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    for music, PC --> Mac???

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by stepadou, Dec 15, 2003.

  1. stepadou

    stepadou Newbie

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    Need a notebook, which can also perform adequately with music applications (e.g. sequencers).

    Can someone with experience on both platforms suggest whether I should go for a Mac?

    Thank you!
     
    stepadou, Dec 15, 2003
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    There's little doubt the Mac can handle whatever your audio needs and more. What are your other considerations?

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    Brian, Dec 15, 2003
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  3. stepadou

    stepadou Newbie

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    Just the usual:
    (1) Non-compatibility,
    (2) Expensive add-ons,
    (3) Limited software accessibility.

    Do you know whether there are any compatibilities with Windows? e.g. you can trasnferre simple documents, don't you?

    Thank you,
    Stella
     
    stepadou, Dec 17, 2003
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  4. Brian

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    Mac has office and such and also runs virtual PC, which has improved greatly. VPC allows you to run regular windows programs in an XPish interface.

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    Brian, Dec 17, 2003
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by stepadou
     
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  6. Barry J. Doyle

    Barry J. Doyle Notebook Geek NBR Reviewer

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    They key word here is "notebook". A Windows-based notebook will not even come close to the power of a G4 or better Powerbook for multimedia-based tasks such as sequencing, audio, video and photo editing, etc. If you go Windows, you really would need a desktop to compete. The G4 and G5 chips that run on the Macs are just simply superior for running these tasks, EVEN on a notebook machine. With a Windows notebook, you will most likely be left disappointed for these uses.

    Barry

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    Barry J. Doyle, Dec 23, 2003
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    Stella,
    There are no issues with transferring files between a Mac and Windows machine. Panther really makes connecting the two a no-brainer. Software selection of course is not as plentiful but it is getting better all the time. If it will run the programs you want to run, that is really all that matters.
     
    Anchordog, Feb 17, 2004
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