| Just quizzed my S on the above issues. He says there are a number of Macs at school, but he thinks PCs still outnumber. He sees pros and cons of both Sibelius and Finale. Some things are much easier on Sibelius. He has Finale, and says it's extremely complicated. He also says that some of his friends have the newest version and love it - they say it's really good. He thinks it's a compromise between the old Finale and Sibelius - taking some of the best of both.
We never considered getting him anything other than a PC. We have only PCs at home (4!) and my H is quite savvy with them. When the kids have trouble, he has always been able to talk them through solutions over the phone. When we buy family packs of software, or find free downloads, we can all use the same version. To get S a Mac at this point would be to set him adrift! |