Started with an apple 2 c, then tandy 1000 pc clone and PCs ever since. Many PC vs mac wars have been waged.. most of all my PC vs MAC fights always have been won by PC and its superiority over MAC.. like mac never having a floating point processor.. so no games, no 3d development software.. Mac just Sucked super hard all through the 90s. Then slowly Mac got smart and figured out that 3d will be needed and some 6 year old games appeared .. Then I started to lose the fights in terms of running Adobe products in stable conditions. Protools, avid and so forth. A few good pc games started to make it to Mac, I still resisted.. partially because still the best games on this planet only run on pc… thats an opinion based on my profession which is developing games for the pc.
but then came the moment where I wanted my audio stuff to just work with no hassle.. on windows XP it wasnt so bad… but the latest hardware is not meant for XP… then VISTA gave me PC AIDS and ever since I have been hating pc more and more… and now after all this time… Ive ordered a macbook pro and I really hope its as great as everyone here on the forum makes it out to be… Ive been researching and 99 out of 100 people seem to never have issues that are not caused by their own doing…
so I dont know if Im suppose to praise you guys for pushing me over the edge or if I should curse you for making me eat my words that I would never ever own a mac EVER!
damn… sorry had to get this off my chest… especially after the reality sank in with my confirmation email… sorry family and friends.. no xmas presents for you this year.. im tapped out
Haha nicee im looking to buy a mac too…and i swore against them. But if it works it works. Im not gonna waste money on something thats gonna give me problems
This is mainly a pure Ableton live machine … At some point I may get an s4, I have SL3 but somehow find Ableton more enjoyable by itself and serato is only appealing for the video aspect.
Connecting Xone 2d and 1d and some other controllers were causing all sorts of drop outs , freezes, crashes and just stuff that drives me insane. I spend more time fixing problems than anything else. And because of this uncertainty I feel like a leper with a pc.. even if you wrap yourself up with bandages, the gangreen still stinks, gets stuck to the gauze and flies will always circle you.
Im hoping using a mac is more like the warm inner thigh of your dream girl right after a hot shower instead of the PC leper description
On one side the old me agrees with you… but the other has to admit that pc users are all in the closet with secretly wanting a mac but will never admit it until they make that step.. Its hard to do.. and easy to fight the urge.
and to actually set the record straight… I get paid from your tax money.. and I get paid alot to do very little
If I turned Mac I’d have to change my name and move house otherwise there would be a queue of Apple fans down the street ready to Nelson Muntz me
Honestly now though if I had the extra cash I would consider it but my next laptop purchase needs to be used for software development in college. PC it is then…
Also paying €1700 for a mid-level Core2Duo system makes me want to cry
few things, which you may need to be prepared for:
The Xone 1D may have issues - it’s a USB1, and the latest Core iX chipsets are known to cause issues with USB1. Mac & OS X is not an exclusion from this.
Mac hardware is nothing more than your legal way of running OS X. the hardware is decent, but not much more than that. OS X is what you will (eventually) benefit from.
OS X is (almost) a freeBSD underneath. It usually “just works”, but if doesn’t it’s fixable. a techie like you should find his way around
Great choice on the specs! Wish you a very pleasant experience with it (as we all have with our macbooks).
thanks.. im looking forward to turning that glowing apple to some text
PC LOL
Mabey the xone 1d will have to be retired.. Ive recently gotten some APCs.. the 20 and 40 and am happy with the footprint they provide.. I really like the xone 1d and 2d together.. had alot of fun with this… but mabey its time to move on and later get something like the xone DB4 which I preordered… but think I will wait till i get to australia so I dont have to lug it around with me.. and need to save money for the 4000$ it will cost me to bring my 2 dogs with me to australia.. they are hardcore strict down under
I’ll quit using a computer for music before I’ll go back to Windows. Seriously. Nothing Ableton or Traktor can do for DJing and nothing that Pro Tools or anything else can do for recording or production is worth me using that hideous abortion of a software environment. I can burn CDs on Linux, and that’s all I do if it came down to it.
Essentially I have the same reply for you as for Karlos. OP is starting the usual “Mac vs. PC” flame without bringing any new arguments to the table. In fact, one could argue he’s not bringing any arguments to the table: “PC AIDS” and “research” (lol) about “99 out of 100 users” isn’t exactly scientific.
As replies, he gets some from the usual fanbois on this forum. If the fanbois post their usual fanboyish “congratz” why can’t I post my haterish “Apple sucks?”
It’s a flame, there’s no logical discussion going on anyway… So I hope we’re all cool
i really can only repeat myself in slightly different words: “mac vs pc” has been discussed a million times. i conjecture OP is entirely happy to see this thread being sh**ty. by referring to “PC AIDS” and by making clear that he is “hating PCs more and more,” he started a flame as opposed to encouraging a matter-of-factly discussion. and, btw, why should i need to defend myself for trolling in a thread made by a troll?
There’s a simple solution to this folks. Click on the user CP link above, then click on edit ignore list. Type jasperjones in the appropriate area and hit okay.
