I'm in need of a new computer.. I haven't been able to make music now for over a month because the old machine went to hell on me.
That one was Vista, and even though it's old and clunky, I know it inside and out and never had any troubles.
I know Win 7 is very similar in terms of look and feel, but gives you access to 64 bit, which I know the benefits of are huge.
Most, if not all machines now are shipped with Win 8, and I've heard that there are sometimes (but not always) hardware issues if you try to load win 7 on a machine meant for 8. You have to research the exact model, and figure it out before you buy.
Anyway, long story short, I want to go with 7 because it's comfortable, and I don't want to have a mess on my hands with 8, if my software is wacky with it.
I mostly use Harrison Mixbus, which is a 32 bit app, and also Cubase 5. Then I use free plugins almost exclusively, many that are 32 bit as well.
There is of course bridging software that gets rid of the bits problem to some extent....
Long question short, if I buy Win 8, will I regret it? What have other people found? It makes me really nervous that I'll spend weeks trying to get everything ironed out and working properly again.
Thanks for the help!
That one was Vista, and even though it's old and clunky, I know it inside and out and never had any troubles.
I know Win 7 is very similar in terms of look and feel, but gives you access to 64 bit, which I know the benefits of are huge.
Most, if not all machines now are shipped with Win 8, and I've heard that there are sometimes (but not always) hardware issues if you try to load win 7 on a machine meant for 8. You have to research the exact model, and figure it out before you buy.
Anyway, long story short, I want to go with 7 because it's comfortable, and I don't want to have a mess on my hands with 8, if my software is wacky with it.
I mostly use Harrison Mixbus, which is a 32 bit app, and also Cubase 5. Then I use free plugins almost exclusively, many that are 32 bit as well.
There is of course bridging software that gets rid of the bits problem to some extent....
Long question short, if I buy Win 8, will I regret it? What have other people found? It makes me really nervous that I'll spend weeks trying to get everything ironed out and working properly again.
Thanks for the help!