Was always a poorfag, but now I finally have money

was always a poorfag, but now I finally have money...

I always hated the idea of Macs but now that I can afford one, I am tempted...

as a lifetime PC user who never used a Mac, how will I like a Macbook?

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howtogeek.com/198043/how-to-merge-folders-on-mac-os-x-without-losing-all-your-files-seriously
zdnet.com/article/windows-10-unequivocally-better-than-os-x-on-apples-new-macbook/
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You will hate that you cannot upgrade the ram, that is way slower for what you paid and that the battery lfie isn't that better if you're actually doing work on it. Also storage space being fixed and you have to pay premium "custom" parts if you ever want to upgrade.

>as a lifetime PC user who never used a Mac, how will I like a Macbook?
the key shortcuts are different.. I wanted to switch back from Mac to Windows, and I couldnt, because of muscle memory..


also, its lots of Money. just take the price of one of the Mac books and compare what you could buy if you went for Dell, HP or some other brand

but macOS is comfy

>but macOS is comfy
if you're used to it.. if you come from widows, you'll hate it

Depends.

Do you like UNIX systems but hate how little thought is put into the desktop environment, how everything seems glued together and especially hate X11? You'll like macOS as a concept.
The workflow is good if you like trackpad gestures over hotkeys, but you can use either.
If you're a UNIX dev, you'll like it.

Do you like Windows and basically only use it for the internet and games? You won't like it.

Here's how I see it:
Pros:
- Good and well-thought trackpad-based workspace management
- Generally improved UNIX features, while staying true to its traditions (/dev/tty is piped to a terminal, so your terminals "emulators" are really clients on macOS, /dev/console is piped to console.app which is used as an interface for different sorts of logs and system-related stuff)
- All terminal applications that you're used to on other UNIX-like systems are usually compatible and can be installed through macports, homebrew, pkgsrc or manually
- many X11 applications are available and can be run through Xquartz, this gives you the ability to integrate an actual X11 window manager in the macOS environment.
- Cocoa is generally better looking
- The hardware is generally very good, especially the display and trackpad.

cons:
- is expensive
- has nothing to appeal to people who are used to windows or not-unix
- its actual hardware is a dice roll depending on the year
- if you actually think some other UNIX-like OS is flawless/perfect for you there's no reason for you to switch to macOS, and other operating system are (in my experience) generally unusable on macbooks.
- Apple have been making horrible design decisions these past few years, including the "every port has to be thunderbolt" thing.

thank you, excellent write -up

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Depends on what you do with it. I use an Air for development work, mostly Ruby, Crystal, and Swift. It's great for development, with a *nix environment that isn't like chewing glass to use. I average between 8-12 hours on battery depending on what I doing. You can get a used 2013 on Ebay for like $400, so they aren't that expensive if you just want one to try. The only real downsides are the non-upgradable components and poor gaming performance, but why would you buy a Mac for that? I would say ignore the Sup Forums shitpost memes and give it a try.

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>trackpad

...That's pretty much what I said.

If you don't like the trackpad, you won't like macOS.

was always straight, but now I finally have aids...

I always hated the idea of being gay but now that I already have aids, I am tempted...

as a lifetime straight person who never used a Mac, how will I like a Macbook?

I have one for work. It's okay, but I would just stick with Linux unless you need Apple-specific software. It's just quirky enough to require more mental effort than using it should. I'll try to give some examples off the top of my head.

- Keybindings are different between Mac and Windows/Linux, even within the same programs
- Instead of just ctrl, functions are spreas across ctrl, alt and cmd keys. Why?
- X (close) window button does not quit a program, only hides it.
- Cannot create a new text file from file explorer GUI. I'm sure there's a program I could download to do this, but it's something that should be built in.

The OS is useable, and even has a lot of neat features, but it's just quirky and makes me have to think harder than I should when switching from the OSes I use at home. I really don't think it's any more productive than Xubuntu/XFCE. Also, besides the App Store, there's no official package system like for Linux distros, and you'll have to use something like Brew.

As far as the actual laptop, it's not all that great. It only has one USB port so I need a special dongle for my wired mouse and keyboard, as well as any USB storage or other peripherals. The keyboard is all flat and difficult to type on. The screen is nice, I suppose, but I don't care too much about that. I suggest you could get a used non-Apple laptop for probably 1/10th of the price.

Just buy it and don't listen to these gayming fuck heads.

It took me a few hours to get used to it. The first time i'm using a Mac and MacOS and it shits on that stupid Wangblows.

The competition is vastly inferior, the dell being the only real competitor, and that one that fucking fails at so many levels that it's unbelievable. (coil whine, bending keyboard, terrible sound, blown out display etc)

With the MacBook Pro 2017 you have incredible speakers, awesome trackpad that shits on everything and a display at 500 nits which you can use inside the fucking sun without any visibility issues.

This is the Mercedes of Laptops. You will see indians that shit in the backyard trying to convince you to buy plastic gaymin laptops that come with Windows Malware 10 Pro R.A.T. Do not listen to them.

Make sure to ido thiss if you want to make a monster out of that laptop:

Replace Spotlight with Flashlight 2 and mySIMBL
Install:
Iterm for replacing the console
The unarchiver,
Folx for downloading shit,
mac2imgur - which you can put on the menu bar.
Deluge - for torrenting
Rambox - for connecting all the chat apps into one
CopyClip - for clipboard history
Parallels for Virtual Machines. It blows everything out of the water. You can 3 finger swipe to Wangblows in fullscreen instantly and also use coherence mode which allows you to use windows apps in mac as if they're native
Fantastical 2 - Calendar
Bartender - For menubar sub menu
Hazel for managing downloads - arrange them via many filters
Better Touch Tool for making that meme bar into a power bar.

install gentoo on an x220 nigger.

>2006-2015
>trackpad impossible to click near upper edge
>extremely loose near bottom edge
>overall flimsy diving board piece of shit
>even applel admitted it's shit and went back to solid non-click touchpads
>still has no real buttons
>relies on pressure sensitive gimmick bullshit
>if you press too lightly or too hard it does something completely different than what you intended
>shit tier 1mm travel chiclet kb
>OSX is a steaming pile of shit with horrendous battery management
>applel's solution is to cram in a massive heavy 95WHr battery to make up for it
>even XXXTREME GAMER cancer like razer blade with 4X the CPU/GPU power and 70WHr battery matches it in battery life in same tasks
>gets BTFO by 55WHr Yoga 2 in battery life in same tasks
>the battery takes up the space where a cooling system would've been in a laptop not designed by the world's thinnest and lightest gay hipsters
>overheats constantly from abysmal crippled cooling system
>throttles to 800mhz due to chronic overheating problems
>retina meme for "pros" have have gloss mirror coating impossible to use with overhead lighting
>blurry as shit retina meme scaling
>shitbook air even worse with glossy 1366x768 TN eye cancer
>systemic battery explosion problems for over a decade

>2016+
9to5mac.com/2016/11/03/2016-macbook-pro-thunderbolt-compatibility-issues
youtube.com/watch?v=NYVjIjBMx6o
>can't use any existing TB3 devices
>can't use USB and wifi at the same time
>ultra shit tier zero travel kb
>keyboard louder than WWII cricket
>memetouch emojibar
>no USB-A
>no escape
>soldered ram
>soldered SSD
>tamper tape on battery screws
>applel falls for their own thin meme and uses 54WH battery
>2 hour battery life

howtogeek.com/198043/how-to-merge-folders-on-mac-os-x-without-losing-all-your-files-seriously
>it's 2017 and moving folders around in finder will STILL cause massive data loss

>macshit is good
Can we finally put an end to this meme?

i have a gaymen pc but I've got a 2015 13 inch rmpb and i'm glad that i have it

the only mac worth getting is the macbook air. pros are too heavy. the macbook(tm) is utter shit. meanwhile the air has the best battery life. It's also one of the cheapest macbooks.

but the macbook air has issues too - the screen resolution is shit (needs to be at least 1080p, preferably 1440), and it's running old ass hardware. it's only had incremental updates, and the last update was the 2015 model. no USB-C, but at least it has USB3.

>mac

That's the same pasta you've been posting for the past month at least. I'd argue half you're points are bullshit but seeing as how you show up in every thread solely to stir up shit I'm not wasting my time doing so. At least on the Discord faggots like you get hardware banned.

I've been considering upgrading my 2013 Air to a 2014 MBPr, any advice?

I want an air solely to use my iPad pro with duet display and blow all the normies minds in my MBA program. You should see the looks my manjaro install gets.

>homOS X
>800mhz dual-core processor that constantly overheats

It will be one of the worst experiences of your life.

Why not get something good like an XPS 15 for the same price? You'll get better performance and specs.

>mactoddler cant refute even a single fact

You probably won't. You're used to a certain way of doing things. If you haven't touched an OS besides windows, then you'll have a bad time get aquainted. The hardware seems low spec, but MacOS is optimised to not need much. You prob won't ever need to upgrade or replace parts though.

>upgrading my 2013 Air to a 2014 MBPr
What's the point? They both perform the same when they throttle to 800mhz.

>was always a poorfag, but now I finally have money...
If your money didn't come from investment and capital gains then you're still a poorfag and you still don't have money.

Not falling for it. kys.

>fagOS
>optimized

lmao

zdnet.com/article/windows-10-unequivocally-better-than-os-x-on-apples-new-macbook/

>bloatOS
>optimized

I've used Windows between year 2000 and 2015, along with some distros, however never really switched to linux.

I tried hackintosh, first with shitty pajeet builds, then the real stuff. I didn't really like it much at first, but then I tried giving it a chance and learning how to use it.

Now I use it as a daily driver. Really after this I only wish Windows wasn't a requirement for performance and software compatibility, because those are the only two things it has going for it.

>tfw your hackintoshed thinkpad t420 gets the latest macos
this thing shouldn't be working this well on a fucking thinkpad

I was forced to switch a couple weeks ago and I'm hating every second of it.
Some aspects of it are pretty nice but overall there isn't anything good if you're proficient with Windows.
Overall the system is inferior and a waste of time to use.
Hell, you even have Bash with Windows 10 now and you can install anything with apt-get

I had it on X220.

It worked pretty well but it had one issue that I never liked, and it's the god damned touchpad. The kext for it is terrible as well, really. It's worth disabling, but not through bios because that makes the trackpoint damn slow and skippy, but changing some parameter on a .plist that I can't remember now.

I don't have that issue on my T420, the touchpad works the same as in Linux or Windows but might be because of the different models.

I exclusively use the trackpoint anyway so i disabled the touchpad via software on macos and Linux.

That article was proven to be bullshit

> X (close) window button does not quit a program, only hides it.

Wrong. What it does is it closes a window. So the button that's supposed to close a window effectively closes a window within that program. Which can be a document, so you are actually closing the document rather than hiding it (and it'll prompt you as well).

The difference here is that, if you want to run applications on the background, that's pretty much the default behavior for most (there are exceptions). If you want to actually close programs, you can -always- do it.

Meanwhile on Windows and Linux, the default behavior is to close a program, but if you want to actually have it run in the background (not minimizing a window), you don't get to choose. Some programs have this option, most don't. Torrent clients for instance do have this option mostly because it wouldn't be too convenient.

Besides then there's the argument that there's so much wasted RAM because you're opening applications left and right and not closing them, but that ain't exactly true either, the OS is pretty good at RAM management as well.

On keybindings, some are frustrating and some make more sense. Showing and hiding files has a sort of obscure shortcut (cmd+shift+.) while closing windows -or- programs is done with cmd+w and cmd+q respectively (which kinda make more sense than something like alt+F4, whether or not you're more used to it, I mean, why a 4 and not a 3 or a 5?). It's a mixed bag but hey, you can change those too.

Besides you're right about it being any more productive, it all depends on the software available at hand and what you intend to do.

>t. mactoddler

now that you have the money you feel a sudden urge to waste it away just because "you can"
very nice OP
poorfag is a state of mind, and it seems like you haven't moved past it

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>according to one owner
>computer science student at tufts university