Originally Posted by Avatard
I have personally found that the very best Windows computers, with the least issues, and the highest speeds (outside of esoteric gaming shit) are Apple computers.
In my house, as I have a family and we're musicians, we're integrating a recording studio, along with a number of personal computers of 3 major OSes (MS, Apple, Ubuntu Linux) of various versions (Win 4-6, Mac 7-10, and Ubuntu 7-9).
As we can afford it, we've been moving all hardware to Mac, and even virtualizing some of the PCs.
For what it's worth, with rare exception, hardware issues are now nearly a thing of the past with the Apple stuff. We can argue the merits of different OS's all day (we use them all), but we must give it up for Apple's hardware. If you just need an "appliance" that just flat works, their shit is tight.
...and Yes, I know it's expensive, and I know it's overpriced, but downtime, and frustration comes at a very high price too. Windows XP on a Mac Mini or a Macbook Pro just FLIES. Put an SSD lappy drive in a Mac Mini, and shit works like you see it in the fucking movies. BAM! Just scary fast.
Wanna set up the ultimate home network/media integrated system? Mac Minis and LCD TV panels in each room (dual boot Win/Mac) with Bluetooth mouse and KBs, and a central Mac Mini server, running MS server and/or Linux server parallel under VMware (giving you full server functions in both OSs), for maximum flexibility even on the server side.
The performance is amazing, and the cost of operation is low, as the Minis are cheap, quiet, and very energy efficient. It is also finally the best way to integrate TV and Internet while networking your entire house (wireless-ly!).
Costs about $1500 a room for a Mini and a TV. Mac/Win/TV Inexpensive, quiet, compatible, cheap to operate...and I finally can get back to work, and stop jerking around with hardware.
Priceless.
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