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#2900610 12-Apr-2022 18:42

I use Windows at work and a Mac at home and comparatively I find Windows to be very complicated and confusing. Having said that, I'm not a big fan of computers in general so it probably depends a lot on your level of computer proficiency.

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#2900616 12-Apr-2022 19:19

alasta:

I use Windows at work and a Mac at home and comparatively I find Windows to be very complicated and confusing. Having said that, I'm not a big fan of computers in general so it probably depends a lot on your level of computer proficiency.

Computers are meant to be complicated to keep the riffraff away. We should introduce a graduated system like drivers licensing, you're not even allowed a device with a GUI enabled until you've spent 18 months learning to be proficient on a CLI...

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#2902659 15-Apr-2022 14:14

andrew75:

Apple.... Do you want to support a company that deliberately goes out of its way to design its products to not be repairable... Mac book air has soldered on ram and a soldered on ssd. Not up-gradable. Not repairable. Have a look at some of the Louis Rossman videos....

Microsoft... Do you want to support a company that has a history of antitrust violations and other unethical behaviour? - Just because Apple sucks doesn't mean any other company is any better.

Also a lot of people find Windows a source of endless frustration, so MacOS is a viable alternative.

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#2903523 18-Apr-2022 18:51

I'm primarily a Windows user but if my Dell XPS 13 ever dies, I would replace it with a Macbook Air with M1. I don't think there's currently anything that matches the processing power and power efficiency of the M1 chip.

I'm also going to take this opportunity to say don't go Dell. My laptop had all the right features and specs on paper and the price was not too bad, but the QC was terrible. That might not reflect all Dells, but I think I'd avoid them in the future.

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#2903594 19-Apr-2022 06:38

m1 mac 14" hands down. unless you want to run PC apps. ie games.

Windows user of >40yrs prior to that installed my own MS-DOS

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#2903744 19-Apr-2022 11:33

Some of the cheaper Windows notebooks are perfectly OK for general home use
Just dont buy bottom of the barrel & you'll be OK
They can and do last as long as the 'professional' models .
paying 2x the price is no guarantee they will last longer . Ive seen plenty of faulty Business Class level notebooks .

They should all last 5years at least . My XP notebook still works .
I have several Win7 era NB's that still work (work & home NB's) .

An i3 , 8Gb RAM, with SSD is a entry level starting point . i5 & 16Gb RAM for vid editing (or a PC)
Take note of the SSD size .
HP , Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo : all good brands .
Every brand has a few dud models .

Your current 'slow' notebook, Its often the mechanical HD causing slowness .
A SSD often fixes slow Notebooks (assuming they are a reasonable spec)

Win vs Mac
Most home users who moved to Mac have been impressed and wont go back to win (from what Ive been told )
With a Mac, you know exactly what youre buying .
Win notebooks , all different, constantly changing models & specs . You really wont know if its great or a dud untill you buy it .

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#2903796 19-Apr-2022 13:02

Don’t penny-pinch on display quality. Windows computers often go for cheaper displays particularly with a low resolution HD (1366x768) display. This makes interaction rather uncomfortable due to the relatively fuzzy on-screen detail and a higher proportion of the screen taken up with the task bar and window controls.

AFAIK, the cheapest 2022 Mac has a screen resolution of 2560x1600 which is 4 times HD resolution. So buyers of Windows computers shouldn’t consider anything below half that which means FullHD 1920x1080.

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