PCAudioLabs vs. MacBook: What Makes a PCAudioLabs laptop better than a MacBook?
We get asked a lot about PCAudioLabs vs. MacBook laptops.
Well, let’s answer those questions, shall we?
TLDR:
PCAudioLabs offers more configuration options, more CPU cores, more RAM, more internal hard drives, and better support than Apple for pro audio and video creatives.
Rok Box MC Mobile X Pro Audio Laptops cost less than the average maxed-out MacBook.
Read on to learn more.
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Better Hardware with More Options
You will get a LOT more in a PCAudioLabs Pro Audio laptop than you will in a MacBook.
CPUs: PCAudioLabs RokBox MC Mobile X pro audio laptops support the latest Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPUs for performance and reliability, featuring 24 cores (8P + 16E) and 24 threads, supporting up to 5.4 GHz boost. A great CPU gives you excellent performance and faster workflows, audio and video rendering, more tracks at higher sample rates, lower latencies at lower buffer size settings, and more.
More RAM: (Random Access Memory, important for audio and video production workflows) with up to 192GB of DDR5 RAM in our RokBox MC Mobile X PRO laptop.
More hard drives: (up to four internal NVME PCIe 4.0 m.2 drives, up to 8TB each — can’t do that on a MacBook).
Better I/O with multiple USB and Thunderbolt ports: (One USB port on a Mac? Sort of laughable).
Better Graphic Card options: You can choose powerful Nvidia graphic cards for video editing, AI-powered workflows, and driving up to four additional monitors from your RokBox MC Mobile X pro audio laptop.
Better Support than Apple (believe it)
Additionally, our support is better than even Apple can provide.
If you have a question about Steinberg Cubase, Avid Pro Tools, Ableton Live, or other applications, on your mac, call Apple, or go into an Apple store, and ask for help; they won’t help you, they don’t specialize in that.
Maybe if you use Logic, you’ll get some help, but we don’t all use Logic, right?
Call us and you get one on one training and tech support from OBEDIA, in all major digital audio applications.
Have a problem? Call PCAudioLabs at 615-933-6775 and dial option 2 for support, get a real human being.
You can read more about OBEDIA by clicking here.
Best of all, every PCAudioLabs Rok Box MC Mobile X pro audio laptop comes with free lifetime email, phone, and remote desktop support — even outside the hardware warranty.
Apple doesn’t do that. Never has, never will.
Over 26 years’ experience in The Audio and Music Industries
We’ve been doing this for over 25 years, so we know what creatives need on their computers.
Apple, well, they don’t so much care anymore, from what we’ve seen.
New versions of Mac OS frequently crash audio applications and compatibility.
New MacBooks are extremely expensive and offer very little in the box, and Apple clearly thinks that you should make music on an iPad now.
We don’t all do that, nor do we want to do that — you need a real computer to make real music on.
PCAudioLabs, on the other hand, makes powerful, complete production systems, with great support.
As a result, we have a sleek, fast, powerful system that will support you and your needs as a creative.
Yes, PCAudioLabs RokBox MC Mobile X Laptops are just as stable as MacBooks
For a long time, musicians were sold Macs under the premise that Macs were more stable than Windows computers.
We’re here to tell you that is not the truth.
A PCAudioLabs RokBox MC Mobile X pro audio laptop is just as stable as a MacBook, if not more so.
Why? Because it is built and tested specifically for pro audio and video applications.
Each PCAudioLabs RokBox MC Mobile X Pro Audio Laptop PC system is tested for these purposes and configured as such.
We stress-test each system for pro audio production, and we know they will stand up to what you need to do – whether it be DJing, Studio Production, or Live Recording, a PCAudioLabs Laptop can do everything you need, and do it with power and stability.
We tweak Windows for pro audio and video production, which means that you get the most power out of your pro audio laptop.
We test every component with which we build to ensure compatibility with pro audio audio applications like Ableton Live, Avid Pro Tools, Fender Studio Pro, Steinberg Cubase, and more.
We test for DPC latency using our rigorous process for DPC latency testing for pro audio, which you can read about by CLICKING HERE.
We test the CPUs with which we build our PCs for their maximum performance under heavy audio and virtual instrument workloads by doing CPU benchmarking for pro audio, which you can read about by CLICKING HERE.
You get specialized, personal attention to your workflow, that you will not ever get from a MacBook. or from Apple.
All of this gives you a real musician’s computer that is meant for one thing; being creative.
In short, PCAudioLabs RokBox MC Mobile X Pro Audio Laptops…
Are just as good as, if not better than, an Apple MacBook for music production, video editing, content creation, podcasting, DJing, and more.
To get started with a real music computer, call us today: 615-933-6775, or browse our entire product line here on our website.