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Could you please explain why you would choose an Apple anything over a much more reasonably priced and specwise better PC? Not trying to be a dick, I'm a sysadm

Could you please explain why you would choose an Apple anything over a much more reasonably priced and specwise better PC? Not trying to be a dick, I'm a sysadmin genuinely trying to wrap my head around it.

stevewodil 6y ago
macOS, and great hardware. I love the MacBook touchpad, no other laptop really compares in that regard. The screen is also amazing on the MacBook Pro. I don't like Windows, and Linux is hard to get completely stable on a laptop (battery life, standby, webcam, touchpad gestures, etc.). Thus, macOS is the best alternative for me. Not everything is about price to performance ratios for me. It's about the overall experience I have when interacting with the device. Plus, the 15" MacBook pro I have is more than powerful enough.
- macintux 6y ago
  I agree with all of the above, but would also like to add the ecosystem to your list. With my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Pro I get some really nice integration of Keychain, Handoff, Continuity, etc.
  - stevewodil 6y ago
    Yeah, personally I use an Android phone so that stuff doesn't apply to me but it's definitely a big part of the value prop for a lot of people as well.
alexslobodnik 6y ago
Apple ecosystem is nice. Everything just works, or at least that's been my experience.
- sys_64738 6y ago
  Except macOS Catalina when it hits WDT panics.
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SomeoneFromCA 6y ago
10:16 screen, perfect HiDPI scaling.
kemayo 6y ago
Specs aren't everything, it's a holistic thing. So long as the specs are good enough to do the work you need, things like the overall experience can take priority. One of the standard things to mention in this area is that Macbook trackpads are nice. This doesn't show up in a spec comparison, but if you get used to having a really good trackpad then you might not want to switch to a laptop where the experience is worse. (I've heard positive things about the XPS and Surface trackpads -- not that they're better, but that they're maybe in the same hardware ballpark, with software just not being quite as polished.)
js2 6y ago
It best suits my needs and taste. I wrote a bit more why here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23323927 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23323927

stevewodil 6y ago

macOS, and great hardware. I love the MacBook touchpad, no other laptop really compares in that regard. The screen is also amazing on the MacBook Pro. I don't like Windows, and Linux is hard to get completely stable on a laptop (battery life, standby, webcam, touchpad gestures, etc.). Thus, macOS is the best alternative for me. Not everything is about price to performance ratios for me. It's about the overall experience I have when interacting with the device. Plus, the 15" MacBook pro I have is more than powerful enough.

macintux 6y ago
I agree with all of the above, but would also like to add the ecosystem to your list. With my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Pro I get some really nice integration of Keychain, Handoff, Continuity, etc.
- stevewodil 6y ago
  Yeah, personally I use an Android phone so that stuff doesn't apply to me but it's definitely a big part of the value prop for a lot of people as well.

alexslobodnik 6y ago

Apple ecosystem is nice. Everything just works, or at least that's been my experience.

sys_64738 6y ago
Except macOS Catalina when it hits WDT panics.

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SomeoneFromCA 6y ago

10:16 screen, perfect HiDPI scaling.

kemayo 6y ago

Specs aren't everything, it's a holistic thing. So long as the specs are good enough to do the work you need, things like the overall experience can take priority. One of the standard things to mention in this area is that Macbook trackpads are nice. This doesn't show up in a spec comparison, but if you get used to having a really good trackpad then you might not want to switch to a laptop where the experience is worse. (I've heard positive things about the XPS and Surface trackpads -- not that they're better, but that they're maybe in the same hardware ballpark, with software just not being quite as polished.)

js2 6y ago

It best suits my needs and taste. I wrote a bit more why here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23323927 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23323927