Mac or PC?
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I've seen mention of various people using laptops onstage and to program
with. So, I'm curious as to what the general consensus is in favor of, Mac
or PC?
Which is a better investment for this kinda stuff? And are you using laptops
just for the portability? Or do you find them to be just as convenient as
Desktop computers for programming.
Thanks,
-matT
p.s. - sorry if this post seems a little off-topic, but I've seen techie
questions occasionally here before.
Macs are good, I have a g4. pcs are good, my friend is running a pc system
using cubase and an emu 6400 with a controlling keyboard and external mixer,
he loves it. But keep an eye out for the new dual processor g4s that are
about to ship, that will but all else in the out field. lets face you are
going to do more than make music with a machine, video, new media what ever,
and the newer g4 can handle processing a ton of apps in real time. Some
co-workers just came back from the mac world expo and got a sneak peek at os
10, you can actually turn the extra processor on or off via the os. The pc
is cheap granted, but its no compition for a dual processor g4 with os 10.
You can also set up an entire recording studio via software only. unity ds-1
is a software sampelere and controller, use that with cubase and all the vst
plug ins and you set.
Why use laptops, when you can just bring a g4 out that does everything, a
laptop has limited processor speeds and extremly limited ram capabilties-
one of the reasons they crash when you are trying to do a live set that
requires alot of ram. All in all its value vrs. quality. pc is more bang for
the buck, but you are limited with a pc in terms of power. Remember the g4
is the worlds only desktop super computer. Not that it really matters, and
the cost is dropping considerably. You can get a g4 with a 20 gig hd,
internal zip, 400mgz dual processor for like 1600$ thats not alot of money
maybe an additional 500$ over the cost of a pc.
Just do alot of research, can you get priate software from friends or work?
things like that may help you with your desion. All in all a a mac and a pc
are both computers.
-scott
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