Why content Creators like mac

[EpicGeekonFire]

U WOT?

1) Press the power button on a PC and it will work. You can also get prebuilt workstations from stores such as ibuypower, puget systems, etc.

2) SOOOOO many more software options for PC, mac just has very few going for it

3) WTF??!! U high or something? "They are built for content creators"...apple fanboy much? You can build a PC (or buy one prebuilt) with all the same specs, how is it "built for content creators"???

4) Depends on the music editing software

5) You can pay a premium for a prebuilt PC that is "plug-and-work / play" with the LATEST technology while the mac pro is already using outdated hardware.

 

1) That's not what he meant, he is saying, that there is little time between buying and setting up. Most Content creators aren't going to buy from companies like that that don't hold a valuable reputation in software. Not to mention Apple makes the phone they use, and they probably want to stay within the ecosystem.

2) No really, for Pro level software there are only a few and most are supported in both ecosystems. Premiere Pro to name one.

3) Content creators usually dont make computers, they specialize in content creation not hardware. Apple looks to ensure that their drag and drop system is featured in all software available, to make content creation a lot easier. Not to mention Apple includes many basic creation programs free with every Mac.

4) Its very easy to install MIDI drivers etc on a mac to use with Music editing software, and its really based on drivers.

5) Apple has the reliability and the creditability content creators are looking for. ibuypower doesn't hold anything close.

[typographie]

B. They prefer the software experience.

 

The software experience is almost identical, aside from using Command and Option instead of Control and Alt in keyboard shortcuts. If you can call that a difference.

[pinksnowmanshandle]

Macs are just more reliable. and that's worth a lot in any serious business.

 

every machine being near identical makes life easier to. My display drivers just stopped working one day. windows gets corrupted. it just happens. 

 

when you just want something to work, you get a mac. simple as that. 

Another place Macs make sense is that you want to just do what you need/want to do on your computer and not deal with the technical stuff. Which for me personally does allure me to Macs just because even though you pay extra and you get a computer you know that works (not concerning how well or poorly it performs) it has great customer service and has the sleek design aspect that some PCs just lack. That's sort of why I feel that getting an HP Envy with an FX APU makes more sense for my budget is because I get a decent looking laptop at something that is affordable and I will probably be fine with even though it may not have the best Quad core Mobile CPU. Also if I wanted I can get better customer support from the shop I would buy it from (Best Buy) and GeekSquad is probably better than what most OEMs on the Microsoft side of the fence have for support.

[pinksnowmanshandle]

Hackintosh?

Well I mean whenever I can afford my X99 build I'll make it a hackintosh.

[hak4fun]

U WOT?

1) Press the power button on a PC and it will work. You can also get prebuilt workstations from stores such as ibuypower, puget systems, etc.

2) SOOOOO many more software options for PC, mac just has very few going for it

3) WTF??!! U high or something? "They are built for content creators"...apple fanboy much? You can build a PC (or buy one prebuilt) with all the same specs, how is it "built for content creators"???

4) Depends on the music editing software

5) You can pay a premium for a prebuilt PC that is "plug-and-work / play" with the LATEST technology while the mac pro is already using outdated hardware.

 

 

 

First uh... I am the fanboy? you attack me for weighing the pros and cons of a system and I am automatically a mac fanboy.

Second, I actually haven't used a mac sense my macpro 2010, and thats because thats what I had. I rather like mac for what they are, I just hate how much they cost and now I use PCs exclusively and rather like my decision for the switch.

Third, Stop being a fanboy douchebag. EVERYTHING has its pros and cons You might have your opinions, and experiences but stop shoving them in people's face and calling people stupid for having opinions.

[Guest]

As a Mac user i would give my opinion. But i would only get shot down by people that have barley used Macs about how everything i say is wrong and how Macs are 'the dark side'. So i won't bother. 

[ttam]

-10 points for forum user smartness.

[Guest]

U WOT?

1) Press the power button on a PC and it will work. You can also get prebuilt workstations from stores such as ibuypower, puget systems, etc.

2) SOOOOO many more software options for PC, mac just has very few going for it

3) WTF??!! U high or something? "They are built for content creators"...apple fanboy much? You can build a PC (or buy one prebuilt) with all the same specs, how is it "built for content creators"???

4) Depends on the music editing software

5) You can pay a premium for a prebuilt PC that is "plug-and-work / play" with the LATEST technology while the mac pro is already using outdated hardware.

 

 

Mac has very few software options? Ummmmm, not the case at all. Every piece of software i have on a Windows machine, i have the same or an equivalent on my Mac. Mac Pro already using outdated hardware? What?...

 

Anyway this is turning into an argument which was not the purpose of the thread. Macs have their good points and bad points. PC's have their good points and bad points. Get over it. 

[szomeret]

I use a Mac for daily business. Let me dispel some constant myths:

1) Macs don't 'just work'. I've had more issues with MBPR 13" than with any Windows laptop I've owned. Granted, I've only owned relatively expensive Sony, Thinkpad, and Asus Zenbook laptops before.

2) Macs are no more reliable. I've had an equal amount of hardware failures among my Windows and Mac laptops: 2 SSD failures total. Software side: Yosemite is a buggy mess compared to Windows 7 and even Windows 8.1. Full screening applications takes forever, especially any program that plays video which seem to return to their normal size well before the animation completes.

3) Macs are not any more intuitive. They're about as intuitive as Windows. Some things simply don't make sense: why does the maximize button make fullscreen? Why can't I resize windows within a space like Windows and XFCE do? I work around it by using multiple spaces but I still have to switch between multiple spaces from time to time. This context switch can suck when you're copying figures from one window to another.

4) They're not always more expensive. The MBPR 13" had decent specifications for the price when I bought it. The next best choice for my uses (light 13" notebook with a great screen) was the Asus UX301LA at $1900. I saved money buying the MBPR 13".

5) You have to use Mac OS X. This is basically true. Yes, you can use Bootcamp. But it's only useful if you want a trackpad worse than Asus and subpar battery life.

It might be better with Adobe's software, I don't know. I never use it. I'm still fairly happy with the device. It's unix. It has a decent screen. It was cheap.

[rummykan]

I'l preface this by saying I can not use macs and would never own one.

 

Macs do seem to run more stable for the adobe suite. Having such limited hardware options would make stability testing easier. I can definitely understand wanting the reliability - last year when Adobe CC 2014 came out it would crash on startup every time and managed to break the older versions too. Right before a submission. A bit of searching found that I wasn't the only one with this issue. It was eventually patched a couple of months later but there was lots of work I had to do in the meantime, and the ghetto fixes I had to use weren't exactly stable.

 

Chances are you wouldn't see issues like this using a mac. Wouldn't use one myself but I can see why some people do.

[rummykan]

What would be a good basis for a music making rig? Lots of storage and a good multi-core? Maybe a soundcard? But I think I'd just buy external hardware for that. I'm curious because i'm looking to build one in the future.

You don't actually need much in the PC for music production. The storage requirements aren't anything like video production so you can get away with much less. For real time playback it helps to have a decent CPU but it doesn't need to be anything fancy. Does help to have a quiet rig though.

 

The main thing you'll want to spend money on is studio monitors (speakers not screens) and/or headphones. How much you spend depends on how much you want to get into it. Studio monitors are the way to go for proper balancing and mastering but you can learn a lot with headphones, and spend much less. Monitors are an easy upgrade later if you need them so it's probably best to start with a decent pair of headphones.

[Andrewf]

As a content creator myself, I can tell you why I think they like macs better, and I understand.

 

They care more about the content then what operating system they're using.

Macs are guaranteed to work outta the box, and be reliable for quite a while.

They're just easy, and simple. You always know what you're getting, and you get what you pay for +$500 Apple Tax (more or less)

Sure the operating system is made so your grandma can even use it, but the software is what matters.

If they're favorite software is only on a Windows, then I bet dollars to donuts they will be switching to Windows.

[GoldSrc]

Macs will make your videos look better, just like flames on your case will give you more FPS on games.

[Pomfinator]

Strange phenomenon.  Gaming Youtubers and most Tech Youtubers tend to use Windows, Vloggers and educational Youtubers tend to use Mac.  In the end, it's what they prefer using, better to stick to what you know rather than change.

 

Also judging by Setup Tour 2014 last year, it's surprising how many people who are Android enthusiasts and love MKBHD use Macs...when Macs are the antithesis of what Android is all about.

[LOLZpersonok]

Because mac pros are a quick buy-and-set-up option. PC is definitely superior though.

Mac Pros are the definition of overpriced. I have a build planned that will easily outbenchmark and outperform a base model Mac Pro for considerably less. Everything Apple is really expensive, even despite the fact that their products are still high quality, but the Mac Pro, in my opinion, is the worst offender for being overpriced.

[LOLZpersonok]

I think it all comes down to a personal preference and a buyer's wealth. Vloggers and product reviewers are generally more wealthy than the standard YouTube user, so they have more money to throw around. Apple computers are designer products (Like Louis Vuitton, Gucci or Prada, but for technology), and even though they really aren't superior to a standard PC of the same build quality, they attract more people because they're Apple, very well known and have a good reputation. So, if you had more money, don't you think you'd buy more expensive things, even if the quality was only a little bit better than the standard fare?

 

Of course, I think that there's also some marketing in play here. Notice the bulk of MacBook Pro and iMac advertisements? The one I'm thinking of in particular, is an advertisement for the Retina Display MacBook Pro where there are some barely visible hands moving very fast, working with creative software on the MacBook Pro. Some programs (that I recall being seen there) are Aperture (recently discontinued by Apple), which is a more professional photo editing suite and Final Cut Pro X, which is a professional video editing suite.

 

I also just thought that there may be some product placement there. In some cases, I think that they're just showing off, but based on the fact that in YouTube's monetization settings, there is a "Paid Product Placement" setting which would be checked if you were paid to subtly show off a product, some vloggers and other popular YouTube users may be paid to show their iMac or MacBook in the background of a video that has nothing to do with that iMac or MacBook. I obviously don't know for sure and there's probably no other way to know for sure, but it's a possibility. Of course, with some channels (Like LinusTechTips), there's very obvious product placement, but that's what we want. They are sponsored by certain brands and they in turn review some of their products. Isn't MSI or Asus a sponsor of Linus Media Group?

[Gr0egercesg]

They are built for content creators. its really as simple as that. When the macpro was built it was built for musicians, graphic designers, videographers, photographers. And by doing that, the software is tailored towards it, the hardware is tailored towards it.

So the software (most of it) is available on windows, and is tailored to the hardware-all of which is also available from wondrous places such as "AMAZON",

[hak4fun]

So the software (most of it) is available on windows, and is tailored to the hardware-all of which is also available from wondrous places such as "AMAZON",

Can you go to amazon, and buy 1 item and ready to go? No.

Will you get a better experience by spending a few days and getting exactly what you want from a PC? Yes.