Switching to Mac as a Windows User

[@AllAroundFilmmaker]

Hey everyone! Just wanted to say thank you for all the love this video has been shown and also for the helpful tips regarding my switch over to MacOS! I also wanted to just clarify that while I have "switched" to Mac for the majority of my day to day work, I'm still using my PC on a near daily basis to play games. I still love both platforms I'm definitely gonna keep enjoying the strengths that both Windows and Mac have to offer!

[@venomc3127]

Also, if you don't like having the full screen view using built in tiling, if you hold the option key you can snap a window to the left or right of the screen.

[@jeanbaptistelabelle]

Why always speaking of lack of integration with Windows when...you are using an iPhone. I could not leave without a good integration between Windows and my phone. That is why (among other reasons) I have Android phone. And I do the SAME that between iOS and MacOS NATIVELY without installing additional software. What about the comment on installing or uninstalling software? You take them from the Store and you just click on install like on the iPhone. And a long press and uninstall like on the iPhone. It cannot be any simpler than that.

[@thechrisverhoeven]

@@venomc3127 thanks for this tip. As All around filmmaker talked about, I'm in pretty much the same position. I've always refused to buy any Apple product out of the principal of them charging way too much money. But bought my very first Macbook pro last August and never want to go back. Also during then and now, I bought myself an iPhone 12 Pro, just because of the airdrop functionality. That is such a breath of fresh air.

[@Diablo22967]

I commented this on another channel, but we gotta stop treating Macs as a curse and windows pcs as a curse, just because they are different and the companies are competitive, doesn't mean we have to be, Macs have the pros and cons and so does windows, in the end the learning curve is the same wether you a lifelong pc or mac user switching over to both sides. I just love that we have these two great OS that if used together can give us everything we need and want

[@laughwithoutsmiling]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this but there is a paid feature called BetterSnapTool that’s 3 bucks less than a cup of coffee and it allows for the windows snapping for apps. Infinitely better that the current Mac app viewing options. Makes my Mac unusable without it imo, def worth the price.

[@user-kf8qc7cx4n]

Before I retired I was a Network engineer and we were always offfered a MacBook solely because in addition to network gear we also work with Unix systems. The under pinnings of Mac OS is Linux/Unix.

[@MintPi_]

I don't typically comment on videos. But I have never seen such high-quality video and audio, well thought out, and great transitioning KZbin video/Channel with such little subscribers. You have the right workflow; and I undoubtably know you will succeed as a professional KZbinr. Great work, and I appreciate the information!

[@AllAroundFilmmaker]

Thank you! I put a lot of time into these videos and really try to make them the best I can so it's always nice when someone appreciates it!

[@micosstar]

me too! ❤

[@grinuts3866]

@@AllAroundFilmmaker for real I got surprised by the subcount!

[@tarakumawat8348]

I thought this channel would have atleast 500k subs if not million then I saw your comment and checked the count 😳

[@seyedhusseinmirzaki8056]

MKBHD looooooooooooooooool

[@Smbrine]

As a part-time win developer I might argue on your speech about the app installation. I can dive really deep into this difference but I will try to be as short as possible. There are only 5-10 types of macs that are running the latest macOS (I’m talking about MBAir, MBPro, iMac, etc.). Each of them is sharing almost an identical processor. The Xcode is also only available on Mac (this is a program to code programs on Apple devices). So basically macOS developers can build their soft on their machines and distribute the pre-built app. With windows, you will never know what processor will be installed in the pc so this “long installation” is basically an app build process. That’s why windows is way more popular but way slower.

[@christine_notchristina]

Good to knw!

[@mojoblues66]

Summary: PCs are fragmented.

[@glitch5174]

1) I can’t believe this video isn’t from a 100k+ subscriber channel.. actually insane!! 2) I’ll never swap to just one OS (between mac and windows).. my portable set up is Apple (mac, iPhone, iPad Pro, Apple Pencil) but at home it’s all about the windows desktop🙏

[@Sh0n0]

Hell yeah and when im showing my mom i use linux

[@lsyyc999]

This is why KZbin is so great. If it weren’t for the recommended videos the platform wants to put out to people, I would’ve never seen this masterpiece. Kudos to you, keep what you’re doing, and you’re gonna go places for sure.

[@world_production]

I started using windows xp pro when I was 6 years old and when I was 11 I got my first Mac (a MacBook Air) I literally cried because of how incredible the user experience was

[@Deathsead747]

Great video mate. I wholeheartedly appreciate both OS for what they offer and it all comes down to personal use case. I too have been a life-long Windows user and I used to think that MacBooks were overly expensive and limited until I tried the M1 Air and I was blown away by what a thin & light notebook is capable of. I wasted no time in recommending and getting my best friend to switch over to the same specced MBP as yours, since he is a music producer and immediately after switching he was quick to point out how smooth, fast and bug-free the whole process is now. As a gamer, I will personally still stick to Windows but I wholeheartedly standby the Apple Silicone.

[@AllAroundFilmmaker]

Appreciate it! I didn't mention it in the video but Apple Silicon was another major factor in my decision to move over to Mac. Definitely, Windows is better for gaming, I'm keeping my PC around for that very reason haha

[@whatthe9256]

@@georgecalistruofficial Offering outdated games dont really make it enticing

[@testthetruth6238]

Hi I recently just bought XSPLIT but have just found out it is not compatible with MAC OS crazy! I have also just found out I can change my MAC AIR M1 to windows to try a workaround to use the XSplit 1.do you know if this works and 2. Will I lose anything on my MAC OS when I transfer to windows on the MAC ?

[@julianverting9869]

​@kev So you also get more weight compared to a macbook, little battery life and a strong noise from the cooling system, macs have never been positioned as a gaming device, I'm not even talking about the other little things, gaming laptops is a dog shit (I know from personal experience) Even if we're not talking about gaming laptops there's still the issue of battery life.

[@mechantechatonne]

@@AllAroundFilmmaker At this point my PC is a game console lol.

[@amazingmation97]

I just got a an Asus Rog Zephyrus M16 a few months ago! The only problem I have had with it is that the fingerprint sensor stopped working, but just needed a driver update. It has been an amazing device! I would switch to the apple ecosystem but it would be really expensive and I'm already invested into the Samsung and Windoes ecosystems. Loved the video 😃😃

[@AllAroundFilmmaker]

I really did enjoy my time with that laptop while I had it. I’m still happy I switched over to Mac as my main computer but had I not had so many issues with my M16 I probably wouldn’t have switched in the first place. Really glad you’re enjoying it though!

[@runningataltitude3361]

I purchased both MacBook and the Asus, returned the MacBook. Prefer windows OS. Amazing Oled 240hz screen too!

[@Cortezuma]

I started with the exact same laptop… picked up the M16. Had issues and picked up a Lenovo Legion 7 slim. Then an Asus G14. Then gave up on windows entirely and now have a MacBook Pro. I haven’t truly put it to the test yet but so far everything runs incredibly smooth and as you said, it works really well with my other Apple products like my phone, watch and AirPods. I do wish gaming worked better, and as you said the multi-window setup and little things are strange. But overall I have more peace of mind and confidence in the machine and the system. I never saw myself as someone who could use MacOS but my frustrations with windows got too severe. So far I am satisfied but it’s still very alien to me and I’ve got to re-learn everything.

[@tom_4615]

It always makes me chuckle when I see these videos… they always go the same way. “I’ve used a pc for 10 years, I just switched and I realised it’s a way better experience” it’s like.. yes, it is…

[@TheJonathanc82]

I like windows, and I have used windows 2.0 through windows 11. That being said, I got a MacBook Pro M2 this year and I am very happy with it. My only gripe is that MS Office apps still don’t have feature parity with the windows version. That annoys me as a business user but it is nothing that I can’t deal with.

[@johnnyweissmuller5838]

Quick tip, especially on smaller screens set the dock to the left of the screen instead of bottom and activate hide automatically. The screen is wider than it is vertical.

[@techtipsuk]

personal choice, I like the look of the dock at the bottom

[@onyxriver]

I still prefer bottom dock. I just set the size to be a bit smaller and magnification to 0. I also dont like automatic hiding.

[@JavierYunes]

As a plus, if you set it to the side, you get another spot for Stage manager (if you use it, going from 4 to 5 apps is great)

[@ratgrug]

Another thing about uninstalling apps is that just dragging the app to the trash can does its job but sometimes there's leftover files. There's apps like app cleaner that when you drag an app into it it will find the leftover files and delete them. Just thought I would let you know

[@AllAroundFilmmaker]

Appreciate it!

[@julianc691]

@@AllAroundFilmmaker this is the first time I hear someone saying that their performance of a top notch windows laptop had performance drops of 50%. Either you don’t know how to use windows or the laptop was faulty. It’s 2022 man,those differences were very noticeable 10-15 years ago. For 2000 usd today you can buy a perfectly fine windows machine that can last you years to come. No offense but you’re pretty late with those arguments.

[@AllAroundFilmmaker]

I’m right there with you, in 2022 I think the majority of expensive windows laptops should have good performance and longevity. That said, it doesn’t negate the fact that the replacement unit I was sent was running games that previously ran at 120fps, at an unstable 50-60fps (using identical settings). I’ve used Windows for about 15 years, I know that there are things that can contribute to bad performance that aren’t the fault of the hardware, and I tried all the updates and troubleshooting that I could before retuning it again. It sucks because it was a really nice laptop, but I am happy with the decision I made.

[@julianc691]

@@AllAroundFilmmaker I’m both a windows and mac user. And this debate on which’s “the best” in very obsolete in 2022. They’re both good at something and bad at something else. Try to change your topics a little and you may get more subscribers

[@AllAroundFilmmaker]

9:27 🙂

[@dansanger5340]

I "switched" to Mac because the battery on my beloved but ancient ThinkPad was finally dying. I wasn't motivated by dissatisfaction with Windows, but because with M1, MacBooks had suddenly become an amazing value. I put "switched" in quotes because I don't really consider it a permanent switch. I still use my ThinkPad sometimes, and my next computer (when I get one) will be whatever seems like the best value at the time, whether Windows, Mac, or Linux.

[@sphoo1213]

Switched to Mac 3 months ago, been the smoothest and best transition I’ve had

[@thechrisverhoeven]

yes, I'm right there with you. Bought my Macbook Pro last August and am not going back to Windows.

[@gunzforarmz]

Too dumb to use Windows? Try Apple. They will do everything for you and you will never have to worry about customizing things because we won't let you. Now give me money.

[@gunzforarmz]

​@@thechrisverhoeven you're so cool. How can I be like you?

[@sphoo1213]

@@gunzforarmz It’s just an opinion; you don’t have to be so bitter ☠️

[@thechrisverhoeven]

@@gunzforarmz thanks, I guess

[@emanueleriontino9289]

I use “Magnet” to organise the windows and “Better Display” in case you get scaling issues with the monitor

[@akhisalaam]

Use rectangle instead of magnet if you want a free one but just as capable!

[@dj_hannah]

Great video! I am a life long windows user as well, I am now about 4 months into a migration to MacOS. I have to agree with the ecosystem integration, that’s a huge improvement but it has been a slow process adopting just about everything else.

[@skylermccrary]

Windows key + directional arrow to snap windows to different areas of the screen is one of my favorite keyboard shortcuts on Windows.

[@ChinoMagliba]

You can also assign that “manually” on a Mac. That’s what I did, the only thing that bothers me is you can’t do that when 1 window is maximized. It’s just counterintuitive.

[@SoyFaii]

i think that also exists in macos, control + arrow key sounds familiar to me

[@lynxcat4life]

Microsoft's patent on snapping finally expired so this fall when macOS Sequoia comes out, there'll finally be fn+ctrl+arrow

[@AnthonyDunk]

The biggest issue I find with Mac OS is that it simply doesn't run the Windows programs that I regularly use. So if I changed to Mac as my main computer I would have to find alternatives for each of these that work on Mac, if they are available at all.

[@eliasfrancesch]

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[@dierkrieger]

I just use Windows 11, Ubuntu Linux, and macOS Ventura. I like using all three because they all do things the others can't do.

[@WololoWololo2]

What do you mean the others? You literally owned every OS exists in the world 😂 there’s no any OS other than Linux, Mac OS and Windows

[@justlearnitquick]

I wonder what kind of limitation you find with Ubuntu Linux in comparison to windows ? Apps ?

[@Hamyhamster24]

As someone who uses windows and Mac OS, I agree lol

[@Joshwaa_s]

I'm pretty set on getting a macbook soon in a similar situation to you as a windows user all my life. So far it's seemed to me that the best option is just to own both. Even if that takes time to save - being able to have a good PC to game on and use all the programs windows has to offer is a must at this point - and windows PC's are outstanding with price to performance. Macs however win the laptop field by far. It also feels good to have a machine for personal and entertainment and one that works and looks different for getting things done. Thanks for the video man, summed up the points from someone in a similar mindset to myself and helped solidify the decision.

[@BiscuitLazers44]

Currently on the fence about switching, and I’m in the same boat as you. Been a windows guy since I was a kid with XP, but lately I’m about fed up with the lackluster battery life and nonstop tweaking needed to have my windows laptop run the way I want it to. At this point a MacBook seems better and better (for a mobile computing solution)

[@davidmullins3802]

Nice video, I added Tiles for Window management and get those Window snapping back in MacOS. I also use AppCleaner to get all the configuration files off my app when I want to remove an App. Just two apps to look at that I find useful in my setup.

[@Tekukuno]

Great video. 1) Column view in Finder. It's the bomb and something Windows should have. If you still prefer icon view, the only time it doesn't snap to a grid is if there's no sorting. If you sort by name or date or whatever, they will always snap to grid. While in icon view you can go to View Options to set whatever sort you want as the default, and they will always snap to grid from then on. 2) Spaces, which is individual desktops for each app, is also extremely useful. With your trackpad you can flip through all the open apps in a second, each one in full screen view. I find it more useful than snapping two windows in one desktop to each side, though I understand why someone could find that preferable too.

[@Nijo_Thekiniath]

This channel should have much more subscribers.... Keep creating such great videos...

[@joesalyers]

To have every finder window snap all files to the grid go to the right click menu and choose show view options set that window up as you like it and then choose set as default and every folder will be organized the way and size you prefer. Snap to grid should be a default but it is MacOS which uses the Unix/BSD philosophy of 1 program 1 task so it is up to you to choose what you prefer.

[@amanwaseem926]

How do you not have atleast 500k subs? The quality of this video is insanely good.

[@NathanNJ300]

7:11 You don’t have to set “Snap to Gird” for every window’s icon arrangement, you can set view settings for them all once by clicking “Use as Defaults” at the bottom of the Show View Options panel in any window.

[@norngkiman2356]

I have switched from window to Mac OS for 2 years . I do love everything on Mac including its built quality, trackpad, display, and the battery life but what I missed the most on my window laptop is the shortcut since I spend alot of time with Ms.Word and Excel. I find shortcut on window is way better.

[@onyxriver]

Shortcuts on Mac is as customizable as it is on Windows. And I mean the shortcuts/hotkeys. The app called Shortcuts is quite the bomb too, makes automation works like a breeze

[@xDontStarve]

I like having the control in where the apps are installed and what is being installed

[@VAKZ23]

I myself was a windows user since the age of 5, from W95 to present, and having my first macbook air m1 way back 2021, spurs a lot of questions, there were pros and cons, but one thing you can't take away from them was the trackpad and its build quality, apple sure does treat you on the aluminum unibody that you can't even compare to laptops at the same price point. another thing is that the trackpad gestures were just sooooo organic and good and well makes total sense, there were features you wish you had on a windows laptop. but as they say you dont game on a Mac, i still game on my gaming desktop but when it comes to document works, browsing and stuff, I find myself picking the MBA, ohh yeah, battery, I can just work with this thing the whole friggin day without plugging it in again to juice it up.

[@ryanmalone2681]

I’ve also just moved over to Mac from 30 years of PC usage.I will say that Stage Manager is more powerful than anything Windows offers, but it’s not as easy and requires a lot of setup, but once that’s done, it’s better than Windows. Took months for me to figure it out.

[@iAMaReaperGotprobZ]

I've just been using Magnet and it has been working for my flow, I feel like I don't have the patience to fiddle with Stage Manager enough. One thing that actually annoys me and perplexes me is the fact you just can not rename workspaces. It's a whole process to hack around it and sometimes it doesn't work so you have to restart the app, you also need to disable some security features and because of that some apps from the app store won't run with the setting turned off. There is a way to turn it on and only disable some of the elements that you would need to run the hack but really, such a simple thing should already be implemented.

[@kenfreeman8888]

A good, balanced comparison. This video helped me sort through my decisions on my next purchase. Thank you.

[@tommys234]

What did you end up deciding?

[@kenfreeman8888]

@@tommys234 I found a 2015 MacBook Pro on Back Market that I really like for a very good price. (Better than Amazon with a much longer warranty.) It's more than I need to dip my toe into the world of Macs (which I am enjoying thanks to videos like this one).

[@astratheboop]

@@kenfreeman8888Just a suggestion, but unless if you’re using bootcamp, once possible, you should consider upgrading to an M-series Mac. It really makes a big difference from Intel Macs!

[@cherylelinsmith743]

Good video, and you are so right to switch. I’ve been a Widows user since 1999 with Windows 98. Always had desktops. When I had a website, my webmaster taught me how to build my own web pages. So, I got a high end Dell desktop with Windows XP pro. Had that computer 10 years, when hard drive died. Cause Dell was so reliable, I bought another high end Dell with Windows 7pro, with 2T hard drive. First off, I usually set up my own computers. This time I got lazy, and had a computer guy set it up. Not long after I got it, Windows screen kept on going out on me. Computer guy took tower, told me Dell didn’t put in enough power supply for that drive. He changed it, but other things acted up. Finally at barely 2 years, hard drive died in 2017. Dell wouldn’t replace it. I wasn’t going to buy another expensive 2T drive. Computer guy held on to tower. I didn’t bother to fix it since I no longer have a website. Now I’m in senior housing studio apartment. I got the iPhone 13 pro. My lawyer said I should really get a laptop. After the last experience with Windows, having iPhone, figured a MacBook Air would be compatible with phone. I have the M2 MacBook Air coming. After watching a ton of videos on here, I upgraded to 16 gigs of ram, and 512 SSD storage. I stuck with 8 core GPU, since several videos said not allot of difference with the 10. I’m not a gamer or graphic designer, so didn’t need the pro. I’m going to subscribe to Photoshop. This is my first laptop, so will be a learning curve. I’m excited to get it, I like that it’s light and thin.

[@moganza]

It's amazing how similar our situations are. I also bought an M16 and had performance issues and am now looking to buy a Mac. I noticed you also bought the 16GB RAM model. I found out my performance issues were because the 16GB ram was a 1x16GB stick running in single channel. Had to buy another 16GB stick for it to run in dual channel and all my problems went away. Thanks for the video.

[@iAMaReaperGotprobZ]

such a stupid oversight on a laptop that literally costs more than a macbook pro

[@Funaki90]

Man, what a coincidence, I have the M16 too bought the 2021 model, when I received it started great amazing performance and everything, two days later one of the fans burst out and started to make horrible scratching noises sended back to the warranty, when it came back got issues with the GPU and again, sended it back to repair. And now, after 9 months probably, got to sent it back again becauses the screen started to get ghost pixels and started to have a purple tint because of it, and also started to get performance issues. This laptop costed me almost 3000€ and it got me so many problems and now I'm in search to switch to mac OS

[@coytus94]

The way I look at it, both Macs and PC have their places in society. I personally use mainly Apple stuff, but have been wanting to use Windows and Linux more often as well as I want to get into the IT field, and like to familiarize myself with different technologies. I would mainly use Apple's native apps for all my notes, documents, etc. but have been considering switching to a program that spans across most platforms and still gives me the capabilities to work on all of my devices. I have already switched from Safari to Chrome as it syncs across multiple platforms, and I plan to switch to Microsoft office for most of my document and note taking programs. It is challenging to try to utilize different platforms all at once, but it's not impossible, and it can be done.

[@chibonchibon3967]

Yes if you had the resource use all , I use Mac for office, windows for gaming, Linux for my TV entertainment, iOS for banking safety and android just for fun custom ROM. All good for me 😄

[@darrenwatson874]

Changed to MacOS 10 years ago mainly for Logic ProX best move I ever made. iPhone, iPad, and MAC just work together so well for me.

[@moisemust]

Great video! I personally switched to Mac 13 years ago, while going to college. I used Windows my whole life. My first contact with Windows was when my grandmother died back in 1998 and my dad bought his first PC. It ran Windows 95 and was great. Before graduating high school my mom bought me a desktop running Windows xp. Then while going to college I bought the biggest piece of garbage PC I’ve ever encountered. It was a Packard Bell laptop running Vista. And it crashed at least twice a day. Once it blue screened while typing an essay for a class. That was the last straw and tried to install Linux which I used on the Windows Xp desktop my mom bought me. But it wouldn’t install as my laptop was ‘tatooed’, something illegal now which locked you to a specific version of Windows which you couldn’t downgrade or install anything else. So I sold it on eBay and bought a white MacBook. Now I just bought a second hand M1 MacBook Air after using a hackintosh I put together myself for the past 5 years.

[@2BALLER32]

What did grandma have to do with the story?

[@russ254]

“packard bell” ? “tatooed” ? pretty good story if written by AI

[@ronnham]

Similar story here, only I did the switch in 2014 for the apple eco system. I had issues with mac in the beginning because, in addition to what you mentioned, Microsoft Office, qGIS, R, and running games are just way better on windows. I now run a dual monitor setup with a mac and a pc and a kvm switch. The Mac is my “daily driver” and my windows pc is my „home“. Both are connected through my local network for file swapping and I have never been happier.

[@TheImprobableIronman]

Really nicely put together video. I too am a recent Mac convert - albeit to a couple of older machines (2013 13" i7 Macbook Pro and 2013 15" Macbook) and I love them. Completely agree with all of your observations about window sizing and snap to gird etc. But, when all is said and done, I'm very happy with the move.

[@MonkeyOnFleek]

I agree with basically everything mentioned in this video and I have thought about moving over to the macbook countless of times. But as an engineering student, unfortunately, there are just so many apps that simply isn't available on the apple's OS or run terribly (mentioned by a friend who's also in the engineering field). Which sucks! Because of this, I will still stay on the windows side of things for my studies/research.

[@shihaozhai2851]

Thanks for making this video! I’m about to go into grad school and your video definitely was the final push I needed to switch to MacBook Pro. I had a surface book 2 for my undergrad (which was very expensive), but I didn’t have the best experience with it. Similar to what some other people said, I’ll keep my windows PC around for gaming, and use MacBook for everyday tasks. We are definitely in the same situation here because I have been using windows for a LONG time but at the same time I also have all the Apple products but the computer haha

[@katechaste]

I'm thinking of moving to a macbook soon too. I used to use it in school and the files not snapping to place was actually one of my favourite things. For photography, when I had too many raws, I'd create 'clumps' of the best ones, ones I could use for somethign else or that inspired me, and ones that are too blurry that will get deleted. It was very usedul and I used it for my art projects too when I did research and downloaded too many resources and needed to sort them

[@vlee9275]

Rectangle works pretty well for snapping windows on Mac.

[@MrLoipurz]

I too, move to macOS 2 months ago and it’s one of the best decision i make in my life. Windows Modern Standby is the last straw for me

[@markholle3450]

I used MSDOS at the beginning. I thought I would never change from PC and Windows. In March of 2021, I bought the base M1 MBA because everyone was raving about it. I just wanted to try it out. Long story short, I wish I had bought the 16GB version for running Parallels because virtualization is better with more resources. I know it sounds a bit wishy-washy but most of my accounting and tax software is PC only.

[@thechrisverhoeven]

MSDOS.... Format c:, lol. I'm 39 years old now and bought my very first pc with MS-DOS on it. And I love how the transition went over all of those years.

[@user-oe1nt4pp8n]

You can make snap to grid a default option for every folder. It's really easy to do if you're interested.

[@kenaliento]

Yes this is true! I do think Apple should make this the default out of the box anyway.

[@jackrotterdam9181]

I bought a macbook air m2 a couple of months ago and i love it, use is for work, private and some light video editing for my motorcycle trips. Really love it! Easy quick and powerful and still slim.

[@LongshanMusic]

Glad the Max is working for you. I came to Apple after a similar experience with a new Thinkpad many years ago. Move your speakers close to the outer edge of your desk, and point them directly at you for a more accurate sound. 👍

[@ascgazz]

Lift them up off the desk too, at least a couple of inches. 👍🏻

[@gec6278]

Thank you. Good video. My own experience: I have been a IBM/Microsoft PC user (and system builder) since 1982. I have built a number of Intel and AMD home systems. As such I have been helping people with Computer problems for many years. Up until 3 years ago if someone told me about a problem they were having with a Mac, I would just apologize and say I wasn't familar with MacOS. One day I decided to get some level of understanding of the MacOS and bought an old 2012 MacBook on ebay. I changed the Hard drive to SSD and added memory and found that that machine was actually pretty nice to use. Well, that ended up with a purchase of a 2020 MI Mac Mini, then a 2020 Macbook air. Oh for playing around - an I7 2012 MacMini upgraded and I use Bootcamp on it as well as Catalina. The net: I have learned to love both Mac and windows (I am a retired IBM employed). Like yourself, I have found a few things that I prefer on Windows 11, like window positioning. However rectangle has been the savior for me on Mac. My goto machine when traveling is now my M1 macbook air. How sweet that machine is.

[@Cyberman86]

I use both Windows and Mac OS, idk why people make a big deal about using certain brands 🤦🏻…they are just tools and both are amazing. The windows and Android fan boys are the ones always making a big deal about people using apple products, they need to grow up and just embrace Technology as a tool not a Cult.

[@JavierYunes]

I'm exactly in the same situation. It took me months to adapt my Macbook. Like someone said in the comments, you have to use a lot of 3rd party apps. Crappy free ones or pay and pay and pay for every tweak. This is what I changed: - 3rd party: Clipboard history - 3rd party: Invert mouse scroll (different direction than the trackpad) - 3rd party: Map mouse buttons. Trackpad is great but mouse support isn't. - 3rd party: Set specific areas for snapping windows - Finder is awful. Column view is Ok but not perfect. photos management there is just bad. Thank God for the space bar to preview them. I needed a 3rd party app to organize photos and edit. Windows is much better for file management and photos. For example you can't hide file extensions because lots of files have a check box to show it overriding the system configuration to hide them. Or why can't I delete a file by pressing the delete button? - 3rd party. The red x on the windows doesn't close the app when you close all of them. You have to use cmd+q or tweak that with an app. - office and onedrive integration is Ok but not as good. If you work with big companies you need to use all that a lot. It can't even save pdfs from word or PowerPoint correctly. - security is just excessive. Like you said it took me an hour of password inputs, a paid app and modifying the kernel to allow me to read ntfs drives. And you have to changes lots of security settings manually for almost every new program. - external monitor management is lackluster. - I think the keyboard has one too many modifiers. Shift, FN, control, option, Cmd... It's just confusing when to use one or the other for a shortcut. - took me a while but found an International keyboard setting to use less keystrokes to write some characters I needed. Windows has it available as default. Needed an app to install a new keyboard distribution. - why don't the just implement CUT (cmd+x) system wide? - uninstalling a programs leaves a lot of crap laying around the os. - I reeeeally miss touching the screen - gaming is non existent. That said I'm sticking with Mac after using windows for 30 years. - battery is superb. i leave the charger at home. - The ecosystem is amazing - build quality and speed is great. - the silence and coolness allowed me to use it as an actual lap top again.

[@IceBlueLugia]

Fantastic comment. This feels like you genuinely used the laptop for a while and highlighted legit pros and cons you noticed on a day to day basis. Thanks man

[@af4396]

One thing I always found annoying when I switched to Mac is you need an app for so many functions, and you either get free apps that look like garbage and have little options, or paid apps that require new versions every time you update the OS. Devs love Apple because they can nickle and dime the hell out of you. Also, multi monitor support was pretty atrocious. Aside from that, it's good stuff.

[@MicroFourThirdsCorner]

I've been using both Mac and Windows for 25+ years. I've never had any issues with multi-monitor support I run two monitors with a Mac Mini and also two on a Mac Book Pro (so laptop + 2). I do the same on Windows, though I have to say some of the windows graphics card drivers "have" given me issues with multi-monitors from time to time. Also, I've had to acquire just as many, if not more windows apps to do simple stuff as I ever have on Mac, so maybe we just do different things :)

[@Pingwinho]

Give an example

[@alexcuevas5633]

I'm kind of in the same boat as you. A lifelong Windows user ever since I could walk, but started to leave it behind once the M series macs dropped. Now I own an M2 MacBook Air that I will be confident in while in college.

[@TerrorSyxke]

Well, in recent times, apple has become quite, not liking of you opening their stuff and fixing it, that I cannot really support, it will make your expensive machine be quite prone to failure with no way out of it since everything's soldered down, the most common point of failure would be it's SSD, as the manufacturers have stated they only have a lifespan of 5 years

[@alexcuevas5633]

@@TerrorSyxke everything nowadays has become much more unrepairable. It’s not just an Apple problem

[@giovannifm]

As a lifelong windows user, a year and a half ago at work they gave us the new m1 macbooks. It was my first time ever experiencing MacOS. I have to say the transition I was cursing a lot, but once the learning curve was over, I began to love it. I actually love both OS systems. I downloaded some apps that just made it amazing for me. I now have an iPhone and the ecosystem is wonderful for me. I had been an android user (was a fanboy) for years, I know appreciate both systems and respect both. MacOS is wonderful and I'm happy to have stuck to using it.

[@ucduong8703]

Like you, I'm cursing as well. Still find Windows so familiar. I especially struggle with function keys, they are really complex compared to Windows.

[@midogaming2141]

May i ask what’s your job sir?

[@midogaming2141]

i agree that macOS can be frustrating but its all about you getting used to it. just don't use it as a windows computer learn and use it as mac device@@richrollin4867

[@Sirmellowman]

same, I just switched to the m1 macbook and I am blown away. this thing is more of a jump in tech than I have seen in the last 20 years. I also just could not agree more about what you said about people that get too locked into one camp. its like they get all tribal about mac or PC, I personally use both and they both have their strengths and weaknesses. although I have too say, after trying the few supported games on steam that do work properly on my macbook. I really wish AAA gaming wasnt PC's stronghold because this m1 runs games so unbelievably efficiently its just mind boggling. the games that are supported I can run everything maxed out on m1 and at the same time have 3-4 hours of battery life. that is alien level of efficiency, my razer blade gaming laptop that gets the same FPS I might add, only lasts 45 minutes. how is this even possible. the freaking macbook fan doesnt even start spinning until 5 minutes in, and its not like ramping up high at all. it seriously feels alien compared to what im used to.

[@johnmartin8481]

Thanks for the video and sorry to hear you had so many problems with your previous laptop. However, based on your other Apple purchases you are a perfect candidate for an Apple laptop to my way of thinking. My experience with Windows and Android products has been excellent so far. I very much admire Apple products, but I have not found a reason to switch from my Android smartphone or Windows PC. I must admit, Apple feels from my experience a very purpose designed set of products that meets many customer requirements. But when I review and compare Apple with other Windows and Android products available, Apple has felt to me to be limiting from design to features available to application availability. But Apple was superior in product integration and customer service. Though product integration is not exclusive to Apple anymore. More on that later. In my case, I needed to replace my laptop PC and I decided to include the Apple MacBook Air M1 (the Apple M1 was the most current model when I was looking to buy). The Apple MacBook Air M1 is a beautiful thin and light laptop with great battery life, beautiful display, great build quality and feels premium to hold. But once I reviewed and compared what I prefer in a laptop, the Apple MacBook Air M1 came up short. For me, there are features and designs I have come to think of as a must have in a modern laptop. My previous laptop was the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, a wonderful PC to own and use every day. When I compared my seven-year-old Windows PC with the Apple’s MacBook Air M1, I realized that I was giving up too much for what the Apple MacBook Air M1 has to offer. The Apple MacBook Air M1 is a wonderful 13-inch laptop for personal computing. But it was no match for the form factors, designs, apps, and features of Windows PCs. If your requirements are for a tried-and-true clamshell laptop design, then Apple and Windows have plenty to choose from. However, if you want an OLED display (in my case Super AMOLED), Multitouch display, Pen inking capability, convertible or 360 form factors, and to connect to any device, you simply cannot find an Apple product to compare with. When I compared my selection of premium designed Windows PCs to the beautiful Apple MacBook Air M1, the MacBook Air M1 remains a solid laptop, but with limited features. One of the key design advantages of the Apple Ecosystem is the product integration and convenience of the Apple iPhone iPad, Apple Watch and Apple Earbuds all communicating together. The Windows/Android products simply could not compete in this area of technology. Well, until 2021 when Samsung Galaxy announced the Galaxy Book Series of Windows PCs. Samsung now offers product integration for the Galaxy line of products which include smartphone, smartwatch, earbuds, tablet, Smart Monitor, Smart TV and SmartThings to link to a host of other products from lights to garage doors to security to appliances to heating and cooling. The Windows and Android ecosystem just received a hand up into the world of modern living for convenience and control. Over time I have upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy smartphone, Galaxy Tablet, Galaxy earbuds, Smart Monitor and Galaxy Book Windows PC. I did not plan to buy into the Samsung line of products, it just turns out that way over time. My Windows PC experience has been in a word, fantastic. The PC brands I have used are Lenovo ThinkPad and Microsoft Surface and now Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15-inch. All my PCs are still running today after years of service. I cannot say what Apple integration will be beyond their personal tech products. But what I have experience to date from Samsung is a very satisfying integration with Windows and Android products and the selection and availability of apps and peripherals that goes well beyond what Apple offers today. But in the end, I am with you, the best tech is the tech that works best for you. In my case it has turned out to be Samsung integrating the best of Windows and Android.

[@_Digitalguy]

yeah, he was the perfect candidate and the bad luck he had with one Windows device just closed the deal.... I am an Samsung phone user (since 2011) and have both Macs (including M1) and WIndows PCs (but use Windows much more) and both iPads (including M1) and Galaxy Tabs (including the S8 ultra) but use iPads much more... I don't plan on getting another Samsung laptop, I think they are not great (for many reasons) and the weak link of Samsung ecosystem (and instead use a thinkpad as the main laptop). Overall I prefer Windows to MacOS, although I much prefer the efficiency and quiet operation of M1 devices

[@johnmartin8481]

@@_Digitalguy I would be interested if you are willing to share your experience with the Samsung laptop you commented on. I have the Galaxy Book Pro 360 15-inch and it has been fantastic, especially in creating the hub for Samsung's ecosystem. The Galaxy Book Pro 360 has been excellent, but it is not perfect, and I have not experienced the perfect laptop from any brand to date. I cannot speak to apple laptops as I have limited experience with their products during evaluation prior to purchase of my Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360. I continue to be impressed with Apple products in general, but my positive experience and comparative evaluation of Windows and Android products has me always saying to myself, there is little to nothing Apple offers over Windows and Android. In fact, I always find Apple products offering less in features, design options, and performance for my use case and workflow. That said, every review of Apple products that I have read or watched gives Apple the best performance with battery life, efficient power and tight integration for hardware, software, and services. But I already have the best integrated experience with Samsung's ecosystem today and more when I compared it to Apple and Google. I guess at the end of the day, it comes down to what you need or want from your tech brand of choice. As long it meets your requirements that is all that matters.

[@SatenderSingh_08]

Some common keyboard shortcuts for a MacBook: General Shortcuts: Command + C: Copy Command + V: Paste Command + X: Cut Command + A: Select All Command + Z: Undo Command + Shift + Z: Redo Command + S: Save Command + W: Close Window Command + Q: Quit Application Command + Space: Spotlight Search Finder Shortcuts: Command + N: "New Finder Window" Command + Shift + N: Create a New Folder Command + Delete: Move the selected item to the trash. Command + Shift + G: "Go to Folder" Command + Option + L: Open the Downloads Folder Command + Option + D: Open Desktop Folder Safari Shortcuts: Command + T: Open a new tab Command + Shift + T: Reopen the last closed tab Command + L: Highlight URL in Address Bar Command + W: Close Tab Command + R: Reload the page Command + +: Zoom In Command +: Zoom Out Mail Shortcuts: Command + N: "New Email" Command + Shift + D: Send Email Command + Shift + F: Search for Mail Command + 1: Go to Inbox Command + 2: Go to Sent Mail Command + 3: Go to Draughts Here are some additional keyboard shortcuts for a MacBook in advanced mode: General Shortcuts: Command + Shift + N: Create a new folder Command + Option + Esc: Force Quit an application Command + Shift + Option + Esc: Force Quit the front-most application. Command + Tab: Switch between open applications Command + Shift + 3: Take a screenshot of the entire screen. Command + Shift + 4: Take a screenshot of a selected area of the screen. Command + Shift + 5: Open the screenshot and screen recording options. Control + Command + Q: Lock screen Control + Command + Power Button: Force Restart Finder Shortcuts: Command + D: Duplicate a file Command + E: Eject a disc. Command + F: Start a Spotlight search in Finder Command + I: Get information on a selected item Command + Option + I: Show Inspector Window Command + Option + P: Hide or show the Preview pane Command + Shift +. (period): Show or hide hidden files and folders Command + Option + C: Copy the path to a selected item Command + Option + V: Move a file to a new location and create an alias. Safari Shortcuts: Command + (comma): Open Safari Preferences Command + Option + E: Empty cache Command + Option + L: Show or hide the Downloads window Command + Option + R: Reload a page without cache Command + Option + T: Add or remove websites from the Favourites Bar Command + Shift + B: Show or hide the Bookmarks sidebar Command + Shift + H: Show or hide the History sidebar Mail Shortcuts: Command + Shift + N: Create a new note Command + Option + L: Show or hide the folder list Command + Option + M: Minimise a message window Command + Option + N: Create a new mailbox Command + Option + R: Reply to a message Command + Shift + U: Mark a message as read or unread. Command + Shift + J: Mark a message as junk or not junk. Command + Shift + D: Delete a message Advanced level Here are some even more advanced keyboard shortcuts for a MacBook: General Shortcuts: Control + Command + F: Enter or exit full-screen mode Control + Option + Command + Eject: Turn off the display. Control + Option + Command + Power Button: Force Shutdown Command + Option + Shift + V: Move files to the trash without confirmation. Command + Option + Control + Power Button: Quit all applications and restart. Control + Command + Q: Log out of the current user account. Control + Option + Command + Delete: Empty Trash Finder Shortcuts: Command + Option + T: Show or hide the toolbar Command + Option + P: Hide or show the Path bar Command + Option + D: Show or hide the Dock Command + Option + S: Hide or show the sidebar Command + Shift + D: Open the Desktop folder Command + Shift + H: Open the Home folder Command + Shift + I: Open the iCloud Drive folder. Command + Shift + U: Open the Utilities folder Command + Control + T: Add or remove tags from a selected item. Command + Control + N: Create a new folder with tags. Safari Shortcuts: Command + Option + F: Enter or exit full-screen mode in Safari Command + Option + P: Show or hide the Develop menu in Safari Command + Shift + /: Show or hide the Safari User Guide. Command + Shift + (period): toggle reader mode on or off. Control + Command + F: Open the current webpage in full-screen mode. Control + Command + R: Enter or exit Reader mode in Safari Control + Option + Command + R: Reload the current page without cache or extensions. Control + Option + Command + Delete: Clear all history in Safari Mail Shortcuts: Command + Shift + U: Go to the next unread message Command + Shift + J: Move the selected message to the Junk mailbox. Command + Shift + L: Apply a label to the selected message Command + Option + U: Mark all messages in the current mailbox as read. Command + Option + I: Mark all messages in the current mailbox as unread. Command + Option + N: Create a new smart mailbox Command + Option + P: Mark the selected message as flagged or unflagged. Command + Control + E: Archive the selected message kzbin.info/door/uCREwshdOrjoY05wLapi1w Follow us for more updates.

[@Archivist42]

Amazing video, excellent editing! I can't say I've ever fully switched away from Windows, where I work in I.T it simply is the more common operating system so you can't really get away from it. I do however prefer to use Mac OS in my personal life, I find the OS more fun to use honestly while still being very practical. There absolutely are drawbacks, gaming for me being the biggest where it really is in a bad state right now but even then I've moved more towards console gaming recently so it's become less of an issue.

[@AyLenty]

Yes! Same brotha.. I’m in cybersecurity major and windows is the platform of choice and I own a gaming pc to play games like siege and valorant but my windows laptop sucks ( the battery last one hour ) so I been debating on getting a better windows laptop or a Mac but I’ve heard office 365 is not the best on macs

[@20NewJourney23]

I feel the same way about why I switched to Mac. I enjoy that the computer and phones are higher quality and they do tend to last longer and work much better together. It's amazing. I hated having to fight with peripherals or fight trying to get files uploaded to my computer from a different device. It is just easy and works as I want when I use my Apple devices together. I can't fault Apple for much, other than perhaps pricing out too many people. I would have switched years ago had I had the money. I don't tend to have much money to spend on anything (including food, housing, transportation) so the rare times I do have money I can't usually splurge on high-end computing devices. Thankfully I did this time, and boy am I impressed and happy with my decisions.

[@BM30]

Good video! I kind of want both computers in my workflow. I like using Windows PCs for playing games, watching videos etc and although I don’t have one, I want a Mac for video editing, scripting etc, because I always felt like Macs are better at being work machines and making videos on iMovie on an iPad/iPhone gets limiting really quickly.

[@AllAroundFilmmaker]

Definitely! I'll personally be "dual-wielding" both my computers with my Mac being for all of my work, and my PC being where I play my games.

[@thechrisverhoeven]

yes, that was the exact reason why I bought my first Macbook Pro too. video editing. Especially when most bigger KZbinrs all work with Macbooks, I figured I would eventually buy one anyway.

[@benbork9835]

Mac Os + third party utilities like a proper window manager + its a unix based system makes mac os a more capable operating system than windows for my use cases. There are hundreds of third party utilities, better than anything for windows, which will improve your workflow drastically. Also the finder has more features and is more solid than windows explorer (make sure to check finder view options in the menu bar and preferences to turn on things like show path bar and some other stuff, very important) Finder can preview most file formats by the click of a spacebar, you can flag files and much more. Furthermore Time-machine is an incredibly reliable backup solution thats easy to use. When youre new to macos and you want to do unorthodox things you have to learn some new things like using codesign and dequarantine and other stuff youll come across. Not to forget about the amazing computers macos runs on. I could go on for ages but thats what i think in a nutshell

[@Thron2111]

The way you multitask on MacOS isn’t threw split few but with Mission Control. There is almost no need to see more than two windows at once most of the time so I think it is almost as good although windows has a similar feature but not as simple.

[@PerryKiblerboy-of-destiny]

yeah, I almost never do two windows that take up 100% of the total combined real estate. I double-tap on the mouse for mission control or cmd+tab, sometimes I'll get spicy and turn on stage manager. Personal preference I guess.

[@SylveonMujigaeOfficial]

Been a Mac fan since OS X El Capitan (I got my first MacBook Air for Christmas 2015, when I was 11). A lot of people don't get Macs until they reach college age, and I was very lucky to get a Mac at such an early age. I am used to the interface of macOS, previously OS X. Yes, it has its problems, like its window management being inferior to that of Microsoft Windows, but I can't really seem to translate my skills on a Windows laptop. Because I currently use a refurbished MacBook Pro from 2015, I am in desperate need of an upgrade. I do CPU intensive work, namely music production, video editing, and a little bit of graphic design alongside playing Minecraft. A MacBook Air, even the M2, is not really ideal for this workload, which is why I'm looking to upgrade to at least the M2 Pro MacBook Pro.

[@Ballstar1982]

Very nice vid, feeling all of this! I just made this switch as well last week, Apple everything else, was editing vids on my iPad Air but had began struggling when I started editing more 4K footage...Went with the 14" MacBook Pro. Getting used to Final Cut looks like it will be the biggest change.

[@jitu613]

same here i used windows for 17 years .. i purchased used 2021 macbook pro last week, it’s look easy to handle always youtube tutorial help me lot !

[@Asnowz]

Hi, great video! I noticed that you were complaining about having to change the pin to grid functionality independently for each folder. To make it apply to every folder you can right click in any folder, bring up the display options, and in sort by put snap to the grid and press "use as default" at the bottom of the page.

[@amirmhashmi]

Thanks for the tip. It helped me.

[@Asnowz]

Great if it helped you!

[@matthmu]

I'm switched after more than 20 years of windows completely to mac - and I love it! 🥰 Never back to windows, no chance! 🥳

[@alvaniss]

Your videos are so interesting, this filming and editing are great. Hope you will get much more subscribers asap, you are underrated creator

[@extrasoap4881]

the best part for me is the battery life, and consistent performance plugged/unplugged

[@user-oe1nt4pp8n]

The window snapping feature is actually patented by Microsoft so Apple can't implement a similar feature.

[@432wheels]

I just did this today like I would on Windows, although I didn’t get a choice for what to put on the other side but it was odd to see it happen. Running Ventura

[@XStreet1985]

No worries they can borrow it from Linux.

[@IceBlueLugia]

But they literally just added it

[@Later_Nerd]

I've been a Windows guy forever. But MacBooks are legit now that they have their own processors. When it comes to a machine strictly for productivity, Apple can't be beat. If you look around you can snag an M1 MacBook Air for around $600 lightly used which is just frankly an insane value and what I'll be using for work. The battery life on these things is next level and game changing. I have an Asus Zephyrus G15 with a 3070 and it's amazing. It's truly the best gaming laptop out there. The non gaming stuff like the trackpad and keyboard are so good and the battery life is really really good for a gaming laptop. But still nowhere near an M1/M2 Mac. I'm still going to build up a desktop for gaming. I also am a huge fan of Windows 11. There's so many quality of life updates they've made and it actually looks quite nice. But it's time to make the switch. If I end up liking it enough I may spring for an M2 Air with 16GB of RAM because that redesign is really nice. I feel like Apple is really converting a lot of people. They've really got things figured out right now.

[@mr.mysterious7940]

Something no one mentions in videos like these, is that every new macOS version is free whereas you have to pay for new windows versions.

[@davidgoggin7921]

That ended over 5 years ago when Win 10 came out and was free to already everyone. Upgrading to Win 11 was free. Updating from home to pro will cost. But nominal updates, even version updates, have been free for quite some time

[@burritobunny6901]

Its free though...

[@JorgeAvilaHernandez-s3f]

Long start ups, sudden restarts for updates, and corrupting my data. Those were all my problems when I was using a windows computer. I switched to Mac OS a few years back. I haven’t had a problem. As for the file system I found a fix to it. You just have to select the arrangement you want the files to be in. After that when you place anything in there it will automatically click in place and if you were to move it. It will go back. As for the other thing hopefully they will be addressed in the new update.

[@PhillipRPeck]

Cool video! I agree about MacOS security. It's a bit overbearing and not always obvious why apps and features aren't working (at least to a novice MacOS user). Also agree about Finder. It just seems way more clunky than File Explorer. I also love how you can middle mouse click on the File Explorer tab in the task bar to open more windows. Makes copying files across drives way easier, IMO

[@13Luk6iul]

Uh, didn‘t know you could do that! So useful, thanks!

[@Maxaker]

You can do that on windows too...and in every browser.

[@-Burb]

@@MaxakerHe was talking about windows.

[@JerryN7970]

I’ve used both Mac and Windows since the early 90’s. I learned Windows on version 3.11 (before Windows 95) and Mac on what was then called System 7 (before Mac OS X). I still to this day use the current versions of both platforms, but prefer the clean interface and user friendliness of the Mac. Certain Apple apps I like better than their Microsoft counterparts too. I’ve been using Word and Excel a lot longer than Pages and Numbers but I prefer the simple, easy-to-use interface of Pages and Numbers.

[@shmurt11]

Get better touch tool or better snap tool for the same windows tiling capability. You can set a primary setting to apply to all finder windows.

[@amrenmiller6053]

My point exactly.

[@sushantkarki2708]

5:16 While uninstalling apps in OSX, you actually have to look up files related to that app to do a clean uninstall. It may look easy from the outside but it is not.

[@60beats44]

Thank you for allowing us into your Mac journey and what a slick presentation. My preference though would be 'background' music at a much lower volume, or left out altogether. There is always an option for us viewers to add music tracks from home, if desired. I would also not start almost every sentence with 'Now'. Thanks again.

[@Ryuu92i]

A good way to do the transition is installing parallels, you have windows on your mac and you can continue doing what you do, and still learn the iOS way on your spare time

[@AvengeTheTECH]

Salutation brother. Great video on an ever on going topic. Myself I can never use a mac I just find it a child like experience like using my first leapfrog laptop. No disrespect to any mac users but I like the freedom to build and explore with multiple OSs and tech built into the OS without having 30 other programs to achieve 1 task e.g. WSL, hyper-v, Windows sandbox for example and there are so useful and amazing coupled with Windows terminal. Visual code, etc. I see no reason to mix and match. If I want Linux I use either hyper-v or WSL and if I test a website I'm not sure of I use Windows sandbox which is a containerised version of Windows. I close it deletes simple. Each to their own but I'm Microsoft. I just got the surface laptop 5 15" and Windows dev kit 2023 which is Windows 11 on Arm. Beautifully designed and ready to rock. Enjoy whatever tech your into.

[@lme4339]

I was always using Mac, but I want to switch to Linux and non-Apple hardware because I don’t think Apple is worth the current price anymore.

[@vlun1215]

I am a long time windows user. Love it for desktops. Their laptops however have the worst battery performance. Hence I am here watching and research mac os

[@SprintKeyz]

Nice video! I considered MacOS, but I found the Zephyrus G15 I picked up for $1099 to be an overall better value than a MacBook air would've been for me. I will say Windows and Android integration is getting pretty good, and thanks to things like the Phone Link app and Nearby Share for windows, I can seamlessly send files to my computer, message, take calls (this one has been a bit finicky), etc. My one complaint has been the seemingly poor Bluetooth range I've been getting on my earbuds, but I suspect it's an issue on their end as it happens with my iPad pro as well.

[@aria1720]

Make your default bluetoth setting advanced and you are good to go

[@lakkadbagga]

Great video. Being in both Samsung and Apple ecosystems has given me a lot of insight, and I still can’t give a conclusive statement what is better. Both windows and apple ecosystems are amazing. I am using s23, galaxy book 2 pro, tab s9+, galaxy watch 5 In apple I am using iPhone 14, MacBook m1 air, iPad Pro m2 11 inch I feel longevity and optimisation is with apple but functionality and versatility is with windows hands down.

[@ImFrog001]

Tell you used Wondows before without telling you used Windows before: Desktop icons on the left

[@nick-dogg]

I’m just a regular techie and I made the switch a couple years ago, and I’ve been regretting it. I do love apples eco system and how it integrates with my iPhone, but the OS still feels like it’s in beta, and reading the forums, they still have lingering issues from like years ago with no fix or guidance in sight. I’m just waiting for the next gen of processors to switch back to windows.

[@shortblack2984]

I use Windows 11 on my MacBook (using Parallels) as some Microsoft 365 applications work better on Windows such as switching between multiple accounts in Teams which I find very useful.

[@kattenarihatten]

7:25 you can set the default preferences (like snap to grid) in finder settings...

[@1965GJS13]

...starting with Windows XP... so you're a windows noob then? I started with PC-DOS 2.1 on an IBM XT. 🤣

[@SHREDDER915]

Ok

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[@singular9]

Okay. What I want to do is give my perspective as a windows user. Firstly, I own a business that builds custom PC's for photographers, videographers, music producers, you name it, we make it. We even will try to build budget PC's as long as the build fee is covered since we have no parts overhead. I have been building PC's my whole life and use plenty of windows laptops and I use a surface book 2 with a core i7 and gtx 1060. I have several PC's at home and considering I actually have a day job, I build PC's for my company as well. Now that that is out of the way, my experience: I rarely have crashing PC's, my own or the ones I built or bought. Usually BSOD's happen due to failing hardware, drivers, or someone tinkering with something they shouldn't have, like overclocking. Personally, I deal with BSOD's only when I am tinkering with my own personal stuff, but with anything I use for work and need to be reliable, it never happens. Literally never. I don't use anti virus software either, not at home, not at work. Its just not necessary, and I have only used anti viruses back in the windows XP days, since 7, the default windows defender has done a great job. There are a TON of people who claim their PC's crash and freeze, and usually, there is a perfectly explainable reason for this. Usually it is user error/damage. This isn't window's fault. Just like the laptop that you had that "broke", that is hardware failure, that isn't microsoft's fault. Hardware can fail on ANY device, and apple is actually NOTORIOUS for hardware breaking through planned obsolescence. So I would reevaluate how you view your tech, you seem to have a very "apple user" view. You buy device, and it better work and its not your fault. Well, sometimes it is, and you just don't know it because you didn't bother to use google. Not being mean, just stating facts. Also, macs get viruses, just google it. Apple literally spends money on marketing that macs don't get viruses, which was later a law suit. So as far as hardware, who knows, your box could have been dropped during shipping to best buy and then you were the end user who suffered. This could happen to anyone, and not really a valid reason to "switch to mac". More like, you didn't bother buying a DIFFERENT windows laptop. Installing programs on windows works this way because the windows store is pointless. Why? MONEY. The Apple store and the entire application process on apple is designed to bring in revenue. The whole Epic Games v Apple debate was precisely because of that. The reason it all works so well is because IT BETTER work well when there is money on the line. Windows (and linux) is pretty much a free for all. Anyone can install anything, anywhere. The benefit to windows, is backwards compatibility. I can install software from decades ago as long as it worked on windows 95+. Its that simple. Ecosystem. Cant argue anything here, apple owns all of its products and therefore it works. They also spent billions on trying to shut down windows phone, which was a superior operating system with zero app support. Google deliberately didn't launch its own apps on windows phone and apple paid others like spottily to not do so either. In the end, the most innovative mobile OS in history died because of corporate greed. But I digress, today is today, and apple won the ecosystem game. Optimization is..well..bullshit. What you mean is apple's own apps work better on apple's own hardware. I would love to see apple's software work better on intel or amd, or windows software work better on apple. Its a software war, and a war on your perception of reality. Apple has the ability to gimp all other applications and make their own work better. The end. And they do it too, there is plenty of evidence. But as an end user, you have to use what works best. As far as functionality, windows is flat out better. It has a proper file system UI, it has long term backwards compatibility, it has an easy way to repair/reinstall from a basic flash drive, remote desktop alone is why corporations use windows. Multi window is enough to keep me on windows, try doing any kind of cad engineering work like I do without multi window. Apple security is also...a joke. Its a marketing illusion. They do everything other companies do, like tracking, snooping, data collection, and etc. Just because they say they don't, doesn't mean its true, and I still don't get why people trust what corporations say. The only software I trust that does not, is self installed LINUX. I am sure I could cover a whole bunch of other things, for example, the 200$ ram upgrade cost on mac's. Who pays 200$ for an extra 8GB of ram? Who wants a notch on their screen, or the fact that its USB-C only? The issue is, you can't look at Mac exclusively without looking at the hardware, where as on windows, the software and hardware are independent. As a software tool, windows is as versatile as it can get without learning command line code on linux, and the hardware can be what ever you need/want, which is why I build PC's for people. I understand some people need a laptop, but at that point I just recommend microsoft's surface line up, Dell XPS Lineup, or Razer. Now, I want to point out some negatives about "windows", and not windows itself, but rather the "ecosystem". 1) Prebuilt PC and laptop makers need to stop installing bloatware such as anti-viruses and other bs no one needs. A clean windows install is fast, simple, and doesn't start out with a performance penalty out of the box. 2) Most windows laptops are only now starting to match a macbook in size/slimness but usually at the cost of battery life, and a big reason for this is intel chips are power hungry, and intel pays these companies to deliberately not use the more power efficient AMD chips. AMD since 2016 has been the defacto performance/watt king. 3) Most windows laptop makers seriously have very little control over how they are built and what goes into them other than the plastics and keyboard and screen. The chips are all dictated by intel and/or amd and nvidia. The level of tuning is very limited. 4) Windows doesn't have a standby mode that can match apple. Period. Hibernate is as close as it gets, and its hit or miss. Windows laptops even with efficient chips just suck at standby battery life because its pretty much on the chip maker to implement this. Although it has gotten better, its not there yet. 5) Because of said chip makers, apple can build a zero fan machine that can actually do work. Its nearly impossible to make a windows machine ground up using one manufacturer. The chip makers hold the laptop makers by the balls. 6) Trying to understand WTF you are buying is nearly impossible on windows laptops without having some technical knowledge, and laptop makers suck at marketing. And finally, the reason apple makes sure that its software and hardware prioritizes creators, is because creators are the ones willing to not look at the price tag. The majority of people can live with a 500-600$ windows laptop or 300$ chromebook and get 99% of their work done without a hitch. But only creators have the "if it works great I will pay any money" mentality. Like I said before, 200$ for 8GB of RAM. Have you seen RAM Prices? 16GB costs around 60$, and the fact that apple has unified memory makes it even cheaper to make. So again, you have simply proved apples marketing devision is by far the most powerful machine since Hitlers propaganda machine. It freaking works. But I get it. Work has no time to wait, stuff must get done and done on time. I am glad that the mac has improved your work flow, and if I didin't know anything about you except that you do videos, I would have pretty much told you to go buy a mac.

[@billymania11]

I use both Windows and Mac laptops. Most of my time is spent in Windows as I do Enterprise development work (Databases and ETL). The Mac is used for office productivity. Since I don't do video stuff or encoding, the Mac is very much my secondary machine. Since Apple has moved to their own ARM based chips, that implies I would have to emulate my Windows stuff and I'm not willing to do that. So I use both platforms as my needs dictate. It works for me.

[@traviethecoyote9121]

After 10 years of using Windows, I finally made my transition to macOS. Granted, the last laptop I came from was a Razer Blade 14 with an RTX 3070. Though I appreciated the fast performance in such a small package, I ran into some issues. The battery life isn’t great, performance is crippled without its charger, the fans turning on frequently, and the keyboard deck getting very warm even while doing simple tasks. When I sold my Razer laptop, I pulled the trigger on a MacBook Pro 14 with the M3 Pro chip. I honestly couldn’t be happier. I can reap the full performance even on battery power, it’s super quiet, feels cool to the touch most of the time, and has such an easy to use UI that just makes the laptop “work.” Though I do miss my Razer laptop, I’m probably going to build my own PC down the line. MacBook for on the go work and my custom PC for leisure.

[@asmbeats5369]

What does your previous laptop's issues have anything to do with windows itself?

[@Eeveewashere]

In Windows, I have gotten used to creating folders and subfolders mostly so I wouldn't need to remember file names. Would MacOS be comfortable with my foldering habits? I wasn't sure how MacOS would be for someone like me who frequently has a cluttered desktop full of icons.

[@sircorn4248]

You can assign shortcuts to move a window to the right or left in order to split the screen. It’s not drugging but still convenient.

[@scriptedpixelsltd]

Switch Use Rectangle to get your Windows style arrangement (which I think Microsoft have a patent/copyright to use as a built in window management system)

[@lillucid9x]

i switched from windows to mac cuz windows has always gave me problems and failures i went thru hella gaming pcs and laptops on windows then once i got a mac all my problems are gone its so powerful for everything

[@e1sc129]

Until I looked at the comments, I thought this channel had at least 300k subscribers. I'm halfway through the video, and I just realized that this channel has only 3.6k subscribers. You are amazing 👏

[@gaetanomarrone1991]

5:16 this is true just for SOME application. If you remove the apps moving in the trash easly you leave a lot of files on your mac, you should remove it with a SW like app cleaner. I don't why a lot of youtuber give wrong infos about (un)installation