared to the mac.almost any software you install on to a pc will work. apart from the normal bugs that everbody puts up with . makes the pc a all round better investment.

if you really feal owning a pc with windows and your choice of daw is realy shit. then change.

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Originally posted by WhatTF Or get a PC and run OS X on it.

Works like shit when i did it! But i did it on old dell with 256mb ram and a 80gb HD on a P4 could not get no sound out of it!
Bootcamp or VMware Fusion on a mac i would think be the winnner!

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Originally posted by owien if you really feal owning a pc with windows and your choice of daw is realy shit. then change.

I dont thats why everyone is telling me to get a mac and i wondered why.

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Originally posted by Storyteller My last post in this topic because I foresee major stupid rants. The above 2 posts are retarded. Are you actually seriously recommending someone a platform he doesn't like using while he had hands on experience with it (because it is to clicky as Sonic_c said)? Even when he implies he won't even benefit from having it? That's retarded, indeed.

I'm simply stating that he can have both OS X (on a system he already owns) and Windows on the same machine. So he does not need to purchase a new system to use Logic. This will also allow him to just evaluate the software difference on a Mac (in terms of user experience and sound).

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Originally posted by Sonic_c I dont thats why everyone is telling me to get a mac and i wondered why.

Everyone who use a MAC will tell you to get it too.

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Originally posted by Sonic_c Yet i heard so many at college swear by them my teacher is always saying rich you need a mac for music trust me start using one and you'll find out why. Before i rush out with what little money i have to get a macbook wanted to know if i really needed one.

If you really need a mac you would find out during class why it is you need one as you're using a mac right there. If that doesn't make it a clear decision there is no use in choosing a mac over pc.

The MOTU driver thing (if it is true, which I don't know) about being better on macs is not an argument to get a mac, it's a an argument not to get a MOTU as drivers should be functioning equally well on all supported platforms. That's my personal opinion though and I am quite certain many would disagree.

You could just build a pro's/con's list for the mac and see if the pro's YOU experienced or think the mac has outweigh the con's then you should seriously consider getting one. Pro's and con's others add don't count as the consideration should be made from your perspective and not someone elses.

Yeah ok I get it I just wanted to know if there was a clear this is why you should get a mac arguement. Its clear it just comes down to preference mine is pc so I will stick.

The only clear argument to pick one system over the other would be would be workflow and user experience. Unfortunately that's not the same for everyone .

I think it is the "MAC are more stable than PC" thing that was back in the days that still haunts us.
While it were true then, it is not as true now.
And with Windows 7 seemingly being everything Vista was not, i think PC has a very bright future.

Yo Storyteller, just giving my 2c!
I am a XP guy, if i had a mac i would never boot it up in the mac OS X, i would all ways boot it up in windows xp, any thing wrong with that man? Chill out man lately all yall guys get mad over every thing lately!
btw, what dose the mean by too clicky anyways?!

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Originally posted by Storyteller My last post regarding useless posts like these. I foresee major stupid rants. The above 2 posts are retarded. Are you actually seriously recommending someone a platform he doesn't like using while he had hands on experience with it (because it is to clicky as Sonic_c said)? Even when he implies he won't even benefit from having it? That's retarded, indeed.

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Originally posted by atxbigballer1 btw, what dose the mean by too clicky anyways?!

I just dont like the one button mouse thats all.

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Originally posted by Sonic_c I just dont like the one button mouse thats all.

Im sure if you buy a regular mouse you can configure it to use both buttons.

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Originally posted by Subtle Im sure if you buy a regular mouse you can configure it to use both buttons.

you don't need to. you can configure mighty mouse to do left and right click

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Originally posted by jupiterone you don't need to. you can configure mighty mouse to do left and right click

How can you do that if the mouse only has one button ?

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Originally posted by Subtle How can you do that if the mouse only has one button ?

it has two buttons, however, you go to system preferences and go to mouse settings, and then configure your mouse to have it's left button and right button active like on an XP system

you can even switch them around, make them do different things, hell you can even turn them off. the mouse just looks like it has one button. honestly though, i hate the mighty mouse, this is my third one, the wheel is fucking shit, as soon as it gets dirty and the little magnetic rollies inside get messed up, it's endless hours of smacking the shit out of it and throwing it at your wall

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Originally posted by jupiterone it has two buttons, however, you go to system preferences and go to mouse settings, and then configure your mouse to have it's left button and right button active like on an XP system

Im not gonna pretend to know anything about MAC anymore.

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