I too run both, and honestly there isn't much difference when it comes to the software that runs on both platforms. I never chime in on these Mac vs PC discussions, but what the hell... If I had to start fresh, I'd say go PC for a number of reasons:
1) You can build a ROCKET PC for the price of the CHEAPEST Mac. My office just shelled out some cash for a few new servers, and you can get brand new rack-mounted, DUAL P4 2gHZ XEON, 1GB RAM, Multiple IDE RAID Drives, redundant power supplies, etc for $1,200 each. Now, consider you only have ONE option from Apple at that price range (educational special 733 G4, 256MB RAM, 40GB Hard Drive, etc.) Apple G4 CPU's are generally about half as fast (Mhz-wise) for the same amount of power from an Intel CPU (so a 733 G4 with Altivec-enhanced software is roughly as fast as a 1.5Ghz P4 with SSE/SSE2 software.) Don't flame me for this, it's been benchmarked MANY times by various sites and is the generally accepted formula. So, 2x2Ghz is FAR more powerful 1x733Mhz. You have to spend $2800 to get entry level dual 1Ghz Apple hardware - and the difference could be better spent on dual 17" LCD Displays, badass audio hardware, etc. 2) Software is easier to find (legal or otherwise) for the PC. Sure, there's a lot of cool Mac-only stuff out there (Digital Performer, Absynth, etc.) but in the end there's WAY more available for the PC. There are countless plugins, synths, etc, and now that VSTi is really taking off, there are a ton of decent freeware/shareware/cheapware instruments out there. 3) Hardware choices When it comes to audio interfaces, there's a lot of choices for the PC that aren't available for Mac. Many hardware manufacturers are promising MacOS support, but this has become even more screwy with MacOS X. 4) Operating System Speaking of MacOS X (which I adore for code development, but there's no damn software for audio...) It's too bad that there are VERY few X audio apps now (DP being one of about 5 that are worth running.) The rest of the crucial apps (Logic, Cubase, Absynth, etc etc) are taking forever to port. Windows XP is here TODAY with hardware & software that works NOW. 'Nuff said. Maybe this puts things into perspective. =) -pooka -----Original Message----- From: PANTHER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 3:20 PM To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] Re: mac or pc? mac. everymajor uk artist runs macs ----- Original Message ----- From: dvsone To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 7:35 AM Subject: [dnb-prod] mac or pc? mac or pc? --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
