That's a fair comparison. I wouldn't be surprised if in 2026 a follow up video includes a line to compare which has AI capability built into it. I also think 2025 is when the OS debate gets really ugly. Not that it wasn't ugly before, but there's a deadline for Windows 10 support coming up this year. Deadlines have a tendency to have an affect on people in one way or another and often put pressure on people to make a decision hastily that they've been putting off. In that haste, people will go online and try and research their options and find the heated online debate that's been going on with a lot of unhelpful half truths from all sides of the arguments and it'll be very hard to get the actual facts for a lot of people.
@sonsiefaceКүн бұрын
Thank you, that’s a very kind comment. I tried to put my Linux Fanboy hat to the side. I belatedly realized I didn’t mention security, which is a whole other minefield of finger pointing 😝. If it were up to me, I’d point the bulk of Windows 10 users to Zorin or Mint and be done with it. I still maintain those are fine for the average home computer/laptop user who is not using video mixing consoles, midi interfaces or needs 3 or 4 displays …
@gwguxКүн бұрын
@@sonsieface And as someone who's been running Linux for over 20 years, I agree. Those two distros are great for average users and depending how well Cosmic does, Pop!_OS may join those ranks. Plus, Valve working with multiple vendors for more hand helds based on Linux may also have an affect on the market too as people get used to how well gaming works on a non-Windows device that can also be used as a desktop. I'm hoping to see Linux market share climb up to 5% or more this year, but we'll see what moves Microsoft makes. Microsoft didn't get their monopoly status by playing fair...
@echobucket2 күн бұрын
This is like the most fair version of this sort of comparison I've ever seen.
@anmarm.94872 күн бұрын
Who say its a battle, to me its about preferences. I dont like to be spyed on and watched therefor i use Linux.
@The-Cat2 күн бұрын
I'm currently slowly moving from Windows 10 to Pop OS! Both for personal as well as professional use. I'll still be needing Windows 10 as a dualboot setup but only for drama-free gaming and some proprietary shit for work that I cannot do through virtualbox on Pop Os! I've tried mac in the past but it's in my opinion extremly frustrating to use as a poweruser so even on my Mac Mini (model 2014) i've got Windows on it so that my wife can actually DO STUFF on it. Even in 2025 it's still usable while running Windows lol.
@pradyumnsingh35552 күн бұрын
what do you mean by having windows 10 dualboot setup , is it supported or cracked version ?
@sonsieface2 күн бұрын
Yeah, I’m eagerly waiting for the full release of the new Cosmic desktop!
@Wahinies3 күн бұрын
Protip: every year is the year of linux
@sonsieface2 күн бұрын
Preach! 😎
@MarkyGoldstein3 күн бұрын
Humanity is now at the point where switching to Linux makes most sense
@df3yt3 күн бұрын
I think learning MacOS has the largest learning curve. Most of the keyboard shortcuts are out of whack, from ctrl "arrow".to the awkward cmd c. The lack of ctrl f and then F3 to search. It's multitasking and multi monitor setups are very buggy compared to Win / Lin too. It also has certain dialogs than can't be used via KB. Windows users can use Linux, Linux users can use Windows, MacOS is a special breed. There are many design elements of MacOS that you can see was designed for dummies. Try using HOME/END/PGUP/PGDN. And when typing in Safari, like now, if you type too fast it skips letters as the "text" predictor is too slow. This on MBP. Heck no collapsable system tray! WinXP had this.
@kpbendeguz3 күн бұрын
Well if you set windows key combos as a standard then no surprise that windows fits to that standard better. Macos has standard key combos since 1984 and obviously macos developers priorize current macos users' needs than windows users'. I've found no bugs in macos multi monitor setups or multitasking especially compared to windows.
@df3yt3 күн бұрын
@@kpbendeguz I agree with your comment to a point, the issue is many of these shortcuts are inconsistent between apps, yet are consistent in Linux / Windows. Additionally when evaluating an OS we need to see how well it plays in the world and MacOS just doesn't.
@kpbendeguz3 күн бұрын
@@df3yt Inconsistent because those apps don't apply the macos standards. If native macos apps would be released on windows and linux without applying the windows standards then those platforms would be inconsistent as well. When evaluating an OS we should not base it on personal preferences for the first place.
@sonsieface3 күн бұрын
Yes, I thought it was just my “Linux” prejudice, but I still find macOS a bit of a chore even after a few months. Can’t speak to the display issues, but I don’t doubt what you say. I mean, they did a good job of putting a pretty face on Unix, but I still feel more comfortable in Linux with Gnome or Cinnamon, etc.
@JamesMcCloskey5 күн бұрын
Zorin OS is an excellent option for those new to Linux or anyone else who wants a simple, elegant, and stable experience.
@sonsieface5 күн бұрын
Definitely agree, it’s a nice, polished choice. If it were up to me, I’d encourage every “normal” pc user with Windows 10 to migrate to Linux in October. I try to do that in a few of my little videos, but don’t want to get obnoxious about it, y’know?
@Tropics09-o6d2 күн бұрын
stable x2
@alex-q8-q95 күн бұрын
Hello could you please make a video about the windows 24H2 update? Seeing lots of issues with it so I’m holding off on installing! Please give your tech insights maybe
@sonsieface5 күн бұрын
Yes, you may want to hold off, seems to be a bit janky. Maybe wait till they figure it out. I did a video a few weeks ago about changing settings to avoid letting it install while still getting security updates.
@jesselistarseed7 күн бұрын
Thank you for making this video. I have a strong desktop computer and a Samsung Odyssey+ VR headset. When it installed the 24H2 update, it killed my headset, as well as all of the other headsets out there that use and are based on WMR (Windows Mixed Reality Portal), which is getting discontinued in the MS store in October. I'll be re-installing Win 11 version 23H2 on my computer from an ISO file, but was worried about Microsoft automatically squeaking the 24H2 update in eventually somehow. This is good information, and I'll do what you have shown here. 🙂
@sonsieface7 күн бұрын
Glad to be of some help,!
@sonnardo8 күн бұрын
Thank you for the review!
@sonsieface8 күн бұрын
You are welcome
@alpacamale290911 күн бұрын
dash to panel +1. I wish it had a floating mode
@sonsieface11 күн бұрын
Isn’t it weird, I used to not bother much about details like that, but now I think I understand when folks just “want what they want”. You find something you like and it kinda bugs you if it can’t carry over.
@alpacamale290911 күн бұрын
@@sonsieface yeah. I really prefers panels because docks are always moving and you don't really know where the icons are in autohide (which I always use because I like to use all the screen really state in my browser). But I welcome any stylistic change that does not affect functionality and can be disabled if the use doesn't want them. Floating panels like KDE would be nice. but I'm sticking with gnome because it is more visually consistent and it has nice rounded corners (corners look terrible in KDE)
@allanarnold361913 күн бұрын
Unfortunately i have but im going to roll back
@alex-q8-q927 күн бұрын
Perfect timing! Last video before sleep, maybe 😂
@sheldonkupa912028 күн бұрын
Thats funny, i have just finished installing a mobile Jellyfin server on an old Lenovo notebook with linux mint. The idea is to carry it for movie evenings at friends house. On the desktop i have conky displaying the ip adress in big letters for connecting the client. In a new location you just connect it to the wlan and connect a client with the new server ip. Pentium 2020 ivy bridge, 8 gb ddr3 ram, 64 gb ssd! Movies are on a like 15 yo 600 gb hdd (compressed with ffmpeg via batch script). On linux mint i installed jellyfin with the curl command as described on the website. On android clients i was able to stream 4 movies in parallel without significant server load. It maybe different on apple devices due to the need for transcoding. On a firestick even the dvd based movies look very nice! I love that setup...
@sonsieface28 күн бұрын
Very cool, love to see older equipment being put to good use!!
@sheldonkupa912028 күн бұрын
@sonsieface yeah man, i am addicted. Cant throw away anything😄
@pal-v3dАй бұрын
RIP. A great programmer and a kind guy.
@iangordoncraig2678Ай бұрын
Thanks for this info. Computers are the one thing we buy at some expense, but never allowed to totally own. Unless we have info like this.
@eatonjbАй бұрын
a Dell 8th gen with 16 gig, is still not a low end, it runs Win 11 with little issue still. might want to test it on a 4th gen or something like that with 2 or 4 gigs for a real test.
@sonsiefaceАй бұрын
Fair comment, don’t have min specs available right now but I suspect 4gb would be a minimum. I believe it will run on a Raspberry Pi, which is a pretty minimal system
@_traoАй бұрын
Hey, I’m one of the devs behind Private LLM. Thanks for talking about us, let us know if you would like us to add any models.
@sonsiefaceАй бұрын
It’s a nice app, and it runs great on my iPhone 13 Pro - thanks for your efforts!
@childsuccubusАй бұрын
I use Arch and Hyprland btw. I also play all of the Dark Souls games and Elden Ring, Star Wars Fallen Order and Jedi Survivor Ghost of Tsumimia Red Dead Redemption 2 and all of the Starcraft games. I use Steam Heroic and Lutris for my games. Most are on Steam.
@dragonballjiujitsuАй бұрын
I've used Windows since windows 95. Linux since 2003 and MacOS since 2008. For the normal everyday user and power user/creator there is no OS better than MacOS. Full stop. Price, upgrades, and customization aside if we just just comparing the operating system Mac is the best....by a LOT. If you like playing with the OS, tweaking endlessly etc Linux is better for you. If you like playing triple A PC games its windows. For everything else Mac wins hands down. Its not even close.
@sonsiefaceАй бұрын
Interesting! Been using maOS on an M1 MacBook Air for four or five months. The hardware is great, not so enamored with the Mac desktop. It’s fine and seems very stable just took me longer than I thought to be comfortable in it. My daily driver is Linux (of various flavors), and I confess to being one of those “fiddlers”, haha. Oddly though my desktop setups usually end up looking “Mac-like” with a dock and a top menu bar - go figure. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
@djcolourzoneАй бұрын
💩💩💩💩💩
@alexandertrimbleАй бұрын
ask a linux user to scale their desktop 1.25x 🙈
@sonsiefaceАй бұрын
Ouch! Haha
@dragonballjiujitsuАй бұрын
Arch is not the "adult distro" that would go to ZorinOS, Linux Mint ect. Arch is a toy for script kiddies to play with. Most of us go through that phase at some point. I did maybe 8-10 years ago. If you care about learning everything about Linux play with arch. If you just want an OS to get real work done pick a different distro.
@sonsiefaceАй бұрын
Fortunately, I don’t really need to do “real work” on my laptop; I just fart around for my own enjoyment. I’ve used Windows at work for years, Linux at home for 7 or 8 years, and MacOS occasionally over the last couple of years. Zorin is nicely polished, as are most versions of Mint, no disagreement there!
@archpenguin6646Ай бұрын
cool video!
@sonsiefaceАй бұрын
Why thank you
@archpenguin6646Ай бұрын
Welcome to to Arch, so you just missed a couple steps "adding the desktop:" just like you said you didn't hit enter. And you missed "use network manager" part. If you complete all the steps correctly it is unnecessary to "chroot" at the end. Chroot does come in handy if you need to do a manual intervention (fix something) you can mount the system and fix the more than likely a bad update. good job!
@cebruthiusАй бұрын
You get a thumbs up for saying "c t l" instead of that annoying "cuttle" 👍
@sonsiefaceАй бұрын
LOL
@CappsyАй бұрын
The only time ive ever needed to chroot after the install was to copy over a Windows bootloader for dual booting, but even that could be done later. Sounds like you had the perfect arch experience. A smooth enough install but with some enforced extra setup to give you that sweet taste of DIY!
@ZeIsAnEnemyАй бұрын
Long story short it’s jerking. The majority will use windows or mac without this continuing frictions with OS, settings, configs, packages and other unnecessary shit for basic productivity.
@sonsiefaceАй бұрын
They will, but for the “normal” user (KZbin, email, Facebook, doing taxes) “friendly” distros like Mint or Zorin could replace those quite readily. The biggest hurdle is that “normal” users have no idea how to install an OS of any kind in the first place, so it’s kind of moot unfortunately.
@mangodude-nq6suАй бұрын
A year or so ago I tried to do a custom partition scheme in archinstall and accidentally destroyed the rest of the partitions on the drive. So yeah, be careful with that. Now i just keep a writeup on installing it the way i need
@sonsiefaceАй бұрын
Ouch, I feel that. I have a laptop that I just blow up every time I distro hop. No multiboot or home partitions or anything (mostly so I can't inadvertently muck it up).
@alex-q8-q92 ай бұрын
Congratulations! Please keep the videos coming, it’s great to still have some insight into the big “tech-world” while not being as “invested” into it. 🎉
@sonsieface2 ай бұрын
That's the plan!
@pbrigham2 ай бұрын
You have a company in France called Polysoft Services that is selling this SSDs especially for Macs only, still, you have to install it yourself.
@cyberlizardcouk2 ай бұрын
HyperCard, the original Apple Notes app.
@alexeiboukirev83572 ай бұрын
Tried it too but I do use external monitor with my Framework 13 and fractional scaling. Scaling worked, external monitor would not work in single monitor mode and mirroring was out of question due to completely different screen ratio. Besides that, external wired keyboard would be lost periodically. Went back to Pop_OS. I liked that one can set Fedora for remote login though. I want that for my occasional RDP from desktop to laptop. It creates a new session instead of sharing existing session.
@sonsieface2 ай бұрын
Good info, thank you!
@Jim_Scotia2 ай бұрын
👍
@chocks93502 ай бұрын
Staying on Windows 10 for at least 10 more years for me....
@sonsieface2 ай бұрын
lol
@chocks93502 ай бұрын
Hypeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee........
@sonsieface2 ай бұрын
Some of that, no doubt. But at least you have an option if you don’t want to upgrade right now for whatever reason
@annadath692 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@sonsieface2 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@canadiangemstones76362 ай бұрын
You’d enjoy a little book entitled The Radioactive Boy Scout.
@alex-q8-q93 ай бұрын
I know right?? This is crazy!! They even did it at the first try! I can’t even imagine how they did it, how do you control a 300 ton object coming toward you at Mach 2 so precisely? SpaceX guys are genius.
@sonsieface3 ай бұрын
I’ve been getting used to seeing Falcon boosters landing after use, but this is several meters taller and SIX times heavier AND they caught it out of the air.🤩
@ckgun13 ай бұрын
Great video dad I love ya
@2782Jack3 ай бұрын
this is better than some podcasts I've heard, they don't repeat ideas and even bring up some interesting questions, I was expecting something passable but this is so good I don't think I'd know it was AI if not for the voices
@sonsieface3 ай бұрын
Yeah, I was quite surprised by it. I don't know if you would start to hear patterns if you listened to a lot of these sorts of summaries, but for a quick grasp of a topic it seems pretty useful (and not distractingly "robotic")
@Deadpoet1323 ай бұрын
Never have I ever imagined two A.I generated voices talking about Kardashev scale.
@sonsieface3 ай бұрын
Pretty slick though isn’t it
@domovoi_03 ай бұрын
Great stuff. Love and blessings!
@sonsieface3 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening
@suveerbhatia73 ай бұрын
🔥
@wnewbury44 ай бұрын
I installed Debian 12 last night. Now I see why people "improved" it. (Ubuntu, Mint LMDE). It was not difficult to install and it mostly worked but I'm going back to LMDE.
@jdriele4 ай бұрын
Fan of hypercard in 1989, today I am a Power Platform architect ^^
@clangerbasher4 ай бұрын
I am surprised it went away.
@blakedmc1989RaveHD4 ай бұрын
don't forget Windows 10 LTSC 2021 IoT will still get support until 2032 also keep in mind Windows 11 LTSC 2024 IoT will not require a Microsoft Account, not TPM or Secure Boot and can be installed on even older PCs and still get support