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Nov 29 2016, 12:59 PM
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Hi guys.
I've been thinking on moving from PC to Mac (for different reasons regarding software and hardware), and the first idea that is doable but I'm not sure is to move from a desk PC to a Macbook Pro in my home studio. I've started this thread to know your opinions about what you think about doing this. What advantages / disadvantages do you think I have by using a Macbook vs Pc? -------------------- My lessons
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Nov 29 2016, 09:42 PM
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honestly, since win7, i do not meet any bug or crash !!!
cheers Laurent --------------------    |
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Nov 30 2016, 02:18 AM
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I do agree with Yoncopin on his point of using a Mac to run Windows stuff. Seems illogical and prone to poor results. But I don't necessarily agree about cost and power. See below.
And, I think one can build a pretty good PC Desktop Box for far less if they have that knack. He and I are on different ends of the spectrum after probably similar yet opposite experiences. I do not think an off the shelf box is worth the hassle if it is not dedicated to a certain goal unless things have changed drastically in the last 5 years, which is possible but I'm skeptical. An off the shelf box will not do what you want reliably. I do think a specially built laptop and a macbook, which could be close in price, would possibly be comparable. So, I did some snooping on the internet. Here is an example. I googled 'Best laptop for music production' just to check out specs and went to these two sites. You can go to others, but the lists are probably similar. http://www.sysprobs.com/10-best-laptops-fo...n-and-recording http://www.laptoprunner.com/best-laptop-fo...sic-production/ Now I checked the Asus ROG listed on those two sites, there are two models. Both are fine computers except the price isn't that much different. For example, the Asus ROG 551 without an SSD is perhaps reasonable at $900 on amazon, but add a small 128 GB SSD and the price jumps to $1900. Ridiculous really. I could put a 1TB SSD in that box for $380 and a 460GB for <300. The Asus ROG GL752 (#2 or so on the first site) is more reasonable starting at the same price as the 551 but charging you $400+ for a small 128 GB SSD add-on, or $1300 US. Again, foolishness. Putting in an ssd is no more difficult then putting on one shoe. A brand new MacBookPro Laptop, direct from Apple.com with 256GB SSD, is 1499 US and 1299 for 128GB. A MacBook Air is cheaper 1199 US and 999. The PC notebook and Mac only differ slightly in Ram 16 versus 8, but honestly that is a small difference with Ram prices these days. So in reality, by the numbers, price really isn't the difference. Both Mac and PC laptops that any musician of Gabriel's caliber or, well, any musician would want to use are comparable in price. You could buy a much much cheaper off the shelf PC laptop. But I believe you'd regret it. I did just that same thing. Bought a laptop b/c of price and held off on a Mac. 12 months of misery and hassle. This post has been edited by GeneT95: Nov 30 2016, 02:25 AM |
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Nov 30 2016, 02:52 AM
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I'm enjoying this, I hope you guys are too
 The base model Macbook Pro from Apple is $2399 and the Air hasn't been updated since Oct 2015. The amount of RAM that is included with each of these is very important, because no Mac laptop has had user-removable memory since 2012. The Asus ROG line you selected is the "Republic of Gamers" which is going to include much more powerful video hardware, among other things. It isn't really apples-to-apples with a Macbook Pro, I'd argue it's going to be more powerful for some applications. The thing is, Gabriel doesn't need a gaming caliber machine for what he's doing. Audio production isn't that hardware intensive. A modern CPU, 8+ GBs of memory and an SSD will go a long way. Windows 10 is a very slick OS and that is also new in the last 5 years. I would recommend something like the Asus K501UX at $949 It's very close to the base Macbook Pro for almost $1500 less. That's a Kemper/Helix/AxeFx right there. --------------------  |
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Nov 30 2016, 03:50 AM
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QUOTE (yoncopin @ Nov 30 2016, 01:52 AM)  I would recommend something like the Asus K501UX at $949 It's very close to the base Macbook Pro for almost $1500 less. That only has a dual core and 8GB RAM, right? I'd recommend quad core for music. For processing plugins, the number of cores is generally more important than clock speed. And 16 GB is a must for the virtual instruments Gabe uses. A quad core i7 15" MBP with 16GB of memory and a 256 GB SSD goes for $1999. http://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-...amp;step=config That's probably the spec to be aiming for when comparison shopping for a music pc. -------------------- Cyber-industrial music and video animations:
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Nov 30 2016, 02:35 PM
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QUOTE (Rammikin @ Nov 29 2016, 10:50 PM) That only has a dual core and 8GB RAM, right? I'd recommend quad core for music. For processing plugins, the number of cores is generally more important than clock speed. And 16 GB is a must for the virtual instruments Gabe uses. A quad core i7 15" MBP with 16GB of memory and a 256 GB SSD goes for $1999. http://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-...amp;step=config That's probably the spec to be aiming for when comparison shopping for a music pc. This is a fair point, quad core laptop PCs are much closer in price. My personal opinion is that the performance gains aren't worth the cost difference, but that is up to the individual. I will say, this is exactly why I prefer desktop systems, for the same $700-$900, it would run circles around any laptop. -------------------- |
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