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Hardware:

- AMD Athlon64 X2 Dual 2GB RAM
- Midi Keyboard CME UF6 61 keys 9 Faders 8 knobs
- Logitech hifi speakers with subwoofer
- Edirol MA-15D Micro Monitors
- AKG K271 headphones
- Integrated soundcard + asio4all driver
- WD portable HDD 500 GB


Software:

- Win XP Pro SP2
- Cubase 5
- Lot of samples
- reFX Vanguard
- reFX Nexus2
- Softplug Adventus 1.5 VSTi
- Native Instruments Complete Synths (inc. Absynth 4, FM8, Massive and PRO-53)
- Native Instruments Battery 3
- Cakewalk Dimension Pro VSTi
- Cakewalk Studio Instruments
- Kjaerhus Classic plugins
- UniversalUVIPlayer Free
- ProteusVX Free
- NI Koreplayer Free

Oh, and all legal

Windows XP sp3
Intel Pentium Dual Core 3ghz
4gb ddr2 ram 800mhz fsb
350gb Sata Drive for apps
1tb USB2.0 drive for backing up files


Emu 1616m
TC Electronics Powercore PCI
CME UF5 MIDI Controller
TC Electronics Level Pilot
Event 20/20 Monitors

3x19" Hannspree Video displays

Cubase5
FXpansion Guru 1.5
Access Virus Powercore
Novation Vstation Powercore
Reaktor 5
EmulatorX2
Albino 2.0

2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo
4Gb RAM
160Gb 7200rpm drive onboard for OS/DAW/VSTs
1Tb external drive for my media and samples libray.

Core 2 Duo 2.67

4Gb 1066 ram running dual channel

osx 10.5.2

160bg & 250gb hd

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mac book

core 2 duo 2.0

2 gb 667 ram

120 gb hd

I share my audiofire soundcard between the two

Both run Logic perfect with plenty of power to spare. Obviously, the top one runs with more power to spare if I ever need a ton of cpu heavy plugins.

Also, as a general rule, I run my systems with the bare amount of shit. Like no bells and whistles and shit running in the background. OS X is pretty good at running without a lot of background stuff, but I still disabled a few things like airport base station, dashboard and spotlight indexing.

FSTZ wrote:Windows XP sp3
Intel Pentium Dual Core 3ghz
4gb ddr2 ram 800mhz fsb
350gb Sata Drive for apps
1tb USB2.0 drive for backing up files


Emu 1616m
TC Electronics Powercore PCI
CME UF5 MIDI Controller
TC Electronics Level Pilot
Event 20/20 Monitors

3x19" Hannspree Video displays

Cubase5
FXpansion Guru 1.5
Access Virus Powercore
Novation Vstation Powercore
Reaktor 5
EmulatorX2
Albino 2.0

Pics or GTFO

PC:

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 3.1GHz
2GB RAM
74GB Western Digital 10,000RPM Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Hard Drive
Windows XP SP2

MacBook Pro:

Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4GHz
4GB RAM
320GB Hard Drive

Equipment:

MOTU 828MKII Audio Interface
M-Audio 192 Soundcard
Mackie HR624 Monitors
M-Audio Oxygen 49 MIDI Controller
AT2020 Mic
FMR Really Nice Preamp
Pearl Drum Kit etc

Theedman wrote:Pics or GTFO

The Mac's have nice Bus speeds, and use DD3 RAM. With a Mac you're paying for the integration, ease of use, support that wins awards every year, and hardware that was designed to work with a very nicely laid out interface, etc etc. There's obviously more, but those are a few good points.

I have no issues with windows box's, I have one, but I prefer my Mac's in every way. I also love to be able to work in Logic.

Athlon x64 dual core, forget speed
2gb ram

windows 7 beta (yes i went there.. and came out alive)

if you want to feel good about any pc though, my little sitting in the sun with a beer and a smoke while producing laptop is a celeron with 256mb ram running nlightd xp and reason... yeah i should probably upgrade it, but it does the job

ChrisH wrote:The Mac's have nice Bus speeds, and use DD3 RAM. With a Mac you're paying for the integration, ease of use, support that wins awards every year, and hardware that was designed to work with a very nicely laid out interface, etc etc. There's obviously more, but those are a few good points.

I have no issues with windows box's, I have one, but I prefer my Mac's in every way.

QFT

2.6 Intel Core 2 Duo, 250 SATA HD, 4G RAM, it's a laptop but it does the job

futures_untold wrote: There is are only two reasons to buy a Mac.

The first is to feel good about your consumer gullibility, the second is to use Logic. Assuming you're thinking about using Logic, that's one hell of an expensive program purchase!!!

I guess it could be likened to buying a Porshe. Fun, sexy (apparently), and totally OTT for running down the shop in...!

Yawn. Or not.

If you want a Mac, buy one. It might cost a bit more than a 'similarly specced' Windows machine but who cares? To use your terrible analogy, some of us like going down to the shops in a Porsche.

Deadly wrote:

futures_untold wrote: There is are only two reasons to buy a Mac.

The first is to feel good about your consumer gullibility, the second is to use Logic. Assuming you're thinking about using Logic, that's one hell of an expensive program purchase!!!

I guess it could be likened to buying a Porshe. Fun, sexy (apparently), and totally OTT for running down the shop in...!

Yawn. Or not.

If you want a Mac, buy one. It might cost a bit more than a 'similarly specced' Windows machine but who cares? To use your terrible analogy, some of us like going down to the shops in a Porsche.

+1

Logic Pro = Porshe 911
Reason = Ford Pickup Truck
Fruity Loops = 50cc Scooter
Cubase = Merc AMG
Acid Pro = Peugeot 306

Core 2 Duo cant remember spec/speed just overclocked it tho. about 3.2 ghz ?
2gb ram
3x320 Hard drives, programs and projects, in a raid
3xUAD1, 1xUAD2 Duo, loads of shexy UA plugs
Cubase SX3 (upgrading to 5 very soon, when i get paid)
Mackie 824 monitors
Crap terrratec soundcard (Phase 24 firewire, decent sound, shite drivers)
Sennheiser 650 headphone & Meier headphone amp.
Novation remote zero SL controller, crappy evolution keyboard
2x studio cats


looking good for the collabo fstz, similar setups. got a black cat too! (and a tabby)

3.2 AMD 5600+ dual core (overclocked)
2gig ram.

Rendr wrote:

Deadly wrote:

futures_untold wrote: There is are only two reasons to buy a Mac.

The first is to feel good about your consumer gullibility, the second is to use Logic. Assuming you're thinking about using Logic, that's one hell of an expensive program purchase!!!

I guess it could be likened to buying a Porshe. Fun, sexy (apparently), and totally OTT for running down the shop in...!

Yawn. Or not.

If you want a Mac, buy one. It might cost a bit more than a 'similarly specced' Windows machine but who cares? To use your terrible analogy, some of us like going down to the shops in a Porsche.

+1

Logic Pro = Porshe 911
Reason = Ford Pickup Truck
Fruity Loops = 50cc Scooter
Cubase = Merc AMG
Acid Pro = Peugeot 306

As it seems you guys have the spare moolah, I don't suppose you'd feel inclined to give me £3000?

Where would the money go?

1 new laptop
1 Adobe CS4 Design Premium
1 Twelve month contract phone, paid up front!

Thanks

ChrisH wrote:The Mac's have nice Bus speeds, and use DD3 RAM. With a Mac you're paying for the integration, ease of use, support that wins awards every year, and hardware that was designed to work with a very nicely laid out interface, etc etc. There's obviously more, but those are a few good points.

I have no issues with windows box's, I have one, but I prefer my Mac's in every way. I also love to be able to work in Logic.

While that is true, my Hackintosh, which is over a year old, has gave me less problems than my brand new (as in a month old) macbook. So, I don't think it's the mac hardware that makes apple's so pimp, it's the operating system. The problems were small and easily solved with the macbook, but they were problems none the less.

I guess I'm sort of contradicting myself by saying this, but my macbook is much thinner, better designed, and they keys/trackpad feel better than any pc laptop I've ever used. But, laptops and desktops have slightly different requirements.

The point is that the operating system, not necessarily the hardware is what make macs so lovely. Sure, a g5 case is pretty, but you can buy a g5 case and put your own shit in it and no one will know the difference. Maybe back in the day apple hardware was superior. If you buy a dell or whatever, mac hardware is superior. However, if you build your machine yourself, I think that is debatable. It's kinda like saying that macs are better for graphics..lol. I work as a graphic/web designer and that is the only reason I ever use windows(that's another topic though).