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SWAN808 wrote: PS I echo above comments- I do everything on my Macs with no problems. Internet all day etc. Could never do that on PC.

Of course you can, I should know cos I do.
There's a load of bollocks thrown around about both platforms, when in fact there is very little difference between them in terms of performance or stability. I support macs and pcs at work, I use a pc at home cos I'm not prepared to pay a premium price for a mac. You can make music using either, but a mac will cost a bit more.

bodhi71 wrote:it would be more than I paid for my last two vehicles.

get a pc. macs are for blowhards who like shiny things. power to spare my ass, i can't keep my cpu under 65% for real tho, if you are worried about money, don't get a mac. if you don't mind spending money, get a mac.

coming from an ifanboy

here is what I've found out recently...

if someone is into IT, maybe he will understand it better than me, but holy shit, there's something that even ASIO doesn't have! not to mention other drivers... Totally different API & audio routing better than in any MS system, which in theory makes better use of audio apps and hardware.

http://developer.apple.com/documentatio ... -TPXREF103

Still, I'd love to understand the whole article

fuckwit2.0 wrote:Oh for fucks sake.

I thought I'd stop by to see what was going on here and - guess what? Another completely pointless, interminable Mac vs PC thread.

Would you hang out on a home improvement forum arguing over what colour the handle of your hammer should be? No - because its a FUCKING TOOL. If you like the colour and it gets the job done...

WHO GIVES A FUCK?

TITBAG 3.0 ?

thanks for the input.
I think I'm gonna go for it.

The refurbished option is highly recommended... you save a bit of money and it still has the year's warranty. Comes in a plain brown box, which is actually quite nice (and less poncy than the original packaging!).

I've gone this way twice personally.

Alan

Are there still producers that DON'T use Macs??

WTF?

Mac Pro

fuckwit2.0 wrote:Oh for fucks sake.

I thought I'd stop by to see what was going on here and - guess what? Another completely pointless, interminable Mac vs PC thread.

Would you hang out on a home improvement forum arguing over what colour the handle of your hammer should be? No - because its a FUCKING TOOL. If you like the colour and it gets the job done...

WHO GIVES A FUCK?

Black handle. Who wants a colored hammer handle?

i got my first mac a few weeks ago..


LOVE IT


mac all the way now.. and if you want portable the macbookpro is first class

DJ Marky Marc wrote:i got my first mac a few weeks ago..


LOVE IT


mac all the way now.. and if you want portable the macbookpro is first class

New mac users are worse than ex smokers. So just you watch it.

So all I have to do now is convince the wife.
Any advice on this

These threads always end up the same haha.
I run Live on my main PC at home, but i also have a macbook pro - both are great and will get the job done. I actually prefer using the PC but it's what I grew up with and its just my preference.
Get what you can afford.
If yer heart is set on a mac then do what the others said and get a refurb or go the second hand route (my second hand MBP only cost me €900)

I'd second what folks have said about the adjustment period. There's a diff philosophy behind simple things like the way windows should be sized, launching apps, etc. I really didn't think OSX was all that special and actually found it kind of irritating for several months. Now when I'm on Windows at work I want it to work like OSX.

bodhi71 wrote:So all I have to do now is convince the wife.
Any advice on this

pretty sure it's nothing a few strikes across the face won't resolve.