Why Mac computers?

[bball_1523]

I personally don't enjoy macs because of it's mouse and keyboards. I like pcs better because they get the latest software quicker.

-Why do audio editing pros use Mac's a lot?

 

[Polaris20]

I personally don't enjoy macs because of it's mouse and keyboards. I like pcs better because they get the latest software quicker.

-Why do audio editing pros use Mac's a lot?

That's an odd reason to not like a computer. You can always replace the keyboard and mice.

I like them, but they're too expensive for me to ever buy one.

 

[Stealthtech]

From what I have read and heard, the Mac appears to be more stable than PC's with audio production. Of course that was during the period of early windows versions up to WIN98 with the famous blue screen problems. I have never owned a mac because I do more than just record on my system as most do, and I didn't want to learn the interface. But now with XP Pro I dont have any problems with Windows & a PC anymore...very stable & reliable OS.

 

[Seanmorse79]

True, true. Apple practically invented the modern day GUI O/S way back when. Mac was always the choice of graphic artists and audio/video engineers because it was designed for their purposes more than business apps. ProTools was the first industrial strength studio package, and it was designed on the Mac - this is probably where a lot of studios became accustomed and comfortable with the system. It's still a fantastic app, but it's not necessary to get excellent results. Nowadays, there are more good options for Windows than for Macs. It really is still a Windows' world, which is why I'll never own a Mac - I don't need to.

 

[brzilian]

True, true. Apple practically invented the modern day GUI O/S way back when.

Actually, that was Xerox, who also originally developed the mouse.

 

[Seanmorse79]

my bad. I meant ...for mainstream use. Kinda like Henry Ford is credited with the invention of the car, but he just brought it to the masses.

 

[Slackmaster2K]

One word: Protools ... or is that supposed to two words? Whatever

Slackmaster 2000

 

[Barometer]

Agreed, ProTools was THE digital audio system. And the key word is WAS. A few years back I worked only with MACs because I am a 3D professional and the stuff just couldn't compare on the PC. Same with audio. Since a few years back (maybe within the last 5) I've switched over to COMPLETELY PC for graphics, 3D and audio and I don't think I will be turning back any time soon. More freedom, more choices, more control, and much less expense. That puts PCs way above MACs in my book now.

 

[M.Brane]

Why Fords & not Chevys?

Why sportbikes & not cruisers?

Why ale & not beer?

Why Coke & not Pepsi?

Why rock & not country?

Why brunettes & not blondes?

Why Les Pauls & not Strats?

Why Boogies & not Marshalls?

Why Republican & not Democrat?

 

[Polaris20]

Why Fords & not Chevys?

Why sportbikes & not cruisers?

Why ale & not beer?

Why Coke & not Pepsi?

Why rock & not country?

Why brunettes & not blondes?

Why Les Pauls & not Strats?

Why Boogies & not Marshalls?

Why Republican & not Democrat?

Geez that's easy.

Honda. Neither Ford nor Chevys are reliable enough.

Sport Bikes. I want handling, not a heavy piece of chrome.

Rock. I don't want to hear about your broken down Chevy or Ford.

Coke. Pepsi's much too sweet.

Both beer and ale. Why choose?

Brunettes and Blondes. Again, why choose?

Ibanez. I like a guitar that has playability.

The political statement I'll refrain from, thank you very much.

The above is meant with humor, please, do not engage panties in tight bunch.

 

[M.Brane]

The above is meant with humor, please, do not engage panties in tight bunch.

Exactly my point!

While I could give a compelling argument as to why Iprefer the former to the latter of each of my examples the bottom line is it comes down to personal preference.

And yes, I do prefer Mac OS to Windows.

 

[Havoc]

This reminds me I got my PDP-11 to clean and put it next to the Sun

 

[Polaris20]

And yes, I do prefer Mac OS to Windows.

I do too. Too bad they're so expensive, won't sell parts separately, and Acid doesn't come for Mac. :|

 

[Barometer]

Yeah, unfortunately the OS alone has nothing to do with it. The newest Mac OS looks awesome, basically UNIX with a GUI. Me likey, but that doesn't change the fact of expense, less available hardware and software choices and that stupic one button mouse.

 

[kristian]

Mac has a closed architecture. They design their OS with a few specific pieces of hardware in mind rather than the endless slew of windows compatible hardware. So when testing say the M-Audio Delta 1010 on the Mac , M-Audio only has to write drivers that cna interact with the probably 20 different iterations of commong macs. There aren't that many differences. But you see, here with our open PC architecture you can have 20 different motherboards each running 100 different iterations of video cards, network cards, modems etc. This is where strange system level bug issues that plague Windows users with a card come in. Ever wonder why people either HATE or LOVE a high end soundcard? Its because it was either tested or not tested. If it wasn't tested then I think you are out of luck. Macs just work.

 

[brzilian]

Macs just work.

That was never and still not is the case from past and current personal experiences.

Try connecting a Mac to any kind of non-Mac network (which pretty much accounts for 99% of the LAN/WAN/VPN networks out there) and tell me it just works.

And before you decide to rebutt this comment, take a look at the importance of networks in a corporate environment as well as the emerging home networking (wired and wireless) markets.

 

[M.Brane]

Yeah, unfortunately the OS alone has nothing to do with it. The newest Mac OS looks awesome, basically UNIX with a GUI. Me likey, but that doesn't change the fact of expense, less available hardware and software choices and that stupic one button mouse.

To me the OS is the whole point, especially now that the Macs are using ATA and DDR. The only significant difference in the hardware (other than the coolness factor is the processor. Also by the time you buy a PC with the same performance & features or figure in the time it takes you to build one yourself the Mac is really not that much more expensive. Of course that depends on how much you think your time is worth.

Yeah there isn't as much software, but like the hardware that just means less crappy stuff to wade through to find the good stuff.

Oh, and the last time I checked out the new mice, they had no button. I found that quite humorous myself since I like trackballs.

I think Jobs did that on purpose to spite all the people that complained about the one button mouse.

 

[M.Brane]

That was never and still not is the case from past and current personal experiences.

Try connecting a Mac to any kind of non-Mac network (which pretty much accounts for 99% of the LAN/WAN/VPN networks out there) and tell me it just works.

And before you decide to rebutt this comment, take a look at the importance of networks in a corporate environment as well as the emerging home networking (wired and wireless) markets.

Do you do networking fo a living? If so I bet your glad that most of the networks are PC based. If they were Mac based you would be out of work because Mac networking is a no-brainer.

 

[elevate]

Do you do networking fo a living? If so I bet your glad that most of the networks are PC based. If they were Mac based you would be out of work because Mac networking is a no-brainer.

Current Mac hardware does not meet the requirements of enterprise-level networks, hence people who have jobs maintaining networks. However small networking with PCs or Macs is pretty simple, though I do give the nod to Macs.

 

[kristian]

brzillian, I never talked about networks, or enterprise level database servers, or anything of the sort. The PPC platform is different from the x86 platform in its instruction set and processor layout. I will not get in a speed debate, as they are near useless. But if we talk down to stability in the OS with WinPCs vs. Macs in the AUDIO world, Macs just work. Why? For the exact reasons I stated before. You seem like you are masquerading as a computer expert. But I assure you that if you do not believe the previous post then you are misguided. Its logic, just like they teach computer scientists. If you have a finite set of premises, it takes only one false premise to make the conclusion false. In this case; if you have a finite set of hardware and you test all iterations with your PCI card, then the conclusion, a stable system, is true. If you have an infinite set of premises, have fun proving that you have a stable system.