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I have a L shaped setup. My Windows with two monitors on one side, my M1 Mac Mini with an Ultra-wide and mini monitor on the other. I prefer my Mac for Developi
by Jcowell 4y ago
I have a L shaped setup. My Windows with two monitors on one side, my M1 Mac Mini with an Ultra-wide and mini monitor on the other. I prefer my Mac for Developing every time. It’s a far faster workflow , the trackpad feels amazing, and the ability add my iPad as a third monitor or a side screen via Universal Control is undefeated.
I have the Touch ID Keyboard making sign in seamless (and that’s if my Apple Watch doesn’t unlock if first). Everything is fast, smooth, and if I move away from the screen but want to keep looking at what I’m doing (like reading documentation) I can take my iPad and use either Handoff or iCloud tabs to keep it going. If I deviate from my iPad or go somewhere new and want to continue that process, I can airdrop the page to my Mac or use the aforementioned features to do the same.
This isn’t even touching document previewing in files but just pressing the spacebar , opening any PDF file in Preview, viewing my synced Notes, calendar, and Mail in the native apps and be assured they’ll show up on my other Apple Devices .
All of these things add up to a calm seamless workflow when I develop or do anything on my Mac. All without having to download a single thing. On windows I have to rely on third party services to replicate the same. Added friction that I just don’t have to deal With Mac . It just works (for me). The only edge my windows has over my Mac is gaming (which isn’t an issue for me issue that’s what having a windows machine is for and I prefer having a dedicated machine for that) and windows snapping that I solved using Magnet from the App Store that ensures it’s sandboxes and not collecting data per the App Privacy Page.