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
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.
