<p>Hey guys, I think the title pretty much explains my question.</p>
<p>I have used PC's my entire life and have never used a mac. So obviously, I am much more comfortable with a PC. However, I will be a freshman next year in NYU's music tech program. From what everyone is saying, the music technology field at NYU as well as the music industry in general all use mac computers because music software and interfaces work better on mac's over PC's. Should I make the switch just for my major? Or will it not matter since I will probably only be using my laptop for other classes such as Writing the Essay and for personal use (because there are music tech labs with mac's where I would probably be doing all my music projects anyway)?</p>
<p>Being able to use Logic on your own time (forgetting Pro Tools and everything else) alone is worth the switch over to Mac. </p>
<p>I am not a music tech major (though music production is my biggest hobby and has been for a few years now), but I made the switch from PC to Mac and after a week of a little simple learning curve, Macs become a breeze to use and even easier than PCs.</p>
<p>Hi! I’m in CAS as a freshman this fall, and like you, I’ve always used a PC.
I bought my mac for college in June, and needless to say, it’s amazing.</p>
<p>Try something new!
Macs are super user friendly, and apple is constantly working to give new updates on softwares - it’s quite neat!</p>
<p>I am a committed Mac user and use PC (reluctantly) at work/Mac for home office and personal…the Macs are by far superior and much less susceptible to viruses, worms, and all that other nasty stuff. When I see what we go through at work I am glad that I have Mac at home.</p>
<p>I know this is stereotyping nyu but if you are into art and media you should go Mac. They just updated the MacBook airs. Warning: it doesn’t come with a manila envelope.</p>
<p>Don’t get the Air. Trust me, down the road you’ll be glad you went for something that has actual computing power over a more gimmicky, on-trend item that is less of a workhorse.</p>
<p>The performance capabilities of the new Airs are not that great. Sure they run extremely smooth, but when you do some real processing like video encoding, a similarly priced MBP will beat it every time. The Macbook Air is running ULV Sandybridge processors so hellodocks isn’t incorrect at all. However, for simple usage, the MBA is completely fine.</p>
<p>If you’re a typical student, the MBA will do just fine and not feel like it lacks performance, especially with the standard SSD. This is coming from someone who had the $2599 15" 2.3Ghz Quad-core MBP. I used it for web browsing, note taking, doing office applications, and light iMovie work. I had way too much power for such simple applications. According to just Geekbench scores, the current Sandy Bridge 1.7Ghz processor is just about the same as '10 2.66 i7 in last year Macbook Pros. The Turbo Boost 2.0 greatly increases the performance capabilities. </p>
<p>If you need the extra power because you use CPU intensive applications, then the MBA is not made for you. That’s definitely in the MBP field. If you don’t need the extra power and just want an ultraportable that’s incredibly lightweight for school, then there’s nothing wrong with a “gimmicky, on-trend” MBA. How is it a gimmick? lol</p>