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post #16 of 105
8/8/08 at 12:54pm
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Originally Posted by KenW View Post
My FLAC files are kept on an external, wirelessly networked HD which can be and is accessed by all my networked machines. I have two Macs and 2 PCs running Linux. No Windows boxes on the network.....thankfully.
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post #17 of 105
8/8/08 at 2:39pm
I don't really care, whatever is available. Preferably OSX since it's a bit easier to sync up with our macs, but I got a free xp desktop so I use that for storage now.
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post #18 of 105
8/8/08 at 3:26pm
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just gotta chime in.........about PC not referring to windows..........oh come on stop! Mac's very own ad campaign refers to windows as PC.
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post #19 of 105
8/8/08 at 3:35pm
My library is stored in cardboard sleeves on shelves.
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post #20 of 105
8/8/08 at 5:54pm
Well I like iTunes on Mac (on windows it is kinda crappy) for the database, but I keep most of my lossless on Windows because I prefer Foobar as my "high quality" player.
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post #21 of 105
8/9/08 at 7:42am
always been pc here, but am migrating solely over to mac.
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post #22 of 105
8/9/08 at 9:45am
Mac all the way for me

I have over 70GB in lossless all tucked away in itunes at the moment.
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post #23 of 105
8/9/08 at 9:55am
I don't have a mac... so it all goes to the PC
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post #24 of 105
8/9/08 at 10:14am
PC ... although all storage on portable hd
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post #25 of 105
8/9/08 at 10:31am
Neither. Linux.
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post #26 of 105
8/9/08 at 12:42pm
OSX (iTunes) or Linux (Amarok). I can't stand the Windows file system as I get OCD about defragmenting, and NTFS just gets annoying as hell with that.
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post #27 of 105
8/9/08 at 12:42pm
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Originally Posted by 3X0 View Post
OSX (iTunes) or Linux (Amarok). I can't stand the Windows file system as I get OCD about defragmenting, and NTFS just gets annoying as hell with that.
Just get an auto defragger like O&O defrag and never worry about it again!
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post #28 of 105
8/9/08 at 6:14pm
I am running Windows, but I am thinking about picking up a Macbook next year. It would take a long time to get used to though, I have used other people's Macs and I just get really confused.
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post #29 of 105
8/11/08 at 12:46pm
PC (Linux) for the win. Can you even upgrade HDD space on macs without paying bananas for it? I'm not meaning external storage drives here.

But, every system (Macs, PCs / macos, linux, windows) has the same basic principles that a music library computer needs:

- Powerful organizer/player (iTunes, Amarok, Rhythmbox, Winamp, foobar, you name it)
- easy possibilities to backup the files (macs & linux can make automatical backups hourly/daily/weekly/monthly -- windows systems could use some external backup hdds with their easy-to-use one-button solutions)
- get out nice sound (digitally assuming. Macs have USB and SPDIF outs, PCs can have everything their builder wants).

So it's pretty much up to preference
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post #30 of 105
8/12/08 at 8:54pm
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Originally Posted by DavidMahler View Post
just gotta chime in.........about PC not referring to windows..........oh come on stop! Mac's very own ad campaign refers to windows as PC.
And I should believe everything a company's commercial tells me? Come on, now....

Mac OS has been running on PC architecture for a number of years, when they dropped PPC. You can run XP or Linux on a Mac, and you can run Mac OS (with a little tweaking) on a non-Mac PC. So tell me, how is a Mac not a PC? Apple just has excellent marketing that can make you believe that their systems run on fairy pixie dust, if they wanted.
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