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When I was a young and broke student I had more time to tinker with old computers and free (and pirated) software and get things fun things working. I also hate
by knolan 5y ago
When I was a young and broke student I had more time to tinker with old computers and free (and pirated) software and get things fun things working. I also hated on Apple.
Now that I have a comfortable middle class western lifestyle I can appreciate the appliance nature of Apple’s products. I use them for work because they are reliable and do indeed just work.
In the lab I can still tinker with computers but I try to leave that to my students so they can have the same wonderful experience I had.
I haven’t build a PC in a few years and hope to build something new in a couple of years. It’s not a monoculture just because I prefer Macs for getting work done and I’m not going to apologise for my situation. Apple know their users and I’m happy that they can meet most of my needs.
- Damogran6 5y agoI'm in a similar situation...Whats worse is when you compare the Best of Apple with the best of the PC side of things. My work Dell precision is a science workstation desktop replacement...2 hours of battery life I can understand, fuel efficiency wasn't anywhere in the top ten list of priorities. But it has ZERO sleep modes. There are 4 exposed to the OS in most cases, non are supported by the BIOS...the only thing I can reasonably do is 'hibernate with lid close.' The mac is half the price, half the weight, twice the CPU...I'm a little disappointed in Dell and sad that my office requires it use. But in the context of this thread, I really need a dose of humility and a recognition of what I have due to my geography.