Well, I think I have reached a next-computer decision (PC vs. Mac?) that both my wallet and my mind will be happy with.
I am definitely switching to a Mac!
I have absolutely had it with the constant trouble I have with PC’s and Windows. I want to spend my time creating and not troubleshooting and my research has convinced me that is what a Mac will do for me. Since this computer will not need to function in my day job network environment, I can get by without MS Office….I might not even waste space running Bootcamp and installing Windows. I am expecting I will go to a full time Mac life on this computer. My primary uses for the Mac will be music recording, mixing and mastering along with some graphics work and web browsing/email.
That decision was easy….then came the paying for it part. My first choice was a 17” MacBook Pro…..but at a base price of $2799 it kind of pushes it out of my budget. Then I discovered that I can obtain equivalent hardware power to my current PC for a very attractive $599 in the Mac Mini. An initial hybrid setup of the Mini along with my existing monitor, keyboard and mouse will allow me to get my toes wet in the Mac world for a comfortable outlay. To avoid the need to hassle with Bootcamp and Windows in order to run Cakewalk Sonar, I think I will save for a few months longer and by a $499 copy of Logic Studio, designed by Apple and ranked just as high in capabilities by reviewers as Sonar.
The It’s Gonna Be a Mac by Chris Hartzog, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United States License.
Wow great product, I thinks you can stay with your first choice a 17” MacBook Pro it is really nice piece yes I know about the price but still I would go for it.
[...] though my body is not convinced, since I decided to redo my studio in celebration of getting all this new Apple hardware. So the last few days I have been keeping busy completely emptying my studio, stipping out the [...]
Yeah, I am still waiting on FedEx to deliver it and it is driving me CRAZY. I did receive my iPod which offers a little bit of comfort in the interim.
that is adorable. i’m a mac lover.