Music Producing: Mac Or Pc? Logic Or Cubase?, dilemma between bying a mac or pc Options

[suite156]

hi,

I bougt my first mac (Ibook G4) 2 weeks ago. I really love the OS. Now I am thinking about bying a desktop computer (powermac) for proffesional purpose. I'm a musician and I'd like to make pre-productions on a computer. I have been working with cubase sx on a pc so far, but my pc is no longer powerfull to serve my purposes.
If I would switch to mac, I would have to use logic (as cubase isn't really working well on mac) and buy all the software I already have on my pc. I went to the music shop who has 15 years experience in studio en audio software. He deals bought mac & pc. His answer was clear: if you buy a powermac, you pay double the price than for a pc, which will do the same job perfectly. the only difference is the OS. AND, you pay 3000 Euro, for a machine who has only 512Mb!
I respect his opinion, but I keep looking for different opinions. I want to do a serious invesment and I wonder If I should buy a mac or pc.
I use it for recording audio (not more than 8 tracks) and combinen it with midi

Can anyone help me out?
thx

fanatics & radicals, please spare me your comment. only inteliggent computer users.
fanaticism leads to aggresion.
Respecting each other choices is the better way, that's my opinion.

[S.F.Selecta]

This is taken direcly from David Cottles "Computer Music" text so i hope that its ok that i post it.

Why Mac?

The differences between operating systems are not as pronounced as they used to be. There are valid arguments for using Linux, Windows, Unix, or OS X. Our labs, as well as every university lab and professional studio I've worked in, has been Mac based. That doesn't mean you should own one, but you should know why we use them.

One reason is simply convention and loyalty. In the early days of personal computers Apple took the lead with software and hardware targeted for the arts and university programs. There hasn't been a compelling reason to switch, so many haven't.

The next reason is compatibility. Macs tend to support more file formats, including IBM. For me, and from what I've observed with students, Mac portability is better than IBM. You will encounter fewer problems moving back and forth between labs and your personal machine if you use a Mac at home. Another reason is hardware consistency. A Mac is a Mac is a Mac. The hardware is consistently high quality. This makes it easier to configure and code.

Performance (speed, i/o transfer, latency) is, imho, a wash. I've heard fervent argument from both sides. The actual numbers will change and are close enough to not matter for most of what you do.

I'm reluctant to admit it, but I have to say there is an element of erudition and pride. Perhaps unjustified, musicians are insulted if you even imply they use anything else.

0 viruses.

There are arguments against: they are more expensive, there is less software development, less third party support, but in most labs and studios these issues aren't important.