Guitar Nerds Anonymous

Here's my view: I spent the 90s using a PC and cracked software and somewhere about 2005 I made the switch to a Mac and a legit copy of Logic. I've spent more time making music since making the switch than I ever did before. It's not that Macs are better, either processing or software wise (though I do think Logic's plugins are pretty much unbeatable in the OTP PC world), they just seem to go wrong less, fewer IRQ conflicts, less bloatware to get between you and the music - stuff like that.

Ultimately it's like any other tool - it's the way you use it which makes it an instrument - but if you can get a Mac I'd definitely say it was worth it.

I did my album on a copy of Logic, one of those Mackie soundcards, and an old iMac - it never stuttered or hissed or glitched. Well worth it.

Interesting. I also use a PC, and in fact shelled out on a custom made music PC from Inta Audio.
Windows 7 has taken a lot of pissing around to get my hardware to perform as it should, and I always wondered if I should have bought a mac, but being forced to switch to Logic always put me off. I also have a lot of favourite plugins that I might need to replace, as Macs don't do VST.

Studios nearly always have Macs with Pro Tools, so if you want easy compatibility, that's the way you need to go.