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 p.1 #5 · Creatives on a Mac ... | |
"wanted to hear" ... not necessarily. Just trying to "understand" what it is I should be expecting (or not). Is it the same thing, only different ... or is it really, really different ... to a functional diff, or just an approach diff, or 
This is the farthest I've reached into the Mac realm, and most earnestly considering the possibility of the Mac. For a nice rig, it'll be a bit of $$$, so I want to make sure (as best possible) that I understand what / why I'm doing that (or not), as to where I invest my $$$ in my next rig ... be that tomorrow, or next year. For $$$ items, I don't like to make too many mistakes ... so, I prefer to do my homework.
Styling doesn't mean that much to me, but I have an appreciation for quality products that provide solutions vs. those that give problems. My TP's have been good solutions, well enough (touch typist, too). About the only "problem" I have with the Extreme is only moderate battery life (some would say poor). It's not a major issue for me, because I'm usually tethered. Heat build up is mild at times. So, in that regard, those are two (minor) areas that improvement would be welcome ... as long as I'm not trading that for something else, kind of thing.
bjhurley wrote:
That statement was true in the 1990s and maybe up to the early-mid 2000s but I don't think it holds true today (which is probably what you wanted to hear).
In the early days of Windows, the Mac was far ahead on most things "creative," including audio, graphic design, video, etc. People migrated to it because that's where the best tools were available, and they worked best. Today, there's really not much difference. I work with graphic designers every day; some of them use Macs, some use PCs. I work with scientists and engineers, some of them use Macs, some PCs, some Linux. Most classical music audio engineers use Windows because that's where the serious classical editing DAWs are (Pyramix, Sequoia, SaDIE). Pop audio engineers use both Windows and Mac depending on their personal preferences, but most of the popular DAWs (with some exceptions such as Logic) are available on both platforms. Video editors use Mac and Windows, depending on their software of choice; colorists will use Mac, Windows, or Linux (a lot of the big Hollywood studios still run DaVinci Resolve on Linux machines, cut off from the internet).
If there are more "creatives" using Mac today it's probably a legacy of the 1990s and early to mid 2000s, where the Mac was clearly the better platform and they stuck with it. There also was a sort of counterculture "alternative" appeal of the Mac in the beginning; I don't think that really applies now although some people appreciate the Mac for its styling. Most people I know who use Macs in their work are more interested in function than style; the fact that it looks nice is secondary, just icing on the cake....Show more →
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