What did you use before a MBP?

[djfrogstar]

I was using a HP envy w7. There are two things diffferent. 1) the video sl plugin for serato is much more stable on OSX operating system on a mac.
2) hotswapping USB devices on OSX seems to always work...but when on the w7 system I was getting issues.. but this doesnt apply really in a live situation as you probally wont be doing alot of switching.

I work on a pc, and just do music on a mac.
Consoles like xbox 360 is the reason why I dont need a pc to game anymore.
Im not installing a zillion things on my mac, just legit tracktor, serato, ableton.

Getting my os preinstalled on a 512 ssd just made it simpler on a mac.

Most people who are PC hardcore extremists wage their jihad against mac blindly.. and it shows. If I ever decide to get a desktop to make music it will definitely be a pc. but for stability on the road Ill keep my mac laptop

[maxonemillionone]

Apple is bitchware so is Windows.

Linux4Lyfe

[lethal_pizzle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFTjd46-zHs

[sebastiannz]

Oh, I have tried OSX, believe me. We have an iMac at home too. It's an awesome operating system, really smooth. If Macs were priced equally (assuming similar hardware specs) to pcs, I might consider switching (probably won't though, I'm not a fan of this wall Apple is building around their users). Truth is, they're not.

i also don't like the elitist apple marketing philosophy. it something that put me off getting a mac for a long time. i also don't like the fact that i had to pay 50 bucks for a miniport adapter so i can plug the macbook into the tv!! 50 bucks for something that is probably made in china for about $1 (or less). i kind of see it the same way as a girl paying for a gucci dress or something - you are paying for the brand.

as a guy - and i hope i'm not alone here - i don't want to pay for any brand crap - i pay for quality. it is true macs are very good quality, but i also reckon that part of the extra cost is just for the apple brand. very sad.

[JesC]

started with a Toshiba 15" 2.8 Ghz 2GB RAM beast then a Black MB, 2.33 ghz 17" MBP, 2.4 ghz 15" MBP, now with a unibody 13" mbp.

[padi_04]

Acer Aspire 3690 Celeron 1,7Ghz 2GB RAM (Originally 1GB), 250Gig HD (Originally 80).

Now rocking a late 2009 13" MBP with 500Gig internal HD, next step is boosting RAM

[itajeN]

If you can, get a mac. Stuff just works.

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This is the truth. Everything is alot simpler. And in the hands of a power user, you can cause some serious damage.