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I'm self employed (engineer, not comp-sci or coder bro) and as my company's revenue grows I am more and more tempted to "treat myself" and integrate more Apple

I'm self employed (engineer, not comp-sci or coder bro) and as my company's revenue grows I am more and more tempted to "treat myself" and integrate more Apple products (I have an original SE phone) for the ease of use and having "corporate" Unix products in the arsenal. I see new products like these and instantly get excited. It looks so cool! It's thin, the screen is nice, looks like a great product! Maybe I'll quit RHEL on desktop and move on with my life! Then I see the price, the specs, and the 2 USB type A products clicked into my Thinkpad while I'm out of town helping an older relative. I had a Macintosh a long time ago when in college. Now, I think I'm too far down the RHEL / Thinkpad corporate hole to ever go back, and System76 has ruined my expectations for power on a desktop level (I have a Thelio). Hell, my Thinkpad is 7 years old and the only hiccup is its low screen res. As pretty as the UI is, I'm not sure I could get used to it from years on stock GNOME and a stint on XFCE. I might as well start buying New Balance or Nike Monarch's while I'm at it.

jimjimjimjim 5y ago
I think it's worth it. I'm at the point where I think any non apple laptop is a waste of money. I own a software consultancy and charge about $700 a day for my time. My MacBook regularly has uptimes of over a month. Sometimes I work in an office with people using Windows machines. Sometimes their bluetooth earphones won't connect. The mic doesn't work on Zoom sometimes. Doesn't wake from sleep. Things like that. That's what I'm happy to pay to for. My last 2 Macs have both lasted 5 years no problems and if you ever do have one you can pretty much go into any apple store and have it back in a week. That's the benefit to me. If the machines were 2x the price I'd still pay it.
- happyjack 5y ago
  I totally feel you on the Apple store part. That's another feature that is very tempting to me. Anything break? Fine, drive straight to the Apple store and get it taken care of.
  - jimjimjimjim 5y ago
    Yep anywhere in the world! And the nice thing is that a lot of people buy the products so manufacturing issues are usually brought to light and you get extended warranty for that issue.
    - happyjack 5y ago
      The whole sidecare / iPad for a second monitor would be pretty cool, too.
    - arvinsim 5y ago
      Unfortunately, that only happens in first world countries. Lots of countries still don't have a single Apple store.
- driverdan 5y ago
  > Sometimes their bluetooth earphones won't connect. Macbooks are notorious for having BT issues. I've personally owned two MBPs that have had BT issues and know many friends who have also.
  - theshrike79 5y ago
    I've personally owned 0 Apple devices with no BT issues, I also have zero friends who have had BT issues. The multiple of anecdote is not data.
    - arvinsim 5y ago
      But that also applies to the other person. Going with what you say, no anecdote is data.
    - driverdan 5y ago
      I agree with your point. In the process of searching to fix my issues I found many other people complaining about related problems. I don't have actual data on the issue, Apple would never release such a thing, but if it was very rare there wouldn't be so many others complaining.
    - O_o_O_o_0 5y ago
      do you not see the irony in your comment
- O_o_O_o_0 5y ago
  not sure how you earning 700$ is relevant to this iMAc
lupire 5y ago
What are you talking about? "Coder bro"? "New Balance" sneakers arent related to computers.
- happyjack 5y ago
  The New Balance refer to the fact that I'm old and crusty. I work in engineering but am not a software developer (majority of folks here are). Running Red Hat makes you old, too,
  - fingerlocks 5y ago
    The classic New Balance shoes have looked the same since the 1970s. That’s just a weird flex.
    - happyjack 5y ago
      I think the Nike Monarch's are crustier personally.
  - arvinsim 5y ago
    So RHEL = old, Pop!_OS = young?
    - happyjack 5y ago
      I'm not sure what Pop!_OS makes you in all honesty. I do know Arch makes you leet / insufferable, and RHEL does in fact make you old, boring, and corporate.

jimjimjimjim 5y ago

I think it's worth it. I'm at the point where I think any non apple laptop is a waste of money. I own a software consultancy and charge about $700 a day for my time. My MacBook regularly has uptimes of over a month. Sometimes I work in an office with people using Windows machines. Sometimes their bluetooth earphones won't connect. The mic doesn't work on Zoom sometimes. Doesn't wake from sleep. Things like that. That's what I'm happy to pay to for. My last 2 Macs have both lasted 5 years no problems and if you ever do have one you can pretty much go into any apple store and have it back in a week. That's the benefit to me. If the machines were 2x the price I'd still pay it.

happyjack 5y ago
I totally feel you on the Apple store part. That's another feature that is very tempting to me. Anything break? Fine, drive straight to the Apple store and get it taken care of.
- jimjimjimjim 5y ago
  Yep anywhere in the world! And the nice thing is that a lot of people buy the products so manufacturing issues are usually brought to light and you get extended warranty for that issue.
  - happyjack 5y ago
    The whole sidecare / iPad for a second monitor would be pretty cool, too.
  - arvinsim 5y ago
    Unfortunately, that only happens in first world countries. Lots of countries still don't have a single Apple store.
driverdan 5y ago
> Sometimes their bluetooth earphones won't connect. Macbooks are notorious for having BT issues. I've personally owned two MBPs that have had BT issues and know many friends who have also.
- theshrike79 5y ago
  I've personally owned 0 Apple devices with no BT issues, I also have zero friends who have had BT issues. The multiple of anecdote is not data.
  - arvinsim 5y ago
    But that also applies to the other person. Going with what you say, no anecdote is data.
  - driverdan 5y ago
    I agree with your point. In the process of searching to fix my issues I found many other people complaining about related problems. I don't have actual data on the issue, Apple would never release such a thing, but if it was very rare there wouldn't be so many others complaining.
  - O_o_O_o_0 5y ago
    do you not see the irony in your comment
O_o_O_o_0 5y ago
not sure how you earning 700$ is relevant to this iMAc

lupire 5y ago

What are you talking about? "Coder bro"? "New Balance" sneakers arent related to computers.

happyjack 5y ago
The New Balance refer to the fact that I'm old and crusty. I work in engineering but am not a software developer (majority of folks here are). Running Red Hat makes you old, too,
- fingerlocks 5y ago
  The classic New Balance shoes have looked the same since the 1970s. That’s just a weird flex.
  - happyjack 5y ago
    I think the Nike Monarch's are crustier personally.
- arvinsim 5y ago
  So RHEL = old, Pop!_OS = young?
  - happyjack 5y ago
    I'm not sure what Pop!_OS makes you in all honesty. I do know Arch makes you leet / insufferable, and RHEL does in fact make you old, boring, and corporate.