mac or pc purchase

djfm · Post by **djfm** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:51 pm

Im off to america in september and was thinking to get a either macbook or a decent laptop
i would like to buy a macbook. But i dont really wanna be spending that type of money on another one in a year's time. What is the life of a macbook?
or do i buy a decent spec pc laptop and expect to buy another in a couple of years?
any advice anybody has would be great
thanks

hacktheplanet · Post by **hacktheplanet** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:19 pm

Wha?
PCs and Macs become obsolete at the same rate. There's no reason to upgrade one more frequently than the other.
My Macbook still runs like a champ since I got it 8 months ago, and I don't plan on upgrading until some piece of software requires me to, or until Applecare runs out in 2 more years.
Just get the Mac.

condra · Post by **condra** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:33 pm

get a mac

Dj-Grobe · Post by **Dj-Grobe** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:39 pm

For dekstop get quad core PC
For notebook, mac is better, you can run OSX or WINDOWS.

On standar PC notebook you can run widnows, and osx only with hacks and problems......... (hackintosh)

MAC is the best choice, then you can decide if widnows or OSX

snakedogman · Post by **snakedogman** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:10 pm

since Macs and PC's now use basically the same technology I don't think there's much difference in the timeframe of becoming obsolute between the two. Both platforms will probably last you anywhere between 3 and 5 years depending on how up-to-date you want to be.

I still think you can get a pc for a lower price than similarly specced Mac but I think you really have to look at what OS feels good for you. Admittedly a Mac these days can run both OSX and Windows but while this is a nice extra I don't think it's gonna be a major point of consideration for many people since both OSX and Windows XP are perfectly good OS's (i have no experience with Vista myself) and mosty people probably wouldn't want to be switching between 2 OS's regularly on the same computer.

Personally I prefer Windows XP over OSX but that may just be because I use a Mac at work and I don't want to be reminded too much of work when I'm at home

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:13 pm

condra wrote:get a pc

+1

hacktheplanet · Post by **hacktheplanet** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:07 pm

snakedogman wrote: I still think you can get a pc for a lower price than similarly specced Mac...

Not quite. Macs have lots of little features that PCs don't. Stuff like firewire ports, the magsafe connector, superior screens, great battery life, built in webcam, awesome warranty/support... etc.
Not to mention, OSX beats the pants off Windows any day.

djsynchro · Post by **djsynchro** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:42 pm

More girls will want to talk to you if you're sporting a Mac.

sparklepuff · Post by **sparklepuff** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:51 pm

get a pc

suspended childhood · Post by **suspended childhood** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:11 pm

research has shown that more guys get laid if they have a MacBook Pro.

sparklepuff · Post by **sparklepuff** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:34 pm

get a mac

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:35 pm

IMO, Mac. Witness the number of folks migrating to PC to Mac.

OSX and XP on one machine... best of both worlds.

Spend your time making music, not tweaking your computer.

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:38 pm

sparklepuff wrote:i got myself a dildo

thats a pc brand?

shhhhh · Post by **shhhhh** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:42 pm

hambone1 wrote:Mac. Witness the number of folks migrating to PC to Mac.

OSX and XP on one machine... best of both worlds.

Well, what's the point really if it's just to regurgitate what's already been done and to continue to be overloaded with crap?

Just get 2 pieces of wood and make some noise.

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:47 pm

shhhhh wrote:Well, what's the point really if it's just to regurgitate what's already been done and to continue to be overloaded with crap?

There are FAR more things to do with computers than that! And many of them have nothing to do with music.

And there ARE still computers musicians out there that don't rely on remixing/sampling/etc, but originality and talent. They're just getting harder to find among the terabytes of drivel!