Re: ADK Pro Audio PC VS MacBook Pro

["Stephen Goodman" <spgoodman@earthlight.net>]

-----Original Message----- 
From: Per Boysen
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 2:05 PM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: ADK Pro Audio PC VS MacBook Pro

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Andy Owens <andy@1800dialword.com> wrote:
> Never been a Mac user, been thinking on it, but a question. Why get a 
> souped up Mac and then only run windows on it for music? Seems the ease 
>of 
> operation blah blah all the Mac hype kind of goes out the window here. 
>Why 
> not spend half as much, get a killer souped up PC laptop and run Win 7?

>That was at the very start of this thread. Someone wants the Apple 
>hardware 
>but has most his software for Windows. Hardware-wise it might be just the 
>same components inside the boxes but what Mac users appreciate is that 
>Apple boxes are more standardized and have passed a quality control an 
>the 
>manufacturing process.

Where did you hear that PC components lacked Quality Assurance, and didn't 
adhere to standards?  This isn't true.

> From this follows that if you are working with the box you may suffer 
>less 
> down-time if a Mac breaks down compared if a Windows only box goes 
> belly-up.

When a Mac breaks down it's an appointment with an Apple Technician or 
repair firm.  When a PC breaks down one is allowed to fix it in far less 
time, themselves.

> For a pro user the highest priority might not be to get the most 
>powerful 
> machine but rather the most stable one that may be replaced with minimal 
> down-time of shit hits the fan (and it will, sooner or later if working 
> fulltime with the gear).

Again unless one is just going to go out and suffer the expense of buying 
another Apple machine that is.  When was the last time anyone was allowed 
to 
buy an internal part for a Mac and install it themselves?  If ever?

Sorry, had to answer this Apple rubbish here.