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Well I'm not sure they are giving Apple a run for their money. They haven't delivered anything in quantity yet, the benchmarks and reliability are unknown and t
by cjk2 2y ago
Well I'm not sure they are giving Apple a run for their money. They haven't delivered anything in quantity yet, the benchmarks and reliability are unknown and the big problem as always is software and they're in bed with Microsoft who are running a shit show on windows 11.
I'd like this to work out. Objectively I'd prefer to use Windows than MacOS (there I said it!) but the hassle is not worth it any more to take on the software.
- 3abiton 2y agoI am curious why you prefer Windows over MacOS? The only reason I see is Gaming, but thanks to Proton, now gaming is even better on Linux than windows.
- dvngnt_ 2y agonot for online games with anti cheat. game trainers also don't work
- antifa 2y ago> but thanks to Proton I am curious how well proton works under ARM, both for apple silicon and whatever alternatives.
- 3abiton 2y agoNot supported yet. The only workaround is using an emulator like Box64. Although, proton support is very buggy, yet you can technically play some games. I saw some demo on Snapdragon SoC (Android phone) a while back. But it is slowly building uo.
- cjk2 2y agoI spent 1990->2010 using windows. Certain things get stuck in your mind. What I'd like is the windows user experience but not broken as fuck and with the breadth of default high quality applications you get on macOS and the hardware flexibility of a PC.
- Rinzler89 2y ago>I am curious why you prefer Windows over MacOS? Not the person you asked, but for me short version: it just works and covers 100% of my uses cases and never caused me any issues, so why should I needlessly complicate my life by using something else? Long version: most EE tinkering and embedded tooling is almost Windows exclusive especially retro ones, plus the much better window management out of the box, plus support for all games and modding tools ever released without having to think of emulation or compatibility, plus 20 years of muscle memory and know-how on how maintain the system, plus high quality tools like Notepad++ , ClickDDC & such, plus it runs on every HW from 50$ second hand laptops to latest Intel & Ryzen machines meaning I can pick the exact laptop with the HW features that fit me, and not forced to buy exclusively Apple's expensive and restrictive HW like a screen that only opens ~130 degrees. When I'm moving away from it it will be to Linux, not another commercial sollution that comes with extra expense, downsides and limitations.
- goosedragons 2y agoDecent window management out of the box? Better customizability? Less weird edge case paper cuts (e.g, adjusting HDMI audio, MST, external monitor support)?
- kcb 2y ago> now gaming is even better on Linux than windows. That's an exaggeration. There are definitely games where you might consider working better in Proton but for the most part Windows is still the far more seamless option. On Proton, ive still hit things like, really bad frametimes, game patches that break things for a bit, can't get VRR to work ever, and the lack of anti cheat support in multiplayer games.
- codewiz 2y agoI agree that there are still a few issues, except VRR works just fine on my Wayland session with an amdgpu card. HDR, on the other hand...
- 3abiton 2y agoMight be an exaggeration but can you run pre-Windows 7 games seemlessly on windows? Maybe that's not the trend, but I was surprised how easier it was to run 1990s/2000s games on Linux, from Jackrabbit to CnC. It's the nostalgia era, but still, works better on Linux than windows.
- antifa 2y ago> That's an exaggeration That's mostly only an exaggeration for games made in the last 5 years with the heavier concentrations of DRM, online-only, micro transactions.