PC or Mac?

blastingas10 · 05-21-2012, 04:54 AM

Well I kinda like the GarageBand app I have on my phone. It may not be as good as the real deal on the Mac, but I'm still pretty content with it.

I kinda of figured it was like a big iPhone, but I love my iPhone, so that's not a bad thing. It's pretty much like paying for a bigger screen.

As for the memory issue, 64 gb would definitely be more than enough for me. The desktop pc ive had for years won't even hold over 2000 songs. And I don't really download music anymore. I was thinking about just getting the 16gb iPad. I won't be putting all that much music on it, the only thing thatll be taking up space are apps and recorded music.

As for the audio input thing, I planned on buying the apogee jam, which is a little audio interface that plugs into the iPhone or iPad. It's compatible with GarageBand. I really like how the GarageBand app has a little built in amp with many, probably over 20 different types of amps and pedals. I'm sure it isn't as good as the real deal, but I'm pretty impressed with what you can do on a 5 dollar app. It's better than more expensive software I've bought for my pc.

In the end, all I'm going to be doing is some basic music recording, web surfing, music listening and video watching. That's about it. I doubt I'd even be using all the cool little specs on the MacBook. So I don't have much of a problem with buying a big iPhone.

But then again, I'd definitely love to have a MacBook. I just don't know if ill ever have that kind of money to spend on a laptop.

jenny111 · 05-25-2012, 09:22 PM

pc. i like apple products but when it comes downloading stuff like software and whatnot, it's more complicated.
pc is just easy to handle.

**Janszoon** · 05-25-2012, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jenny111

pc. i like apple products but when it comes downloading stuff like software and whatnot, it's more complicated.
pc is just easy to handle.

In what way is downloading complicated?

midnight rain · 05-26-2012, 12:08 AM

Pshhh, PC's and Mac's, what a bunch of trifle. It's all about the Unisys.

OT though, once my family upgraded to a Micron PC in '96, we never looked back. I'm sure Mac has its advantages, but probably not enough to bother learning all its nuances at this point.

midnight rain · 05-26-2012, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Okay, even though the question in the poll doesn't actually make sense (as I said before, Macs are PCs), I'll play along. I vote Mac. They're the industry standard in my line of work and the OS I learned on so I'd need a very, very compelling reason to switch to Windows. I've had a couple jobs where I've worked in a Windows environment throughout the years and while I think by and large that the differences between using a Mac and using a Windows PC are fairly negligible I do find that a lot of the software that I use seems to run just a little better in a MacOS environment than in Windows.

I pretty much agree with this that the differences are negligible (or that the differences end up balancing each other out), only I'm on the PC side of the fence.

On another note, who else remembers AO-Hell? With it's 10 hour a month policies and other baggage

I'm amazed their service even still exists.

hip hop bunny hop · 05-28-2012, 12:52 AM

AOL was never relevant for me; they were too far away, so we would've been charged long-distance rates by the phone company everytime we used them. After the first family on our lake got a phone bill approaching $1,000, word quickly spread to avoid them. This was one of the better aspects of living in that area: the cheapest internet connection was cable or DSL.

~~FireWaterBurn~~ · 05-28-2012, 05:52 AM

I have a pretty cheap PC, but laptops for me are basically a porn/reddit/facebook/forums machine so I don't really care. If I was to do more important things, I'd probably get a Mac. Some old room mates had Macs and they were sweet

midnight rain · 05-28-2012, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

AOL was never relevant for me; they were too far away, so we would've been charged long-distance rates by the phone company everytime we used them. After the first family on our lake got a phone bill approaching $1,000, word quickly spread to avoid them. This was one of the better aspects of living in that area: the cheapest internet connection was cable or DSL.

Did you just make do without the internet during the '90s? I was pretty sure cable wasn't very widely available until the late 90s.

Anywho, be glad, cause you didn't miss out on anything

indiebabe092 · 06-01-2012, 08:34 AM

MAC! end of discussion.. PC's suck!

CanwllCorfe · 08-16-2012, 05:57 PM

Aaand I'll never own it. Maybe in a few years.

View Poll Results: Which do you prefer: PC or Mac?
PC	46	58.23%
Mac	20	25.32%
Screw them both!	3	3.80%
Both	10	12.66%
Voters: 79. You may not vote on this poll

05-28-2012, 12:52 AM	#406 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	AOL was never relevant for me; they were too far away, so we would've been charged long-distance rates by the phone company everytime we used them. After the first family on our lake got a phone bill approaching $1,000, word quickly spread to avoid them. This was one of the better aspects of living in that area: the cheapest internet connection was cable or DSL. __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

08-16-2012, 05:57 PM	#410 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Aaand I'll never own it. Maybe in a few years. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

05-21-2012, 04:54 AM	#401 (permalink)
blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	Well I kinda like the GarageBand app I have on my phone. It may not be as good as the real deal on the Mac, but I'm still pretty content with it. I kinda of figured it was like a big iPhone, but I love my iPhone, so that's not a bad thing. It's pretty much like paying for a bigger screen. As for the memory issue, 64 gb would definitely be more than enough for me. The desktop pc ive had for years won't even hold over 2000 songs. And I don't really download music anymore. I was thinking about just getting the 16gb iPad. I won't be putting all that much music on it, the only thing thatll be taking up space are apps and recorded music. As for the audio input thing, I planned on buying the apogee jam, which is a little audio interface that plugs into the iPhone or iPad. It's compatible with GarageBand. I really like how the GarageBand app has a little built in amp with many, probably over 20 different types of amps and pedals. I'm sure it isn't as good as the real deal, but I'm pretty impressed with what you can do on a 5 dollar app. It's better than more expensive software I've bought for my pc. In the end, all I'm going to be doing is some basic music recording, web surfing, music listening and video watching. That's about it. I doubt I'd even be using all the cool little specs on the MacBook. So I don't have much of a problem with buying a big iPhone. But then again, I'd definitely love to have a MacBook. I just don't know if ill ever have that kind of money to spend on a laptop.

05-25-2012, 09:22 PM	#402 (permalink)
jenny111 Groupie Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 7	pc. i like apple products but when it comes downloading stuff like software and whatnot, it's more complicated. pc is just easy to handle.

05-26-2012, 12:08 AM	#404 (permalink)
midnight rain Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,711	Pshhh, PC's and Mac's, what a bunch of trifle. It's all about the Unisys. OT though, once my family upgraded to a Micron PC in '96, we never looked back. I'm sure Mac has its advantages, but probably not enough to bother learning all its nuances at this point.

05-28-2012, 05:52 AM	#407 (permalink)
~~FireWaterBurn~~ Account Disabled Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 99	I have a pretty cheap PC, but laptops for me are basically a porn/reddit/facebook/forums machine so I don't really care. If I was to do more important things, I'd probably get a Mac. Some old room mates had Macs and they were sweet

06-01-2012, 08:34 AM	#409 (permalink)
indiebabe092 Groupie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: London Posts: 14	MAC! end of discussion.. PC's suck!