MacBooks or Windows?

who else thinks that Ben and Davis are the same person?

got myself an HP Ryzen 5 recently... slick and nice and fast

Davis wrote:Which one do you prefer?

Personally, I prefer MacBooks. I’ve been using them for years now.

I prefer MacBooks over laptops as well, but I wouldn't argue that MacBooks are generally better in any way. Apple products are known for being price inflated, and a lot of that cost is due to design. Additional equipment and components cost a premium, and they've intentionally made it so that a lot of Apple software aren't compatible with other devices/operating systems, and vice versa. PCs are more customizable, better for gaming, and have a lot of benefits over Macs.

That said, once you get used to navigating through menus on a Mac, it just feels more intuitive and seamless. There's a certain user friendliness that's hard to beat for someone who cares about such things. So all in all, PCs are better for a lot of specific tasks, and they're also cheaper in general. Macs tend to be better for video editing and creative tasks, but for the average Joe, they're mostly valued for their user friendliness and/or design. From personal experience, crashes happen extremely rarely on Macs compared to PCs, and I've been using both for over a decade now. It can be a real pain in the ass when they occur on PCs, and those occur much more frequently.

Personally, I use a Macbook Pro mostly for casual entertainment, like browsing the web or watching Netflix when my TV isn't nearby. I also use it for certain software since it's quicker to navigate through them on a Mac compared to a PC. I also don't believe I've ever seen a laptop that could compare to the touchpad of a MacBook Pro. It's just a really comfortable and responsive touchpad compared to anything else that I've seen in a laptop. I have a laptop that I would've used for gaming when I was a teenager, but I don't play games on PC anymore, and so I exclusively use it for schoolwork (I study programming and IT- related leadership). Some of my teachers are not fans of using Apple versions of software related to my courses, even if they do exist (sometimes they don't), and I've also run into issues trying to download virtual computing software that just have shitty Mac versions.

If you don't need a PC for something that specifically requires it, your choice will boil down to preference. If you use your laptop or stationary computer for gaming or certain IT- related tasks, you may want to avoid buying a Mac, just to not have to deal with the migraines of figuring out whether or not it's compatible with the task you want to accomplish. I hope that answered your question

The Madrid One wrote:I'm a pretentious aesthete who willingly drinks the Apple koolaid when it comes to its history and "values" (and that of Steve Jobs) and its design sensibilities. Don't play video games anymore and if I did I'd build a PC. Don't need my MacBook Pro for anything other than vanilla office use and casual entertainment, maybe some video editing soon.

I don't live too far away from a lot of museums with fancy modernist, avant-garde architecture, I like going to those places. My MacBook Pro feels like those places, it feels like being inside the Guggenheim.

Sold.

and that's exactly the delusion Jobs and co wanted you lot to fall for

without going into all the niche features and specifics, for me the easy quality budget choice always wins, it's that simple, hence windows and android

when i said delusion, i was referring to TMO's grand description of how apple makes him "feel" more elitist. That's 100% delusion.

i recently upgraded my windows laptop and android phone which lasted me 6 and 5 years respectively and they were still in good running condition. So i don't buy the "longevity" factor as well for apple.

I actually didn't consider the longevity factor until Firenze mentioned it, but my last Macbook lasted from 2012 until 2022. Exactly 10 years before the battery started failing. I don't think I've ever had a computer for more than 5-6 years before it started running slowly or forced me to replace it.