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Not sure judging an entire ecosystem based on a single data point (your short, bad experience) is fair.
Windows is a terrible mess, not sure how anyone could advocate using that OS, for anything.
I'd also agree with @grams that there is still a market for high end Intel Macs and you could get your £2.1k.
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Not sure judging an entire ecosystem based on a single data point (your short, bad experience) is fair.
I'm judging my experience on my experience.
But of the two problems I've experienced in my first 5 months of owning the most luxurious and expensive laptop out there:
- https://www.reddit.com/r/mac/comments/gp5b1z/usb_20_issues_on_new_macbook_pro_13_2020/ this is still ongoing, there are comments showing it still happens in Big Sur.
- https://www.reddit.com/r/gadgets/comments/jupvdz/macos_big_sur_update_bricking_some_older_macbook/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/mac/comments/k0ad9y/big_sur_bricked_my_2020_mbp/
I'm hardly a single data point.
- https://www.reddit.com/r/mac/comments/gp5b1z/usb_20_issues_on_new_macbook_pro_13_2020/ this is still ongoing, there are comments showing it still happens in Big Sur.
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Windows is a terrible mess, not sure how anyone could advocate using that OS, for anything.
OS choice is often like bank choice. There are bad experiences with all of them. If any single one was perfect then most people would use it. Most of the time they're good enough.
My order of preference for my desktop would be Linux, Mac, Windows, however:-
- Linux as a desktop is slightly flawed. I find video on some sites just won't play as it does on Windows/Mac and I don't want to have to find which random codecs/packages I need to install just to view a website. I also need a Windows VM for various bits of software which are Windows only. Drivers are a lottery.
- Macs are lovely, but expensive. I can spend half the amount of a decent Thinkpad for the same performance. I don't need M1 type of performance. Still need a VM for some bits of software.
- Windows is clunky in places but generally just works for my needs.
I use a Linux desktop in the office (although I haven't been there since March) and Windows laptop for WFH. Have had a Mac as a home desktop in the past but recent purchases have been generic Windows laptops because cheaper.
Most of my work is a browser and connecting into other machines via ssh/putty, VNC or RDP. I've spent most of my day today on systems running AIX, Solaris and zLinux (Linux on big bastard mainframes).
- Linux as a desktop is slightly flawed. I find video on some sites just won't play as it does on Windows/Mac and I don't want to have to find which random codecs/packages I need to install just to view a website. I also need a Windows VM for various bits of software which are Windows only. Drivers are a lottery.
Velocio
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I can live with that. Have already put it in it's box and confined it to the top of the wardrobe.
It's been an expensive exercise in trying Apple for the first time, and finding them to have quality issues in their software and realising the extent of that.
In the grand scheme of things a £3k lesson achieved in under 6 months isn't a bad one as it now stops me further investing in Apple.
Actually it was a £5k lesson as I also purchased an iPad Pro 12.9" that I gave away. The MBP I'll just mothball.
Anyhow... lesson learned. Both Windows and Linux offer far more stable and predictable experiences with more longevity and productivity than Apple. Apple's hardware is incredible, but ultimately it's the software that define the experience, and when I needed support it was absolutely terrible (the USB thing).