@Rubber0:
IMHO alert
Using a Debian with GNOME/KDE/etc is not a challenge at all. For me it turned to be a real problem that software I need for my job is nowhere to be found for linux. E.g. After effects can't be run even under WINE, I'm not even talking about it's plugins. So using Windows is just a necessity. Mac could be the solving but customization there is a problem.
Haha… You've never used one of two strategies that I've used in situations like that. For one of the projects that I work with, it's either Dreamweaver, or nothing... So... I've installed a Virtual Machine within my Ubuntu installation that literally full on loads Windows 7 inside of Ubuntu. For this particular situation, problem solved.
For the recording equipment on the other hand, I have yet to find a working driver for my VHS import gadget for example. So... On that machine, I've installed a dual-boot situation. This way, I can leave the computer primarily in Ubuntu, and when I need to make use of that particular hardware, which simply will NOT run in a kernel newer than 3.8.0-26-generic (which BTW has been discontinued as obsolete and isn't available past Ubuntu 12.04, and I'm now at 16.04).... It's a bit complex, but it accomplishes the mission at hand.