This is not a Mac verses PC debate, plus most of the negative comments Mac users make about PC’s, and PC users make about Mac’s were discredited years ago. (There is plenty of free anti-virus software (You most certainly don’t need to buy a package unless you are paranoid) out there which will suit a PC fine, and Mac users are in such small numbers that it is not worth Virus writers targeting them)

The best advice I can give is to get the most powerful laptop you can afford, (Forget about whether it is a PC, Mac or Linux) and that will run all the programs you wish to use. (Remember computers become obsolete almost as soon as you have bought them, so the more powerful you have the longer it will last you)

Tip: Do a search for “Audio recording on a computer” on the Web and you will find plenty of advice to help you decide what will suit you.

Hope this helps

Bill