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I do a lot of sound recording, my pc's packed in and now i'm torn between getting a mac or a pc. I've been looking at an imac 17inch 2hz duo 2 gig which i can get for £750.00 or and acer with this spec which is about £550.00. can any one help i know this is a pc forum .

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Welcome to PCHFnickboyroy!

If i was you i would go with the PC because of compatibility's sake. There isnt as much software for Macs and upgradability isnt too great. But i think the Mac's multimedia software is quite good although there is equivalents or better for PC.

Your choice though.

Chris

Mac = good for multimedia and video editing
PC = good for everything

in my opinion.

Get a Mac. Hell of a lot less Viruses, many cool multi-media applications are now exclusivly availble for a Mac. Mac OS X looks a hell of a lot better than any Windows OS (inlcuding Vista) and Macs actually work without many problems.

it depends what your needs are really, entertainment and multimedia editing are the main highlights with macs. Yet with a PC you can do a lot more, if you keep a PC properly updated and ahev a the right maintenance and security measures in place you shouldn't get many problems.

Plus if your a PC Enthusiast who likes to upgrade and build like me and a lot of other people on this site (namely GaRHaR ) then your best off with a PC

Hey there .

Yeah it depends really, you'll get many different opinions, some people will like Mac better some will like Windows, really you just need to do some reading about each OS, and which one you think will best suit you.



Bugsey.

Coming from a mac owner (PPC not intel) I'd personally go with a pc over an intel mac (Desktop anyway, laptop is a different story really)

Reasons for this are: Hardware compatibility, Ram/Hd isn't too bad if you can do the upgrade yourself but anything else is an utter pain in the ****.

EFI is a complete pain in the **** why they didn't just stick with bios i have no idea.

OS X is nice but frustrating at times (until you get it set up how you want anyway) and overall the PC is a MUCH better deal.

But then, it depends what you want a PC/Mac for if its just basic internet browsing, listening to music, burning cds, sending emails etc macs are fantastic purely because the integration of everything is fantastic, the iLife suite integrates with the os/other apps perfectly and it just makes using it a breeze.

Gaming I'd go with the PC any day of the week as i would for anything other than basic computing.