Polytrix Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I understand the appeal - stable OS, nice build quality etc - but SO expensive when you can get a windows laptop with superior specs - hd/processor/ram/bigger screen for a margin of the price...you could just put the cash into a desktop probably for the price of a new macbook pro! This discussion has probably been done loads of times before...I just wonder why it's like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xox Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 spec are not everything. mbp just looks and feels right to me, hw and sw, and i'm willing to pay more for that. it's like asking why would anyone buy an aston martin or audi or mini cooper when they could buy a faster and bigger car with that money, or a hugo boss shirt. try them on, feel them, use them and you'll know where that extra money went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xox Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 also, artists are more sensitive to beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 you answered your own question, why would you even post a post like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Any statistics to back up the claim in the title? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Change the title to "why do most producers use Mac?" and the answer would be Logic and Pro Tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 five12 numerology, logic, stability and reliability, longevity. i actually use an iMac but hey-ho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Why do most electronic producers have macbook pros? because you only need a one button mouse to press play. you answered your own question, why would you even post a post like that? stealth advertising in the social media space. Any statistics to back up the claim in the title? also this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th555 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Macs have great resale value, if you use an Apple laptop for 5 year then sell it you'll be off cheaper than if you had used any Windows laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polytrix Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Haha, sorry, I really didn't think through the post/title etc..I suppose I was interested in the reaction and to see what discussion it creates. I'm not actually saying one is better than the other and I'm sure loads of producers use windows stuff, I suppose I just rarely see producers using windows laptops and wondered why. But yeah...cheers for feedback :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhylumZunami Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 A E S T H E T I C O B V I O U S L Y but srsly good build quality, trustworthy and logic pro. also they just feel so much more comfy compared to any windows computer I've used. The OS feels great to me. My stomach churns when i have to use someone else's Windows OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polytrix Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 I see. That kinda clears that up then I've never actually used a mac product so can't really judge I just remember when I looked at the price of the new models I was shocked at how pricey it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhylumZunami Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I see. That kinda clears that up then I've never actually used a mac product so can't really judge I just remember when I looked at the price of the new models I was shocked at how pricey it was. once you use a macbook/imac theres no turning back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polytrix Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Interesting. Will have to try it out then :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Also: Core Audio. That kind of MIDI/audio routing & port sharing can be done in Windows (or Linux if you have the patience for getting JACK working, which I don't) but as far as I know not without a lot of hassle and configuration. Also low latency audio right out of the box - that might have been fixed in newer versions of Windows but in XP it was fucking awful until you added an external audio interface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polytrix Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 This is getting more and more convincing.. :( I suppose I wondered also if the aesthetic appeal is matched equally with performance. What's more annoying than a nice shiny machine that doesn't get the job done right.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychotronic Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 i feel like a freak using linux, but thats fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polytrix Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 I'd say it's probably better than windows if you know what you're doing! I used to have a friend that swore by it as it was better for her neuroscience course which is kinda saying something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS20 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Mac/PC discussions have been pointless since the beginning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychotronic Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I'd say it's probably better than windows if you know what you're doing! I used to have a friend that swore by it as it was better for her neuroscience course which is kinda saying something! For me it works quite well, but i'm just live acting. So the linux is used to prepare the loops and shots for my sampler. That works quite well with renoise and u-he plugs. The rest is done with hardware anyway. For others this might not work due the lack of available software. Mac/PC discussions have been pointless since the beginning Indeed. We should not iterate on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnar Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I perform live on an emachines what's the story with Macs and VSTs again? Sometimes I see 'download VST for mac' but doesn't seem common? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I love Renoise on Linux but I really hate JACK. What other good audio software is on Linux? Only PD springs to mind, really. ChucK is cool but it's too fucking weird and coding your way to some tunes is cool but way less fun than patching. The Renoise OSX keyboard shortcuts are kind of wack - or maybe it's just because my old MacBook doesn't have a numpad. Totally agree on Mac/PC discussions tho. I'm pretty agnostic at this point about OSes and technology, just use whatever fits best to get the job done. For tunes, in my experience, that's generally OSX with the one-off cool Windows or Linux only tool - I run my Micro Modular editor in Wine nowadays tho so it matters even less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polytrix Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Mac/PC discussions have been pointless since the beginning Yeah, fair enough, that's annoying but this isn't exactly the typical forum where you'd expect views like that being thrown around right? I wasn't really trying to start that debate, it was more just I was curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 man, all you guys saying "it just feels right" blows my mind, every time I sit behind a mac laptop I have to squint, the damn mousepad doodad never works right or well, the keys are all smushed together, the OS is a nuisance, the screen just looks bad, and most of the time the ones my friends own have screens too small to open up all the in/out tabs in ableton so it becomes a hassle to route everything i'm setting up for them, and of course, none of my friends with macs have any idea what they're doing. BAH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 man, all you guys saying "it just feels right" blows my mind, every time I sit behind a mac laptop I have to squint, the damn mousepad doodad never works right or well, the keys are all smushed together, the OS is a nuisance, the screen just looks bad, and most of the time the ones my friends own have screens too small to open up all the in/out tabs in ableton so it becomes a hassle to route everything i'm setting up for them, and of course, none of my friends with macs have any idea what they're doing. BAH! Alas, we didn't even make it one page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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