Production Premium - which platform? Mac or PC? (I own both)

as owner of both apple mac , windows 7 based pcs which, in opinion advantages , disadvantages of adobe products on either platform? i'm not looking mac vs pc discussion, instead more how same product runs on each, experiences.

 

my kit

i've got april 2010 i7 mac book pro 17" running final cut studio.i got mac broaden skills in software development e.g. mac/iphone/ipad apps , run mac apps such final cut studio own. further develop web , graphics skills widen career opportunities , considering adobe premiere production upgrade.

 

i have desktop 1.8ghz core duo (64bit capable) windows 7 pc upgraded bits on ebay (runs nicely)

 

current thinking decision

my current thinking windows , run , production in vmware or bootcamp on mac , on desktop pc. reasonings adobe license allows 2 installs provided me using @ 1 time on either machine. have convenience of having in 2 places, e.g. use mac other task while running production on pc , vice versa. don't intend buy mac on grounds of cost.

 

considering future hardware buying intentions decision

but may upgrade pc further faster later on, more cpu cores etc, , have total control on features , lower costs. so, windows platform choice, later on have benefit of using production on mac notebook (via vmware/bootcamp) or @ home on more powerful desktop.

 

upgrade existing owned software consider - provides saving

i own adobe premiere pro 1.5 pc, made film on it, , adobe helpline says v1.5 can upgrade/cross grade production premium saving cost buying from-scratch full version. production premium presents best value suite of apps like.

 

thoughts?

 

 

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my personal opinion (not speaking adobe employee) mac laptops prefer non-mac desktops serious work. main reason prefer hp tower @ home mac tower @ work because i'm able cram lot more ram hp tower.

 

we've got hp tower 96gb of ram. ram previews quite long machine.

 

my laptop mac running bootcamp can switch between windows , mac os; use simple video work.

 

for after effects, priorities ram, multiple fast cpus, , multiple fast local disk drives, in order. graphics card doesn't matter much. premiere pro, priorities bit different, video card choices being both more limited , more important optimum performance. i'll leave others on forum dive premiere pro details.

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