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That reinstalling Windows XP is one of the lamest things to do with your time.

Haha. I have to do that within a week. Wish me luck!

After my last Windows Update. XP started screaming about not being a genuine copy. I couldn’t find my XP Pro CD (that I actually got when I was at Microsoft) when I installed the last time so I just used some illicit key off the intersteal. Anyway. I tried a bunch of different ways to switch to my legit key but it wouldn’t let me. I finally gave up and reinstalled. Fun.

Hahahaha. “Get a Mac”…

You had me for a second.

I’m reluctant to enter this discussion seriously in a public place as I’ll likely be booed out of the forum as a macweenie by die-hard PC enthusiasts and the odd (very odd) linux zealot. but…

pound-per-pound. the macs aren’t really that much more expensive than a comparably-equipped PC. If I were you. I’d hold out until the new Intel-based pro machines come out. While an iMac or even a mini might cut it. they’re much less-serviceable than the PowerMacs (soon to be called Mac Pros) and have limited expandability.

Which is your other concern. I’ve had most of my powermac apart at various stages upgrading hard-drives. fans. video cards. memory and even the optical drive. They’re no different from a PC in that regard.

Your Delta-66 will even slot into one of the PCI slots with no complaints. When I moved from PC to Mac I moved my card right over. I’ve since ditched it for an RME Fireface 800 and can’t say enough good stuff about this interface.

I guess the real cost would be the software. Lots of music software is cross-platform. If you’re a Cubase/Nuendo user. I think you can use your existing key on whichever platform. If you’re a Sonar guy. you might be outta luck. What are you using for recording?

Reason also works very well on both systems (and ReCycle if you’re into cutting your own samples).

anyway. all that aside. unless your PC’s a few years old already. upgrading might be somewhat moot. You can still get a lot of use out of machines that are a few years old for music. On PCs at least. the hardware hasn’t changed that much although the prevalence of dual-core chips is a nice bonus now.

*dons flame-retardent suit*

lol

sorry. I geeked out a bit there.

and no.

yeah. the OS is the real selling-feature for me too. I honestly couldn’t care what the hardware was based on. I’ve had to stop myself from installing shapeshifter and other desktop doodads that would’ve surely mucked it up too.

In the interests of full disclosure (I love saying that). I bought my Fireface on a deal. It was lightly used and returned to the store where I bought it and they gave me a great deal on it. Otherwise. I never would’ve paid for such an awesome piece of gear. They do make a new Firewire interface that is half-width and fully-bus-powered now so if you do any recording on the road. it’d be ideal and probably every-bit as capable as the 800.

upgrading hardware is annoying. The reinstalling of your entire world is such a pain. If it weren’t for the awesome fun of New Gear I’d never upgrade.

my current PC (the non-Mac) will likely be the last one I ever buy. PC games have kind of lost their shine for me too and I can’t see myself ever paying for Vista.