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Marc Wielage wrote:You can make arguments back and forth between ease of use on Windows 10 vs. Mac OSX, but I think that boils down more to personal preference than anything else.
I also think it's worth pointing out, generically, that switching operating systems is something you should only do as a last resort, unless the only program you use on a computer is Resolve. Windows and MacOS are far less different from each other than they used to be, but different enough that switching is going to slow you down for a while.
I switched from Mac to Windows a few years ago for many of the same reasons noted here: much larger range of hardware choices and upgradeability/repairability (lower cost was a factor but not the main one), but even though I'm a very experienced Windows user I found it a very frustrating transition. Ultimately I switched back to the Mac after a couple of years, although I still use my Windows machine for some things. It has nothing to do with which system is "better," it has everything to do with what you're used to. I know the Mac platform better than I know Windows, so I'm more efficient. And if I'm spending more time getting things done and less time fussing with my computer, that's a good thing.
Resolve 18 Studio, Mac Pro 3.0 GHz 8-core, 32 gigs RAM, dual AMD D700 GPU.
Audio I/O: Sound Devices USBPre-2
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