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Reason being - even though this was my job for many years and I enjoyed it, when it comes to my own systems - I absolutely hate trying to figure out why my system is crashing or occasionaly having glitches - it's unproductive waste of time (aside from giving me ample experience in troubleshooting, which is not something I'm after).
I think I'd like a stability for a change. The fact that it takes me a long time to get the system the way I want it and then spend time keeping it that way - makes Mac that much more attractive right now.
I come to studio, on those rare occasions, not to troubleshoot my system but piece some ideas together. The time I'm working in the studio should be spent on focusing on the music, not chasing bugs. Appliance-based approach would certainly suit me.
Building systems was the only way to fly for me - as a testament tothat is my vast collection of components cluttering my basement and bunch of my old DAWs collecting dust and spiders in the corner (previous versions having gone to best buy for recycling). However, hours spent trying to build the system and then running around chasing parts was just a waste of time. Of course, now it's easier - you buy stuff online, just glue it gother but my time is better spent on other things. If it takes me say.... 10 - 15 hours more to build a PC than go with Mac, it's already better for me to buy a Mac, since that time is that valuable to me.
I think the productive thing for me to do would be to get a Mac Pro (tower) - as that one has Pci-e slot that I can leverage with my existing RME multiface setup. This way I can do what's needed, have room to grow and I don't need to waste my time on distractions.
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This is EXACTLY why I like working on a mac now. It's not that I don't have the ability to completely manage every line of code on my computer, but just that I don't want to spend what precious little studio time I do have doing maintenance. From power up to actually producing is less than 2 minutes on my imac, and apart from verify disk permissions every other month, I just don't even think about maintenance. Do a format every couple of years and spend every other moment producing.
I do agree to an extent with kit - macs are really for people who just want to work on their system for the purpose it was built, in our case music production. I think the bit about 10 year old systems only really apply to protools ops, who just need a rock solif specific funtion dain, day out. Nearly everyone I know who uses macs for EDM/any other audio application have systems less then 3 years old.
in terms of crcked software, just about everything is available on both platform. Really waves was the last thing holding out but as of a few months ago it all a level field now.
Hackintoshes are simply not worth it IMO. All it takes (as past track record has proven) is for apple to release a software update or one of the parts to need a firmware update and your system can go to shit. Maybe for a mac pros which don't offer the same value as imacs I could see why trying to fuck about with an alternative might be option for someone with loads of time on their hands but honestly, you'd be hard pushed to assemble a PC as good value with same quality components as the imacs ( at least if you live in the USA or UK).
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He has since sold his mac and built a hack with that money and had some money left over.
. Upping the ante for myself by learning about Linux (CentOS) right now and going to do some (sort-of) cloud computing at home this week. Should be fun.
