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| Nightshift |
If you know what you're doing (and the OP seems to) then building your own PC will leave a Mac in the dust and for half the price or less as long as you utilize either Windows XP or 7. There are really no ifs, ands or buts about it. The only reason why the OP should consider Mac is if they want to use Logic.
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| Mad for Brad |
| storms a brewing. I/m just curious if anyone has ever gone from a mac to a pc. |
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| aNYthing |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nightshift
If you know what you're doing (and the OP seems to) then building your own PC will leave a Mac in the dust and for half the price or less as long as you utilize either Windows XP or 7. There are really no ifs, ands or buts about it. The only reason why the OP should consider Mac is if they want to use Logic.
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The problem with XP is that most new CPUs, unless you get a cheapy one is A) Supports only 2 CPUs - that means quad core is out of the question, unless it has a custom HAL pre-loaded by manufacturer - not an option anymore, since you can't buy XP from vendor these days. B) No more than 3GB of RAM
Win7 - not all apps support it yet, it's still a new platform that did not have the time to mature yet. Many of Win7 bugs are yet to be discovered or addressed. If you also consider it from a standpoint of a 64bit OS, not all apps can take advantage of the new architecture and added RAM, contributing to a mixture of issues.
I get it that I can build a system that will outdo Mac in performance for significantly less. What about hour for hour? Hardware is cheap but time is invaluable. |
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| Storyteller |
| quote: | Originally posted by aNYthing
Win7 - not all apps support it yet, it's still a new platform that did not have the time to mature yet. Many of Win7 bugs are yet to be discovered or addressed. If you also consider it from a standpoint of a 64bit OS, not all apps can take advantage of the new architecture and added RAM, contributing to a mixture of issues.
I get it that I can build a system that will outdo Mac in performance for significantly less. What about hour for hour? Hardware is cheap but time is invaluable. |
Unless you plan to use very specific outdated hardware or something from a ty manufacturer this is nonsense.
All the apps that can't benefit from the new architecture are usually 32-bit. Thus outdated. |
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| Mad for Brad |
| the problem is that many of those so called outdated plugins are standard tools and some of the most used plugins. |
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| tehlord |
| quote: | Originally posted by aNYthing
The problem with XP is that most new CPUs, unless you get a cheapy one is A) Supports only 2 CPUs - that means quad core is out of the question, unless it has a custom HAL pre-loaded by manufacturer - not an option anymore, since you can't buy XP from vendor these days. B) No more than 3GB of RAM
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None of this is true. |
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| Mad for Brad |
some of it is.
the ram part and the xp not officially being sold anymore part. |
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| tehlord |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mad for Brad
some of it is.
the ram part and the xp not officially being sold anymore part. |
The RAM part is related to the OS being 32 or 64 bit, not whether it's XP or not.
But I concede that you can't officially buy XP anymore. |
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| Raphie |
Perpective guys:
- Name me one item that does not work under Win7?
- Name me 1 single win7 Bug?
- Name me 1 product that's available for MAC but not PC? |
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| tehlord |
| quote: | Originally posted by Raphie
- Name me 1 product that's available for MAC but not PC? |
There's a few! |
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| Raphie |
| quote: | Originally posted by tehlord
There's a few! |
Like? |
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| tehlord |
| quote: | Originally posted by Raphie
Like? |
Apogee stuff
Logic
A synth I can't remember the name of but looks 'different'
I recall some MOTU stuff being Mac only too.
I imagine there's more. |
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