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> Once I change the laptop, maybe I should look at an android phone? FWIW, I run a MacPro, MacBookPro, family has iPhones/iPads, office runs on iMacs/MacBookP

by nkw 10y ago

> Once I change the laptop, maybe I should look at an android phone? FWIW, I run a MacPro, MacBookPro, family has iPhones/iPads, office runs on iMacs/MacBookPros. Owned every iPhone generation since the first, and I switched to a Pixel XL last week. My experience has been very pleasant. It probably doesn't hurt that software/services wise I'm much deeper into Google's ecosystem than Apple's. I don't find Siri useful, iCloud is a mess that I only have for holding phone backups and a @mac.com email address I never use. I pay for G Suite, Google Music and Dropbox rather than the equivalent Apple services, so maybe it was a little easier than it would be for others. I haven't decided where to go after my mid-2015 MBP is to be replaced. I hope there are better options by then.

myrandomcomment 10y ago
I tried an android back around the Galaxy Note 2 time frame and disliked it immensely. The inconsistency of the interface was the biggest issue (yes I put stock on the phone). I have played with some of the newer phones on the newer releases and it seems to be much better. Still not as clean as IOS but getting there. We use have a ton of things in iTunes but that really does not matter much as the songs are downloaded and other systems will play them now. The biggest issue I have is I have used OS X since the Alpha of NEXT on a dual 533 PPC G4. I used NEXT and Solaris before that. I really do hate Windows. I have 2 Intel Compute keys for the TVs at home and Windows 10 is a pain (run Kodi, and only Kodi on the system). The idea of using it on a laptop everyday fills me with fear. As my company does everything in Google Docs, a Linux laptop seems like the answer. I want something no bigger then the MacBook13 with 32GB of RAM and solid keyboard. Anyone have a recommendation?
- myrandomcomment 10y ago
  Funny enough on the Window side before anyone grips - I got an MCSE back when it was on NT 3.51. I know Window well. I just hate it.

by nkw 10y ago

myrandomcomment 10y ago

I tried an android back around the Galaxy Note 2 time frame and disliked it immensely. The inconsistency of the interface was the biggest issue (yes I put stock on the phone). I have played with some of the newer phones on the newer releases and it seems to be much better. Still not as clean as IOS but getting there. We use have a ton of things in iTunes but that really does not matter much as the songs are downloaded and other systems will play them now. The biggest issue I have is I have used OS X since the Alpha of NEXT on a dual 533 PPC G4. I used NEXT and Solaris before that. I really do hate Windows. I have 2 Intel Compute keys for the TVs at home and Windows 10 is a pain (run Kodi, and only Kodi on the system). The idea of using it on a laptop everyday fills me with fear. As my company does everything in Google Docs, a Linux laptop seems like the answer. I want something no bigger then the MacBook13 with 32GB of RAM and solid keyboard. Anyone have a recommendation?

myrandomcomment 10y ago
Funny enough on the Window side before anyone grips - I got an MCSE back when it was on NT 3.51. I know Window well. I just hate it.