I'm Switching to Apple for 30 Days...

[@intellinetful]

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO DESTROY THE SITH NOT JOIN THEM

[@Lord_Ralph]

He was the Chosen One! 🤣

[@beaureddington4039]

He was My Brother!! I LOVEd Him!! 😂

[@NikolakiH]

To destroy your enemy you must know them

[@beaureddington4039]

@@NikolakiH thanks Sun Tzu, but we were going for more George Lucas;)

[@Stefan15957]

Best comment ever!

[@AAjax]

Apple products are my "get out of tech support free" card. Whenever friends and family ask about their iproblems, I just say "sorry, I don't know anything about Apple products" with a clean conscience.

[@mannydcbianco]

Haha, as the tech guy in my (extended) family and friend circle: same. 100% same. I love it. Especially considering 75% of my friends and extended family use Apple products. As a tech guy I could most likely help them regardless, even though I am not very familiar with iOS/MacOS I know I could fix their issues if I just took the time to sit down, do some research and figure it out. But that's the problem: it would eat up a lot of my spare time, and I value my spare time too much.

[@TalesOfWar]

I got Apple stuff (or steer them that way) for my family for the same reasons, but mostly because they hardly ever run into any actual issues. I had to be fixing stuff every other day or explaining how to do something when they used Windows, but getting them iPads and Macs, they just get on with things.

[@Lord_Ralph]

R'Amen, bruda! 🤣

[@ryanmartie1244]

This is the way and I do the same!

[@MXCN_El1011]

honestly 90% of apple related issues can be resolved with a "give it a restart/ disconnect and reconnect it"

[@LuisRosa72]

My jaw hit the floor when I saw those RAM and storage upgrade prices. Absolutely preposterous, the Apple Tax is.

[@TalesOfWar]

Considering the speed of said RAM and that it's all part of the actual SoC package, it makes sense. It isn't just slot it it in and go. It's like GDDRX speeds, it's crazy fast. A real benefit of being so tightly integrated into the CPU.

[@GreatOne0815]

@@TalesOfWar They could do something like they did with the Amiga where you had two kinds of RAM: Chip RAM and Fast RAM. The Chip RAM was fix and the Fast RAM was upgradeable. Only that this time the integrated RAM would be faster. :D

[@TalesOfWar]

@@GreatOne0815 Which then entirely negates the point of their integrated crazily performant and power efficient SoC's. There's a reason the Amiga way fell out of favour.

[@Pasi123]

@@TalesOfWar It's just LPDDR5 6400MT/s next to the SoC on the system-in-a-package. It has high bandwidth because it has many memory channels (=high bus width), 4 channels on M2 Max and 8 channels on M2 Ultra. The memory is of course much slower than GDDR6X is at the same bus width. The regular Apple M2 has dual channel LPDDR5 6400MT/s and has the same memory bandwidth as any other laptop with dual channel LPDDR5 6400MT/s. The advantage of Apple Unified Memory is that both the CPU and GPU use the same memory.

[@TalesOfWar]

@@Pasi123 That's what I said. It's all one big memory pool directly accessible where it's needed. You can't really do that so well when you have replacable DIMMS because you can't control what ends up in there. They'll expect certain latencies etc for things to work smoothly, so putting in a stick that has timings out of the expectation can have a performance hit. The power usage is also generally a lot higher on non-soldered stuff. You'd be surprised just how much of the power draw is from memory.

[@GSP-76]

I was forced to start using a MacBook at work because my company supports both Windows and Mac. To say it was difficult is putting it lightly, lol...but now I just have two laptops, a Lenovo Carbon X1 and a MacBook Pro.

[@davyc412]

Same. I was given a Macbook pro for work. I hate it so much. Doing anything on it is a struggle. But the hardware does video work so well even though the os is one of the most frustrating things ever.

[@absentmindedjwc]

@@davyc412 How are you guys using it...? As someone that goes between my MacBook Pro and my Windows desktop throughout the day for different things, I have zero issues with most anything on it. It could be because I've used Apple devices for damn-near 20+ years, but I can only imagine that you're trying to do something in a very "windows" way rather than just accepting that it is an entirely different platform.

[@mikerandom1]

Remapped all the keys. Thats the only way I can use it without rage. It’s annoying, but the Windows laptop work gave me was getting old, slow and is tiny.

[@user-vo3ps2oz7h]

The most annoying thing about macos is how the scrolling wheel would be backwards when you plug in a mouse and you have to turn natural scrolling on and off also i cant seem to get my sensitivity right on macos i do have to admit the battery life is amazing in these

[@supremeasura3358]

@@absentmindedjwcyea that's the problem with most ppl coming from windows, they expect everything to work like it does in windows. I have been a lifetime windows user and linux occasionally, started using mac os quite recently and yes there is certainly some learning to do but it isn't as cryptic as many people make it out to be. Like just use Google guys, like any otherhuman does...

[@VicariousModder]

You know he’s serious because he bought the Magic Mouse. That’s commitment.

[@rich22221]

It's been well over 30 days, when is the update video coming out?

[@johnpereira6934]

What happened with the experience? I didn't see a follow-up video.

[@AtomikMenace]

I'm sure it won't be the worst experience, but I'd hate it. The transition between apple ecosystem and others, like android etc, it's just jarring

[@GregSalazar]

It sucks pretty hard right now.

[@AtomikMenace]

@@GregSalazar I believe it. My work phone is an iPhone and personal is an s22. Things that seem like they'd be intuitive are just weird to me how they go about it on the iPhone

[@absentmindedjwc]

@@GregSalazar If you want to get the full experience, the best way is to completely dive into the pool. Get an iPhone, headphones that have an H2 chip, and an iPad if you use a tablet - Apple's continuity between devices is absolutely phenomenal. (*edit: and you literally said you've done exactly that in the past, lol) I move between a MacBook Pro (most everything personal), a windows desktop (gaming), and my windows work laptop throughout the day, and I really must say that it is super easy to do once you've gotten used to the differences between the platforms. I use synergy to share my mouse and keyboard between them.

[@absentmindedjwc]

@@GregSalazarthat being said - dump their keyboard. I hate their peripherals. I use a Logitech G815 and a MX Master 3S

[@cardsfanbj]

Holy cow those memory prices are insane. A Sabrent Rocket 8TB PCIE 4.0 drive is currently $1000 on Amazon and Apple wants $2400? (Or more realistically, they're charging $2400 for 7.5TB since the original .5TB is included in the base price). Or the same drive in 2TB is $130 where Apple charges $600? If you don't need the speed, there's a Samsung QVO 8TB SATA drive for $335.

[@travisvaughn101]

At least I finally found one of your videos where I'm not jealous of the new gear you're rocking haha 😂

[@Maitreya3001]

Interested to see more of this, I always like seeing people's views on topics that are otherwise... lets say 'preoccupied'. Especially as you're good at forming a neutral perspective. Also: I think you should be able to use your own mouse, carpal tunnel and tendinitis aren't worth it.

[@DougMcCloud]

You can use your own mouse and keyboard with any Mac - the Mac Studio doesn't even include a keyboard or mouse.

[@Maitreya3001]

@@DougMcCloud yes he uses the apple stuff because of the challenge he set himself - I merely pointed out that for health reasons I'd loosen the challenge at least for the mouse

[@olandersnake]

A workaround for the storage is fairly easy. Buy a regular NVME drive and an external caddy. I recommended this to one of my customers with their M2 MacBook. They still get blazing fast speeds on data transfers and actually editing photos.

[@bryans8656]

I was a Windows user exclusively from the mid-90s to a few years ago, when I made the transition to the Apple ecosystem as my primary platform. I currently have the base M1 Studio Max that I bought new (I think you were wise to avoid the Ultra), a refurbished M1 Pro MacBook Pro 14 (16GB/1TB) for travel, and an iPhone 14. Since internal storage is stupid expensive I use external drives. I want to note that I still use Windows because I have .exe applications that I don't want to replace with Apple alternatives, and I want to be able to use my Steam library (I can't see you abandoning Windows because you're a gamer too). I refuse to use that awful mouse.

[@CallumDixon22169]

Agreed the storage upgrades are insane. I got the base 512gb Studio and got a 16TB external HDD for longer term storage, it’s pretty rare for me to fill up the built in SSD, I move files off it most days when I’m done

[@richardcarlson127]

As a 30+ year Mac guy I did just the opposite. As I needed a Windows computer for some specialized radio hardware I decided to try a Windows machine as my only desktop for a month. As much as I love my Macs I found that I could do everything on the Windows box as well. It might not be as pretty or integrate well with my other Apple stuff but it works fine so I built a pretty powerful PC for half of what it would have cost to upgrade to a Studio.

[@Dan-Simms]

Yeah, plus you can actually upgrade components on PC, will cost you so much less in the long run, I'm happy for you

[@richardcarlson127]

@@Dan-Simms Yes, that is correct. In my use case however that has not really been an issue over the years as I have always ordered more RAM and storage than I had before. Costs more but saved me from headaches down the road.

[@EmergencyChannel]

Or you could use Linux and get the best of both worlds. Cheaper hardware and a OS free of spyware.

[@jimsanderson4180]

I’ve been using Apple computers since the early 90’s & the first thing I always do is buy a 3rd party mouse (usually a Logitech). Never use the Apple mouse!

[@AlbertNaranjo]

The RAM isn’t “soldered on” chips…. It is part of the SoC. Since it is in the main chip, it is a more difficult task compared to traditional PC the plan for the different memory need of customers. But the unified memory has performance benefits that the PC does not. That pool of memory can be allocated to the CPU or the GPU on the fly. Can you imagine having a system with 128 GB of RAM and the GPU can access that memory if it needs it… without the bottleneck of having to transfer data through a BUS!

[@GregSalazar]

We clarified *unified memory in text within the video, just FYI.

[@JohnSmith-zi9or]

I know my comment will not be popular. I was a windows guy up until I retired from the USAF. My parents are elderly and them being on a windows based computer was incredibly difficult to deal with. They were always getting viruses etc.etc. After purchasing a MacBookPro and an iPhone, I was blown away at how easy they were and how they just worked. So I purchased my dad a 27" iMac and it has been a blessing. No longer do I get those tech support phone calls which would take hours. And the best part is if they have an issue I can remote into their computer and see whats going on. So simple. Bye bye windows.

[@merdusk237]

30 days later, powers on his windows pc and has to spend two days downloading windows and game updates 😂

[@Fastar76]

actually the storage does scale fine, in an very apple way. 512 -> 1T is $200, 1T-> 1.5T would have been another $200, and 1.5T -> 2T is another $200, so from 512GB -> 2TB would be $600 more. so it does add up in an very apple  way.

[@MrDapperGent]

Oh this will be a fascinating journey

[@GTArajgaming]

apple reminds me of GPU scalpers from a few years ago. 1TB m.2 can run you from £50 - £120 depending on brand and deals... £200+ ??? it's all downhill from there what really gets me is that screenshare feature, the way you done that between two computers is blowing my brain.... windows needs that, that would be insane for content creation

[@shapelessed]

"screenshare" is putting it mildly... You may not be able to drag programs across, but you can copy/paste files across devices that way, drag files from one device to another like it's the same computer. And if you have an iPad, you can use it as a 60Hz external wireless display, which is handy if you're a software dev and sometimes need a second screen on the go.

[@GTArajgaming]

@@shapelessed oh I know. It would be amazing on windows and/or Linux

[@olnnn]

There are third party apps that let you do similar things on windows and linux, Synergy is one (I think it even works between OSs including MacOS).

[@justaguylou]

I have always assumed the "best" OS vote is going to the one the learned on. I did IT support for 30 years, starting with Windows 3.1. So, when someone had an issue, I at least had a mental checklist of things to look at. Even if you tell me that Apple or Linux is abundantly better, I'll be sticking with Windows. At 60, I don't have the time & will to start over. Still, I look forward to watching this series if for nothing else, just to see how it looks and work.

[@TalesOfWar]

The first 20 years of my life I used exclusively Windows. It drove me to the point of frustration and the buying of a Mac. Now I've been using both for the last 17 years. I still hate Windows, but am happy in the knowledge my computing life doesn't exist exclusively on it. I only use it for gaming. and at work where I must use the equally poorly made Excel and other Office software, along side the almost as badly made Adobe suite lol. Basically the software that annoys me the most in my computing life is made by Microsoft and Adobe, and their software sucks on both platforms lol. I much prefer Mac OS to Windows.

[@JordosTechShack]

They make 3rd party add on thunderbolt dock things, that are designed to sit under the studio or the mini, and add drive bays without just hanging an external drive off the back.

[@sixtee5cuda98]

This! Anyone who has used a Mac or Windows laptop as their only computer, knows the value of a dock. Lightning/USB-C works great for linking to multiple monitors, adding old or new USB ports, etc. I'm pretty sure most long-time Mac users would never consider filling all the ports on the back of their computers.

[@z0phi3l]

As a Mac user your first mistake was getting the mouse and keyboard, those things are trash, the external trackpad is better, if expensive Only good thing about the keyboard is the Touch ID sensor

[@cortexpc4288]

So what is the update Greg?

[@nabibutterfly5385]

Why 30 days? Is that when the 30 day return window ends?

[@TheRealNinjaOofing]

😂

[@Khüchten]

The greatest downgrade in history..

[@EDV8ZR1]

Nice comment 👍👍

[@daytonaukpc9387]

Is keeping that pile of pc junk

[@vikasjitsingh6303]

nothing related to tech...but I would love to see a video showcasing your watch collection. I've noticed you own some nice ones. If you get some time to make a video...i would love to watch...anyone else agree??

[@aldridgebob]

Thanks for doing this. I've been using Mac's daily since Mar 1988. But I did build PC's for my kids and myself for gaming, and I love trouble-shooting, which is one reason I really enjoy your channel so much. Mac's have a lot of benefits, and it's refreshing to see the other side try them so they can talk intelligently the differences. I agree the cost of the internal HD's are ridiculous and I don't use the Mac mouse either.

[@aelaan12]

I used Apple products for the past 5 years and only recently got back into building myself a gaming rig, obviously with Windows. The only time when my brain has to be engaged is command-c command-v and on the Windows machines ctrl-c ctrl-v. I know how expensive Apple products are, I own an M2 MAX MBP - bought it 4 months before they announce the M3 - yah, thanks Tim. I am pretty sure it will take a while before I have absorbed the cost of the MBP, but that is just me. I don't buy PCs if I cannot buy them outright. My PC build is still 2000 dollars cheaper than the Apple product and it is a sweet rig.

[@colemowery]

it is hdmi 2.1 on the M2 Max... they just didn't want to pay for the certification 🙄, but it is to spec.

[@peanutbutterpancake1703]

That MacBook Pro in the video has at least 16gb of unified memory. The only laptop with that design with 8gb of ram is the new m3 cheaper variant which that is not (because the m3 variant dosnt have the type c port on the side with the sd slot). Your macbook pro is at minimum an m1 pro or m2 pro with 16gb unified memory.

[@XInfinity2024]

It will be interesting too see what your thoughts are after 30 days BUT... I wish you would use Final Cut Pro over Adobe for video editing. You can't use the excuse about the price because Apple has a 90 free trial and give your thoughts on that experience also vs Adobe on Windows.

[@robertt9342]

Excuse would be learning curve?

[@XInfinity2024]

@@robertt9342 Its not that hard to learn. There is plenty of videos out there on how to do things. If all he does is cut the clips and color grade it then it can be easily done. I gone from Sony Vegas to Final Cut and it wasn't that hard. It was mostly learning where the tools were located.

[@lchanceiv]

I am an Apple guy and agree the upgrade prices are ludicrous but I don’t game and I rarely have issues with the setup. We suck up the price up front in exchange a smooth experience. I also don’t play anything besides Warcraft which works great

[@wandering_prince]

i still remember last time you checked out the mac and apple ecosystem, how time flies!

[@craven3190]

I have a Mac mini with 512. I purchased a thunderbolt enclosure and an NVME Drive with 2 TB. Getting 4500 MB per second.

[@thomasdtank1100]

I did the same thing but for good. A few things I've noticed and some advice. Put the magic mouse on the bookshelf as a piece of art and purchase the apple track pad. its much better and works exactly the same as your laptop. As far as apple not working well on some things, what I have found is software, like Microsoft Office products, are not as featured rich as they are on windows computers. It certainly isn't apples fault that Microsoft doesn't seem to care about keeping parity between versions. I 100% agree about the drive space and the costs, I have an external M.2 that I use and it works fine. I used to agree about the memory but with apple silicone I think they can finally justify why their memory is integrated into the system and can't be upgraded. Prices are very expensive but the integration is also mind blowing. BTW the Apple Watch can also be used to unlock the computer if its close. I hope you get into iMessage integration its one of my favorite things. Gaming does suck but I'm starting to see more quality games come out for Macs so maybe that is changing. I don't think either OS is better they are just different and require different approaches.

[@ronnielamkin727]

I have a couple recommendations for your Mac. The mouse sucks try the Logitech Pebble mouse instead, which is bluetooth and Mac Os compliant. Another helpful device is the SATECHI Type-C Stand & Hub with SSD. It will give you more ports as well as expandable storage with an SSD. Using this with the base model helps to avoid the Apple tax.

[@LeoOttawa42]

I too have been using Windows since 95. I switched to a Mac Mini M1 and I have not looked back. Everything works. I do use MS Edge and MS Office rather than Safari and Apple desktop suite. When your family has iPads and iPhones, the switch makes sense. Since then we adopted HomeKit. I will upgrade to a M3 Pro mini next year.

[@bufanda]

No one uses the Apple Mouse. If you use an Apple get a track pad. And fire a mouse a MX Master is still the king. You only use the Apple Mouse when you want to punish yourself. Also for gaming keep your Windows PC. As I always say every system is good for their own thing. Windows is good for gaming. Linux for servers and MacOS is a good general purpose usage. I use an Apple MacBook Pro for my daily driver as Devils engineer because it’s BSD based gives me that shell live but all runs MS Office which I need to be interoperable with the Management in my company. A good mix of Windows and Linux.

[@DBLCreations]

Okay, so first of all: My English isn't the best, so excuse me if i make some mistakes! Secondly: I subscribed to your channel, (you have this video to thank for!) So, here is (me personal) opinion/experience when it comes to Apple/iOS & Windows. I was 15yrs old when i started to build my own pc's. Back then mostly known as "pc tuning." Lol! I started out with buying a Windows pc from HP. And when that one died (in just one year.) I decided to start trying to "build" and choose my own pc parts. I really enjoyed doing so! My last Windows pc was a $4000 pc. Which had Win7 pro on it. I really loved the fact that you could add RAM, or SSD's/HDD's, etc etc... I loved the the fact that i could use led powered fans with different colors. (Same for the CPU coolers.) Which at the time, i mostly used Zalman for these things because they were quiet and very cool effective. (At least in my experience.) I had the (back then) very expensive Zalman GT1000 case. Which was a really beautiful all metal case! Very good with HDD absorbent rubber etc... I have a (rather bad video, filmed with what looks like a potato) on my channel/profile. When it came to phones, i started out with a gifted Panasonic and then started to buy Nokia's. Much like most 90's kids i presume. I also had an Ericsson (i believe a T10.) Which had the Axel Foley tune on... 😅 Anyway! One day i decided to buy an iPhone 5 and man, what an experience! It was like no other phone. (Again, for me personally.) I really loved everything about it! Now, in 2009 i was diagnosed with leukemia and i had long stays at the hospitals. So i wanted a computer (laptop.) But i knew i didn't want a Windows laptop because those were really unreliable, especially at those times, either the battery or the hdd failed so dramatically that i thought by myself: I'm going for a Macbook Pro. And so i did. Once i came home, i decided to buy a 27" Apple Cinema display and right there, i was sold. I never looked back at my $4000 Windows machine again. And i switched completely. I really loved everything about the Mac. Yes, the eco-system is really a "thing" in the Mac world. The experience is just great and there is no comparison in my opinion. You have an iPhone, or a Macbook/Pro and a Desktop? If you have one or 2 Apple products, i mean, they just work so well with each other. I can't explain this, you really have to experience for yourself. It's like you, going with your mice between the desktop and the laptop. It's simple, yet effective and there are many examples of this. That being said, yes, the mice is small and stupidly designed (especially the charging method.) But it does work for me. Scrolling and zooming on web pages, again, is an experience you just don't have with Windows based machines. (Or maybe now you do? I wouldn't know.) But it's so responsive and fluid, it's just on another level. Now, all that being said, yes, the prices for upgrading our OUTRAGEOUS! I can't agree more with you on that! If you look at the RAM and SSD asking prices, i mean, that's just not normal. Now, while these internal SSD's are very fast, i don't think anyone should pay $2K+ for storage and RAM. That's just crazy. Though, it is a bit hypocritical for me to say because i have a 2019 Mac Pro with 8TB internal SSD. But i just didn't want do go with 256gb. I'm a hoarder when it comes to files, music & video. So, that's my own fault though. Anyway, sorry for my long comment. But with my limited English, i like to elaborate a lot on some things. I do think Mac's are overpriced at some times. But there is also the "experience" that you get with it. ***My use cases for my Mac Pro are: Adobe suit (mostly Photoshop, Illustrator & lightroom.) Logic Pro X & Final Cut Pro X.

[@Miniputt_999]

Good luck with the apple products, looking forward to the next video.

[@Robin.Backer]

Next video: Why I permanently switched to Mac

[@rossodelpadrone]

For video editing and music editing or general multimedia work, a MAC is the best thing you can have. An absolute no-go only for online games. These will be an exciting 30 days.

[@5GRobo]

For music production, Apple Silicon has no competition. None

[@andrewsyd]

Should have bought the Magic Trackpad. I don't think I've used a mouse for 10-15 years...

[@ettcha]

A traffic accident injury and a couple of years on the magic mouse ruined my wrist. To make it through a full work day, I have to cycle between the laptop track pad, an ergo-ish mouse and a graphics tablet with stylus! Just imagining going back to a magic mouse gets my hand aching again 😂

[@charblee]

Hey! As a long time viewer, I was glad you referenced the video from 7 years ago. Also, holy crap man. You have barely aged in 7 years lol. Good luck homie.

[@andrewcalderwood6102]

Most people don't buy the mac mouse and keyboard. The logitech mx Series actually work better. Both mouse and keyboard

[@tdrb42]

I used Windows my entire life until I bought a used MacBook in college and I would never go back. macOS is so much more intuitive and smooth.

[@TECHNIKVERBOT]

12:11 the SD card reader in these macs actually support UHS-II speeds

[@zhaf]

You can do the mouse thing on windows using Microsoft Power Toys "Mouse without borders". But after testing both, Power Toys is deffinitely buggier than the Mac solution. Sometimes my mouse and keyboard clicks doesn't register so I have to go back and fourth between the different devices to "refersh" the connection. And I've found that it just flat out doesn't work when windows is locked. Meaning I can't use it to unlock/login to a locked network computer.

[@Mikaiii]

Honestly, I don't hate MacOS. It takes time getting used yeah, but in some ways I like it more then windows (I have both a gaming rig and an m1 pro) but what i absolutely hate, is how expensive it is, and the upgradability. Also, if MacOS supported GPUs still aside from Apple's and they had better game support, I probably would switch all the way. As it stand, I use my Macbook for distraction free work, and my gaming rig for literally everything else.

[@DctrGizmo]

I’ve dealt with two Macs for about ten years before I built my PC like two years ago. Good luck on the challenge!

[@JohnDeLeon28]

If I remember correctly about the magic mouse. I have used it before and the battery life were amazing. It took long enough to change the battery (2009 version) or charge (via lightning).

[@siloPIRATE]

Only needs charging maybe once a month

[@SimonZerafa]

I suspect that a Thunderbolt 3 or 4 dock will be in your future! Interested to hear how the video editing goes though 😀

[@larrytaylor2692]

Why would you get the studio when you already have a macbook sitting right there? The macbook it just as good except i think they only allow one monitor connected to it for some odd reason. Macs are just so underpowered for what people pay but they are beautiful machines but its just not worth it unless your rich and want something that looks cool sitting there and dont game or plan on doing any heavy work loads.

[@andrzejos7003]

Apple Silicon CPU's are amazing - it's something more than cool. But sure, base models with 8GB RAM are little outdated in 2023/2024.

[@ettcha]

Well, he has an extra branch on his decision tree most of us don't have, and that is, 'will this make for interesting content'. Next would be to have some kind of parity to his old setup in having a dedicated desktop. Throw in some ecosystem experiences, seeing if there are any advantages in the Studio over the MacBook Pro and the ability to drive his existing monitor setup, makes sense to me. Besides, come the end of the experiment, we'll probably get some of the answers for why directly from him in a follow up video.

[@kevinpitts3548]

For what you paid for the keyboard and mouse, you could have upgraded to the 1tb of storage. I recently bought the M2 pro mini, so I am in the same boat. I'm going to get the jlabs keyboard. It looks as good if not better and it has a volume control on the side!

[@GreeceExplored]

it is dangerous, I was like u, a PC guy, since 92, and then i got a Mac Mini M1, just to try. I am never ever ever going back to the mess that is a PC, and I loved them.

[@jacksontint]

I highly recommend Crossover (made by codeweavers) for running games (and other windows programs/exe files) on Mac. Also that Mac has to have at least 16GB of ram because the 14-inch MBP only comes with 16GB of ram until just this month and that’s the M3 variant. It also would be an M2 pro which is double the capability of a regular M2.

[@jhoncraiden2118]

The mouse will be your biggest challenge there 🤣

[@joedarkness808]

Ah Apple Fisher price for adults .. In a company these things generate the most support calls as if it isn't apple written software it doesn't seem to play nice

[@joeyyjames]

that base MacBook Pro is 16gb of memory not 8

[@danceswithsheep3058]

Whenever I get those scam callers from ‘Microsoft’ I love the confusion it causes when they tell me to press a windows key or press the start button and I say I can’t find them. Sometimes they get really ratty and that’s when I say I don’t understand why Microsoft are calling about my Apple Mac anyway..they hang up. I don’t actually have one but they don’t know that.

[@gilbrowning4695]

Seems like a 'hackintosh' might be the way to go if you want to customize hardware instead of paying premium for the authentic Apple build...

[@ReallyRandomRoasts]

Nooooooooooooooooooo Greg. Why? Don’t succumb to the %1000 markup, mid tier hardware they call a Mac.

[@technicallyme]

I feel your pain but I did the same about 7 years ago when I started using virtual machines for my windows functions and I got my first mac and I loved it once I got over the headaches. That lead to a rabbit hole of Unix Linux and docker and I can honestly say the small change of getting rid of my cognitive bias opened me up to so much. Good luck

[@TheOmegaRiddler]

That mouse must have come from the minds of Apple's crack marketing team while they were trying to name the new OS.

[@MarinosMysteries]

I just can't imagine the difference and the cost. I would not be able to switch because several programs that I use will not work with Apple and there are no substitutes.

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

When I was in college my dad let me use his work laptops to do some dev work and his 2015 MacBook Pro 15 would always feel faster and snappier than the super-expensive Dell mobile workstation that on-paper should blow it out of the water. Ever since then I’ve always gained a sense of respect for Apple hardware and I’ve switched between macOS and Windows. There are sometimes where I feel “it just works” and sometimes where I feel “damn it Apple why”. As a software engineer Apple definitely works better for a lot of dev work, and if college and work is any experience unfortunately a lot of devs just want a device where they can type away on without caring about the hardware that’s underneath

[@poldelepel]

Hi Greg, You should search for the mouse base for the magic mouse… It makes the magic mouse more ergonomic!

[@BurninSven1]

I have been running mac os on PC hardware for the last 12 years or so, I also own one mac pro and one m2 mac mini the base model the only mac you really would need. Both windows and mac os is good just a little different depending on stuff you might be used to. Anyone trying to make money on saying this or that is better because bla bla bla is lying big time and my answer is get a real job.

[@sharonb.9128]

What a refreshing surprise you are! I went through your video history before watching your video, fully expecting to find “lifelong PC users switching to Apple Mac…,iPhone…Watch…” titles every few weeks. I didn’t find ANY and I went back two years. I’m not interested in those KZbinrs, they exist to provide confirmation bias to PC users. I am really interested in hearing how difficult you found learning a new OS, if you fully immersed using only native apps or mixed it with familiar cross platform apps and if 30 days is enough time for a computer literate person to master or feel comfortable using a new platform professionally.

[@chicopm]

Have fun with that Greg! Should not have any problems with that Mini but for the price as you have already stated. My wife and daughter are Apple folk, my son is a windows guy, a gamer and I am the lone Linux guy, so I have a house divided. Just keep on reporting as you hit the rocks along the road.😉

[@immortalsatyr]

Cheers to the lonely Linux Wine guy(s) all over the globe.

[@idan678]

you can do the mouse thing on windows PC's using "garage mouse without borders"

[@TalesOfWar]

Is it as seamless?

[@justaguylou]

But, I think that is kind of the point. Windows needs to have something added & with Apple, it just works seamlessly. I'm sure both OS's can do the same thing. The question is how hard is it for a newbie to find it and have it working.

[@strahd1969]

you should have gone with the magic trackpad instead. lots more things you can do with that versus the mouse. not a fan of the mouse either.

[@savagemadman2054]

I've been a Mac user for 2 decades - my gaming PCs mostly just collect dust. Historically I would buy a (near) base model and upgrade everything myself. In the post-Steve Jobs era however, that is unfortunately no longer an option. My '09 Mac Pro went through 4 GPU upgrades, 3 RAM upgrades, and 2 CPU (Xeon pairs) upgrades.

[@WouterVerbruggen]

I also have plenty of room on the desk, as my pc is underneath is where it belongs. (come at me with you hate lol) In contrast to Greg tho, I cannot work with a tidy cleaned up desk; so it's full of randoms components, electronics and other trinkets XD

[@tapts503]

I film everything with my iPhone Mini 13 too. I do recommend having Apple replace the battery for you after two years.

[@MXCN_El1011]

As a daily apple user, the magic mouse SUCKS and so do the prices for upgrades. the magic trackpad on the other hand, S tier for Mac. Interested to see where this experiment goes and your thoughts on the Mac ecosystem.

[@ghost-user559]

Actually the mouse is incredible, with a glass mousepad. Before I had that, it was awful.

[@EDV8ZR1]

That must be Tim Cook's favorite Mouse.

[@EDV8ZR1]

Definitely not my favorite Mouse.

[@WarhavenSC]

You're probably already aware, but M3 Pro Mini is coming out "early next year," which does away with the lightning port on peripherals and replaces it with USB-C. EU is forcing Apple to change, thank God. Might want to save the mouse from PC for use on the Mac. I abandoned mine (work Mac) for a more traditional mouse.

[@Cameronjankowski18]

That is the M2 Pro MacBook Pro Base Model. It actually has 16GB of Ram and 512GB SSD and haves two display support and has HDMI 2.1. It’s what I’m gonna be upgrading to for college in 2024 due to the discounts.

I'm actually using both, Mac for work related stuff and Windows for Personal and gaming, depending of the kind of work you do or the use, is easy to actually use both.

[@Aurummorituri]

The M2 and M3 Mac Studio support HDMI 2.1.

[@ericpisch2732]

I have used MS operating systems From the pre Windows DOS days, about 10 years ago the company I worked for offered Mac Pros as staff laptops as well as windows laptops, 200+ staff took a Mac so we were forced into using and learning OSX. After a couple of years I hate to say I prefer it especially the gestures. I still use windows personally thou because 4090 😅

[@donhgr]

We have both, a Mac Book for daily driver and a Windows we built for gaming . We also have Apple throughout the house for an echo system. We don’t like one over the other they both have their places except our phones which are iPhones

[@lordv1le859]

Why did you get the Magic Mouse? They literally sell the trackpad for the desktop! Also the base M2 14” comes with the M2 Pro and 16GB of RAM not 8.

[@anime_craft_nibs3017]

I'd love to see you do the same with a linux pre-built

[@MaheerKibria]

So I started using a Mac in addition to a pc and depending on the workload I think thee Mac is definitely the better product. For games, CG/3D, game development PC is king. But for video editing, web development, office productivity Apple is as good as if not better than anything in the PC market. As for cost I am not the biggest fan but I don’t mind spending money for a tool if it makes doing the job easier.

[@toaster98]

I still remember the OG Apple series. How the time flies :D And on a side note i would strongly recommend to ditch that abomination of a mouse in favor of the magic trackpad. Its literally the same thing as on the macbook.

[@webpoet73]

I don't use Apple accessories. I use MSi accessories with my Mac Mini. I refuse to pay that much for a kb/mouse plus I like the RGB in my keyboard. As an Apple user, I am not blind to the pricing ladder. There are whole videos on how they make those and how far they take you. Enjoy your 30 days. I personally have both Mac and Windows in my house.

[@bligh1156]

BG3 has native Mac support. Beyond that: Godspeed getting through that month.

[@GFS695]

How does Apple not get called out more often for their pricing scam, its ridiculous.

[@jeremypope-levison721]

Is there going to be an update to this video? I've been curious what your thoughts were, specifically on video editing

[@carbon_no6]

It’s funny, most of the product designs of Apple products look more like advanced alien technology due to their minimalist external appearance. As opposed to Alienware branded items. Alienware: we have designs that don’t convey our company name!

[@alexalias5911]

I am avide windows PC user but i have a iPhone and MacBook. tbh I always bash macs but they are usually pretty solid. That being said WAAAY OVERPRICED.

[@GSP-76]

Just out of curiosity, did you use Apple prior to their transition to their in house M SOCs? I never used a Intel based Mac. I'm now using a M2 MacBook Pro. I'm wondering the differences between the Intel based systems to the new ecosystem.

[@vanfaktor]

@@GSP-76 I've had both and believe me I would never go back to Intel Macs :)

[@GSP-76]

@@vanfaktor Really? Well I can understand them being very efficient now plus the hardware is tailored to the software so you can never beat having that combination...I have a MacBook Pro now and have been getting better and better with it over the last 3-4 months because I have to support about 30-35 Mac users at work but weren't the Intel based Mac better at more CPU intensive type workloads? My programmers love their Macs, I will say that much.

[@TalesOfWar]

I don't get the hate for Macs just because they're expensive. Do people hate Ferrari's because they're expensive? Or Porches? It's just a silly argument in my opinion and always has been. Just get what you want, or can afford. The levels of aggression people have towards those who use a different companies products is pretty pathetic. I hate Windows, I love Macs. I use both, they have their place and do their respective things. I don't hate Windows USERS, but whenever I say I use a Mac I'm suddenly a target. It's pathetic. It used to be like this with iOS and Android, but as iOS has taken more of the market, it's much rarer these days outside of the more dedicated channels. But the Mac hate has never ended and I don't get it. It's like... you sound upset that someone likes something you don't (not you, I mean in general). The "PC Master Race" crowd are especially hateful to anything outside of their very specific bubble of hardware and software. I guess the irony washes over them of the term coined by the legendary Yahtzee.

[@greatwolf.]

What's the impetus for switching over to Apple beyond just for content?

[@toukasakun]

For additional front ports and additional storage you can get something like the Satechi Type-C Stand with ssd enclosure. Sure, it’ll use one of the USB C ports on the back, but it’ll add 3 additional USB A ports on the front and USB C.

[@BeniCheetah87]

I am an iPhone 13 mini user as well, and I love the phone's size.

[@mattalki]

I have an M1 Max Mac Studio, and yes, I upgraded to 1TB. I would never use the Apple 'mouse'. They've just never had great mice. I do have a magic trackpad which has been great, though. If I were you, I'd either get the trackpad or just use a nice logitech mouse and ditch the Apple thing.