Windows User Switches to MacBook Pro

I've used Windows for 10+ years and today I'm sharing why I switched to an M1 MacBook Pro.
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[@raymonddsouza8948]

If you want to delete instead of backspace, hold the fn key down and press delete, it then acts exactly like the windows delete key. Two key presses required yes, but it eventually becomes muscle momory.

[@azogderschander6391]

I wanted to write the same comment

[@NoOne-xy6iz]

Control + D also does the same thing. And the keys are much closer together.

[@jaerg91]

You can do Option + left or right to jump by words. You can also use Option + delete to delete by words. Also command + delete will delete by lane. And command + left or right to jump to either end and command + up or down does the same. We can push this further with Shift if you want to select and jump by words or lanes or go all the way up or down.

[@tanzhonghui]

Funny story, I almost exclusively use backspace and delete mapped to my mouse buttons for video editing. Once, I borrowed my friend's macbook for a project, and found it impossible to map delete to my mouse (it was a logitech). Using a modifier to access the delete function is not the same as actually inputing delete, at least to the configuration software which only registered the modifier or backspace by itself. Ended up having to connect a USB keyboard just so I could press the delete key which I found hilarious.

[@KalpeshPatel78]

I think he knows these key combinations. On windows it's just one button. Muscle memory makes it difficult to add that one more step to use the delete button like on how it is on windows. For me it's exactly the opposite. inadvertently always make a mistake on my windows gaming PC if I'm too lazy to open the MacBook Pro I have for simple emails in-between sessions of gaming.

[@maxwell4465]

I agree with you. One of the features that I like the most is how macbook stays at the same speed even though the battery life is about run out.

[@kwoknation]

yeah! performance on battery is a lot better on Mac

[@genxtechguy]

Performance doesn’t differ at all while being on battery. Same plugged in. That’s not a thing on most Windows PC laptops.

[@ubacow7109]

idk if this is entirely true but it def holds more of the performance instead of a significant drop in performance. Sometimes on mine i do feel like if im in the 10% area it does get a little more sluggish until i plug the cable back in~

[@akashP998]

@@GreenEagle54i call bs. I have had several H series gaming laptops. I7 9750H, and even the recent 12th gen ones. All of them become nothing more than i3 level chips when plugged out. Ryzen chips are much better in this regard but apple silicon is best. The only uneducated person here is you who has never used an H series chip.

[@soyalex537]

@@GreenEagle54yea since windows have so much variety meanwhile mas has like 6 main different versions so it is easier to know on mac

[@driob]

I recommend: - pasta, for the clipboard - rectangle, for resizing windows with shortcuts - ctrl + c to copy the the screenshot and not save it - fn + del to use delete backwards apps are both free and works amazing

[@MStoica]

06:54 Small tip: You can have a screenshot automatically available in the clipboard, instead of being saved to a file, if you hold down Ctrl as you are dragging and releasing the capture border 👍🏻

[@ZhuJo99]

Or press shift-cmd-5 and preset the options where you want to save your screenshots

[@lucasluizss]

@@ZhuJo99 you can also choose to copy to clipboard with this option :)

[@ZhuJo99]

@@lucasluizss well yes that's what I'm talking about. And there is also defaults option via terminal to set the format (png, jpg, pdf, tiff)

[@ryanbotha7256]

I had no idea! Flip, this is invaluable! Thank you!

[@kaisharyislam8103]

omg this just solved my most pressing problem after gettiing a mac. THANK YOU!

[@sharonb.9128]

Great video. The thing that I can’t get beyond is how hard it will be to learn an entirely different OS. It seems like it would not just take months to learn the complete gamut, but building the muscle memory to do it all again without thinking. These devices add hundreds of new functions every year so I salute you for your willingness to invest so much time to learn something new.

[@kwoknation]

thank you! 😭 yea I def have a lot more to learn about macOS judging by the comments but it’s a lot easier after the initial switching period

[@cartilagehead6326]

nah, it’s like driving stick except way easier. 60% of it gets learned in the first two days, 90% of it gets learned in the first two weeks, and then the remaining 10% is the long tail of continuous refinement where you figure out what keyboard shortcuts you like/hate and you feel out the limitations and quirks of the OS. It’s much much easier than, say, switching to Linux

[@Funktrainer]

Exactly, you have to study for Linux and still get no smooth user experience at all. ATARIs and AMIGAs were way more intuitive to use than Linux. Sadly there's absolutely no alternative to Windows than macOS.

[@Asfgxff]

@@Funktraineryou sound like someone who’s never used Linux irl.

[@Funktrainer]

@@Asfgxff Tell me more about apps like photoshop, final cut and logic which might be, of course, available for linux irl. ... and all the other standard apps.

[@kat4n4_]

First time on the channel. I think the video is great. Videos about day to day experience are much more understandable for normal users than watching benchmarks. Some things i've read in the comments and what i learned myself. The "delete" function can be used with the function and backspace keys (read that in the comments and tried it out, it worked) or by pressing the control and "D" keys simultaneously. For the screenshots you could try using command+shift+5 instead of command+shift+4 (which i assume you use). You can just copy the screenshot (with command+c) then and paste it to where you want it to be. Also command+shift+3 would be a screenshot of the whole screen.

[@joes.9005]

That's what I thought. For basically everything that he didn't like there is a solution in the system or the appstore. But I find it good, that he recommends Macbooks though.

[@advocate1533]

@@joes.9005 Yup, but it is still easier on a PC than on the Mac.

[@l4kr]

Yeah I hate how people just immediately say you can't do this when in fact the implementation is even superior. They don't bother learning. If you used a system for 10 years and newly switched to a different system, of course you're not gonna know all of the stuff. But to make a review of something while you're being incompetent is wild.

[@iali00]

This was exactly my experience going from Windows to Mac for everything. Took a little bit of time getting used to it but now I see the benefits.

[@nuzzky]

Same

[@kwoknation]

🙏

[@samguapo4573]

I also had that hiccup. Took a few months and I still havent' figured out lots of things. But I would much rather use my Macs now than my windows stuff.

[@Anwrimos23]

When you pay 2,000-3,000$ for a laptop you have to find benefits (even if they don't really exist) otherwise you would seem like a fool ;)

[@samguapo4573]

@@Anwrimos23 thankfully I spent only $200 :)

[@olifantipfoten6960]

I can totally agree with all the experiences you told. I love both OS. Each has its positive and negative sides. But since I have the MBA M1 I never again have used my Lenovo T470 (which is still pretty good und running fast as hell - for a standard Win 10 Laptop). Sometimes the file Organisation on Mac drives me crazy, but most of the time I work a lot faster with Mac than with Win.

[@DidacCrack]

Hey! I have recently switched to mac from windows too, for the delete key you can use fn + backspace. I was so used to using delete that editing text felt really slow until I discovered the key combination

[@krigzx]

im a student, and im still rocking with my 2012 macbook pro, for me, windows are for pc, gaming for hours, but when i wanna go out, working on group projects, im going with my macbook

[@plantypus]

I’m still using my 2012 MacBook Air and still works well! Though I’m hoping to upgrade for the M3 Air that’s releasing this Friday :)

[@CopperNic1972]

I’m still on my 2010 but running Linux on it. I’ll try to get into this decade lol. MacBook pros are just great machines. Too bad apple stopped supporting older machines os’s.

[@JohnSeabourn]

CMD + Shift + 5 on your keyboard brings up the screen clip feature. You have a plethora of options for how you want your clips to be stored i.e. clipboard, desktop, downloads, etc.

[@joacn]

to make things easier i even leave the screenshot app in the dock

[@sebaszwarc]

also command shit 4

[@SyafaatAssiddiq]

@@sebaszwarcwoah, no need to use profanity sir

[@annep4830]

CMD + Shift + 4 pulls up the screenshot cursor instantly

[@kenaliento]

you can also right click on the pop up and you’ll get options: save to clipboard, etc.

[@anixben]

I haven't scrolled to see if someone's mentioned this yet in another comment but for the multitask view 7:46 you can hold option when hovering the fullscreen button, and what it does is allows you to fullscreen/split screen an app you're using without actually entering "Fullscreen" mode. This should allow you to open up other windows on top of your splitscreen view.

[@glenfordbangguiyao8006]

If you're a gamer, use windows

[@_samYFN]

Why

[@Floridaman807]

@@_samYFNwindows is supported by many more games than macOS, especially on steam

[@holyshiet787]

If you plan to use Blender or any 3d modeling software, use Windows

[@1506Jimbob]

Or a console

[@Floridaman807]

@@1506Jimbob nuh uh

[@manitoscrappy]

A big point to highlight. As a developer you will have a nice time installing dependencies. You also have a native bash/zsh shell, as opposed to powershell. It’s as close as you can get to a linux box without running linux, wsl aside.

[@hajjdawood]

Well given that macOS is a Unix based OS and Linux is a poor copy of Unix you will get the OG terminal and features that come with it and since it is POSIX compliant most linux apps can run on macOS (unix) without issues.

[@doniarts]

linux is a poor copy of Unix is one of the most misinformed comments I have ever read@@hajjdawood

[@bottlefish6386]

Hey bro, you can actually customise your dock in the setting, and you can drag the folders you always use to the dock for easy access

[@jaerg91]

You can do Option + left or right to jump by words. You can also use Option + delete to delete by words. Also command + delete will delete by lane. And command + left or right to jump to either end and command + up or down does the same. We can push this further with Shift if you want to Select and jump by words or lanes or Select all the way up or down.

[@stevemcclure2879]

My first time on your channel and it's great! I like that you take the angle of a "daily user" :) I'm not a content provider so I don't care so much about Blender scores as much as I do about how a piece of tech is going to service me for work and my personal life.

[@kwoknation]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@Flamamacue]

Apple silicon is one of the biggest changes in computers in as long as I can remember and I worked in computer sales for 4-5byears and kept up with every new release. I've been on Windows since I was 4 years old and have used Macs before but never thrilled with them. I got a refurb M1 Pro 14" as a compliment to my 5900X desktop with 2080 GPU. I now barely ever touch the desktop at all unless it's for gaming as the M1 Pro laptop is as quick as the 5900X system in all but the most intensive tasks. All in a tiny body with amazing display that I can use anywhere for 6+ hours. Completely bananas

[@ishankohli2357]

Hoping these solutions help anyone with similar issues ! 1. Pressing and holding control when doing any of the screenshot commands (e.g. cmd + shift + 3 for fullscreen screenshot or cmd + shift + 4 for selective screenshot) saves the screenshot to clipboard instead of saving to desktop 2. You can get clipboard manager apps like Maccy 3. My personal favourite mac hack is Rectangle which is absolutely free and lets you snap windows like you can on Windows ! Including with keyboard shortcuts :) 4. You can definitely change how the dock works (i.e. moving it to one side of the screen, making it disappear entirely until you move your cursor to the bottom of the screen, changing its animation, getting rid of recents, etc.) in settings

[@60beats44]

Thanks for this upload. Style wise, I would prefer keeping the video frame constant, natural pauses between sentences, no whoosh sound effects and no background music.

[@JulesStoop]

10:58 You can move the dock to the left (or right) of your screen as well and you could also make it smaller and leaner (even have it auto-hide), more like a quick launch area and use spotlight search to get to other apps.

[@kwoknation]

yep! I tried auto-hiding but couldn't get used to it, so I just shrank the dock and it's a lot better :')

[@JulesStoop]

@@kwoknation I personally don’t like it auto-hiding either. My wife keeps it on the left (and seems to be happy with that). Another thing I’ve worked with is placing a Finder folder with aliases to (certain) applications in the area of the Dock that accepts folder shortcuts. Right-clicking this folder, provides somewhat of a startmenu old style-like functionality. You can also use more than one for different categories of apps.

[@kwoknation]

@@JulesStoop ooh very interesting - I'll try that out!

[@JulesStoop]

@@kwoknation I meant to say: left-clicking said folder in the dock presents sort of a start menu. By default the icons come out as sort of a arched ribbon or ‘fan’, but if you right-click there’s a whole list of behaviors you can choose from. And it doesn’t have to be a folder with shortcuts, it’s also perfectly safe to drag the applications folder itself into to dock.

[@aelxxs]

I never use the dock so I just hide it and use cmd + space to open apps. Then I use yabai to move around and manage my windows

[@Target135]

I just ordered my first M3 Mac MacBook Pro having never used MacOS and being a lifetime windows user. The file management stuff is what makes me the most nervous so my game plan is to try to find some applications that give you a more Windows-like file management experience

[@kwoknation]

Let me know which apps are your favorite! Thinking of making a video covering some of the best macOS apps soon :)

[@waynecressman8859]

I'm a big fan of QSpace Pro as a file manager on macOS. Still not as good as Directory Opus on Windows but getting there.

[@sebaszwarc]

what do you mean windows -like experience. Eksplorator is inferior to Finder. Everyone on windows used Windows Commander. If not Finder has tabs

[@My-by]

That’s a bad idea!

[@May16Joe]

I tried to go with macbook twice, but the awful file management and no dual monitor support is what makes me comeback to windows all the time. It does not even support 4k monitors natively, you need a 5k for native 5k resolution.

[@weilyan]

delete key is hold the function key (bottom left) and hit delete or backspace) for screenshot, before you left go the mouse click for capturing the selected zone, hold the control key, then in your desired locationg to paste the screenshot, hit command + v

[@MarbsMusic]

Great review! There are Excel shortcuts on Mac as well, it was originally written for MacOS in the 80s before it was released for Windows.

[@kwoknation]

thank you! and hahah yea that makes sense - I used to work in finance/consulting and we only used Windows laptops so the shortcuts are very different 🥲

[@nicky_wong]

Not being able to use all the Alt shortcuts is very annoying

[@READComment1]

Mac Excel doesn’t have all the shortcuts

[@OffersAlone]

@@READComment1 Have you tried Excel in Mac via Parallels Windows? How's your experience? I mean, does Excel via Parallels offer as many features as Excel in Windows natively does? Thanks.

[@READComment1]

@@OffersAlone if you run Excel within Parallels, you’re running the Windows version so it’ll have all the features of Windows’ Excel. You’ll need to buy Microsoft Office for your virtual machine though

[@StephenJordan514]

Hi there: to recreate the “delete” from the Delete key in Windows, press the “fn” button in the lower left corner of the Mac keyboard and the Delete key in the upper right. Hope that helps.

[@kharakim]

Thanks for the helpful comparison. Although I made the switch to Mac many decades ago, as a non-power user I've never missed Windows because I have continued to use some of my irreplaceable Win apps with Parallels Desktop. Even on M1 Macs, Parallels runs seamlessly and very fast, with virtually no practical loss of speed compared to native Mac apps. One other not-so-minor consideration in choosing Mac over Windows as a non-power user: Mac support is great because Apple takes responsibility for both the system and the hardware. Moreover, my experience has repeatedly been that phone support continues long after formal coverage has run out. FWIW, I have a background in electronics and can troubleshoot and fix about 95 percent of the problems I encounter with our Macs - M1 desktops and laptops, iPhones and iPads - but when I can't, it takes only a couple of minutes on an initial call to Apple support to reach a senior tech, and they invariably can fix the problem. Compare that to the typical experience with Windows machines that have problems.

[@kwoknation]

thanks for sharing your additional perspective! 🫡

[@johnnyragadoo2414]

In the Finder, right click any portion of a path in the status bar to copy that part of the path (or the whole path). Go->Go to folder (shift-command-g) will let you paste a path. Nice being able to continue any portion of a path and paste it like that.

[@inwedavid6919]

at a moment you don't have enough finger for all key combination.

[@johnnyragadoo2414]

It's no worse than Windows - think about control-shift-home, control-alt-del, and other "chords" used for hot keys in Windows.@@inwedavid6919

[@bottlefish6386]

If you want forward delete on mac, press fn(or globe key) + delete, try it out. Besides, you can try other shortcuts too, such command + delete , option + delete, command + arrow , option + arrow, command + shift arrow, option + shift arrow, try them and you will know what i mean.

[@matt_kelly]

I feel you on the preview for apps in the dock, it's worse with multiple monitors. The same bar shows on both screens so if you have a Safari window with KZbin on your left screen and another Safari window with other stuff on the right monitor, it takes a surprising amount of mental energy to get back to the windows from the dock. You right/long press on the Safari icon and then have to look at the text to remember which window is on the monitor you are looking at. Apple really needs to work on window management and multi-monitor support.

[@May16Joe]

they won't, they're too proud to admit they're wrong. File management and lack of dual monitor support is the reason why I keep going back to windows. It's way more productive than having to deal with simple tasks that shouldn't be a big deal in 2024. But I guess MacOs works fine for a single monitor, usually mostly designers and people in video production.

[@oliverpolden]

What’s wrong with expose or whatever it’s called, Mission Control? Just swipe up with four fingers. Or down to show all windows of the app you’re on.

[@matt_kelly]

@@oliverpolden Expose only works on windows which are not minimized.

[@oliverpolden]

@@matt_kelly That’s true. But if the app is active and you swipe down with four fingers for app Expose then you can see all the minimised windows in thumbnails at the bottom of the screen. You also have Command+~ I think to do the equivalent of Command+Tab but just for that app but I’m unsure if that switches through minimised windows as well.

[@matt_kelly]

@@oliverpolden Hmm, it doesn't show the thumbnails for me at the bottom, just the dock on the active screen (I set it to auto-hide). Cmd+Tab switches through the apps, not the different windows. To be fair it's pretty nitpicky, I don't tend to minimize windows very much. Finder has multiple tabs for file browsing which is pretty cool, which is more than I can say about Windows 10.

[@rformigli]

To capture a screenshot on Windows, press Cmd + Shift + 4 and then select the desired area. Before confirming the final selection, press Control; this way, the screenshot is copied to the clipboard. It's a somewhat complex process, but it does work. Additionally, you can use the 'rectangle' tool to move windows to the left, right, up, right, etc., using customizable commands. This app is free.

[@user-pp5cm1sc7x]

Or just press screenshot key

[@renzicky07]

When it comes of taking a screenshot, you can configure it through the settings > tap keyboard > click Keyboard shortcuts > select screenshots / from there you can modify how to take ss in several ways

[@reduchimaki]

For window management, you can use Rectangle, it's free, and offers keyboard shortcuts to resize instead of dragging and snapping it (which it also lets you do). Great video, def subbing!

[@pilotma]

2:48 There is a way to use the windows delete key on mac. Just use function and backspace (delete). It does the same thing. It is annoying that it doesn't have dedicated key tho.

[@kwoknation]

ah yeah I didn't mention that but I guess the shortcut counts 🥲 wish they could shrink the power button and add a delete key though!

[@sandgaijin]

@@kwoknation Stream deck that short cut, boom. Macro life.

[@simply6162]

How’s rly its faster to use f + backspace y’all are nitpicking BS it’s just u guys are not used to it yet

[@bluejawa]

you can turn on auto-hide for the dock - also, you can move the dock to either left or right side

[@amosmattia]

Hi, stacks is maybe not enabled that’s also why you have a lot of files all over the desktop, try to pres command and a file or a folder in the top of the window, you will get the path, and you can access the subfolders. Nice video.

[@XInfinity2024]

Good video. I started slowly using Mac in 2014 and I have to agree with everything you said in this video. For me I type slower with the low profile keys. I adjusted to Mac OS a lot faster than I thought I would when I first started it.

[@franciscogazzo3125]

As a user of both operative systems, I think that a good combination is having a MacBook and a Ws PC so that you can get advantage of the amazing battery life, the portability and experience a MB brings, but can still use windows at home when needed due to its productivity, compatibility and multitasking performance. Nice video, keep it going!

[@shriefallam8866]

Isn't Macbook good with productivity? I am asking as I am planning to switch to a Macbook within 2 weeks most probably.

[@franciscogazzo3125]

@@shriefallam8866 yeah, it is. But it’s true that sometimes you miss that windows management that Ws computers have. I love the workflow I get on the mac though. I find it very pleasant for working and studying. I think that when it comes to laptops, MBs are miles ahead of almost anything, so don’t worry, you’re going for a hell of a device. Btw, which one are you getting?

[@dreadlocsamurai4241]

That’s what I’m thinking

[@raycerda4]

If you go to dock settings, you can choose for the dock to go away unless you hover to the bottom.

[@vonshayne5316]

Best analysis ever. Honest and straight to the point

[@pinkasteriodea3480]

I’m contemplating switching from my surface to a MacBook for next semester and this review helps in my thinking of doing that

[@kalabhalekar6368]

It seems that a number of issues/cons you mentioned are because you are new to Mac OS, it will be interesting to see an updated video once you have had enough time to get used to Mac OS

[@nameischarles]

For screenshots to clipboard, just do cmd + ctrl + shift + 3 (full screen) or 4 (capture portion)

[@miireiax]

cmd + shift + 5 and set option to "clipboard" works too

[@desert-fax-only]

His point is that with Windows, the screenshot goes into the clipboard not only by default but can be done by a single key stroke. I love my MBPro also and use desktop Macs daily, but just like him, there are Windows conveniences that I wish are on macOS.

[@Barkavich]

@@desert-fax-only What if you actually want screenshots saved. then his point is wrong and the Mac is more convenient.

[@phamnguyenductin]

@@Barkavich By default, Windows adds the screenshot onto the clipboard AND saves the file into the Screenshots folder. So no, the Mac isn't more convenient.

[@yvesvagery3069]

you can copy the path, right click on the folder on the path below and you can copy the path. You can have the dock on auto hide, just right click on it and go to setting

[@DrWho453]

if you want to screenshot to the clipboard instead of to a file use the option key when taking the screen shot such shift-option-command-3 or shift-option-command-4. That will cause it to go to the clipboard but not save it as a file. I think there supposed to be a way that you can reverse how that works but I don't recall how to do that at this time. Personally, I like having it save it as a file, that way if I screw up and lose the clip in the clipboard, I can just reopen the screenshot. Once I am done, I can delete. To me, its not that big of a deal but that's just my preference. I just thought you should know that there is a way to screenshot to the clipboard without saving to the desktop. Also to copy a files path from finder, you have a couple of options: Option 1: right-click or option click the file that you want to copy so the menu comes up on the screen. If you press and old the option key down while the menu is open, you will see the copy change to copy "filename" as a path where filename is the name of your file. Option 2: If you have the file path showing on the bottom of the finder window, place the mouse over the filename at the end of the path and the right-click or option-click the name and it will have the option to copy as a path.

[@jeremysaklad6703]

I’m surprised people don’t talk about Command-Tab, the equivalent of Alt-Tab on Windows. It’s the primary way I multitask, and you can quit things with Command-Q just by pressing that while it’s up. And it makes it trivial to see what is open.

[@kiwimike2330]

Yeah, that what I do as well. Even in windows land hardly anyone uses Alt-Tab to multitask. It’s especially great to just swap back and forwards between 2 apps. Makes it so easy to drag and drop between apps.

[@hajjdawood]

My favorite multi-tasking tool is Expose and I feel it is criminally underused. There is even a sub option called App Expose. Its F3 on the keyboard or 3 finger swipe up/down gesture.

[@kiwimike2330]

@@hajjdawood I use expose constantly too, I’m a photographer so I’m always dragging images between windows in photoshop and expose makes that super easy.

[@charlesross6963]

Some of this has probably been covered by other commenters, but I figured I'd let you know a few tips that I thought of during the video. I've been a Mac user since 1990, and have worked (as a programmer) on nothing but Mac laptops since 1998, but my 16" MBP M1 is my favorite Mac ever. - You can move the cursor by word by pressing Opt-Left Arrow and Opt-Right Arrow. When not in Vim, I use this all the time. Cmd arrows will move you to the beginning and end of the line. - I don't really paste paths, so I don't know of an easy way to get a path (but a utility I'll mention soon can probably help with that). One way you can get a path into the clipboard is to drag it onto Terminal, which will put the path on the command line. To _go_ to that path in the finder, you can press Shift-Cmd-G, which brings up the Go to Folder dialog. - Saving screen shots is an option. Press Shift-Cmd-5 and the screen shot interface will come up. At the bottom of the screen is an "Options" menu that you can use to select where the screenshot is saved. You can choose Clipboard, bug if you're usually messaging it to someone, you can also choose Messages. As far as things not natively supported, I highly recommend Keyboard Maestro. I use it for dozens of macros to control the UI, but of interest to you are macros I use to snap windows to the right, left, top right quarter, top left quarter, etc. You could also probably use it to capture the path of the currently open Finder window. While it's probably the most valuable utility I know of on the Mac, here are a few others you might like: - SwitchResX: Allows me to increase the resolution to 2992x1870 (better than my previous favorite, the 2012 17" MBP). I need my glasses to be able to use it but if your sight is better than mine, it can go up to 3456x2180. - DefaultFolderX: gives many more options in the open and save dialog. - iStat Menu: Gives a menu of various status of the laptop, including CPU and memory usage. - Alfred: Sort of a supercharged Spotlight with more options. - Carbon Copy Cloner: Plug in a drive at least as big as the internal drive and you have an exact clone that you could use to boot another computer should something happen to yours.

[@seanjohnblaze]

Awesome info. Thanks.

[@akira120977]

Hi, I’m thinking about a carrier change and start IT security courses. I was also a Mac user for many years and then switched to windows but I really want to switch back to Mac. Now my concern is, are the Mac suitable for that kind of work?

[@reduchimaki]

@@akira120977 definitely! though, keeping your windows around would definitely give you an advantage.

[@Robert44444444]

Creating a 'rubber-band' area of your screen)copied to the clip board to be pasted wherever you want (I do this almost daily)… Shift+Control+Command+4 , then rubber-band the area you want to capture with the crosshairs and let go then, use Command + V to paste wherever you want. You can specify your own custom key commands for the range of screen-capture options.

[@rajeh]

Great video. I am also a Windows user that switched to a Mac and I use some softwares like Rectangle and AltTab to do the needed multitasking.

[@kwoknation]

Thank you! I’ll check out those apps - thinking of making a video compiling all the apps for Mac

[@spearruler]

as r@ajeh says, Rectangle is very close to WinOS windows snapping feature. I have been using the app for about 3 months now on my M2 pro Macmini with no issues. It even works across multiple monitors(using 3 right now)

[@michaelg.903]

For multitasking, i can recommend you rectangle, which do basically the same multitasking like on windows

[@ekillops22]

Rectangle is awesome. That plus AltTab made my switch to MacOS much easier

[@jessasdad]

And it’s Free!

[@stefanenglhardt41]

I try to use plain os. Doubleclick to a side extends the window to this side. I use keyboard to switch between windows a lot so I don't need to arrange them.

[@reduchimaki]

@@stefanenglhardt41 the biggest thing with rectangle is it's window management is way more functional than windows' window management, and it's design makes it seem like it's built into Mac OS, and window sizes have their own shortcuts too!

[@reduchimaki]

@@ekillops22 no because you dont even need alt tab 😭cmd tab exists 💀

[@dpptd30]

To use windows style delete key, press function + delete on Mac, does the same thing as delete in windows. Mac OS also have an alternative way to view different windows of a same app: deep press on the app icon shows you all the windows that are opened for that app, and in the settings there is an option for 4 finger swap down to view all the windows opened for the current app in focus. As for windows snapping, bettersnap app solves most of my problem with Mac OS windows management, and spotlight is so fast that it is often faster to open apps with it than going to the dock or alt+tab in Windows. Closing apps with a mouse might be faster on windows due to the placement of the close button, but Mac have superior keyboard shortcut to close an app: command+w/q is so much ergonomic, intuitive and easy to press than alt+f4 on windows.

[@gabrielvlad5836]

Dude for screenshots just press command+space and write screenshot, select the screenshot app and configure it to save automatically in clipboard (you have more settings there)

[@__umbra]

The video is so well thought out and coherent. Great job!

[@kwoknation]

thank you! 🙏

[@user-mf1qm2oz3b]

Moral of the story this guy didn’t look up ANY of his grips before making this video 😂

[@TheQuietGuyAtTheBack]

Gripes. Not grips.

[@nigelstockley7011]

To delete to the right of the cursor just hold whilst pressing the delete key.

[@samgod]

Copy file path: option-comand-c. Copy files: copy from source, paste into target (just like Windows) Move files instead of copying: option-command-v into target Manage window positioning/sizing: install Magnet You can resize the Dock and position it to either side of your screen. I suggest mastering Mission Control for incredible efficiency. Welcome to Mac.

[@bottlefish6386]

Fun fact , Microsoft actually patented that window snapping feature

[@Krishnendulaha]

I've got the base model M2 Air recently and its been a hell of an experience. I agree, no OS or computer is perfect and that's what keeps these businesses running so its all based on a users need that they should choose. I also hope Windows on ARM to get better soon so that next laptop can be a Windows laptop with good battery backup and good storage and RAM that are not overpriced

[@hanifrahmar.1913]

must say I enjoy your video a lot because of how u see the camera all the time

[@retrofizz727]

I know I'm a bit late, but you can change the screenshot settings to make them go into your clipboard rather than your desktop. OR you can press an additional key to your shortcut to do that directly, the CTRL key.

[@bhoqeem1975]

Well, I've only been a Mac user since 2019, and had been a Windows one since 1992 but abruptly switched to Linux Mint in 2015 due to Windows 10. My ONLY complaint about Mac are all about not being easily able to play PC games on it. The rest--and especially the OS, I don't ever wanna go back. Ever. I love MacOS for my works. And even more so these days since the era of M1 and Sonoma, because both combined offers a MUCH better support for PC gaming, via CrossOver v23.5.0.

[@peeticek1624]

Did you try Parallels software with windows installation as a virtual machine?

[@bhoqeem1975]

@@peeticek1624 Yes, I have tried Parallel, but didn't like their splitting resources to function. Hence my choice to stay in CrossOver. But even then, it's absolutely no substitute for the native Mac games. Like BG3, for instance. It just runs better native.

[@dchandrateja]

To save a screenshot to clipboard use cmd+opt+shift+4; it doesnt save to desktop but in clipboard.

[@My-by]

You can change in settings as well

[@LiamPearce246]

I know this is a small thing, but the background music is QUALITY. Great editing!

[@LiamPearce246]

Another thing, MacBook sales have gone down over 50% in recent month because of the incredible power. Agreed?

[@jc.baptiste]

Exactly, you nailed pros and cons very well. It’s surprising that the designers of Mac OS made such a mess and complex stuff when it comes to window management and multitasking. They really need to use their own product or check what Windows or Gnome does for that matter.

[@zerobeoulve013125]

Sorry for the noob question since I’ve been using Windows ever since; and I heavily use Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint for work: What would be the changes from switching to a Macbook pro when using these office apps? 😊

[@kwoknation]

The main difference is you can’t use the ALT key shortcuts from Windows and there isn’t a great alternative, so if you’re a heavy user and use these shortcuts a lot it’ll probably be a lot slower

[@reduchimaki]

@@kwoknation alternatively you can use other shortcuts for the same alt key shortcuts tho

[@linkfang9300]

I agree on quite a lot of things you mentioned in the video! And overall I also think Windows handles multi-task better than MacOS. One more thing on the multi-task stuff that Windows does better. I can see all my running applications/instances when swipe up using 3 fingers, but on Mac, I can only see the ones that are not minimized and it's super annoying as I have to first check here and if I can not find the one I want , I have to un-minimize a few to see if it was hidden there, what worse is that if you un-minimize the app/instance, you can not click the icon in dock bar again to minimize it, you have to move your mouse to top left of the app/instance to minimize them again... For an easy photo editing, I can use Photos app on Windows, but the one on Mac seems to be just a viewer. And PowerToys is amazing to use! So, I wish Intel and AMD can do better this year, and also hope Qualcomm's new chip could be as good as they stated. I do like the performance and energy efficiency on Mac, but still prefer Windows, not to mention there are quite some interesting designs from Windows OEMs, like the Asus ZenBook Duo 2024, a real duo screen laptop but sill offer the traditional laptop experience.

[@ganderthepanda8146]

Excellent video my dude, other than some of your cons being solved with keyboard shortcuts (not that the every day person would use them). Only thing I’d change is that first 15 seconds or so of effects. That barrage almost felt like I was getting motion sick.

[@kwoknation]

thank you! and yea def learning more of those shortcuts 🫡 also appreciate the feedback, will tone it down in the next vid

[@ganderthepanda8146]

@@kwoknation No problem :) Subbed for more.

[@micosstar]

7:39 hold option while hovering the green button

[@amirmirzaei3940]

Also kinda sad that you didn't touched on the topic of reparability and upgradability

[@kwoknation]

actually very good point - Windows is probably a lot better for this! my last Windows laptop was a Surface though which is practically un-repairable nor upgradeable 🥲

[@sharonieee]

as a mac user, I approve this message

[@imnotafurry7]

same

[@snake2106]

Offcourse itards do

[@heeradhillon3086]

I can connect so well with this video. I bought iMac 2019 in 2019 just because I wanted premium looking computer. But now I don’t see myself moving away from Mac. And also bought MacBook 16 M1 Pro base. So impressive same thing I use it to do schoolwork at work easy hotspot connection, stuff playing from my iPhone through AirPods. Movement I play lectures from Mac AirPods switch so smooth everything. Only 1 problem is gaming support. 1 huge pro over windows is I know I am in control. It’s not keep on asking questions about off load to airdrive or updates unexpectedly when I am trying to do last minute assignment.

[@gilbert8309]

Great summary! My only comment(s) are: 1. I’ve noticed that the email is in much need of an upgrade. The spelling and grammar on a Mac email need a big improvement. It doesn’t seem to find common spelling mistakes. 2. I notice I have a hard time seeing my emails with a 12 font…and I don’t have that problem on a windows email. Not sure why the font size that looks good on a windows doesn’t look good on a Mac.

[@johnroedbacting6620]

Once you mac You can never go back hehe

[@birdapp]

Switched to mac from windows two years ago. Best decision, it’s not perfect but it’s perfect for my workflow.

[@kwoknation]

sums it up pretty well 😅 if you don’t need Windows for anything specific, MacBooks are a great alternative in 2023 🫡

[@peeticek1624]

Definitely better than win11 hell..

[@railpressureflip]

For the delete key, you can press and hold the Fn key (bottom left corner) and press delete, that'll essentially do the same thing that "delete" does on Windows :)

[@michaozga7825]

If I didn’t game I’d switch too

[@michaellind1161]

Only thing great about Macs are portability and battery life. $3000 piece of shit for coding and browsing the internet. Not worth it in my opinion, it’s just a status symbol.

[@michaellind1161]

@@jonny_laguna whoever said I love Tesla? Dumb ass.

[@ReticentDuet]

@@jonny_laguna It's hilarious when people like that march into comments sections and hurr-durr all over the place.😂

[@ianmaomay1588]

You obviously did not watch the whole video. You're just here to whine on things you can't afford, what a sad life you have. Pity

[@larrycoonrod5563]

Sounds like someone is resentful that they can’t afford a MacBook.

[@michaellind1161]

@@larrycoonrod5563 lol you big stupid. I was able to make that statement because I own a M1 MacBook pro. I’m a Naval Officer and buying a MacBook is pocket change kid. My statement was to simply say it’s a status symbol.

[@lopesmorrenofim]

FN+Backspace=Delete About the PrintScreens, use Cmd+Shift+3 (I think it's 3) and make it go to the clipboard once, and after that, Cmd+Shift+4 will put it on the clipboard. You can hide the dock and remove the recents from it on Settings.

[@jocelyndauvernay8210]

This is so helpful. I need a major upgrade from my crappy little dell that won’t do anything ugh. I’m not a major computer user but get very frustrated when I can’t just open and fill a pdf. I’m an iPhone user so have been considering a Mac but wasn’t sure what all the differences were. Thanks!

[@mattstone8878]

Your video does not need to zoom in and out constantly. It's actually really annoying 😑

[@heyhey067]

No it isnt

[@mattstone8878]

​@@heyhey067 Eat bacon every day. Be the #Baconheimer 🥓

[@CIPHERFLEX]

You must be fun at parties...

[@GTjames_O]

No it's not,this video is stunning and sharp,or is that your phone can't match the resolution of this video 😅

[@mattstone8878]

@GTjames_O Resolution has nothing to do with zooming in and out. His zoom is a digital effect applied in post production. It's done to keep the attention of children with no attention span. Since humans are stimulated by motion.

[@Gosu9765]

Just a tip - you can use shortcut of fn+delete to remove characters in front of the caret. Interesting perspective - surprised to hear that fingers can hurt after typing, but definitely I don't type enough to experience this.

[@pungkyper]

Somehow your video showed up on my homepage. This year on July, I switched from windows to Mac after almost 15 years… no regrets at all (for now) as daily user as usual employee. Airdrop & Battery Life is such life changing on my daily work. I guess it’s hard to back on windows.. ✌🏽

[@kwoknation]

🫡🙏

[@fozzir]

Good video. I am a windows users. I got a M1 Mac Mini but one of the things that is so irritating is the file menu and knowing where you are in the path like you mentioned as well as the resizing of windows. It takes so much longer in MAC. I wish Apple would focus more on closing these gaps on what is otherwise a great OS.

[@VincentLeong-bb4vn]

Great review on the MacBook. I know you say it is not a review but it kinda is. Anyways, switching OSes is difficult and macOS to me was really bad until I actually got the hang of it. With the negatives of macOS that you have mentioned in the video. Here are the solutions/comments: 1. File management (I actually find Finder better than File Explorer due to how Finder acts as a special app that is always open, file paths are difficult to find but you can actually right-click and hold the option to copy the file path) 2. Multitasking, clipboard history (these can be solved using third-party apps but Windows is much better at this. For me, I use my iPad as a second screen so I always have 1-2 apps on one screen at a time.) 3. Screenshots (I think you can change where you save them) 4. Hover over apps to preview (the workaround is to open the app using command tab and drag the trackpad down with 3/4 fingers depending on your settings) 5. Alt key Office shortcuts (lots of shortcuts and different for the macOS Office apps, however, Windows is better for that) In conclusion, the major downside of the Mac is probably multitasking options. It can be fixed using third party software but it is still not as great as Windows.

[@wendelladrian03]

Screenshots: Cmd Shift 4 to go into windows screenshot mode then Hold control while dragging the cursor so that the screenshot saves to your clipboard instead of the desktop

[@davidraymond8994]

I am a cloud developer and having a native Unix based OS is the best and Mac OS X is based on a BSD implementation. Windows has WSL to work with Linux but I don't like it as much as Mac OS X terminal. There is also a trend towards ARM-64 based servers in the cloud so that might be a thing in the future where Mac OSX might be preferred. I also love the battery life and performance on battery.

[@Lumilicious]

Trackpad and Speakers were my reasons for the switch back in 2017. Now I can't go back to windows laptops anymore... especially now after I upgraded to a 16". It's the perfect laptop in my eyes. Great screen, great speakers, great DAC/AMP (yes, it's good enough for 300 Ohms headphones and it also sounds fantastic), amazing touchpad, great performance and battery life... The switch to macOS was a bit challenging, though. It took me half a year before I finally stopped needing to look up how to do certain things. lol.

[@mussim2919]

Love the channel. I actually enjoyed the whole video.

[@paulcanchola6377]

Fn+Del gives you the delete function you’re looking for. Full-size desktop keyboards actually have the backspace and delete as separate keys.

[@roftrol]

Did the same thing when I went back to school half a year ago. Only thing that seems overkill to me is the 64gb of RAM, I deliberately choose the 16gb version and it runs all programs perfectly without any hiccups. It ran Resident Evil 4 at 60fps 100% of the time

[@MmmBopsPops]

6:30 - SHIFT+CMD+G will give you a prompt to go to a different folder - somewhat similar to the Windows file explorer location bar. I acknowledge this is a workaround rather than a 1-to-1 replacement, but thought I'd mention.

[@Eric-po7xj]

I really appreciate your thorough review! I've been a lifelong Windows user, but your video has sparked my interest and confidence. Inspired by your insights, I'm excited to switch things up and try a MacBook for the first time ever!😊😊

[@kwoknation]

thank you! and good luck 😅 should be fun

[@senpaisan7818]

you will not regret it my bro... battery life is nothing like windows,you can rely on it for hours and after years of use it still bests any window laptop. Its display is fuking amazing so beautiful and speakers as well. Absolutely quiet laptop unlike window laptop that fans sounds like starting a car engine. And of course its build quality is as good as it gets

[@elliotmcburnie8792]

Did you switch??

[@ktmidol]

Mac user here for 14 years. Also use windows for work. Fair to say that Mac has never disappointed me with speed and security. Also did some gaming which was not bad.

[@RichWork]

As someone who bought an M2 Macbook Air, having come from a Dell XPS, I agree with almost everything you say. The Windows file system is so much more intuitive and I just "work" easier in Windows. WIth Mac, I do appreciate the magical touch of using with my iphone, airpods etc.

[@karinnaragon4778]

You can change the settings for the menu to have it disappear and reappear when the mouse when you drag the mouse down. It’s weird to get used to but now I don’t even think about it, but I can’t imagine having the dock there all the time! You can also change the size and placement and such.

[@floydadcockrealtor]

I just switched last month to MacBook Pro 16 after a lifetime windows user. I had been able to do almost everything I needed on a iPad Pro. Once I stated moving into more video content it was time to try the MacBook Pro. I agree with every point you made. The drilling down to find files is frustrating me the most. The build quality is insanely good but you pay the price in weight compared to PC. The battery life is so good I leave my charger at home to reduce weight. The workflow is phenomenal I rarely touch my iPhone or iPad during the day. Hopefully some of the quirks you mentioned will improve in the future.

[@raymonddsouza8948]

Screenshots - when you hit the screenshot key combo, there is the option to change where screenshots save - you can only have them save to the clipboard

[@zer0sense899]

Well done review. You covered the issue I’ve had with Windows-based laptops throttling their performance when off the charger as well as little Window’s features like seeing the full path of a file. I think you convinced me to get a new MacBook. 😅

[@kwoknation]

you’ll really like it!

[@JoseGomez-mp6sq]

I went through the same changes or windows to Mac. I bought a PC and when my kids used it, they brought it back because it slowed down and or had a virus. I had to reinstall windows almost all the time. But when i bought a Mac Pro, I didn’t had to do anything to it. I loved and still do, love it.

[@dodiwe]

What are you doing? Porns all the day long?

[@tommyvdgf]

you can preset where the screenshots save, and you can make the dock disappear automatically, as well as turn off the recent apps in dock (like everyone). you covered some decent points but most of these are just you not going through a single setting on your entire macbook.

[@My-by]

Exactly! When he said some of the things he said my first thought was he has to be new! 😂

[@TheSkeero]

Control-D: Delete the character to the right of the insertion point (Control-H is from right to left) .... its handy and you dont even need to remove your hands from keyboard