I'm looking for a new laptop for work and realised that all the programs I use also run on Mac OS. I can't find a windows laptop (within the same price range) that is as thin/light, with such good battery life.

Only problem is that everytime I've had to use Mac OS on someone else's computer, I've hated it.

  • CheGueBeara [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    If it's between windows and Mac, I'd recommend the Mac.

    But Linux is where we should all end up... eventually.

      • CheGueBeara [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        It's a network effect kind of thing. Everybody has windows/Mac so if you write creative software you have to target at least one of them. But because that software doesn't work on Linux, it's hard to get more people to use Linux.

        Easy dualbooting / virtualization is the oath forward, imo, short of revolution and putting Linux on every student's computer.

      • TheBroodian [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        Which sort of creative software? The only thing I really haven't been able to find good software for is a raster image editor

          • TheBroodian [none/use name]
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            2 years ago

            using Blender for raster editing sounds absolutely awful XD

            Krita is very good for painting, but very bad for technical gamedev asset making. Gimp is impressive, yet needlessly complicated

    • culdrought [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      The day MS Office works on Linux is the day I switch.

      Also Autohotkey. Haven't been able to find a good alternative on Linux.