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My transition to macOS was kind of forced when I joined a development team for an iPad application. I had no choice but to learn how to work with a MacBook. This was back in 2014. First month was really annoying since I had to get used to navigating around the OS for the smallest tasks. I remember having troubles just to switch the language. But fast forward to today, I honestly can say, I can no longer use Windows for work at all. In fact the only reason I still use Windows is because of gaming. As with everything in life, relearning or changing something you already know is harder than learning it the first time.
I’m in a similar situation as you. I have a gaming laptop and I make games for phones and I got ready to put my first game on the App Store and found out that you HAVE TO have a Mac to put games on the App Store so I had to buy a used MacBook that I literally only use once every 3 or 4 months for putting apps on the app store
basically for power users, using mac is like choking your productivity and let it die slowly in your hand, the windows management, the multiple apps windows, and many more brain dead decision from apple. why they had to lie to their users, saying that Mac makes you productive, or Mac is more powerful yet even M2 can't play any AAA game, and unreal engine in Mac was basically run at 5fps which is slower than even crawling, they kept lying and hoping that people will justify their lies and fooling themself into thinking that it's true and the worse part is, apple users love to spread the propaganda that apple said also you paid $2500 but it can't play game, work with 3d apps, CAD apps, and ton of other graphic heavy stuff that a half price windows laptop could do with ease. Mac is just a very expensive internet browser, the only saving grace is Photoshop or video editing apps, and that's it, nothing more i won't trust a mechanical or electrical Engineer who use Mac, the structure they built probably will crumble fast. heck, in some industry if someone use mac, it tells you that they're an incomptent bragger with no skill
As someone who works in IT I have had my fair share of troubleshooting both mac's and PCs. Both definitely have their strengths and weaknesses. But the one thing that will always drive me away from Mac is the lack of a built-in uninstaller. It is so frustrating, trying to uninstall a broken installation of Dropbox for example, and it keeps the old configuration files even after "uninstalling". Completely removing an app is usually quite a process. On the forums, Mac users defend this decision saying it is easier for the user, because things like the appdata and accounts are saved so if you ever want to reinstall the app, it's already mostly done for you. I don't like that answer. People should be able to choose, not be forced one way or the other. Needing to completely uninstall an application isn't uncommon so I am not quite sure why Apple hasn't come up with a better solution. Anyways, figured I would throw in my 2 cents. If I misunderstood something about why Mac os does this, please feel free to educate me.
You're right but this is a minor issue that can be solved by using a tiny 3rd party app such as the "App Cleaner" on Mac, similar to the "Revo Uninstaller" on Windows.
I design IT infrastructures and use Mac, Ubuntu and Windows. My main personal system is Mac/iOS because of the cohesion and have no tweaking with configuration and malware issues.
Fellow IT tech, when I see a Mac in my queue I sigh. “Easy to use” is just code for an extremely limited OS. That’s why I have an iPhone, and will never own a Mac. Ease of use in my pocket, power at my desk.
@@anthonycraig274 I will say Mac OS has some of the best built in security. Especially when compared to the archaic Windows Defender. It's great for the end user, and of course I appreciate that it is harder for them to get viruses and what not, but dang does it make my job harder 😂
@@Powderlover1 also IT tech here. I would encourage you to use a Mac for an extended period of time, you'll probably come to the realisation it's not limited in the slightest. I'm yet to come across anything major that I need on Windows that macOS can't do, and there are apps for all the minor things like uninstalls/aero snap/dock window previews. Plus it's UNIX and has a proper zsh prompt, WSL on Windows is fine but since it's not even close.
THANK YOU. So many people seem to get this wrong it's infuriating. As with many of my Windows complaints, the fact that Fat32 is still seen as this all-encompassing standard that shouldn't immediately go the way of the dinosaur, and is something that Mac somehow gets wrong by standardizing to exFAT, boggles my mind. Windows is built on a foundation of dinosaur tech with layers upon layers of papering it over to make it *feel* modern, whereas Macs actually modernized with Mavericks + Yosemite and never looked back.
@@redrush-hp9li can you explain why? I use mac for over 10 Years and have used many hard drives and sticks with ExFAT and FAT32, never felt a difference (Ofc most hard drives I formatted MAC OS extended)
@@edcgadgets-de Both NTFS/ReFS and HFS+/APFS have additional features like journaling and file permissions that reduce the risk of data loss. ExFAT is very much a lowest common denominator that works on anything.
There is also software out there that allows you to create a fat32 format that can be as large as you want. Can’t remember the name of the app. I had to use it when modding my 3DS so I could take advantage of a 256 GB card
Shoutout to Windows Powertoys, they solve some issues that are mentioned in this video and also add new cool features, I sincerely don't understand why MS doesn't include them in the OS by default or atleast on settings.
What I noticed, is that most windows users biggest complaints about mac when they switch is “Why can’t I do it this way” and what mac people say when they switch is “why won’t it just work”. I’ve used both my whole life and what I can generally say is that, if you care about having autonomy over your devises above all else, you will probably prefer windows, however if you see your devices as nothing but an appliance and you only care to learn the basics, you probably will prefer Mac. Personally I have a PC for games, and a Mac for Logic Pro.
Thanks a lot everyone! I was ready to delete this channel, but for no reason this video hit viral and now I'm in a middle of writing scenario to next video :D See you soon!
life long windows user here, bought a macbook for IOS app development, i was optimistic and have been using for more than a year now. MacOS is terrible for windows power users (Bad HA support in apps, bad window managment , terrible accessories options, less settings etc). Warning for future readers - IF YOU DONT NEED IT, DONT SWITCH TO MAC.
Ive been a lifelong windows power user and the quality of windows laptops as of late has been horrendous so im planning on dipping my toes into mac for a bit to see if i like it, personally i dont need sll the extra freedoms of windows in a laptop (thats what my gaming pc is for) all i want in a laptop is reliability
@@nerd20fromdiscordsame I also bought my m2 air this week, and my reasons were the same. I already have a good gaming pc and all I wanted was a laptop that could atleast last for 5 years and chose mac and tbh I use Adobe premiere pro and after effects on it and it's smooth af
Window management can be fixed with software. But. I've used windows for years and got Mac for high school bc high school used Mac os only. I said mk. Let's try. Loved it. It works. It simply just works. Windows have so many bugs I want to yeet the laptop and desktop out the window (pun not intended)
@@thomasstorbugt6829 window management yeah. You can get over it. But its very difficult to get over the software issues. Apple forcing to use metal , terrible Gcc compiler, extremely high resource usage etc. Kinda annoying
Something worth mentioning is Windows applications leave behind a lot of crap as well. You can look at your hidden app data folder to see what I mean, and a lot of times it’s not even limited to there. I feel like this is an issue with every os, and the best I’ve seen in this case is Linux
If an application is leaving something behind, it is the fault of the application's uninstaller. Good applications give you the option to remove settings etc. while uninstalling. I was thinking about Mac due to M1,M2 but not having uninstaller is weird.
@@InternetDisplayofPower in windows case an uninstaller is much more necessary. But I have yet to use a program with an uninstaller that actually removes the folders I’m talking about. Atleast in Mac it’s easier to search. Windows scatters your files for programs everywhere.
I use most of Apple devices so it made sense to me to buy a Macbook as well. It was hard from the beginning, as a Windows user my whole life suddenly I had to learn a new operating system. But it got better with each day and now I actually really like it. Especially the hardware. No windows laptop comes even close to a macbook hardware!
MacBook hardware is awesome, but do you notice your eyes get tired on Macbook vs. when usingWindows? I had to go back to PC because the fonts were too blurry on Mac. If you put a Mac and PC on a text-heavy website next to each other - even different screens - Windows ClearType is so much easier to read on.
I have used both OSes and a bit of Linux over the past 2 decades, and each have their strengths and weaknesses. When it comes to desktops, I prefer to build my own and multiboot or VM. When it comes to laptops, I prefer Apple by far. Their hardware/software integration is so far above the competition(except for the horrible laptops they made from like 2014-2019 with the terrible keyboards). What convinced to switch to Apple for laptops years ago was, quite simply, the trackpad (touchpad) and now performance/battery life. As the main interface with the user, it is essential to get right and again, no one comes close, not even high-end laptops in the same price range. $3000 Dell XPS are still plagued with touchpad issues and have terrible battery degradation, which has been a hallmark of Dell for as long as I've been using laptops. Multitouch on Apple is unparalleled. When my Asus needs replacement, I'll likely switch back to Apple as the software I use has no issues at this point. Now software: macOS window management and uninstallation is terrible: 3rd party apps Magnet and AppCleaner take care of that. They're the most lightweight I've found. Speaking of 3rd party apps. @Power User: as a power user, definitely check out 3rd party utilities like Alfred or Raycast. There's nothing really equivalent or as powerful on Windows. Also consider Little Snitch or Lulu for network monitoring/firewall/basically granular comms control.
I use a macbook air m1 and rog zephyrus g14, all I found fascinating about the mac was its weight and battery life . I love the G14 for all the other things.
Due to memory muscle between Windows and Apple When I first got my mac I directly changed the Keyboard layout to match the windows one CTRL becomes fn button ALT becomes command Windows Becomes option key
A very important question that one should ask before switching (in either direction) is, what am I going to do on this computer? Is all the software I need available for the OS I’m about to switch to? For example, you mentioned university, and that might requrie you to use fancy software not available for macOS. I grew up with Windows, then went with Linux, then back to Windows, then switched to macOS, and then returned to Windows 10/11. I was able to do that, because most things I was doing are supported and available on macOS and Windows. In my macOS years, I had a Windows VM around for doing Windows things. Apple switching to ARM processors was a deal-breaker for me, because having the freedom to run Windows and Linux is important and sometimes necessary to me. As for the user experience, I think Windows’s is better thought out. The fact that one must find, and often buy, extra software to get basic features, such as window snapping, or recording the computer’s sound output (eg. in OBS), says something about Apple. Window management on macOS is much worse, because the full screen option works randomly, and until recently, you couldn't keep the menu bar on screen at all times - so I was using one of those third-party apps to “maximize” windows without making them full screen. The red button also works randomly: for some apps, it just closes the window and keeps the app running, but other apps will quit after closing the last window - and you never know which, because Chrome will quit, but Safari and Firefox won’t. Regarding file systems, macOS has two Windows-compatible options, namely FAT and exFAT. ExFAT fixes some limitations of FAT (such as 4GB file size), but it’s still not a good file system. You can get NTFS support on macOS, but - you guessed it - you need third-party software, with either a free but very clumsy option, or nice commercial stuff that costs $15-$20. Same goes for a feature as basic as viewing ZIP files. On Windows, this is built into Explorer, and for fancier file formats, there’s the free and excellent 7-Zip. But in macOS land? MacOS can extract and compress files, but you can’t view the contents of an archive (and pick files to extract). You’ll need a third-party app for that. Modern Windows is also great for software development (with features such as WSL and Windows Terminal). On good hardware, you get good performance, good appearance. You won’t get much good in the battery life department, but this also depends on what you’re doing.
@@cohenostenVirtual machines are cool, but they have their limitations, like gaming or resource-intensive software. On Apple Silicon, your only option is Windows 11 on ARM, and not all software works well there.
Windows built-in uninstaller often leaves registry keys after programs uninstallation process, macOS does not points the installation directories to the hierarchy keys (REGISTRY EDITOR) but directly to the installation location so the programs can run faster with less errors (as long as the program is compatible with the version of macOS). Windows is well managed and very good to use especially for multi-tasking tasks.
Great video I recently started using windows in addition to being a 15 year macOS veteran and they really are different languages. Anytime someone switches OS there’s always the temptation to make 1. 0S behave like the OS they’re used to, but I think it’s incredibly important to adapt to the design rather than changing a lot of default shortcuts or behaviors. Expand your vocabulary.
I do not agree. A computer is a machinery, it should be at your service, not the opposite. While with some things it's impossible to deal, many decisions taken by the programmers are totally arbitrary, so they should give you the option to change them at your desire. On this matter, the approach taken by the Linux community is the right way to follow. There are some distributions that allow you to rearrange the desktop organization in seconds to mimic the other OSes behaviour, and if it's not enough, you can install every desktop environment you prefer on top of the distribution. That's how it should be with Mac and Windows too.
@I hate cockroaches so much! They aren’t overpriced these days with Apple’s custom processors. The hardware quality and speed is usually higher than the equivalent competition.
The point here is people like you show so much of patience if it Apple giving excuses like this. But if you are the same guy moved from Apple to Windows complain like the same on how it is uncomfortable to close every window, this is different, that is different etc. You guys sound like everything is uncomfortable if it is not Apple
And one more thing, uncles friend of a friend told me that the pirates are having no problem with getting and installing all cracked programs on macOS😲
As someone who grew up with Windows, I was quite resistant to switching to macOS, or Mac OS X when I first began using it in 2011. I initially installed Windows on my MacBook. Then I forced myself to use OS X for a while and just learn the differences, like the different shortcuts for taking screenshots. Once I actually put in the time to learn everything and change my mindset from the Windows way that I was second nature to me, I actually started enjoying using my Mac. Today I prefer using macOS over Windows, especially because I've built up my Apple ecosystem of devices and everything works seamlessly together. It's silly to ask if one OS is better than the other, because they each have their pros and cons and they have a different approach to doing things. Just because I prefer using macOS, doesn't mean I dislike Windows. Just don't hate one because it doesn't have the same features as the other, because if they were going to be identical, then there'd be no reason for both to exist.
Ecosystem is a modern way to say slavery. Switching to other systems will burden you financially and mentally. It's very ironic that people gladly accept this and many even brag about it.
@@ashwani14august Perhaps it is for poor people who live beyond their means, because I don’t buy things that are a financial or mental burden. Don’t project your financial position onto others, because the last thing we need is poor people giving financial advice.
Same way it is not difficult to come out of Apple ecosystem. When someone says as shown in the video it is difficult to move out of apple ecosystem I laugh. It is same like how you made up your mind and gradually moved from windows to mac os same way one can move from Apple to Android or mac to windows. I did it moved to Android and I am happy now 😀 as a technical guy it took not even a day for me to just start swim in Android world again.
I bought an M1 Mac Mini almost two years ago. Up to that point I had been an ongoing user of Windows, several distros of Linux, and Chrome OS. Acclimating to Mac OS was more difficult than any of the others. There are some things I've grown to appreciate, some things that are simply different (neither better or worse), but there are also a few things I quite dislike. The keyboard shortcuts for basic cursor movement are not good, and having the End key always take you to the end of document is truly awful. Some apps override this, but it's not consistent. I still really dislike having one menu at the top of the screen. I have a big monitor and a lot of open windows for different apps, so it's annoying to always have to move the mouse to one part of the screen to select a window and then move back up to the top of the window to open the menu. I can see how the unified menu would be good for those with a consistent workflow, but I do a lot of random things. Overall I get the impression that Mac OS better accommodates laptop users with Apple's amazing touchpad.
@@ashwani14august it's not slavery if you can just dump one OS and move to another. It's a choice. Slaves don't have the power to choose.
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Usability is better in mac, I turned windows to mac in 2015, and I don't regret anything, in addition to the constant updates and errors that made it difficult for me at work or university
I moved from MacOS to Windows (for gaming and game development purposes), and the only feature I really missed from MacOS was Spotlight. Spotlight is amazing, really fast search, drag and drop from results, doesn't take much of the screen and can also do some other stuff like simple calc stuff. The closest alternative I've found on Windows is a combo between Wox and Everything. Trouble is, Wox hasn't been updated in years. And it doesn't support drag and drop. Maybe there has been another alternative since, but... man I miss Spotlight. Update: Gonna find an alternative to the alternative to Spotlight.
I don't know how you can move from Mac to Windows and not miss the integration with other Apple devices like Apple Watch and iPhone, for example. Of course, if you have an Android watch or phone then there's nothing to miss.
@@Crackie Agreed. Most people don't have Apple watches. But if you have an iPhone and especially if you have a Mac _and_ an iPhone, you might want to consider getting one. It becomes more useful the more you are invested in the Apple ecosystem. For example, I get up and put on my watch. Then I look at my iPhone, which unlocks both the phone and the watch. From then on, my watch automatically logs me on to my Mac whenever I'm close by. There are lots of little integrations like that which, in addition to the functions of the watch itself, make it nice to have.
I used Windows the longest then gave Linux a try 4yrs ago because I experienced compatibility issues in Windows when I code in Python and Windows 7 slowed my potato machine really bad. That's when I appreciate bash and Unix system in general compared to windows'. Fast forward when I became a professional dev and the company I worked for lends their Windows laptop for work, I still use Ubuntu via WSL and it's not a perfect solution for me due to memory consumption and bugs/issues that you will not encounter if you install Ubuntu in bare metal. Now that I can finally afford to buy a Mac I decided to get my first MacBook with M1 processor because its internals are more similar to Linux but I don't have to deal with driver issues. With that said I can say that Windows is still better when it comes to window management but the zsh terminal is so fast compared to my previous WSL setup. The battery is also really great compared to my ThinkPad that lasts only 4hrs max.
What driver issues?.. I've just built a new PC this summer, Ubuntu 22.04 catched on to everything out of the box, while I still didn't manage to make Windows work with its Wi-Fi card, despite manually installing the MB drivers from the manufacturer's website.
@@em_the_bee maybe it really did improve now compared to when I used it on my old PC but I also want to give the Apple silicon a try because of its performance and efficiency. I might also give app development a try so choosing a mac to target all platforms is the most practical choice for me.
@@macreator9497 I moved to Mac not only because of the OS but because of the M1 processor. I'm well aware that my usecase will work on Linux because I deploy my projects to Linux.
I have switched from Windows to Mac for work reasons and it was fine. Took an hour to get used to it. Needed a day to set up some tools I was used to. It wasn't painful at all. However I still regularly use Windows and it is fine. There are a few things that are pain on Windows but there are a few things that are pain on Mac as well.
You can change so that after minimising a window it goes into that app and doesn't create a new icon in the task bar. Go to System preferences -> Dock & Menu bar -> Check the box for "Minimise windows into application icon".
I agree that uninstalling apps is kind of a pain. The thing is, in theory apps should use their own folder which is inside of their app package. However, many apps don’t do that. Fortunately, there are great programs for uninstalling apps. Also, I use Steelseries Mouse tool to disable the acceleration and BetterSnap so that I can snap windows to the edges etc. For changing the mouse scroll direction automatically when I switch between mouse and touchpad, I use „Scroll Reverser“. It is free.
As a power user, I tried Scroll Reverser, but found "Mos" to be better. It lets you reverse the mouse scroll direction, but also lets you customize how smooth the scroll is, and the setting per app as well.
As someone who switched back to a Mac after 20 years with Windows, I can appreciate your perspective. There are certainly advantages to each OS. They are both excellent. Moving from Windows to Mac has its annoyances for sure. Not being able to hover over a program icon in the task bar to see how many windows are open and select the instance you want is a big one for me. (On the Mac, you can right-click to see a list but that's more work.) Not being able to see transfer speeds when moving large files is another. Often there are utilities to fill in missing functionality that Windows users miss, like AppCleaner and NTFS for Mac-both of which work flawlessly. But I wouldn't go back to Windows. I love being able to select-spacebar to Preview any document w/o opening it. I love being able to respond to texts and messages from my computer keyboard. And Airdrop absolutely solves the problem of moving data between an iPhone and a Mac effortlessly. It is the tight integration with iOS and other Apple devices that really puts the Mac over the top for me.
I do understand and that is precisely what makes Windows the right choice for me. I avoid programs and devices that only work with each other, so I won't use either an iPhone or a Mac. Windows integration with Android is admittedly not quite as flawless as Mac/iPhone integration yet, but it's getting closer all the time. Now, I don't sync using either memory or a phone, so I don't have that issue. Why not cloud-sync? I have different clouds for work, home and shared with different settings to suit my needs. I don't have to do any copying.. it just synchronizes to where I need it.
@@jonasfermefors I don't think a person can make a wrong choice, Jonas, as long as it's an informed choice. (I'm not suggesting that your choice isn't informed.) Cloud sync is perfect for many applications and workflows. I use it all the time. But it does have disadvantages. It is relatively slow. It requires that you have (and pay for) sufficient storage space. And it requires an internet connection. AirDrop requires none of that. It's fast and low friction for situations when you need to move a file immediately. I tend to work with large video files and I often in locations without internet connectivity so AirDrop is perfect for my use case. But if you're a CPA moving text documents and spreadsheets around in a connected environment, AirDrop might be more of a luxury than a necessity.
@@timothylinn I understand - and agree - that there are different scenarios and no right or wrong. Here in Sweden mobile internet access is so cheap that I and most people I know have no issues with that any more, but if I worked with visual media it would be a different story here too. Even with 5G uploading video takes some time. (I'm in IT and most of the large files - mostly virtual machines - have moved to the cloud, so my files are undoubtedly much smaller than those you work with.)
Good video, but to clear up some of your points. First macOS starting with Big Sur is a read only kernel. You can’t delete pre installed apps any longer. Second macOS does have an uninstall feature like windows. Go to Settings- Storage-click the Application it will install the application. Even on Windows Apps could leave configurations files after uninstalling an Application. But with macOS I found a program called AppCleaner that works faster and deletes all the configuration files for an application. I also use Tiles for better Window Management in macOS. I took my over six months to really like macOS, but it is my daily driver.
@@_NoobPlayingGames You don't need software I just like using the software because it is quicker and it is AppCleaner what I use. But you go to Settings/Preferences go to Storage the click on Applications icon and select the Application you want to remove and click delete. MacOS will do the same thing the reset of the uninstaller do.
Or hidding app, that’s better than to have many windows in dock. Alt click outside of app or command-H. That’s how it’s supposed to work. Minimzing windows isn’t really best solution in macOs.
Great video! An ecosystem feature you may not know about, is that if you copy a piece of text on your phone, you can paste it on your laptop, or vice versa
Also use cmd+q to that red thing to completely quit an app. Though when you click on that red button only an instance of app runs in RAM, which leads to faster app opening time.
I had been a windows user since I was a kid so probably using windows for over 20 years. I was doing home office and using my power hungry gaming PC was warming too much not only my office but increased my electric bill. So decided to get s Mac mini since I just needed something small. Since then I have moved slowly to fully Apple ecosystem. I got an iPhone iPad etc and pretty much only use my PC for gaming. Apple isn’t perfect but works pretty good
6:50 You can not minimize an application window by clicking on it’s icon in the dock, but if you hold the option key while clicking on the app icon it will hide. To unhide click on the app icon. You can also use the keyboard shortcut command-H.
only thing stopping me is the gaming category... I'm done with 600+ watt power supplies and 80-degree rooms. I'd love to see an m2 mac run like gta and mainstream games like windows... or an apple game console. either way, I think the powerful efficiency approach apple takes is "futuristic" in terms of cpu speed on par with the competition, fraction of the required cooling and power not to mention the space savings that come with. I'm already an apple user and already enjoy the somewhat simple simplicity of everything... buy new iPhone, keep it until the battery dies, replace it, keep it until software isn't supported. Then by that time there's a big leap in hardware capabilities. My mom still uses my first iPhone (6s) that had a battery replacement and it's surprising how well its dual core cpu keeps up with the times... 7 years later.
I hear you, Nathan. I'm a professional video editor. I used to use expensive HP Z-Series workstations. In the winter, I never needed to heat my office. Earlier this year I moved to a M1 Max MacBook Pro 16-inch. I can now hear the second hand move on my wall clock but my office temp is in the low 60s and I'm going to have to turn on the heat for the very first time. That said, I don't think Macs are going to be a great option for gamers until either it becomes common to release games that are native to Apple Silicon, or the ARM version of Windows 11 becomes widely adopted and Macs are once again able to run Windows natively on ARM-based Apple Silicon.
Apple never cared about gaming. If you are that inclined, either built PC desktop for gaming or leave macOs. I do not care about games at all and while I have gamed occationally it really doesn’t bother me at all. Waste of time and money, there are better thing in life. You will find later :)
Mac aren’t for games, they’re for work , video production, graphic design, etc … an XBox is for games or Alienware. PCs & Macs … they’re for Work and Business. The fact that you can play games on them is a plus, not a necessity.
I guess with the developments of Asahi Linux and better platform and driver support (Apple GPU driver does not support OpenGL, which is still in use for many games and also it does not support Vulkan natively) for games thanks to it, we will see nice improvements in Mac gaming in near future. Apple, as @Jozo99 said, never cares about games in Macs, but it actually does try to help Linux team who are trying to make Linux run on Silicon. If open source community manages to create an x86-64 emulator on par with Rosetta 2, which runs x86-64 code pretty much with similar performance as native ARM code, proton can be utilized so that many good games can be run on Silicon Macs.
@@ladyhollman9534 Games, Media, Music. All forms of entertainment. Claiming that Macs and PCs are for work is absurd. And frankly, without the gaming industry, hardware development wouldn't be so rapid. Videogames didn't just come out of thin air. Gaming has been a thing since the dawn of computers.
Thank you for making this video, it was exactly what I was looking for. I'm a 20-year windows veteran tempted to try iOS. Very well rounded, fair and objective video! Still more research needed for me though
MacBook Air M1 user here. Discord works as it should - no crashes. To remove app and all its files use App Cleaner (it's free). You can install support for read/write NTFS under MacOS (mjcfuse/ntfs-3g-mac). Sorry for a chaotic comment, I'm writing it on the fly as I listen :)
I have been a windows user for most part of my, life, thhen I switched to linux it was so peaceful to do basic work. And finally using MacOS and it has been very easy and overall pleasant experience for me. WIndows is always very inconsistant and unstable. So if you really wan't to game then WIndows is the only option till now and for some windows application, for basic uses linux can serve the purpose and also it don't crashes and macOS still a level above everything.
MacOS is not perfect but way user friendly and stable and consistent, the mess in settings/ control panel in windows drive me crazy, they have 2 interfaces for same things and not everything is there it is just a mess, also MacOS has time machine builtin and I have not seen anything on windows that come close to that
I'm not sure what exactly timemachine does but I'm guessing there's an acronis backup program that does something very VERY similar, only the os integration is different.
This. Windows feels like a huge mess in many places. I don't understand how people are unbothered by this. Windows 10 was released in 2015 and they still haven't fixed it. How is that even possible? And as if this wasn't sad enough, their settings app is slow and buggy too. I am unsure what their thousands of employees do all day.
It really depends on the user. If you are a software developer, you will love MacOS better than some linux distro or even windows. Developing software in windows is painful (really)
As a linux user I found this video very interesting! If linux wasn't an option I'd rather use MacOS than Windows but I still hate the MacOS window manager and the fact that the "app bar" wastes so much space by default. There are just these little nitpicks I have with both OSes, and since all my programs already ran on linux the choice for me was obvious. With linux I was able to create the perfect desktop and workflow for myself and I can't imagine using anything else.
Mac has ease of use baked into its design, and that is enough for me, forever. My grandmother, tech illiterate as she was, "got" it when we finally convinced her to spend a little extra on a MacBook. My mother, much of the same. While I would absolutely consider myself a power user, the airiness that permeates the entire user experience of macOS is irreplaceable for me on Windows. Linux, now that I can do and much more.
@@pixl_xip it cost less, it’s more effective, let you play more games, the vast majority of programs run on windows, etc. Yeah, I don’t know why you would use windows, over MacOS.
I bought an M2 Air to replace my heavy, power-hungry gaming laptop. To be honest, I love my Mac so far, but it really helps to have a Windows machine as a secondary, which is what I'm using my gaming laptop for now. I hardly touch it, since Mac is better at most things I do, but it's helpful in an edge-case scenario.
My whole life I've been using Windows and was dreaming of being able to afford a Mac. I finally bought one and was thoroughly unimpressed. Made me appreciate Windows much more. For me the hype wasn't real. My development experience on Windows vs Mac is kinda the same. I actually prefer Windows but maybe that's because I've used it for much longer and know all the tricks and stuff 🤷♂
@@peterbreis5407 its the little things that are unexplainable. Windows has certain ux elements that make life easier by alot and thats why windows remains widely popular
@@peterbreis5407 the same reason everyone is giving for liking mac. i don't see the problem. i could spend a day listing reasons why i would never own a mac and why i STILL hate them, but no one wants to read that.
Fun fact: in the thumbnail, the color blue for switch and red for Mac OS is blue then red, which is the same coiled in that Oder for the joy one on the switch.
Nuances & eco-system aside, MacOS does it for me. The level of optimisation, efficiency & attention to detail are the hallmark of Apple products. As a software developer I have gone full circle from MSDOS/Windows, Linux and now Mac, I find that Macs are the best of both worlds. My Pros - High efficiency! Apps use less memory and cpu resources than their counterparts in other OSs, this results in: 1) Faster application speeds 2) Faster boot time 3) Batteries tend to last more because they are strained less 4) Open more applications without hanging - UI ie Iconography and typography are unmatched - MacOs has its roots in Unix, so you can run scripts and commands in terminal like Linux - Gestures ❤🔥 - Spotlight - Easy customisation of major operating system features and hardware - Less prone to viruses (Though this may change) - Durability! In my experience Macs last way longer than most if not all brands out there. I am actually writing this post on my MacBook Pro mid 2012 lol Cons - Window placement/management. Though this has improved, it could be better! - If you are a gamer, you will have a far better experience in Windows - Many apps are paid, but if you are being productive then this won't matter much - MacOs runs on Apple hardware so you are stuck to the hardware that comes with it, this is a con when the said hardware doesn't include things like ports or you want to upgrade your memory It just feels more thought was put when designing MacOS and if you are a Power User you will enjoy the more advanced features!
a few complaints you made can be resolved by using shortcuts... Command+H to hide apps or Command+M to minimize apps. Command+Q to quit apps. Additionally, most 'power users' on mac use AppCleaner to uninstall apps for us, free, open source and effective.
I'd add to this Option+Desktop Click which hides current application including all of its windows and gets you to well... desktop. Command+Option+H hides all other than current applications. These are shortcuts well known to old Mac users (have been present in Classic MacOS for years already) and are very useful, but not that obvious at first to Windows users.
6:23 now in Ventura we have some gestures to get the apps windows the way you want, exactly like windows!! I switched when Big Sur launched and that was a feature that I was missing a lot, glad that it came back
Both OSes have different workflow and behaviour. Don't force using Windows workflow behaviour on macOS. Learn more basic shortcuts will allow you to use the macOS simpler and faster. for example: Quit app (cmd+q); close window(cmd+w); eject external drive, disc drive or dmg file (cmd+e). Drag the Application folder to the dock (next to the Bin) will allow you to create an Application shortcut on the dock. This will make it faster to list all apps and find app.
@@roshanprabu also.. having the Applications folder on the dock make it way easier to scroll through all applications. With launchpad, you have to go through several pages of apps
your background music contains parts that sounds exactly like my door bell, and I'm now deeply in doubt if I hadn't missed a package or something, but thanks for the good video :)
I remember Dankpods said he switched to MacOS was because of the shenanigans that Microsoft was pulling around at the time. I mean....who could forget the disaster that was Windows 8? And Vista to a certain extent? Also, early Windows 10 is a nightmare for anyone without some computer knowledge. I know because I did use a lot of early versions of Windows 10. The updates never stop, boot loops on updates, some updates just refused to work on certain comps, etc etc etc. At least Windows 11 is good now.....right? Right?!?
I am a heavy Windows user. I have an iMac G3 and Macintosh Performa 637cd in my collection but these machines aren't all that useful to me. On classic PCs I can vintage game and setup/run programs that are used by the ancient machines at my Dad's work (MS DOS steel cutting, pressing, etc). Professionally I am studying to be a CPA and on Windows I can work Power BI, Dynamics GP, Excel, Access, and other accounting / financial tools. I also just am so used to the landscape in Windows and commands. Although I will mention that I've used new iMacs in one of my elective photography classes at Uni and I really like how clean and simple everything is. Definitely could see Mac as a good personal machine to separate from work.
Please do because Mac Books are for getting Professional work done. I’m glad to see Microsoft make their latest Surface Pro game retardant. Professional devices are for people with Professional jobs to get done.
for you install/uninstall problems just use homebrew. One major advantage every nix based operating system has over windows is package managers(ik there is windows store but its trash and the windows package manager just dont have enough of a userbase). That way you can install almost all programs with 3 words in the terminal and uninstall the same way
It is truly unfortunate that some of the people who switch from Windows to Mac, make two big mistakes that ultimately lead them to feeling frustrated (as this person is). The two major mistakes are 1) that they try to do everything exactly as they did it on Windows, and 2) that they DON'T get a competent Mac user (either someone they know, or someone that they don't know) to sit down with them to show them how to use MacOS best. 🤷🏼♂ For #1, yes it is extremely frustrating to try to use a Mac just like a Windows computer, while being completely ignorant of the much easier way to do many things in MacOS. For #2, most Mac users are very happy to provide tutorial help to Windows and Linux users who have switched to macOS. Without understanding and learning the ways to use a Mac (which is different than their previous computers) it will lead to frustration. For anyone to say that one OS is "better" than another OS is purely a subjective opinion. However, a very objective truth is that almost all those who switch to a Mac, stay with using a Mac (unless they frustrate themselves), while very few (if any) Mac users ever decide to switch to Windows or Linux. From personal experience, I have provided tutorial help to many relatives, friends, and acquaintances who switched to using a Mac. But of all of my relatives, friends, and acquaintances (whether they started out using a Mac or switched to using a Mac) NONE have ever switched from Mac to Windows! (There may be a person you know of who has switched from Mac to Windows, but they are few and far between... And many usually decide to switch back to the Mac eventually). The point that I would like to make to the person who uploaded this video "review" of his switch from Windows to Mac is that many of his complaints are based on his lack of knowledge about MacOS, and his insistence on trying to use a Mac like a Windows computer. It is the equivalent of going into a fine restaurant for a nice meal, but then complaining that they don't serve McDonald's hamburgers there. My recommendation to the uploader of this video is to try not to think of MacOS as just a different version of Windows, and that they should contact a knowledgable Mac user to sit down with them to provide a tutorial on using MacOS.
There is one detail I’d like to argue that you got “wrong”. If you erase to ms-dos FAT, you’re going to get the extreme limitations of FAT32 or FAT16, whichever it is. ExFAT is the better choice, but honestly still problematic. FAT in general does not stack multiple small files in a single block, so a file can only be as small as the block size on disk. For those that need cross-platform support, spend the $20 on Paragon (but be aware they make you disable certain security protocols because they use kernel extensions), or if you use ExFAT, use the smallest block size possible if you want to be able to fit the most data possible. There may be a supposed performance hit. I’m not sure if that would be noticeable
@@heartdyedpurple Thank, that's not even the default formatting formant even on windows for formatting USBs, and mac can only read it, but good to know microsoft was so clever with the NTFS format... One thing you mentioned in your comment is that MS-DOS Fat > exFat > FAT32/16 but FAT32 and 16 have the MS-DOS prefix, so idk what format you mean then that you "deleted"
@@xdanic3 ah, sorry I wasn’t very clear. When I mentioned ms-dos FAT, I meant as a general category, then meant to specify that no matter which of the FATs you use, they come with limitations. FAT16 and FAT32 in particular have very noticeable file size and capacity limitations. The reason I had mentioned using NTFS and Paragon is that Paragon allows for read-write NTFS on macOS
I think the whole "Macintosh Vs. Windows" debate is just stupid. Both are good operating systems. I like computers in general and thus I think they're both great in their own ways. It's alot better than having no computer at all!
7:25 Why not use cmd+Q for the job? It's the way more ergonomic Mac version of the alt+F4 on Windows. I even deactivate the function to ask me twice if I am sure to shut down Chrome or other 3. party browsers and kill them in one blow like a native Mac app.
Great video. I'll stay on Windows. I used to have an iPhone, and I felt like I was trapped in that ecosystem. All the things that are so simple on Windows, and on an Android phone, were a nightmare on iPhone! Even copying the original music that I own (.flac files) and playing it on the iPhone has been a challenge! I'll never own an iPhone again! I'll never own a Mac!
you were not trapped in the ecosystem because you were not in it if you only own one device. people call it an ecosystem because of how well the devices work together. what you experienced was a clash between two gadgets / devices which were not designed to work well together
@@rezhaadriantanuharja3389 I do have to call it an "ecosystem" because I was obligated to install, both, iTunes and iCloud on my PC in order to copy files between my PC and the iPhone. (I don't have to install anything like that on my PC since I've upgraded to an Android phone). My iPhone annoyences: 1. iTunes doesn't play (.flac) music files, so I had to install a 3rd party app called: Vox, which would constantly harress me by telling me to upgrade to the payed version of their software. 2. I couldn't set a preferred ringing tone from my music library, which I've purchased legally! (For that, users need to buy music from iTunes!) 3. The battery was a joke! I had to recharge my phone multiple times per day. I've replaced the battery with a new one twice,to no avail! 4. iPhone doesn't offer users the possibility to insert an SD card! They charge a lot of money for storage space! I was always running out of space on my iPhone!
@@Crossfire2003 couple of comments: 1. iTunes is more similar to Spotify than a media player. So shouldn’t be surprised that iTunes cannot play a song that you don’t purchase through it, the same way Spotify cannot play a music file you purchase elsewhere 2. You don’t need iCloud. google drive, onedrive, anything will do just fine. This is how I share files among my Samsung phone, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, and Linux machine I tried numerous brands and I have problems with at least one model from each brand, but when I tried their other models I was quite satisfied. So, perhaps you got unlucky with your iPhone model, but doesn’t mean all their products are bad. Non - pro iPads and newer base model MacBook Air with Apple silicon chips consistently punch way above their price range (as crazy at it sounds, it’s true from my exp). In the end, it’s about the design philosophy, you can either design a product that works well in general or a product that works in certain way extremely well, and I think Apple went with the later.
@@rezhaadriantanuharja3389 I agree. That's correct. If one stays completely locked in the Apple ecosystem, then it works like a charm. But that ain't for me. First of all, the "bang for the buck" is all gone with Apple. They charge extra money for any feature.
I got my first Macbook in 2015 and have moved 99% to macOS since then. However, because I do a lot of stuff with game modifying and stuff, there are certain things that I have to keep a Windows machine for. Certain programs only exist on Windows because of the high installbase Windows has, especially niche programs that are developed to do one thing and to do that one thing well. However, I don't see myself returning to Windows full time because I find macOS so convenient for everyday use
iPhone 13 Pro user sinch March but i still use my Windows laptop and don't plan to change. Windows 11 is really stable for me. My laptop can still last 8-9,5 hours without charging. It takes me a lot of time to adapt to iOS. I've try MacOS in store and i don't like it very much. I can surely adapt but i'm not amaze by it. I'm more Android + Windows
Biggest annoyance for me is font rendering and smoothing. Looks blurry compared to Windows, still haven't found full solution for system font replacement. I fixed app closing, there's app for that, don't remember name I fixed windows resizing, there's app for that called something izoom I fixed windows snapping, there's app for that also I fixed annoying dock taking space and not spreading fully with app called uBar I didn''t fix NTFS part, however i read there is app for that, also you can use virtualization. Windows not remembering sizes is so annoying in MacOs
Windows 10+ Also Has The Phone Feature! Not Just For Calls... But For Almost EVERYTHING: Calls, Messages, Photos, Screen Sharing (And Apps), Notifications, Volume, Audio Player, Settings, Etc. Using Microsoft's Phone Link. You Can Also Transfer Files Using Regular Bluetooth Connections, Btw There Is An ENTIRE Samsung Ecosystem Which I Honestly Find The Best!
You forgot the trackpad... the trackpad alone convinced me to switch to Mac, especially all the force click features such as lookup, its so handy when you save all your files as "document x" with a force click you can preview the word document without waiting for word to actually open, or before uploading a file you can quickly preview it before clicking on upload. Never been happier I wish my family used MacOS since the beginning.
Before I got my first ever Mac in December 2015, I wasn’t used to using the command button and the trackpad like I am now. Now, if I try to use Windows, I keep forgetting that I have to manually click the taskbar to get to a new desktop, whereas on macOS I can simply swipe on the trackpad or Magic Mouse to get to a different desktop.
From what I have seen, I am sticking with Linux Mint. It has all of the features of Windows or Mac that I care for. Including Warpinator which works a little like airdrop.
@@ohreally4467 I've never done dictation. So, I have no idea. There are lots of videos on RUclips for everything from installing Linux Mint to using the terminal. If system wide dictation exists, I'm sure you can find it.
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My transition to macOS was kind of forced when I joined a development team for an iPad application. I had no choice but to learn how to work with a MacBook. This was back in 2014. First month was really annoying since I had to get used to navigating around the OS for the smallest tasks. I remember having troubles just to switch the language. But fast forward to today, I honestly can say, I can no longer use Windows for work at all. In fact the only reason I still use Windows is because of gaming.
As with everything in life, relearning or changing something you already know is harder than learning it the first time.
I’m in a similar situation as you. I have a gaming laptop and I make games for phones and I got ready to put my first game on the App Store and found out that you HAVE TO have a Mac to put games on the App Store so I had to buy a used MacBook that I literally only use once every 3 or 4 months for putting apps on the app store
@@DARK_AMBIGUOUSwhat games have you developed?
basically for power users, using mac is like choking your productivity and let it die slowly in your hand,
the windows management, the multiple apps windows, and many more brain dead decision from apple.
why they had to lie to their users, saying that Mac makes you productive, or Mac is more powerful yet even M2 can't play any AAA game,
and unreal engine in Mac was basically run at 5fps which is slower than even crawling,
they kept lying and hoping that people will justify their lies and fooling themself into thinking that it's true
and the worse part is, apple users love to spread the propaganda that apple said
also you paid $2500 but it can't play game, work with 3d apps, CAD apps, and ton of other graphic heavy stuff
that a half price windows laptop could do with ease.
Mac is just a very expensive internet browser, the only saving grace is Photoshop or video editing apps, and that's it, nothing more
i won't trust a mechanical or electrical Engineer who use Mac, the structure they built probably will crumble fast.
heck, in some industry if someone use mac, it tells you that they're an incomptent bragger with no skill
@@jensenraylight8011 🤦🏼♂️
you are just dumb
As someone who works in IT I have had my fair share of troubleshooting both mac's and PCs. Both definitely have their strengths and weaknesses. But the one thing that will always drive me away from Mac is the lack of a built-in uninstaller. It is so frustrating, trying to uninstall a broken installation of Dropbox for example, and it keeps the old configuration files even after "uninstalling". Completely removing an app is usually quite a process. On the forums, Mac users defend this decision saying it is easier for the user, because things like the appdata and accounts are saved so if you ever want to reinstall the app, it's already mostly done for you. I don't like that answer. People should be able to choose, not be forced one way or the other. Needing to completely uninstall an application isn't uncommon so I am not quite sure why Apple hasn't come up with a better solution. Anyways, figured I would throw in my 2 cents. If I misunderstood something about why Mac os does this, please feel free to educate me.
You're right but this is a minor issue that can be solved by using a tiny 3rd party app such as the "App Cleaner" on Mac, similar to the "Revo Uninstaller" on Windows.
I design IT infrastructures and use Mac, Ubuntu and Windows. My main personal system is Mac/iOS because of the cohesion and have no tweaking with configuration and malware issues.
Fellow IT tech, when I see a Mac in my queue I sigh. “Easy to use” is just code for an extremely limited OS. That’s why I have an iPhone, and will never own a Mac. Ease of use in my pocket, power at my desk.
@@anthonycraig274 I will say Mac OS has some of the best built in security. Especially when compared to the archaic Windows Defender. It's great for the end user, and of course I appreciate that it is harder for them to get viruses and what not, but dang does it make my job harder 😂
@@Powderlover1 also IT tech here. I would encourage you to use a Mac for an extended period of time, you'll probably come to the realisation it's not limited in the slightest. I'm yet to come across anything major that I need on Windows that macOS can't do, and there are apps for all the minor things like uninstalls/aero snap/dock window previews. Plus it's UNIX and has a proper zsh prompt, WSL on Windows is fine but since it's not even close.
8:34 exFAT is supported by both windows and Mac also, and it allow you to store files bigger than 4GB.
THANK YOU. So many people seem to get this wrong it's infuriating. As with many of my Windows complaints, the fact that Fat32 is still seen as this all-encompassing standard that shouldn't immediately go the way of the dinosaur, and is something that Mac somehow gets wrong by standardizing to exFAT, boggles my mind. Windows is built on a foundation of dinosaur tech with layers upon layers of papering it over to make it *feel* modern, whereas Macs actually modernized with Mavericks + Yosemite and never looked back.
exfat sucks for hard drives
@@redrush-hp9li can you explain why? I use mac for over 10
Years and have used many hard drives and sticks with ExFAT and FAT32, never felt a difference
(Ofc most hard drives I formatted MAC OS extended)
@@edcgadgets-de Both NTFS/ReFS and HFS+/APFS have additional features like journaling and file permissions that reduce the risk of data loss. ExFAT is very much a lowest common denominator that works on anything.
There is also software out there that allows you to create a fat32 format that can be as large as you want. Can’t remember the name of the app. I had to use it when modding my 3DS so I could take advantage of a 256 GB card
Shoutout to Windows Powertoys, they solve some issues that are mentioned in this video and also add new cool features, I sincerely don't understand why MS doesn't include them in the OS by default or atleast on settings.
What I noticed, is that most windows users biggest complaints about mac when they switch is “Why can’t I do it this way” and what mac people say when they switch is “why won’t it just work”. I’ve used both my whole life and what I can generally say is that, if you care about having autonomy over your devises above all else, you will probably prefer windows, however if you see your devices as nothing but an appliance and you only care to learn the basics, you probably will prefer Mac. Personally I have a PC for games, and a Mac for Logic Pro.
Thanks a lot everyone! I was ready to delete this channel, but for no reason this video hit viral and now I'm in a middle of writing scenario to next video :D See you soon!
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I think sometime new channels works and you are lucky, so don't take more time to get consistent otherwise it will be dead soon
Nice videos 😊
What was the reason for deleting your channel?
Dont, spreading knowledge and helping others is a very good thing. Keep it up!
life long windows user here, bought a macbook for IOS app development, i was optimistic and have been using for more than a year now. MacOS is terrible for windows power users (Bad HA support in apps, bad window managment , terrible accessories options, less settings etc). Warning for future readers - IF YOU DONT NEED IT, DONT SWITCH TO MAC.
Yeah don’t buy a Mac for anything like that unless you’re using swift or simple python and other simpler languages
Ive been a lifelong windows power user and the quality of windows laptops as of late has been horrendous so im planning on dipping my toes into mac for a bit to see if i like it, personally i dont need sll the extra freedoms of windows in a laptop (thats what my gaming pc is for) all i want in a laptop is reliability
@@nerd20fromdiscordsame I also bought my m2 air this week, and my reasons were the same. I already have a good gaming pc and all I wanted was a laptop that could atleast last for 5 years and chose mac and tbh I use Adobe premiere pro and after effects on it and it's smooth af
Window management can be fixed with software. But. I've used windows for years and got Mac for high school bc high school used Mac os only. I said mk. Let's try. Loved it. It works. It simply just works. Windows have so many bugs I want to yeet the laptop and desktop out the window (pun not intended)
@@thomasstorbugt6829 window management yeah. You can get over it. But its very difficult to get over the software issues. Apple forcing to use metal , terrible Gcc compiler, extremely high resource usage etc. Kinda annoying
"System integrity protection" on macOS and "Real-time protection" on Windows isn't same thing.
It's more like "System integrity protection" on macOS and "Early launch anti-malware protection" on Windows
Something worth mentioning is Windows applications leave behind a lot of crap as well. You can look at your hidden app data folder to see what I mean, and a lot of times it’s not even limited to there. I feel like this is an issue with every os, and the best I’ve seen in this case is Linux
He literally said and showed it at 4:55
@@kcoovi ah.
If an application is leaving something behind, it is the fault of the application's uninstaller. Good applications give you the option to remove settings etc. while uninstalling. I was thinking about Mac due to M1,M2 but not having uninstaller is weird.
@@InternetDisplayofPower in windows case an uninstaller is much more necessary. But I have yet to use a program with an uninstaller that actually removes the folders I’m talking about.
Atleast in Mac it’s easier to search. Windows scatters your files for programs everywhere.
@@-Name-here- Before i switched to Linux i couldn't survive without RevoUninstaller windows leaves alot of sh1t
I use most of Apple devices so it made sense to me to buy a Macbook as well. It was hard from the beginning, as a Windows user my whole life suddenly I had to learn a new operating system. But it got better with each day and now I actually really like it. Especially the hardware. No windows laptop comes even close to a macbook hardware!
MacBook hardware is awesome, but do you notice your eyes get tired on Macbook vs. when usingWindows? I had to go back to PC because the fonts were too blurry on Mac. If you put a Mac and PC on a text-heavy website next to each other - even different screens - Windows ClearType is so much easier to read on.
True also on price !
@@s734music Never noticed that, I use windows pc and MacBook laptop but never noticed any difference
@@s734music what Mac did you have? I’ve got a 2017 air and I do see what you mean but on something else like a pro the text is perfect
@@s734music I have a font smoothing application that basically fixes this.
I have used both OSes and a bit of Linux over the past 2 decades, and each have their strengths and weaknesses. When it comes to desktops, I prefer to build my own and multiboot or VM. When it comes to laptops, I prefer Apple by far. Their hardware/software integration is so far above the competition(except for the horrible laptops they made from like 2014-2019 with the terrible keyboards). What convinced to switch to Apple for laptops years ago was, quite simply, the trackpad (touchpad) and now performance/battery life. As the main interface with the user, it is essential to get right and again, no one comes close, not even high-end laptops in the same price range. $3000 Dell XPS are still plagued with touchpad issues and have terrible battery degradation, which has been a hallmark of Dell for as long as I've been using laptops. Multitouch on Apple is unparalleled. When my Asus needs replacement, I'll likely switch back to Apple as the software I use has no issues at this point. Now software:
macOS window management and uninstallation is terrible: 3rd party apps Magnet and AppCleaner take care of that. They're the most lightweight I've found. Speaking of 3rd party apps.
@Power User: as a power user, definitely check out 3rd party utilities like Alfred or Raycast. There's nothing really equivalent or as powerful on Windows. Also consider Little Snitch or Lulu for network monitoring/firewall/basically granular comms control.
Also check out Default Folder.
I'm a diehard windows user but I am tempted to get the newest intel macbook just to use windows on that beautifully huge trackpad.
For window management I prefer Moom. It's also light and very powerful.
Microsoft Powertoys
I use a macbook air m1 and rog zephyrus g14, all I found fascinating about the mac was its weight and battery life . I love the G14 for all the other things.
Due to memory muscle between Windows and Apple
When I first got my mac I directly changed the Keyboard layout to match the windows one
CTRL becomes fn button
ALT becomes command
Windows Becomes option key
A very important question that one should ask before switching (in either direction) is, what am I going to do on this computer? Is all the software I need available for the OS I’m about to switch to? For example, you mentioned university, and that might requrie you to use fancy software not available for macOS.
I grew up with Windows, then went with Linux, then back to Windows, then switched to macOS, and then returned to Windows 10/11. I was able to do that, because most things I was doing are supported and available on macOS and Windows. In my macOS years, I had a Windows VM around for doing Windows things. Apple switching to ARM processors was a deal-breaker for me, because having the freedom to run Windows and Linux is important and sometimes necessary to me.
As for the user experience, I think Windows’s is better thought out. The fact that one must find, and often buy, extra software to get basic features, such as window snapping, or recording the computer’s sound output (eg. in OBS), says something about Apple. Window management on macOS is much worse, because the full screen option works randomly, and until recently, you couldn't keep the menu bar on screen at all times - so I was using one of those third-party apps to “maximize” windows without making them full screen. The red button also works randomly: for some apps, it just closes the window and keeps the app running, but other apps will quit after closing the last window - and you never know which, because Chrome will quit, but Safari and Firefox won’t.
Regarding file systems, macOS has two Windows-compatible options, namely FAT and exFAT. ExFAT fixes some limitations of FAT (such as 4GB file size), but it’s still not a good file system. You can get NTFS support on macOS, but - you guessed it - you need third-party software, with either a free but very clumsy option, or nice commercial stuff that costs $15-$20.
Same goes for a feature as basic as viewing ZIP files. On Windows, this is built into Explorer, and for fancier file formats, there’s the free and excellent 7-Zip. But in macOS land? MacOS can extract and compress files, but you can’t view the contents of an archive (and pick files to extract). You’ll need a third-party app for that.
Modern Windows is also great for software development (with features such as WSL and Windows Terminal). On good hardware, you get good performance, good appearance. You won’t get much good in the battery life department, but this also depends on what you’re doing.
You said it all sir. Thanks. Nothing compares to Windows.
wait until people find out about using a windows virtual machine
@@cohenostenVirtual machines are cool, but they have their limitations, like gaming or resource-intensive software. On Apple Silicon, your only option is Windows 11 on ARM, and not all software works well there.
Windows built-in uninstaller often leaves registry keys after programs uninstallation process, macOS does not points the installation directories to the hierarchy keys (REGISTRY EDITOR) but directly to the installation location so the programs can run faster with less errors (as long as the program is compatible with the version of macOS). Windows is well managed and very good to use especially for multi-tasking tasks.
Great video
I recently started using windows in addition to being a 15 year macOS veteran and they really are different languages.
Anytime someone switches OS there’s always the temptation to make 1. 0S behave like the OS they’re used to, but I think it’s incredibly important to adapt to the design rather than changing a lot of default shortcuts or behaviors.
Expand your vocabulary.
I do not agree. A computer is a machinery, it should be at your service, not the opposite. While with some things it's impossible to deal, many decisions taken by the programmers are totally arbitrary, so they should give you the option to change them at your desire. On this matter, the approach taken by the Linux community is the right way to follow. There are some distributions that allow you to rearrange the desktop organization in seconds to mimic the other OSes behaviour, and if it's not enough, you can install every desktop environment you prefer on top of the distribution. That's how it should be with Mac and Windows too.
@I hate cockroaches so much! They aren’t overpriced these days with Apple’s custom processors. The hardware quality and speed is usually higher than the equivalent competition.
@I hate cockroaches so much! Understandable. The cheapest Mac would be the Mac mini at $700. Hard to justify if it won’t be your primary machine.
The point here is people like you show so much of patience if it Apple giving excuses like this. But if you are the same guy moved from Apple to Windows complain like the same on how it is uncomfortable to close every window, this is different, that is different etc. You guys sound like everything is uncomfortable if it is not Apple
And one more thing, uncles friend of a friend told me that the pirates are having no problem with getting and installing all cracked programs on macOS😲
Can confirm
I use 70% of the crack vst and software on my mac and make sure it's working and no harm pretty easy to install
@@imdyinginside1919 what website can we get the cracks 😉
@@whizlogic reddit adobe z**
Nah, its far easier in the long run, but you have to disable safety
Confirmed
These Videos are so insane, you vs 1 mil youtube you win. You are so a good RUclips
As someone who grew up with Windows, I was quite resistant to switching to macOS, or Mac OS X when I first began using it in 2011. I initially installed Windows on my MacBook. Then I forced myself to use OS X for a while and just learn the differences, like the different shortcuts for taking screenshots. Once I actually put in the time to learn everything and change my mindset from the Windows way that I was second nature to me, I actually started enjoying using my Mac.
Today I prefer using macOS over Windows, especially because I've built up my Apple ecosystem of devices and everything works seamlessly together. It's silly to ask if one OS is better than the other, because they each have their pros and cons and they have a different approach to doing things. Just because I prefer using macOS, doesn't mean I dislike Windows. Just don't hate one because it doesn't have the same features as the other, because if they were going to be identical, then there'd be no reason for both to exist.
Ecosystem is a modern way to say slavery. Switching to other systems will burden you financially and mentally.
It's very ironic that people gladly accept this and many even brag about it.
@@ashwani14august Perhaps it is for poor people who live beyond their means, because I don’t buy things that are a financial or mental burden. Don’t project your financial position onto others, because the last thing we need is poor people giving financial advice.
Same way it is not difficult to come out of Apple ecosystem. When someone says as shown in the video it is difficult to move out of apple ecosystem I laugh. It is same like how you made up your mind and gradually moved from windows to mac os same way one can move from Apple to Android or mac to windows. I did it moved to Android and I am happy now 😀 as a technical guy it took not even a day for me to just start swim in Android world again.
I bought an M1 Mac Mini almost two years ago. Up to that point I had been an ongoing user of Windows, several distros of Linux, and Chrome OS. Acclimating to Mac OS was more difficult than any of the others. There are some things I've grown to appreciate, some things that are simply different (neither better or worse), but there are also a few things I quite dislike. The keyboard shortcuts for basic cursor movement are not good, and having the End key always take you to the end of document is truly awful. Some apps override this, but it's not consistent. I still really dislike having one menu at the top of the screen. I have a big monitor and a lot of open windows for different apps, so it's annoying to always have to move the mouse to one part of the screen to select a window and then move back up to the top of the window to open the menu. I can see how the unified menu would be good for those with a consistent workflow, but I do a lot of random things. Overall I get the impression that Mac OS better accommodates laptop users with Apple's amazing touchpad.
@@ashwani14august it's not slavery if you can just dump one OS and move to another. It's a choice. Slaves don't have the power to choose.
Usability is better in mac, I turned windows to mac in 2015, and I don't regret anything, in addition to the constant updates and errors that made it difficult for me at work or university
I moved from MacOS to Windows (for gaming and game development purposes), and the only feature I really missed from MacOS was Spotlight. Spotlight is amazing, really fast search, drag and drop from results, doesn't take much of the screen and can also do some other stuff like simple calc stuff.
The closest alternative I've found on Windows is a combo between Wox and Everything. Trouble is, Wox hasn't been updated in years. And it doesn't support drag and drop. Maybe there has been another alternative since, but... man I miss Spotlight.
Update: Gonna find an alternative to the alternative to Spotlight.
Microsoft PowerToys have similar search bar like spotlight. Try it.
I don't know how you can move from Mac to Windows and not miss the integration with other Apple devices like Apple Watch and iPhone, for example. Of course, if you have an Android watch or phone then there's nothing to miss.
@@timothylinn Many people don't have apple watches
@@Crackie Agreed. Most people don't have Apple watches. But if you have an iPhone and especially if you have a Mac _and_ an iPhone, you might want to consider getting one. It becomes more useful the more you are invested in the Apple ecosystem. For example, I get up and put on my watch. Then I look at my iPhone, which unlocks both the phone and the watch. From then on, my watch automatically logs me on to my Mac whenever I'm close by. There are lots of little integrations like that which, in addition to the functions of the watch itself, make it nice to have.
@@timothylinn old macbook, Android phone, no watch. I have better integration between android and Windows than I did in the macbook
I used Windows the longest then gave Linux a try 4yrs ago because I experienced compatibility issues in Windows when I code in Python and Windows 7 slowed my potato machine really bad. That's when I appreciate bash and Unix system in general compared to windows'. Fast forward when I became a professional dev and the company I worked for lends their Windows laptop for work, I still use Ubuntu via WSL and it's not a perfect solution for me due to memory consumption and bugs/issues that you will not encounter if you install Ubuntu in bare metal. Now that I can finally afford to buy a Mac I decided to get my first MacBook with M1 processor because its internals are more similar to Linux but I don't have to deal with driver issues.
With that said I can say that Windows is still better when it comes to window management but the zsh terminal is so fast compared to my previous WSL setup. The battery is also really great compared to my ThinkPad that lasts only 4hrs max.
Yeah as a dev I could never go back to windows full time, I still use my PC for gaming but for basically any work tasks I've resigned to my mac.
What driver issues?.. I've just built a new PC this summer, Ubuntu 22.04 catched on to everything out of the box, while I still didn't manage to make Windows work with its Wi-Fi card, despite manually installing the MB drivers from the manufacturer's website.
@@em_the_bee maybe it really did improve now compared to when I used it on my old PC but I also want to give the Apple silicon a try because of its performance and efficiency. I might also give app development a try so choosing a mac to target all platforms is the most practical choice for me.
U can use linux on that heheha
@@macreator9497 I moved to Mac not only because of the OS but because of the M1 processor. I'm well aware that my usecase will work on Linux because I deploy my projects to Linux.
unfair for this channel to only 3k subscribers, definitly deserves more than that
05:24 windows programs can also leave junk behind (usually stored in AppData)
I have switched from Windows to Mac for work reasons and it was fine. Took an hour to get used to it. Needed a day to set up some tools I was used to. It wasn't painful at all.
However I still regularly use Windows and it is fine. There are a few things that are pain on Windows but there are a few things that are pain on Mac as well.
You can change so that after minimising a window it goes into that app and doesn't create a new icon in the task bar. Go to System preferences -> Dock & Menu bar -> Check the box for "Minimise windows into application icon".
I agree that uninstalling apps is kind of a pain. The thing is, in theory apps should use their own folder which is inside of their app package. However, many apps don’t do that. Fortunately, there are great programs for uninstalling apps. Also, I use Steelseries Mouse tool to disable the acceleration and BetterSnap so that I can snap windows to the edges etc. For changing the mouse scroll direction automatically when I switch between mouse and touchpad, I use „Scroll Reverser“. It is free.
As a power user, I tried Scroll Reverser, but found "Mos" to be better. It lets you reverse the mouse scroll direction, but also lets you customize how smooth the scroll is, and the setting per app as well.
Right click on the trash and just say empty its not hard
@@DaTrainMan lmao you clearly have no idea what he's talking about.
@@airbornesnow4541 You don’t need a 3rd party app to reverse mouse scroll direction. Preferences (settings) - mouse. There’s a check box, voila!
@@fmax30000 that mouse setting is linked to the trackpad setting. We are talking about KEEPing the trackpad scroll, while REVERSing the mouse scroll.
As someone who switched back to a Mac after 20 years with Windows, I can appreciate your perspective. There are certainly advantages to each OS. They are both excellent. Moving from Windows to Mac has its annoyances for sure. Not being able to hover over a program icon in the task bar to see how many windows are open and select the instance you want is a big one for me. (On the Mac, you can right-click to see a list but that's more work.) Not being able to see transfer speeds when moving large files is another. Often there are utilities to fill in missing functionality that Windows users miss, like AppCleaner and NTFS for Mac-both of which work flawlessly. But I wouldn't go back to Windows. I love being able to select-spacebar to Preview any document w/o opening it. I love being able to respond to texts and messages from my computer keyboard. And Airdrop absolutely solves the problem of moving data between an iPhone and a Mac effortlessly. It is the tight integration with iOS and other Apple devices that really puts the Mac over the top for me.
I do understand and that is precisely what makes Windows the right choice for me. I avoid programs and devices that only work with each other, so I won't use either an iPhone or a Mac. Windows integration with Android is admittedly not quite as flawless as Mac/iPhone integration yet, but it's getting closer all the time. Now, I don't sync using either memory or a phone, so I don't have that issue. Why not cloud-sync? I have different clouds for work, home and shared with different settings to suit my needs. I don't have to do any copying.. it just synchronizes to where I need it.
@@jonasfermefors I don't think a person can make a wrong choice, Jonas, as long as it's an informed choice. (I'm not suggesting that your choice isn't informed.) Cloud sync is perfect for many applications and workflows. I use it all the time. But it does have disadvantages. It is relatively slow. It requires that you have (and pay for) sufficient storage space. And it requires an internet connection. AirDrop requires none of that. It's fast and low friction for situations when you need to move a file immediately. I tend to work with large video files and I often in locations without internet connectivity so AirDrop is perfect for my use case. But if you're a CPA moving text documents and spreadsheets around in a connected environment, AirDrop might be more of a luxury than a necessity.
@@timothylinn I understand - and agree - that there are different scenarios and no right or wrong. Here in Sweden mobile internet access is so cheap that I and most people I know have no issues with that any more, but if I worked with visual media it would be a different story here too. Even with 5G uploading video takes some time.
(I'm in IT and most of the large files - mostly virtual machines - have moved to the cloud, so my files are undoubtedly much smaller than those you work with.)
@@jonasfermefors I envy your high speed cellular, Jonas. :-)
MacOS shows transfer time and is way more accurate than Windows.
Good video, but to clear up some of your points. First macOS starting with Big Sur is a read only kernel. You can’t delete pre installed apps any longer. Second macOS does have an uninstall feature like windows. Go to Settings-
Storage-click the Application it will install the application. Even on Windows Apps could leave configurations files after uninstalling an Application. But with macOS I found a program called AppCleaner that works faster and deletes all the configuration files for an application. I also use Tiles for better Window Management in macOS. I took my over six months to really like macOS, but it is my daily driver.
AppCleaner is the best! Rectangle is a great, free substitute for Tiles and Magnet.
@Paulo Davidson What is the name of the software?
@@_NoobPlayingGames You don't need software I just like using the software because it is quicker and it is AppCleaner what I use. But you go to Settings/Preferences go to Storage the click on Applications icon and select the Application you want to remove and click delete. MacOS will do the same thing the reset of the uninstaller do.
If the minimize bothers you, CMD+m also minimizes the window, it's faster than double click I guess
Or hidding app, that’s better than to have many windows in dock. Alt click outside of app or command-H. That’s how it’s supposed to work. Minimzing windows isn’t really best solution in macOs.
I use RTX 3060 Gaming PC in my home and MacBook Air M1 for my school (because school asks for MacBook from everyone). This relaxes me a lot.
For your first video, this was actually very well put together. Might actually subscribe to see what else you come out with.
Thanks a lot! I'm in a middle of writing scenario to next video :D
Great video! An ecosystem feature you may not know about, is that if you copy a piece of text on your phone, you can paste it on your laptop, or vice versa
"Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard"
Also use cmd+q to that red thing to completely quit an app.
Though when you click on that red button only an instance of app runs in RAM, which leads to faster app opening time.
I had been a windows user since I was a kid so probably using windows for over 20 years. I was doing home office and using my power hungry gaming PC was warming too much not only my office but increased my electric bill. So decided to get s Mac mini since I just needed something small. Since then I have moved slowly to fully Apple ecosystem. I got an iPhone iPad etc and pretty much only use my PC for gaming. Apple isn’t perfect but works pretty good
6:50 You can not minimize an application window by clicking on it’s icon in the dock, but if you hold the option key while clicking on the app icon it will hide. To unhide click on the app icon. You can also use the keyboard shortcut command-H.
only thing stopping me is the gaming category... I'm done with 600+ watt power supplies and 80-degree rooms. I'd love to see an m2 mac run like gta and mainstream games like windows... or an apple game console. either way, I think the powerful efficiency approach apple takes is "futuristic" in terms of cpu speed on par with the competition, fraction of the required cooling and power not to mention the space savings that come with. I'm already an apple user and already enjoy the somewhat simple simplicity of everything... buy new iPhone, keep it until the battery dies, replace it, keep it until software isn't supported. Then by that time there's a big leap in hardware capabilities. My mom still uses my first iPhone (6s) that had a battery replacement and it's surprising how well its dual core cpu keeps up with the times... 7 years later.
I hear you, Nathan. I'm a professional video editor. I used to use expensive HP Z-Series workstations. In the winter, I never needed to heat my office. Earlier this year I moved to a M1 Max MacBook Pro 16-inch. I can now hear the second hand move on my wall clock but my office temp is in the low 60s and I'm going to have to turn on the heat for the very first time. That said, I don't think Macs are going to be a great option for gamers until either it becomes common to release games that are native to Apple Silicon, or the ARM version of Windows 11 becomes widely adopted and Macs are once again able to run Windows natively on ARM-based Apple Silicon.
Apple never cared about gaming. If you are that inclined, either built PC desktop for gaming or leave macOs.
I do not care about games at all and while I have gamed occationally it really doesn’t bother me at all. Waste of time and money, there are better thing in life. You will find later :)
Mac aren’t for games, they’re for work , video production, graphic design, etc … an XBox is for games or Alienware. PCs & Macs … they’re for Work and Business.
The fact that you can play games on them is a plus, not a necessity.
I guess with the developments of Asahi Linux and better platform and driver support (Apple GPU driver does not support OpenGL, which is still in use for many games and also it does not support Vulkan natively) for games thanks to it, we will see nice improvements in Mac gaming in near future. Apple, as @Jozo99 said, never cares about games in Macs, but it actually does try to help Linux team who are trying to make Linux run on Silicon. If open source community manages to create an x86-64 emulator on par with Rosetta 2, which runs x86-64 code pretty much with similar performance as native ARM code, proton can be utilized so that many good games can be run on Silicon Macs.
@@ladyhollman9534 Games, Media, Music. All forms of entertainment. Claiming that Macs and PCs are for work is absurd. And frankly, without the gaming industry, hardware development wouldn't be so rapid. Videogames didn't just come out of thin air. Gaming has been a thing since the dawn of computers.
Thank you for making this video, it was exactly what I was looking for. I'm a 20-year windows veteran tempted to try iOS. Very well rounded, fair and objective video! Still more research needed for me though
How does it hold up after a while? I hate using macos so far (at work)
MacBook Air M1 user here. Discord works as it should - no crashes. To remove app and all its files use App Cleaner (it's free). You can install support for read/write NTFS under MacOS (mjcfuse/ntfs-3g-mac). Sorry for a chaotic comment, I'm writing it on the fly as I listen :)
I have been a windows user for most part of my, life, thhen I switched to linux it was so peaceful to do basic work. And finally using MacOS and it has been very easy and overall pleasant experience for me. WIndows is always very inconsistant and unstable. So if you really wan't to game then WIndows is the only option till now and for some windows application, for basic uses linux can serve the purpose and also it don't crashes and macOS still a level above everything.
MacOS is not perfect but way user friendly and stable and consistent, the mess in settings/ control panel in windows drive me crazy, they have 2 interfaces for same things and not everything is there it is just a mess, also MacOS has time machine builtin and I have not seen anything on windows that come close to that
I'm not sure what exactly timemachine does but I'm guessing there's an acronis backup program that does something very VERY similar, only the os integration is different.
This. Windows feels like a huge mess in many places. I don't understand how people are unbothered by this. Windows 10 was released in 2015 and they still haven't fixed it. How is that even possible? And as if this wasn't sad enough, their settings app is slow and buggy too. I am unsure what their thousands of employees do all day.
This video is very interesting. Waiting for another part (if there's any) ... Cheers!
thanks for one of the few honest comparisons
It really depends on the user. If you are a software developer, you will love MacOS better than some linux distro or even windows.
Developing software in windows is painful (really)
Dude I see you channel just started but continue I like your content and production quality sound quality is very nice keep it up ☺️🤠
As a linux user I found this video very interesting! If linux wasn't an option I'd rather use MacOS than Windows but I still hate the MacOS window manager and the fact that the "app bar" wastes so much space by default. There are just these little nitpicks I have with both OSes, and since all my programs already ran on linux the choice for me was obvious. With linux I was able to create the perfect desktop and workflow for myself and I can't imagine using anything else.
same here. :)
as windows user for 24 years and switch to macos, its a best thing i've ever use !
Mac has ease of use baked into its design, and that is enough for me, forever. My grandmother, tech illiterate as she was, "got" it when we finally convinced her to spend a little extra on a MacBook. My mother, much of the same. While I would absolutely consider myself a power user, the airiness that permeates the entire user experience of macOS is irreplaceable for me on Windows. Linux, now that I can do and much more.
The trackpad gestures are it for me
Who would change to MacOS when you have windows
The guy who use laptop only for RUclips and google
But why would you use windows in the first place?
@@pixl_xip it cost less, it’s more effective, let you play more games, the vast majority of programs run on windows, etc. Yeah, I don’t know why you would use windows, over MacOS.
Imagine using Windows in 2024 😭
@@IceBlueLugia now imagine using it in 2025
I bought an M2 Air to replace my heavy, power-hungry gaming laptop. To be honest, I love my Mac so far, but it really helps to have a Windows machine as a secondary, which is what I'm using my gaming laptop for now. I hardly touch it, since Mac is better at most things I do, but it's helpful in an edge-case scenario.
Similar bro! for most part I use Mac System, and I have windows laptop for backup.
How can you say that when Apple products are so terrible for gaming? They are useless.
@@n-tertainmentx-tended4760 I don't play video games anymore, I have a job that takes up a lot of my time.
@@haifai3916 Well then, say that, otherwise you might confuse people who don't know about Apple's deficiencies.
@@n-tertainmentx-tended4760 I literally said I have a gaming laptop for Windows related stuff, you absolute chode. Touch grass.
My whole life I've been using Windows and was dreaming of being able to afford a Mac. I finally bought one and was thoroughly unimpressed. Made me appreciate Windows much more. For me the hype wasn't real. My development experience on Windows vs Mac is kinda the same. I actually prefer Windows but maybe that's because I've used it for much longer and know all the tricks and stuff 🤷♂
literally a very similar experience
So you didn't like it because you didn't like it. Pretty darn convincing!
@@peterbreis5407 its the little things that are unexplainable. Windows has certain ux elements that make life easier by alot and thats why windows remains widely popular
@@peterbreis5407 Yeah lol
@@peterbreis5407 the same reason everyone is giving for liking mac. i don't see the problem. i could spend a day listing reasons why i would never own a mac and why i STILL hate them, but no one wants to read that.
Fun fact: in the thumbnail, the color blue for switch and red for Mac OS is blue then red, which is the same coiled in that Oder for the joy one on the switch.
Nuances & eco-system aside, MacOS does it for me. The level of optimisation, efficiency & attention to detail are the hallmark of Apple products. As a software developer I have gone full circle from MSDOS/Windows, Linux and now Mac, I find that Macs are the best of both worlds.
My Pros
- High efficiency! Apps use less memory and cpu resources than their counterparts in other OSs, this results in:
1) Faster application speeds
2) Faster boot time
3) Batteries tend to last more because they are strained less
4) Open more applications without hanging
- UI ie Iconography and typography are unmatched
- MacOs has its roots in Unix, so you can run scripts and commands in terminal like Linux
- Gestures ❤🔥
- Spotlight
- Easy customisation of major operating system features and hardware
- Less prone to viruses (Though this may change)
- Durability! In my experience Macs last way longer than most if not all brands out there. I am actually writing this post on my MacBook Pro mid 2012 lol
Cons
- Window placement/management. Though this has improved, it could be better!
- If you are a gamer, you will have a far better experience in Windows
- Many apps are paid, but if you are being productive then this won't matter much
- MacOs runs on Apple hardware so you are stuck to the hardware that comes with it, this is a con when the said hardware doesn't include things like ports or you want to upgrade your memory
It just feels more thought was put when designing MacOS and if you are a Power User you will enjoy the more advanced features!
Maaaan, I'VE SEEN ALL YOUR REFERENCES HAHAHA, felt so "Is like me", appreciated.
Very helpful video!
Thank you! By this video I switched to OpenBSD with CWM
a few complaints you made can be resolved by using shortcuts...
Command+H to hide apps or Command+M to minimize apps.
Command+Q to quit apps.
Additionally, most 'power users' on mac use AppCleaner to uninstall apps for us, free, open source and effective.
I'd add to this Option+Desktop Click which hides current application including all of its windows and gets you to well... desktop. Command+Option+H hides all other than current applications. These are shortcuts well known to old Mac users (have been present in Classic MacOS for years already) and are very useful, but not that obvious at first to Windows users.
Well I've never touched mac os but loved the video can't wait for the next one
My fav is being able to copy something on my iPhone and paste it on my iPad or MBP.
6:23 now in Ventura we have some gestures to get the apps windows the way you want, exactly like windows!! I switched when Big Sur launched and that was a feature that I was missing a lot, glad that it came back
Both OSes have different workflow and behaviour. Don't force using Windows workflow behaviour on macOS. Learn more basic shortcuts will allow you to use the macOS simpler and faster. for example: Quit app (cmd+q); close window(cmd+w); eject external drive, disc drive or dmg file (cmd+e). Drag the Application folder to the dock (next to the Bin) will allow you to create an Application shortcut on the dock. This will make it faster to list all apps and find app.
But that's what Launchpad is for, what's the benefit of using an Application shortcut against Launchpad?
@@roshanprabu launchpad is not showing all of the application in /Applications folder. plus it doesn't show folders inside the /Applications folder.
@@roshanprabu also.. having the Applications folder on the dock make it way easier to scroll through all applications. With launchpad, you have to go through several pages of apps
your background music contains parts that sounds exactly like my door bell, and I'm now deeply in doubt if I hadn't missed a package or something, but thanks for the good video :)
The lack of games is a game breaker for me
I see what you did there
CMD+Q is the way of closing an app entirely & CMD+W is the red button
I remember Dankpods said he switched to MacOS was because of the shenanigans that Microsoft was pulling around at the time. I mean....who could forget the disaster that was Windows 8? And Vista to a certain extent? Also, early Windows 10 is a nightmare for anyone without some computer knowledge. I know because I did use a lot of early versions of Windows 10. The updates never stop, boot loops on updates, some updates just refused to work on certain comps, etc etc etc. At least Windows 11 is good now.....right? Right?!?
I am a heavy Windows user. I have an iMac G3 and Macintosh Performa 637cd in my collection but these machines aren't all that useful to me. On classic PCs I can vintage game and setup/run programs that are used by the ancient machines at my Dad's work (MS DOS steel cutting, pressing, etc). Professionally I am studying to be a CPA and on Windows I can work Power BI, Dynamics GP, Excel, Access, and other accounting / financial tools. I also just am so used to the landscape in Windows and commands. Although I will mention that I've used new iMacs in one of my elective photography classes at Uni and I really like how clean and simple everything is. Definitely could see Mac as a good personal machine to separate from work.
If your a gamer, no. Just stay very clear of macs unless it’s the Apple Arcade you are after
Please do because Mac Books are for getting Professional work done. I’m glad to see Microsoft make their latest Surface Pro game retardant. Professional devices are for people with Professional jobs to get done.
@@ladyhollman9534 With professional jacked up prices, of course
@@ladyhollman9534 no it’s not. I use my Mac for gy pn
I don't like the lack of vents on a macbook. You're pretty much forcing the fans to work harder to get it to a certain temperature.
I've used Windows for 18 years and macOS for last 4 years and I never missed Windows
I’ve been a mac and windows user for years and learnt a few things from this video, thanks!
The best feature I liked was the copy image text from macOS which is not in any Windows OS
I use and am comfortable with Windows, Linux, and MacOS. Linux is the most fun, Mac is the most useful. Windows is the most painful.
for you install/uninstall problems just use homebrew. One major advantage every nix based operating system has over windows is package managers(ik there is windows store but its trash and the windows package manager just dont have enough of a userbase). That way you can install almost all programs with 3 words in the terminal and uninstall the same way
Same thing on windows. You can use Chocolatey to install packages. Of course it is not preinstalled but Homebrew isn't too.
@@romandovgii virgin not preinstalled package manager vs chad pacman
It is truly unfortunate that some of the people who switch from Windows to Mac, make two big mistakes that ultimately lead them to feeling frustrated (as this person is). The two major mistakes are 1) that they try to do everything exactly as they did it on Windows, and 2) that they DON'T get a competent Mac user (either someone they know, or someone that they don't know) to sit down with them to show them how to use MacOS best. 🤷🏼♂
For #1, yes it is extremely frustrating to try to use a Mac just like a Windows computer, while being completely ignorant of the much easier way to do many things in MacOS. For #2, most Mac users are very happy to provide tutorial help to Windows and Linux users who have switched to macOS. Without understanding and learning the ways to use a Mac (which is different than their previous computers) it will lead to frustration.
For anyone to say that one OS is "better" than another OS is purely a subjective opinion. However, a very objective truth is that almost all those who switch to a Mac, stay with using a Mac (unless they frustrate themselves), while very few (if any) Mac users ever decide to switch to Windows or Linux. From personal experience, I have provided tutorial help to many relatives, friends, and acquaintances who switched to using a Mac. But of all of my relatives, friends, and acquaintances (whether they started out using a Mac or switched to using a Mac) NONE have ever switched from Mac to Windows! (There may be a person you know of who has switched from Mac to Windows, but they are few and far between... And many usually decide to switch back to the Mac eventually).
The point that I would like to make to the person who uploaded this video "review" of his switch from Windows to Mac is that many of his complaints are based on his lack of knowledge about MacOS, and his insistence on trying to use a Mac like a Windows computer. It is the equivalent of going into a fine restaurant for a nice meal, but then complaining that they don't serve McDonald's hamburgers there.
My recommendation to the uploader of this video is to try not to think of MacOS as just a different version of Windows, and that they should contact a knowledgable Mac user to sit down with them to provide a tutorial on using MacOS.
Im tired of Windows/Android.Wich Apple product do you recommmend for a light user like me?(web browsing)?
There is one detail I’d like to argue that you got “wrong”. If you erase to ms-dos FAT, you’re going to get the extreme limitations of FAT32 or FAT16, whichever it is. ExFAT is the better choice, but honestly still problematic. FAT in general does not stack multiple small files in a single block, so a file can only be as small as the block size on disk. For those that need cross-platform support, spend the $20 on Paragon (but be aware they make you disable certain security protocols because they use kernel extensions), or if you use ExFAT, use the smallest block size possible if you want to be able to fit the most data possible. There may be a supposed performance hit. I’m not sure if that would be noticeable
ye. look like he's not as power user as i thought when i clicked this vid.
11 months late, but which disk format does support small files in a single block then?
@@xdanic3 ntfs does. Or at the very least stores small files in the mft to avoid using a block. And apfs does, but isn’t multi platform
@@heartdyedpurple Thank, that's not even the default formatting formant even on windows for formatting USBs, and mac can only read it, but good to know microsoft was so clever with the NTFS format... One thing you mentioned in your comment is that MS-DOS Fat > exFat > FAT32/16 but FAT32 and 16 have the MS-DOS prefix, so idk what format you mean then that you "deleted"
@@xdanic3 ah, sorry I wasn’t very clear. When I mentioned ms-dos FAT, I meant as a general category, then meant to specify that no matter which of the FATs you use, they come with limitations. FAT16 and FAT32 in particular have very noticeable file size and capacity limitations. The reason I had mentioned using NTFS and Paragon is that Paragon allows for read-write NTFS on macOS
After using Windows for almost 15 years, I switched to MacOS (Macbook M1 Air). Didn't encounter any problem tbh
I think the whole "Macintosh Vs. Windows" debate is just stupid. Both are good operating systems. I like computers in general and thus I think they're both great in their own ways.
It's alot better than having no computer at all!
For a 949-subscriber-YT-content-creator-video, this is a very nicely executed video, and comparison criteria were also great!
7:25 Why not use cmd+Q for the job? It's the way more ergonomic Mac version of the alt+F4 on Windows. I even deactivate the function to ask me twice if I am sure to shut down Chrome or other 3. party browsers and kill them in one blow like a native Mac app.
you've gained new subscriber, good luck bro
Heres a comment that isn't a paragraph! 😄
bro ur so fun to watch
Great video.
I'll stay on Windows.
I used to have an iPhone, and I felt like I was trapped in that ecosystem.
All the things that are so simple on Windows, and on an Android phone, were a nightmare on iPhone!
Even copying the original music that I own (.flac files) and playing it on the iPhone has been a challenge!
I'll never own an iPhone again!
I'll never own a Mac!
you were not trapped in the ecosystem because you were not in it if you only own one device. people call it an ecosystem because of how well the devices work together. what you experienced was a clash between two gadgets / devices which were not designed to work well together
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I do have to call it an "ecosystem" because I was obligated to install, both, iTunes and iCloud on my PC in order to copy files between my PC and the iPhone.
(I don't have to install anything like that on my PC since I've upgraded to an Android phone).
My iPhone annoyences:
1. iTunes doesn't play (.flac) music files, so I had to install a 3rd party app called: Vox, which would constantly harress me by telling me to upgrade to the payed version of their software.
2. I couldn't set a preferred ringing tone from my music library, which I've purchased legally! (For that, users need to buy music from iTunes!)
3. The battery was a joke!
I had to recharge my phone multiple times per day.
I've replaced the battery with a new one twice,to no avail!
4. iPhone doesn't offer users the possibility to insert an SD card! They charge a lot of money for storage space!
I was always running out of space on my iPhone!
@@Crossfire2003 Sure … sure
@@Crossfire2003 couple of comments:
1. iTunes is more similar to Spotify than a media player. So shouldn’t be surprised that iTunes cannot play a song that you don’t purchase through it, the same way Spotify cannot play a music file you purchase elsewhere
2. You don’t need iCloud. google drive, onedrive, anything will do just fine. This is how I share files among my Samsung phone, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, and Linux machine
I tried numerous brands and I have problems with at least one model from each brand, but when I tried their other models I was quite satisfied. So, perhaps you got unlucky with your iPhone model, but doesn’t mean all their products are bad. Non - pro iPads and newer base model MacBook Air with Apple silicon chips consistently punch way above their price range (as crazy at it sounds, it’s true from my exp).
In the end, it’s about the design philosophy, you can either design a product that works well in general or a product that works in certain way extremely well, and I think Apple went with the later.
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I agree. That's correct.
If one stays completely locked in the Apple ecosystem, then it works like a charm.
But that ain't for me.
First of all, the "bang for the buck" is all gone with Apple.
They charge extra money for any feature.
Honestly, I assumed you had a bunch of subs, that's how this vid feels. Keep going 💪 never give up.
You just earned a new sub
After watching this, I can confirm that I am bilingual. I use macOS as easily as my win PC.
Real power users have both. My Mac is to get stuff done and windows for gaming. It’s that simple
The funny part is that you think that we are going to switch to MacOS 🤣
Great video. Really nice production value, u should have a far bigger youtube channel in my opinion
2:10 Windows 11 sadly no longer lets you make a local account unless you find out a way to bypass the Microsoft account
one thing I will miss on windows is the ability to download any program and games, free or paid
I got my first Macbook in 2015 and have moved 99% to macOS since then. However, because I do a lot of stuff with game modifying and stuff, there are certain things that I have to keep a Windows machine for. Certain programs only exist on Windows because of the high installbase Windows has, especially niche programs that are developed to do one thing and to do that one thing well. However, I don't see myself returning to Windows full time because I find macOS so convenient for everyday use
gaming on mac sucks balls if u really are a hammer I feel bad for you its like if the hate on android was valid apple desktops are ass
i loved idea of adding classical backgrounds on video
iPhone 13 Pro user sinch March but i still use my Windows laptop and don't plan to change. Windows 11 is really stable for me. My laptop can still last 8-9,5 hours without charging. It takes me a lot of time to adapt to iOS. I've try MacOS in store and i don't like it very much. I can surely adapt but i'm not amaze by it. I'm more Android + Windows
MacOS is very easy if you use it intuitively.
The only thing I miss from Windows is the Clock and weather app, which we now have in macOS 13.
Biggest annoyance for me is font rendering and smoothing. Looks blurry compared to Windows, still haven't found full solution for system font replacement.
I fixed app closing, there's app for that, don't remember name
I fixed windows resizing, there's app for that called something izoom
I fixed windows snapping, there's app for that also
I fixed annoying dock taking space and not spreading fully with app called uBar
I didn''t fix NTFS part, however i read there is app for that, also you can use virtualization.
Windows not remembering sizes is so annoying in MacOs
It could be very hard to make another OS work entirely the same I think. you will get use to it.
Windows 10+ Also Has The Phone Feature! Not Just For Calls... But For Almost EVERYTHING: Calls, Messages, Photos, Screen Sharing (And Apps), Notifications, Volume, Audio Player, Settings, Etc. Using Microsoft's Phone Link. You Can Also Transfer Files Using Regular Bluetooth Connections, Btw There Is An ENTIRE Samsung Ecosystem Which I Honestly Find The Best!
You forgot the trackpad... the trackpad alone convinced me to switch to Mac, especially all the force click features such as lookup, its so handy when you save all your files as "document x" with a force click you can preview the word document without waiting for word to actually open, or before uploading a file you can quickly preview it before clicking on upload. Never been happier I wish my family used MacOS since the beginning.
Before I got my first ever Mac in December 2015, I wasn’t used to using the command button and the trackpad like I am now.
Now, if I try to use Windows, I keep forgetting that I have to manually click the taskbar to get to a new desktop, whereas on macOS I can simply swipe on the trackpad or Magic Mouse to get to a different desktop.
From what I have seen, I am sticking with Linux Mint. It has all of the features of Windows or Mac that I care for. Including Warpinator which works a little like airdrop.
Do you know if theres a way to use system wide dictation on Mint/Linux?
@@ohreally4467 I've never done dictation. So, I have no idea. There are lots of videos on RUclips for everything from installing Linux Mint to using the terminal. If system wide dictation exists, I'm sure you can find it.