System stability - Apple's limited range of hardware options means the OS is better tailored for specific configurations. Industry standard - there are more Macs in the film/video industry
Unparallelled after sales service, especially if you have access to an Apple store (I'm typing this on a 2013 iMac that I still use for broadcast TV production every week.) Premium build quality - every Mac I've owned has lasted more than a decade. Security - viruses and malware are more common in Windows than Mac environments. Greater range of configuration options means more things can go wrong I've always had more stability issues on Windows hardware compared to Mac. Greater ability to customise hardware, including overclocking etcĪn OS built to accomodate endless hardware configurations is inherently less robust. Personally, I prefer Mac OS over Windows, and the majority of clients I work with are primarily Mac based, so its just easier to work in the same environment. This topic often starts wars, so as somebody who uses both platforms regularly, I'll try to be as non-partisan as possible.
Mac seems to be the easiest option, but is it the best? I want to do this right and I'm willing to spend up to $2500 for a machine that will do what I need it to do for a long time.įor those of you still reading my ramblings, (my sincerest thanks to you, and) what are your thoughts? I've looked into different PC builds, but it seems that parts are hard to come by cheap these days. On the flip side, I'm seeing posts from other professionals here that they switched out their Macs for a custom-built PC and are very happy with the results. I was told by a family friend who owns a video editing company that Mac is the way to go-they last a long time (he has his for 10 years), Apple offers free support and they're basically built for creatives. I need it to work without crashing, have minimal render times and allow me to rotoscope on AE without waiting an hour for it to render each frame (I'm not exaggerating). I'm searching and researching everywhere possible for the best computer to suit my needs, and while I know there are MANY different options and opinions out there, right now it all boils down to 2 things for me: switch to Mac, or stay with a PC? My computer needs are pretty simple right now, my programs either keep freezing or crashing, render times for any sort of effect are excruciatingly long, and exporting is a nightmare! I need a computer that simply won't do all that stuff. Taking on small, freelance jobs for now but had to turn some down because my PC is way too old (about 7 years) to handle anything more than very basic editing.
I recently completed a video editing course to help me advance my editing skills using premiere pro and after effects. Apologizing in advance if this was posted before (I'm sure it has been, but I spent quite some time searching and haven't found what I'm looking for).
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