Looking at switching from OSX
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I've broken the questions I can answer down into numbers to make it easier to read.
1) I'm more productive on a PC than a Mac, but I think that's down to using PCs more often, rather than actual productivity of the computer in question. I think it depends on the individual and which they prefer.
2) PCs are generally a lot more reliable than they used to be and are pretty much as reliable as Macs. I support both in my line of work and the Macs have problems as often as the PCs do. The majority who say Macs are still more reliable are generally the fanboys.
3) Supposedly video editing, however I'm not sure how true this is these days and obviously, it depends more on the software being used than the operating system.
Hope this helps.
Again I will break down into questions.
Source: PC user since mid 90's, Mac user since '12 or so. Still have a Windows based desktop but use a rMBP as my laptop.
1) Neither here nor there, I find the Mac much better as a laptop and the PC much better as a desktop.
2) My rMBP tends to have more issues than my Windows PC, especially since the Yosemite upgrade.
3) Video editing is easier on the Mac using iMovie but I don't use any other app, just basic editing. I also do photo editing and it's indifferent to be honest. Being a UNIX admin at work, I much prefer terminal over cmd line if that makes any difference to you.
I ran bootcamp on my 2011 iMac for a while, but eventually came to the conclusion that if I just run Windows I may as well just sell my iMac and buy a higher spec non-Apple PC (as iMacs hold their value better than regular PC's due to Apple tax).
Moving from OSX to Windows and vice versa is really simple. For the most part they behave similar.
You might be a bit confused at first with the minimise and close being on the top right instead of the top left and that closing programs actually closes them as opposed to keeping them ready to open up again in the cache I believe.
Other than that unless you are used to navigating the command line terminal they are much of the same.
I'm not trying to be rude, but I think you either quoted my post by mistake or seriously misread it because your reply isn't really relevant to anything I said :S
By that, do you mean Windows and OSX?
Because by definition, a Mac IS a PC, same with Linux and Windows machines.
On the stability front. My Windows 8.1 machine has not crashed in the last year, and I don't recall it crashing on Windows 7 in the 4 previous years either. I have also had no hardware faults in the last 7 years except for a used OCZ SSD dying, but that was poor component choice on my part.
If you build your own desktop or get a custom one built by ocuk etc with decent quality components and keep the system up to date they are no less reliable than macs.
I do find I am more productive on my Windows desktop, but I do a lot of code development, so the extra screen space is probably the reason, not the OS.
If you build your own desktop or get a custom one built by ocuk etc with decent quality components and keep the system up to date they are no less reliable than macs.
I do find I am more productive on my Windows desktop, but I do a lot of code development, so the extra screen space is probably the reason, not the OS.
I have been an avid windows user for years and had no major problems other than your usual driver related issues and some software problems. Nothing too major. about 18 months ago I copped a MBPr late 2013 and used OSX for the first time. The main thing for me was that it just worked. No problems, no issues, nothing to worry about. I still run a windows desktop machine but the mac book is immense at what I use it for. Mainly office applications (which I use for work) remote desktop and Google docs. Also nothing can touch the battery life on that macbook. I can easily go 2 days without a charge!
in terms of windows stability, I have 8.1 on my desktop and have had no issues thus far. Windows are getting better
in terms of windows stability, I have 8.1 on my desktop and have had no issues thus far. Windows are getting better
1. I am no more or less productive on either system - different tools for different tasks. All day-to-day work happens on my Mac laptop, VMware and Windows admin duties happen on a Windows desktop.
2. They are as stable and reliable as each other as long as you are comparing like for like, and not a £250 PC laptop with a MacBook Pro Retina.
3. I still think Macs are better at being laptops, because the trackpads are so so so much better. The tight integration of hardware and software also means that issues that I see quite a bit on Windows laptops like Wi-Fi being slow to connect after waking up, and poorer battery life just don't exist. It remains to be seen whether the precision touchpad in the new Dell XPS 13 / Windows 8.1 combo levels this playing field at all.