A) How could I know? Leopard isn't out yet and I'm no Apple tester.Adambomb337 wrote: Does leopard have this problem too?
)but the soundcard, settings are the same.
Because it was made for musicians and sound engineers, most of whom knew nothing at all about computers at the time [many still don't].botkiller wrote:I still like windows, but don't tell me that "only someone who doesn't know shit about computers" use Macs. If that's true, then why was Protools originally Mac only?
Because that's what they have always had. It goes back a very long way and if you asked them, most wouldn't be able to give you any kind of definitive answer. I see it all the time in my industry. People use Mac because that's what they used in art college in 1986.Why are there so many pro audio and video editing programs for OS X that are sworn by in studio situations? Why are most studio owners running Macs and not Windows systems?
I don't need any reason at all to call you an idiot, the quote above should make it clear to anyone.don't tell me I'm an idiot because I use an OS that is based on what I learned computing from, a command shell with actual commands, not a broken so-called shell that doesn't do all I need it to (what used to be DOS), with file management that sabotages itself (yeah, the registry is REAL stable - *barf*).
Which is another interesting point. Who has ever kept a computer long enough for it to wear out? if it lasts two years it will be so far obsolete that you couldn't give it away. Sure, it's less of a problem with Mac's because you can always find some idiot to palm it off on. That might have worked in the old days when Mac's hardly ever got any faster but with Intel inside, they are going to date as quickly as a PC.botkiller wrote:Hefty indeed, but it will last you for a long time.
Everyone I know who has bought a Mac Mini has realised within 6 months that it was a waste of money. Two Mac people and a PC guy all agree that it is not very useful for anything beyond surfing the web. One is now serving as very expensive storage and the other two are gathering dust on a shelf, where they look very pretty when people come visiting.iain_morland wrote:The Mac Mini is an interesting option because it's so portable and I could of course use my existing (very nice) monitor - but are these now powerful enough for serious music production?
I can think of plenty - Dell, Toshiba, HP would be at the pointy end. I doubt anyone builds 'em better than Toshiba but Dell get my vote because they are so configurable. To get a similarly capable mac to my new M1330, I would have had to spend another Au$1350 or so [Au$2901 v Au$4258] and I would have ended up with something much larger than I wanted. With my Dell, I got exactly what I wanted and I didn't have to pay for a single thing I didn't need to do it.iain_morland wrote:Actually - one further thought - if anyone can recommend a really good PC laptop manufacturer, I'd be interested to hear.
What cave did you crawl out of? You are talking about things that I haven't dealt with on any PC I have owned or used in the past 8 years or more. The last time I had any kind of conflict or driver issue would have been using Win95.justamuso wrote:Not having to worry about viruses, or spyware, or BSODs ... having my hardware just plug in and work (99% of the time) without having to install drivers which fight with each other
And that is something you will need to get used to because Apple will screw you over like that whenever they feel like it.However, I'd advise you to wait until later in the year before committing. The new version of OSX (Leopard, or 10.5) is coming in October, and it contains the full, integrated version of Bootcamp, not a beta. Any bootcamp installation you did now may have to be deleted and reinstalled under Leopard (Apple make no promises).
Actually, it is insanely clever because Vista uses all that RAM to precache your most used applications so that they start much faster. If you have something better to use that RAM for, you can switch the function off. Personally, I'll happily give up half of my 4 Gb not to have look at splash screens anymore.johnny2johnny wrote:HP, says on their website, that they strongly recomend 2 gigs of ram for vista....... This is insanity, microsoft has really screwed this up....
I just did the bootcamp thing again on my imac (I think I just gave some specs up top) and it's stable so far. I don't have everything running on it cause I don't want to kill any precious challenge/responses............Adambomb337 wrote:I've had a lot of problems with my past dell computer and customer service (who I could barely understand). BUT, they did give me a whole new computer and extra stuff in the end (after I called them 7 times). And my friends dell computer burned a whole in itself and could have caused a fire but they gave him a brand new computer for the mishap. So, even if they do cause major damage, they always give in the end and I haven't had any problems with my most recent one.
How stable is the latest beta of bootcamp? Has anyone had any problems.
Yeah, but the entertainment value is high since BONES joined in... I may have to make some popcorn and laugh until my sides hurt!Stupid American Pig wrote:this thread is really really silly.
In fact, when you think about it, BONES doesn't only add to the entertainment. Admittedly, he's got a strong opinion, but I can always clearly understand it. And, most of the times, I even second things.debra1rlo wrote: Yeah, but the entertainment value is high since BONES joined in... I may have to make some popcorn and laugh until my sides hurt!
Oh no, you're not going to suck me into this black hole of a argument/discussion... I'm here purely to witness the magic that is BONES, he's kinda like an Aussie Don Rickles on steroids and I for one cannot get enoughSascha Franck wrote:In fact, when you think about it, BONES doesn't only add to the entertainment. Admittedly, he's got a strong opinion, but I can always clearly understand it. And, most of the times, I even second things.debra1rlo wrote: Yeah, but the entertainment value is high since BONES joined in... I may have to make some popcorn and laugh until my sides hurt!
Now, if I just wasn't such a sheepish Logic-follower...
Otherwise, Macs aren't anything I'd ever bother with. The OS is nice and what not, but after all they're not worth it.
Who is that Don Rickles bloke?debra1rlo wrote: I'm here purely to witness the magic that is BONES, he's kinda like an Aussie Don Rickles on steroids and I for one cannot get enough
a famous old school American insult comicSascha Franck wrote:Who is that Don Rickles bloke?
Oh I wouldn't call it appreciation, he's just such a f**k that he makes me laugh... don't know that anyone wants fans like thatSascha Franck wrote:Anyways, if you're just watching this thread for entertainment (which I could understand...), why not just enjoy it? BONES certainly doesn't need anybodys appreciation. Not even yours (chicks, pff...).
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