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I've got an M1 Mac (mini) sometime ago. This is my first mac. What surprised me most is how buggy the OS is. I frequently see crashes of core system services (s

I've got an M1 Mac (mini) sometime ago. This is my first mac. What surprised me most is how buggy the OS is. I frequently see crashes of core system services (system settings, app store), night shift with "sunset to sunrise" doesn't work at all, on second boot spotlight search stopped finding any programs whatsoever without giving any error messages hinting what went wrong. And of course resizing windows, something that you don't really think about on Windows and Linux, is something that requires effort and focus. And of course the OS is ugly as hell. What bugged me most though is the keyboard and the mouse (I got myself the official ones). Last week I gave up and decided I'm not using this computer until I get alternative keyboard and mouse, because my hands just can't stand the official ones. I'm writing this, because Mac had a reputation for being polished. But what I'm seeing is a lot less polish than even desktop Linux in 2021 has. It really surprised (and disappointed) me. Coupled with better developer tools, I think Windows is more pleasant to use these days, but we'll see, maybe after changing the keyboard and mouse I'll change my mind.

rualca 6y ago
> I'm writing this, because Mac had a reputation for being polished. But what I'm seeing is a lot less polish than even desktop Linux in 2021 has. It really surprised (and disappointed) me. This bears repeating. I have a $2500 2019 macbook pro running macOS 10.14, and a crappy $500 acer running Debian. In the last month alone the macbook crashed more than the acer during the last year.
wayneftw 6y ago
All of my Macs have been way more problematic than my Windows and Linux systems. Certain keyboards and mice don't even work on a Mac, so good luck with that. My Mac Pro 2012 wouldn't even boot unless a dual link DVI cable was plugged in, until I upgraded the video card to a rx580 so I could get to Mojave. Also every so often I'll get a macOS update that will just break shit all over the place (I also have a MacBook Pro 2015). My (Manjaro) Linux desktops are the most problem free of them all. Updates just work. Installing new software just works. All of my common hardware works with it. Windows I now use only for gaming and watching streaming stuff on the TV. It works well enough for that. I tried using my old Mac pro for that in my exercise room but it will only wake up with the wired Apple keyboard and not a wireless Logitech K400 which works fine with every other computer in the house. For programming I got sick of all the layers of crap and extra configuration I had to do to deal with Windows. Linux is much smoother for running docker and common web development run times, tools, etc. My Macs are for doing Apple stuff. If it weren't for iOS I would throw them in the garbage.
ratww 6y ago
For what it's worth, I have three Macs with BigSur: an ancient Air, a Pro and a new M1 Air. The M1 is buggier than the other two, which are absurdly rock solid. My hunch is that macOS on the M1 is buggier just by virtue of being new.

rualca 6y ago

> I'm writing this, because Mac had a reputation for being polished. But what I'm seeing is a lot less polish than even desktop Linux in 2021 has. It really surprised (and disappointed) me. This bears repeating. I have a $2500 2019 macbook pro running macOS 10.14, and a crappy $500 acer running Debian. In the last month alone the macbook crashed more than the acer during the last year.

wayneftw 6y ago

All of my Macs have been way more problematic than my Windows and Linux systems. Certain keyboards and mice don't even work on a Mac, so good luck with that. My Mac Pro 2012 wouldn't even boot unless a dual link DVI cable was plugged in, until I upgraded the video card to a rx580 so I could get to Mojave. Also every so often I'll get a macOS update that will just break shit all over the place (I also have a MacBook Pro 2015). My (Manjaro) Linux desktops are the most problem free of them all. Updates just work. Installing new software just works. All of my common hardware works with it. Windows I now use only for gaming and watching streaming stuff on the TV. It works well enough for that. I tried using my old Mac pro for that in my exercise room but it will only wake up with the wired Apple keyboard and not a wireless Logitech K400 which works fine with every other computer in the house. For programming I got sick of all the layers of crap and extra configuration I had to do to deal with Windows. Linux is much smoother for running docker and common web development run times, tools, etc. My Macs are for doing Apple stuff. If it weren't for iOS I would throw them in the garbage.

ratww 6y ago

For what it's worth, I have three Macs with BigSur: an ancient Air, a Pro and a new M1 Air. The M1 is buggier than the other two, which are absurdly rock solid. My hunch is that macOS on the M1 is buggier just by virtue of being new.