Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

> Apples were way ahead in both nominal CPU speed and actual 
> processing ability for years. The motorola chips started 
> slipping behind the intel chips, although the claim was made 
> that the motorola was more efficient and that in real world 
> terms the apple was still faster. However, the intels/amds 
> have continued to race ahead. I suspect that the fastest 
> intel chips are faster in real terms as well. But I read an 
> article which compared top speed set ups on both platforms 
> and i was surprised to see that i was actually cheaper for 
> the mac, becuase to get the top speed and all the parts for 
> the pc was more.

Well, I certainly haven't done a lot of research on this. I can say that my
iMac, which was top of the line at the time I bought it, paled in comparison
to my older and less expensive PC. It didn't use the fastest IDE hard drives
available and the bus speed is horrible. Even dirt cheap PCs at the time had
faster bus speeds. Was that true in earlier Apple history? I admit I don't
know.

> my conclusion is that they are in the same ball park, and the 
> difference in efficiency is less important than the ease of 
> use, learning curve, costs of conversion. 

Yes. I think we are in agreement there. Unfortunately, you can't know the
learning curve or ease of use until you've actually tried it. We usually
have to rely on our friends for that kind of assessment and it is usually
biased information. ;)

Kamm