So my brother sent me an email asking me why I chose Mac OS X over the Windows OS (PC)
With my federal loan I can buy a new laptop… I was wondering your opinion as coder and programmer. Why you changed to mac? Is it better? Would you say the same… or is it worthwhile for my Masters where I am going to have emphasis on computer science courses
it really doesn't matter, today you can pretty much do anything on a windows machine that you typically do on a mac via virtual machines. me choosing a mac was more of a personal preference. I forced myself to try it out (geek thing) and ended up loving it... but I have to admit, going from windows to mac wasn't easy at first because I had to learn a lot (the first week). <<< I transitioned 5 years ago
- here are the reasons why I stayed with the mac
- better user experience (for me)
- it never crashes
- it runs faster (it seems)
- no virus crap
- very geek friendly with power keyboard shortcuts and terminal access (BIG PLUS)
- I run all my software right on top of my mac, no need for a VM... (I use mostly open source stuff, so I couldn't run microsoft software unless I go through a VM)
- just cool looking... (personal thing)
- software looks nice on a mac.... user interface (personal thing)
- and last... all the cool photo and visualization tools that come built in.
that's it!
Battery life is a big plus for me. Most Windows laptop batteries seem to crap out after a couple hours, but my 13" MBP gets about 8 hours and my 15"hi-res MBP gets 5-6..