2016 MacBook Pro the right machine for future music production? Hey guys so I'm debating between the 2015 MacBook Pro 15' vs the 2016 MacBook Pro 15'. But as you know the 2016 version only comes with USB-c ports which is very critical hit to music producers. Logic Pro X is a complete professional recording studio on the Mac. And it has everything musicians need to go from first note to final master.

This has been a raging debate for the past 30 years or so. There has been a healthy competition between the two platforms in an effort to corner a large segment of the market share. In the beginning, Macs targeted the creative artsy types and the platform had features and benefits specifically geared to favor musicians and photographers and graphic artist. It was not just the hardware that favored the artsy users. For many years it seemed that most of the software geared towards serious professional music production was developed for the Mac OS.

Many who were indoctrinated in the beginning, are still very brand loyal today and continue to spread the mantra that Mac is better for music production. But nowadays, the PC has evolved and caught up with the Mac in terms of both hardware and available software. There are a few proprietary programs that will only run on a Mac, but there are competing programs for PC that pretty much do the same thing. So capability and software availability are no longer the primary consideration when trying to choose. In the old days, there were some compelling arguments favoring a Mac for music production. Today, the distinction is not so significant. It really boils down to personal preference and which platform you are more comfortable with.

If there is a program that you want to use that only works on one platform, that could also be a deciding factor. Well, my down vote explanation was deleted, but down votes without comments are a huge pet peeve of mine. How to create user account for us visa.

It is not a matter of opinion, but is verifiable by anyone willing to take some time and spec out some systems that Macs are not generally more expensive than PCs that have the same specs. Also, it is not wise, from a security standpoint, to consider OS X more secure simply because there are fewer exploits that target it.

It's almost like security through obscurity, which is not considered security at all by professionals. – Dec 14 '15 at 23:29 •. @ToddWilcox Thanks for your explanation. I agree that it is not a good idea to forego the anti-virus and I stated that in my answer. I believe it to be an accurate statement that you are less likely to be a target using a Mac - but as I said in the answer I would still want protection. I have not compared the price spec for spec PC vs.

Mac but will take your word for it. But still - you can buy PC's for less if for no other reason than they are easier to find on clearance in my experience.