Apple has a memory problem and we’re all paying for it::Apple still sells expensive “Pro” computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.
Apple has a memory problem and we’re all paying for it::Apple still sells expensive “Pro” computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.
I’ll never understand brand loyalty, for the price of a Mac you can get a machine that’s 10x more powerful with the same software being available in Windows.
Except a lot of the software isn’t available. There are pros and cons to both. I’ve done windows, Linux and now I have a MacBook. It’s better than Linux and Windows in a lot of ways but also worse in a lot of ways.
It’s about user experience for me. I’m a software dev, I work with linux or unix systems. When i’m home I don’t want spend my time configuring a windows machine with terrible UX. OSX is very well built, built-in basic security, etc. It’s just much less hassle Edit: also, it being a unix derivative, if I need to configure it, i can just use my knowledge from work and not have to look for the usually nonsensical number of checkboxes and menus I have to look for on windiws
For me, windows is actually a much better user experience for working with MS office for traditional office tasks. I have Macs at home for working with music, pictures, and video. And Linux for my home lab stuff. They all have their niche.
Do Linux settings translate to osx… At all? I’m struggling to think of any I use across both. Maybe bash.rc?
Osx config is mostly running arcane commands to set registry settings.
I’ll never understand people who struggle with windows and like osx. They seem basically identical to me at this point.
You can’t get a machine this powerful. Intel/amds laptop chips are blown out of the water by apple silicon. If you try to match all the specs you’ll struggle to get many offerings below the price apple charge.
You can match the performance just fine, it’s the performance per watt that’s the issue… and AMD’s CPU division is not making it easy on Apple (ref AMD promises its new laptop chips will crush the Apple M2 - and it’s got receipts)
If you get the CPU performance you can’t get the battery life performance. Apples the only manufacturer that manages this. Their price reflects the reduced amount of compromises they make. If you really need good performance across the board in a laptop, the value is their. If you need a browser and office suite on a budget, the value isnt their.
Unfortunately, they still can’t figure out thermals. So your CPU by default bottlenecks itself to protect the silicon.