Actually it is down to preference. Neither is better than the other. I work with Mac and Windows side by side and my windows software crashes a little less frequently than my mac software.
If I had a bunch of money to spend and was buying a new computer, I would still buy a windows machine. It's just what I am comfortable with.
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Originally Posted by newrigel  If I'm a ripping assed musician I got there because I spend time on my musical chops... not in there messing with my computer. This is why Macs are used by musicians!
Now, if you don't have the time to screw with a computer then get a Mac because they work and you can spend all your time doing what really matters... MUSIC!
Now if your into tweaking your system and getting involved with the technical side... the PC is a bit better for the average dude... but on the other hand, OS X is UNIX so you have to understand that it's WAY more powerful under the hood than ANY windows OS so if your technical and you like to play music... the Mac will make sure your money is well used in all areas of computing... not only "saving money" on hardware.
Would you skimp on any other gear in your studio? When an OS update comes out for Mac.. it's up to the developers to get up off there asses and utilize the new builds features and sometimes they break if a developer is a bit lazy. But you don't have to update... With windows... that's all you do is update to patch the holes every week. The Mac, if it's working... why update? You don't HAVE to!
The Mac is a better computer for a musician who is more involved with making music... I have PC's too in my studio and they are very temperamental. The Macs are way more stable once you have them set up.
The ONLY attribute to using a PC is the cost of hardware... everywhere else, they fall short of the Mac... why do you think they crack OS X to run on PC hardware? It's only evident that OS X is a better OS for music (or anything for that matter) than windows. When your in the file hierarchy in windows, you cant even hear (audio) or see (video, graphics) files! In OS X you can audition files directly within the finder and to me, that's more music and creative based than what windows offers! That's why 90% of the hottest and best performers and musicians use Macs...
Depends on what you want to get done... Macs are way faster for creating.
Sure, your i7 might be a bit faster but when I'm auditioning files from the finder and I'm getting together all my elements to create... you launching applications to audition the content. I'm already mixing etc. so whose getting more done? OK, your on a hackintosh and you saved a few dollars... I have Apple care... 3 years of no $$ spent for a processor going out or anything that happens to that machine... can't do that with budget hardware! And yes... that over-clocked processor will cook... just give it some time!
And these guy's that talk the fanboy stuff... People will always talk smack when they are cheap!
My music is worth it... is yours? That's all it really deals with in the end.
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