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Rick, Not all of us (N.B. Per, especially) are talking about this anecdotally; my computer use musically has come about from my use of the technology in the day job and with over 20 years of watching hardware/software failures for common multi-purpose tasks, an evidential picture starts to emerge. That's one of the reasons why we have to be careful HOW we state what is perceived as opinions (and why I disagree with Stephen on what he said to Per and about this discussion). It's pretty clear that you got one of the less common lemons with your Mac and I am truly sorry...it DOES happen. But it is also a signal lesson on purchasing gear: if you're going to live on the bleeding edge, you have to be willing to be the beta tester. And THAT can be an expensive place to be. That's true whether it's a PC or Mac hardware, an radically new automobile design or a new looper from Roland (thinking back to all the hand-wringing when the first RC-50 came out, my own included!). It's a crap shoot. Best, Dennis http://soundcloud.com/usrsbin http://audiozoloft.com http://usrslashsbin.angrek.com/ On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 4:18 AM, Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote: > On 7/22/64 11:59 AM, Stephen Goodman wrote: >> >> Don't take it personally Per but when you make generalized statements >> expect a rebuttal from people who know differently. > > Dear Stephen, > > I actually probably agree with your take on this subject more than I do > Per's take on it, but the reason I do > is because I have anecdotal experience with the subject (and because I >have > some anger about having > bought a somewhat lemon model of a very expensive laptop computer.....one > that has been vastly improved > in future iterations). > > There are compelling reasons why WIN machines fail and cause heartache > (security, viruses, occasional lack of quality > control and compatibility between programs and 3rd party hardware and on >and > on). There are compelling reasons why > MACs have dissimilar but nonetheless irritating reasons for avoidance > (overpriced, lack of easy tweakability, less access > to 3rd party improvements and on an on) > > Consequently, on some levels, I believe that all of our experiences with > gear is anecdotal, so > it's informative to hear different people's take on the subject. > > > Which ones' solutions we chose have to do as much with us as it does >about > the hardware or software or OS. > > Personally, it gets my goat when people get really smug about equipment > but, in this case, > I know Per really well and he has worked intensely with most systems out > there in the world > as both a musician and as also a professional music journalist >(interviewing > artists and > writing intensive gear reviews) and I believe, he commands respect for >his > rigor and his intelligence > in writing about it. > > > I respect your conclusions about which OS to use and, in the same >breath, I > also > respect Per's. > > My vote is for mutual respect in a discussion like this. > > with respect, Rick Walker > > >