Lifetime macOS User Tries New Windows 11 for 24 Hours! Goodbye, Apple…
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Lifetime macOS user tries the new Windows 11 for 24 hours! Today I will work all day not on macOS, but on the new Windows 11 to find out how convenient it is! Do I really like Windows 11 so much that I'm ready to give up working on macOS?! What cool features does Microsoft's new operating system have? Yes, I definitely did not expect this from Windows! In this comparison of the new macOS and Windows 11, I talked about all the pros and cons of these operating systems so that you understand for yourself which is better! So watch this video from start to finish to find out if Windows 11 is really better than the latest macOS!
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The title says "Lifetime MacOS user..." while the first sentence of the video is "....just a few years back I was a windows user."
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You can definitely connect the calendar to any sync services (such as Google calendar), since windows 10
With Windows 11 this wasn't included anymore but I'm sure this will be changed in the future. During this time there is a cool Calendar Flyout app in the Microsoft Store.
Yes you can, and it’s better. This dude did no research.
dont worry about it .. that guy has a small brain
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Well, there are several things you told us that actually Windows have. For example, virtual desktop. Yes, there's a button for it. But you can also do a 4-fingers swipe to switch to other desktop, just like MacOS. About widget, Microsoft is working to make it works for 3rd-party app, cmiiw. About free Office, actually Windows has "WordPad". It works like a lite version of Microsoft Word, and you can straightly use it after you get your new laptop. Furthermore, many laptops in the market have Microsoft Office pre-installed. About asking for administrator rights? You can disable it. 2 settings in 1 OS? Control Panel will be removed soon, cmiiw. About search, not only your apps and files but also web results (but yeah, not including your message etc like MacOS).
WordPad feels ripped straight out of vista, and is being discontinued soon. Additionally about widgets, I think he is mostly annoyed about the amount of MSN and Sponsored and "Reccomended" content, which is unremovable, where macOS is very customisable in that sector.
Also windows search is really slow compared to mac search
Few points i just wanted to point out:
1. About the admin prompt. You can disable it. But the reason its there is to make sure you are the one running the app and not a virus or some malicious software.
2. On MacOS i had a situation that the user was disabled because it was named "administrator" (its actually a knows bug and ive seen post on apple forums bot to name your user admin😂)
yes, i used to think it was annoying, but when i switched to linux, i can understand why password prompt is needed in those situation
a get a similar prompt on macOS when it wants to update. Next time I'll try to disable it but not sure I can.
I have been using both mac and windows for quite some time! But you can’t argue that why windows does have a dedicated button for multi tasking instead of a multitouch gesture! That’s because Microsoft has to develop its OS for a wide range of devices which some of them might not even support Multitouch! But apple has full control over its own devices and even then it has dedicated buttons for it but it’s not just comman to use it !
Plus the newer laptops from as far as 2014 support gestures that show you all the desktops
Bruh there is an option to change the gestures in the settings to move from multiple desktops its just very hard to find it in the settings.
My favourite thing in Windows you can open the same app multiple times without a terminal/command line. (I use both system, I'm really happy with both.)
Damn, I forgot about this issue with macOS which annoyed me to hell and back. Thanks for the reminder. :)
Damn, I forgot about this too...
I semi-switched to Windows for work and I have to say that I love the touch screen features and aesthetics of Surface products and have noticed a lot of improvements in the OS since I last used it in terms of stability and being able to just work. That said, Macs are durable af since I'm typing this on a 2013 Macbook air that has never needed a clean reinstall.
I am still using a 2013 air as well with basically the same experience lol
I bought a new SSD for my old Dell XPS from 2009 and my mother still uses it without any issues and even plays a couple of modern games (well, not on any super settings but still). If a laptop fails it mostly is a problem with the specific model or manufacturer, you can choose a different one. Macs lack that ability all together. The repairabiliy of macs is essentially non existent without apples specialized tools, which is a big issue. Also the lack ofthe ability do downgrade an app to the last working version is unacceptable. All of this boils down to lesser durability if taken to account. :(
I really like the aestetics of Apple's products and am the type of person to go for the best only, still mac is not in this category, even with the new M-series chips and well built chassis, which are beautiful.
@@dariosarti2791 I have yet two have any of my macs fail. I still have my old 2008 plastic MacBook, slower than molasses but it works (I pad $500 for it new). I totally get what you are saying but the failure rate of mac hardware is so low and the general population doesn’t know how to swap ram or hard drives. I hate how apple is so anti repair for sure, but their products tend to not need nearly the maintenance of a PC, which is where the appeal is for a lot of people. My 2013 air has literally needed zero maintenance of any kind done to it, it’s crazy (was $800 refurbished). It’s track pad and keyboard are so much better than any non Mac I have used, at least in that price range.
@@dariosarti2791 the only major draw back for some, and it is a totally deal breaker for a ton of people, is how terribly and limited they are for gaming lol.
my mac computers from 2015 run slow, buggy, and can't even handle 4 tabs of video at once. my windows computers from 2015 are actually increasing in performance and efficiency esp with windows 11. the best advantage of windows is that you control the obsoletion a lot more than apple computers.
Windows has focus assistant and it's placed in the notification panel beneath the calendar. However, it looks like the version of Windows 11 you have installed is obsolete, because your action center still has no quick access to managing Bluetooth devices and your notification panel has older focus button. In 2022 update the focus assist button with the session time settings are placed beneath the calendar and quick Bluetooth settings are present.
The Windows part has a lot of mistakes, although it is understandable when concidering the fact that you haven't used yhis OS for years. For example you can disbale the admin check pop up and hide the virtual desktops as well as the search button...
i was going to say the samething i have never seen that admin screen and i have windows as a desktop and laptop
He has a lot of mistakes on Mac OS too. Like you definitely have control on which apps use the microphone and/or camera. You even have control over what folders each app can access. In fact, the first time you try to access the microphone, camera or access a folder from an app, a pop up message comes up asking you if you give it permission. Also he said you need a 3rd party app to pin to half screen when it actually is built in (however windows implementation is still way better for this). I hate to be nit picky about things like this because sometimes you just don't know. After decades of use, I still get surprised every once in a while. Just bringing it up so you know its not one sided or he did it on purpose.
@@darpompie4354ok thanks a lot for sitting down and typing that answer, it's great yo have a perspective form both sides!
I left macos since Mojave and moved to Windows 11. It is so polished, so pro and overall flexible. I've installed extra featured to emulate Macos in terms of preview, spotlight and I've changed the task bar and it is just perfect. Guess what, basic M1 doesn't allow me to have two screens while a basic Windows does
Good luck whith registry,program optimizations,virus ext.Linux user here.
I doubt you are using windows11 to say it’s “so polished” 😂
@@ArcanumSteam probably the last time you used is windows xp . That virrus registry were solved in windows 10 itself.
@@hemanth593 I test w10, and w11 on my laptop and is very slow from the first week, bloatware, ext .I use this os only for firmware updates. Good luck.
@@ArcanumSteam funny. the last actual virus or anything like that i had really was in windows xp era. if you havent noticed btw: normal people are not even targets for viruses and malware anymore. it doesnt even make sense and is not worth the effort. if you want to make money of people nowadays its because of personal data, and the way you get personal data are not individual personal pcs but big companies who actually store that data. thats why data leaks and alike are a thing. now if you are half way clever with stuff like bitwarden multiple emails, 2fa and other things... you re basicly not worth the effort because those guys are after the people who have no clue what they do, having the same password everywhere and stuff like that. you dont have to be super secure...you just need to be more annoying than most of the people and you re allready not worth the extra effort anymore.
we dont live in 1990 anymore. there are no obscure evil hackers sitting in someones basement trying to inject some viruses in ordinary random peoples pcs, who have nothing else to do than downloading 5000000 shady mp3s off weird russian torrent websites... for no reason just to get their porn watch history or see what steam games they own or that they dont even have alot of money anyways. individual personal computers have no real profit value. People rob banks... not grandma on the street carrying 20 bucks in her pocket.
Linux asks you to confirm you admin rights as well. It makes sense, since it ensures that any changes that mess with system files & processes have been approved by you and it's not some sort of a virus that started running automatically, messing with your system without you knowing about it.
And you actually don't really need to separate you storage on two disks if you don't want to. Some people have only "C" disk. The problem with this approach that you have great chances to loose your data in case of system corruption of fresh Windows installation.
The main problem and benefit of Windows is support of old programs, which is not the case with MacOS. I can literally run a game that was released in 20 years ago and it will run fine. The reason why this is a problem that engineers have to support a tone of legacy codebase they would happily remove or refactor otherwise.
Okay but like Windows Search does a lot more than search apps and files.
It's connected to bing (like Spotlight) so you can search really....anything, like right now, do a number conversion, type in search 10 gallons and see what comes up. Or hey you need to know the weather conditions in New York so type "weather in NYC", type "traffic conditions near me", type "showtimes for Avatar way of water".
People always say spotlight is better but don't understand just how useful Windows Search is
Actually Wordpad (not just Notepad) come preinstalled, and I think there is a basic video editing software.
Also office is already free online, and I don't know if many would still buy PowerPoint if they had a basic demo for free that still has all the basic functions.
But yeah it's a bit of a hassle
Word Pad is outdated and hidden in the windows folder as a file don't know why, but it's there.
"basic video editing software."
Yep, there's actually two of them in Windows, one built into the Photos app just called "Video Editor" and the one you actually want to use, which is Clipchamp
@@Icybubba w10 I think also has a program that you can access separately from photos, clipchamp is like daddy's new favourite in 11
@@drd-hm6fc The button in Windows 10 that says "Video Editor" is just a button that opens Photos directly to the video editing
I'm a lifelong Windows user and just got my first Macbook Pro recently. MacOS has been nice but I have to say, the Windows multitasking split screen mode is unmatched. Even after downloading an app called Rectangle its still nowhere near as seamless and quick as windows is. On Windows I just drag one app to the side and then it automatically shows me the rest of the apps to select to put on the other side. This small little detail makes a massive difference when working fast for me
you can also press window + left right up down keyboard to move your workspace
6:33 You can disable that... if you press "Show more details" and "Change when those notifications appear" on that screen, a window will pop up. Inside that window, drag the blue bar to the bottom. Finally, press the OK button, enter the user name and password for one last time, press Yes and the screen won't appear again.
12:23 You can do that in Windows as well, you just open the clock app, go to "Focus Sessions", and you will see the "Get ready to focus" part.
Back in 1994 I created a File Manager (Windows Explorer/Manager) window with links to all the programmes that I used (including some Utilities) grouped numerically by programme function, this was because I was using 3 pcs with different OS, my window was the same for all). I still use an evolution of this in 2023 as being better (for me) than the 'list everything' from Microsoft, or the dock in Mac OS. Windows only programmes can be run via a VM on the Mac, perhaps not ideal but quite workable.
Note:
1-First it's not necessary to have 2 partitions on an windows laptop, you could have 1 and even windows create user on the same disk windows is running from.
2-Windows 11 still get old stuff but actually Microsoft is working on updating them
3-There is WordPad and notepad in order to get some stuff done (Word pad is already great -but still outdated)
4-You can get rid of the icons on the taskbar (search-widgets(useless) and also the teams chat shortcut)
5-Also there is a gesture to swipe from a dextop to another in windows of the trackpad supports it
6-Windows have the new snap layout which allow to group windows together and minimize all of them (not user friendly still)
7-The computer your using has as it seems an error, because I'm using windows but actually it doesn't ask me the admistrator right popup, also if it does it won't ask the password, just yes or no, what it did with you is due to a use of a standard non administrative account, contact windows Support or even I recommend reinstalling windows.(Arthur was the user you are using but the actual administrator user is actually the administrator one, press on the start menu then on your account name and select sign out and see if you have the video test user, if yes sign into it, if not you have to reinstall or reset windows.)
8-You are using a very old version of windows 11, as in the day of this video release, tabs exist in explorer from like 1 month
6:37 doesn't MacOS do exactly the same thing in settings? Unless I enter my password in Monterey, I can't change almost anything. Is it different in Ventura?
Focus mode exist in windows settings you can set time frames when focus mode should be used and wich app can show notifications so more customers are there , and on windows professional and enterprise version office is included at least the standard version of office
Best practice in Windows is to use a standard account and have a separate admin account . Why ? It is so you don't give hackers admin rights when you are using the internet.
Great video! I use both OSs but I lean more towards Win 11 as my default daily driver. My Mac is strictly for Audio Production and that's it. My biggest issue with Macs are the window management and bugginess with external monitors. Win 11 has a simple windows management (X to close the app) vs the app staying open in Mac OS and you either have to Quit the app or Command + Q every time. External monitors for my Mini and MBP are a constant pain. Resolution sizes and just waking up from a sleep is a pain. Windows wins that battle given every monitor on the planet is ready for Windows. I have connected my Dell, Acer and LG monitors to my Mini and it's a mixed bag (it really doesn't like my LG 4K monitors). I don't know why Apple has so many issues with a monitor. The LGs constantly would not wake up after they turned off. It got to the point where I had to unplug the HDMI and plug it back in to wake up the monitors. Also Apple lacks an official dock for their laptops. They rely on 3rd parties to make them and again, it's a mixed bag. My Dell laptop and dock works every time and have tons of port options. No hate for Apple here but it's the nuisances with the computer side of things and not the mobile side of things. Let's not even getting into the lack of upgradability with Macs. Lol. For less than $400, I can install dual 2TB m.2 SSDs in my Dell laptop (or higher), Apple wants to charge you $600 for just one 2 TB SSD with a base model and no upgradability without plugging in an external drive beyond that. Same with memory. If Apple didn't charge so much for memory and storage I wouldn't complain but $400 for an upgrade to 32GB RAM?? It's $130 for a 2x16GB DDR5 kit right now.
Could not agree more. I use iMac 27 to avoid having the issues of external monitors. but its likely the last iMac I will purchase as the new ones are not expandable. 16GB does not cut it for me.
@@DM-sc4zy They will probably increase the memory options for the iMac but we get into the same issue with their pricing. 32GB of memory is not a crazy amount in 2023 but they are charging us like it’s some premium spec. Logic is the only reason why I’m using the Mac Mini but I’m ready to go back to Reaper on a Windows machine.
@@marksaxon Unlikely with M1 chips which support 16GB max, but you're right, even if they provide 32GB option the pricing would be on Mac Pro level.
For me with external monitors it’s the opposite. I’m running an incredibly scuffed setup of an m1 Max MacBook plugged into a Samsung 4k monitor with a thunderbolt to DisplayPort cable, a hp monitor with a hdmi cable, and a 2005 LG monitor via two adaptors and everything wakes up fine. My PC meanwhile has two iiyama monitors and it frequently gets so bad I have to either power cycle my pc or unplug the monitors and plug them back in again for it to work. The monitors meanwhile work absolutely fine on the MacBook. It’s only an issue with my 5700xt though so I do think it may be the infamous drivers of that card that cause the issue rather than windows itself.
What do you mean with windows management?
4:00 you can either press windows + ctrl + arrows, or 4-finger swipe to switch desktops.
The multitasking button is there because you don't have gestures on PCs, but yeah I removed it from the taskbar in W10
Having used Linux, iPadOS, and Windows, I have to say Microsoft has come a long way modernizing its OS. Ironically, Windows users seem so accustomed to the old, outdated way of doing things that they actually complain about "modern" features that are being introduced in Windows 11...
If you connect your calendar with the outlook account, you'll be able to do it, right?
I use both Windows and Mac, and I have to tell you, the "Windows Management" in Windows 11 is just elegant. As a developer, I keep multiple screens open all the tim, and I findMac's implementation tedious.
Another problem with mac is thier strange scaling support, apple doesn't support Text Scalling 4K resolution natively, so if I select a 4K resolution on mac for my external 32inch display , the fonts become tiny. I end up using 1440p resolution on my 4k display. Moreover the way Mac does scaling is that if I select 1140p as my display resolution, it would render the ui in 5k and scale it down to 2k, which comes with unecessary performance overhead. Many claim that the performance hit is negligible, but I have noticed it, probably because I have connected two monitors.
as an IT guy I hate Dealing with MACs with a passion
Same!! Love the iPhone, but the rest of it? 😂
Wow! I’m honestly shocked.
@@juddrizzoshocked why?
Most of my friends working in IT feels the same 😂
Haha, I asked one of my colleagues working in the companies it software support, about his personal opinion about macOS vs windows.
He first turned silent as he was shocked to hear me ask such an amusing and obvious question.
Well he said the same windows is probably generally a more sufficient laptop if you’re a developer or just a pro. Mac OS is for users with diapers and Nike airforces.
So many of the problems you're bringing up about windows can be fixed by going into the personalization settings or pinning apps or hiding taskbar icons or installing free open source software that easily replaces windows is paid office suite etc
Which free office software is so good as Microsoft Office?
Ask the Creator of the Video@@infeltk
He seems to enjoy Apple's suite of iWork🤣
@@infeltklibreoffice
@@infeltk he’s probably talking about libre office
Microsoft would love to pre-installed office on their OS, but I believe this is blocked by the regulator ( and competitors) that worries that the other products will die . ( eg. Open office at that time )
which is a good thing. They're already in hot waters for pushing all their 365 services on users since they have the advantage of controlling the platform. They should have less control over software which is running on a computer than they have currently.
yeah man, my professor even told me before something about windows coming with a pre-installed internet explorer back at 90's when microsoft suffered a law suit being accused of monopoly or something (sorry about any grammatical errors)
@@henriquedelben yep and it’s good they did. Google and apple should be treated the same way with android and ios/macOS
every1 got beef when ms does something but when apple, google, ps does something its shits and giggles
I just sold my mac book pro M1 and get back to use windows laptop. I think it's more friendly with other accessories like external mouse and keyboard or second screen. The flow of using Logitech mouse is very good for windows. My job is data analyst, there are some limitations of the program I use like Tableau or Qlik sense or database like SQL server etc. I feel like windows is more flexible to use 3rd party hardware connected to. Also, to create split screen in mac isn't as smooth as windows. Until now the mac rosetta translator isn't stable to run data analysis programs. Another bad thing is that the mac storage is very expensive, 500 GB is not enough and to increase it will cost you a lot. I do recommend buying 1 TB of storage or more if you have to work with data, video editing, store photos or want to learn to build ios Apps with Xcode. Mac is good when you need silence. Most of the time, there is no fan sound coming out probably due to the M1/M2 chip and the battery life last longer then 12 hours which is very convenient to work outside.
There are "focus assist", it was around since windows 8.1, you might have missed it.
I think the windows does have a lot more customizability because you can always install third-party apps, and there is also the registry, editor and the windows, power shell, and also the control panel is a lot more advanced and to be honest the Mac is just a lot simpler
The last part of your sentence sums up Macs best: they're simpler. A guy I worked with had always had iPhones and then he switched to a Samsung Galaxy something or other and he was blown away with all the options before him. He said iPhones were phones for old people. I'd expand that to include folk who want their device to think for them. You can leave your brain (and your wallet with how stupidly over-priced Apple products are) at the door; just drink the Apple Kool Aid (TM), kid. They know what's best for you.
@@christophercobb8008 first: Apple products are not overpriced, compare the iPhone 15 pro max to the s24 ultra in price….
Second: they do not think for you and they are not for old people if they help you in some steps
Third: they are incomparable with efficiency
You can install third party apps on macOS as well. I used the terminal to install brew, and I used brew to install yabai tiling manager, I sat there for a couple of hours tinkering with settings and making macOS how I want it to be.
I don’t think macOS is that behind in customisation, there is a lot of stuff I can do. iOS however is another story.
Comparing a gaming laptop to a mac is like mixing water and oil ones for gaming advantages ones for productivity, I hope you read commends and plan in revisiting this with proper knowledge, I wanted to hear about the experience of using both os from a mac user rather than pick on specific options you use without being properly informed about it in the opposed os
I hate that in 2023 I still need two laptops to get the best all-rounder experience, Windows for a little gaming on the side and MacOS for productivity. You can do both on a beefy Windows system but M1/M2 is so hard to beat in other, significant aspects.
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Great video; thanks. I have been using both systems since 1985, when it was either MacOS or CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers) - even before DOS! I have used DOS and Windows since their inception into main-stream computers. (Yes, I know Gill Gates wrote DOS before that, but it wasn't widely available: he was working with Steve Jobs on the original Apple OS bought from Xerox and then called Star.)
My really only have two comments.
Firstly, Apple have always allowed third-party developers to add functionality to the Mac experience. I do notice that when a functionality becomes really popular, Apple then adopt it into the OS. This is both a blessing and a problem! A blessing because independent developers can add really god functionality, but a problem for people not in-the-know who are unaware of the apps and the inconvenience of the inevitable changes when the function becomes part of the OS.
Secondly, the argument about software only being available on the Windows platform is not down to Apple! MacOS is essentially UNIX which can run virtually any software. It is, I'm afraid, the VHS vs. Betamax argument. Betamax was the superior video tape system (proven by the fact that broadcasters used it in preference to VHS).. But VHS 'won' because more films and programmes were released on VHS so people chose that system. Programs adapted for both OS are almost always superior on MacOS unless, it could be argued, the MacOS version was poorly written! Many developers of 'specialist' software and games are catering for a market that already exists with the seeming attitude that if you don't like it - tough!
For myself, I use an iMac Pro (i7 16GB 2017) running MacOS Ventura and use Parallels with Windows 10 (I haven't needed to upgrade to Windows 11 yet) when I need to stray into Windows territory. Over the past 38 years I have used both systems natively (as a systems analyst, 'trouble-shooter' and a teacher) and I always return to my Mac with a feeling of relief for its ease of use, versatility and longevity. I always look with positive expectation every time Microsoft release a new OS, only to be disappointed as soon as I start to actually use it! If find MacOS updates do exactly what Apple say they will, and rarely disappoint.
Have a great day, a wonderful 2023, and enjoy your Mac.
(P.S. I am using my mid-2012 MacBook Air running Catalina for watching UA-cam and writing in my comments.)
You said Mac os does what you want for me its just unconditional love for apple.
For me I still use my 2012 Mac Pro. Once was a 12 core Xeon Processors at a lower clock speed. Now it’s two unlocked Xeon 5690’s at 3.47Ghz, both at 6 cores each being 6 X 2 = 12. I really want too stay where I am at, knowing that I can still have a Nvidia Titan X in mine. I want too be at a higher OS version then 10.13.6, but I stick by Nvidia more then Apple or AMD. Apple still as of today, does not like Nvidia kinda why they didn’t renew Apple/Nvidia signing certificate’s.
Did the Thermal Paste myself for the two CPU’s. Cheaper doing it yourself then paying someone a lot of money too do it.
There are no native M1 for autocad or solidworks and most industrial design software.
Except for gaming. Gaming is abysmal on mac
Graphisoft 's ArchiCAD is available on macos from 1982, they have Steve Jobs statue in their HQ. He supported the ArchiCAD developers before first mac was even released.
Find me a native M1 version for autocad or ansys.
Available but not necessarily the same. and you do need to use other CAD related software as well which may or may not be available on Mac eps on M1 Mac.
@@DM-sc4zyNo. There s no native M1 version for autocad.
@@DM-sc4zyCAD is windows macs dont have enough power despite M1 hype
I installed on windows 11 an application that I have been using non-stop since 1998 and I have had it on all editions of windows. It installs and runs natively, without an emulator, without any problem. Is this possible on MacOs?
I've repaired computers since the early 80's. MACs have always been a niche market on their own when compared to a PC. Hardware wise the variety of PCs just can't be beat. PC's customization is hands down the #1 reason their still on top. The new Macs utilizes an ARM CPU now. It took them over 30yrs to get to the level of some PC's. But the scalability of PC's just dominates the world. MACs in general have their own uses, but you can now put MAC OS on PC's cheaper than a MAC computer with the OS.
I'm looking at this from a hardware perspective. PC's are just to versatile when compared to a MAC. Every aspect of a PC can be upgraded and changed from the CPU to the motherboard. Not So with a MAC. Last but not least there's the GAMING aspect. AMD and NVIDIA high end graphic cards are way more powerful than anything MAC has to offer in that area. One day MAC will be on the same level, but not now.
BTW,...I prefer Linux over (Windows and MAC OS) even though I use them all.
A timely topic for the new year with Windows 11 and Windows PCs for 2023 announced from CES make an interesting year if you need to replace your laptop. I am not an Apple MacBook user so I do not think I can really make any definitive comments about Mac OS. But in my experience when I evaluated Apple MacBooks, I was looking to update my laptop and I found the MacBook Air and Pro series with MacOS of laptops solid premium well-built products but lacking in features and design innovation. It is difficult to compare Apple’s MacOS without considering what laptops it supports. And the same holds true for Microsoft Windows and the PCs it supports.
When I was looking to replace my 8-year-old Windows PC, I went to my local Best Buy to directly compare Apple MacBooks to Windows PCs. And to be honest, it was so easy to decide which MacBook model fit my basic requirements. If I wanted a 13-inch screen laptop the MacBook Air was my choice. If I wanted to go for a larger display Apple MacBook Pro 16 is the choice. Just a side comment here, I think Apple is missing something by not offering a 15- or 16-inch MacBook Air in their product line.
However, when I looked at the premium Windows PCs my selection dramatically increased in not only brands but design, performance and features. In my view this dramatically increases the sophistication of the laptop operating system and hardware design its supports. To simply state what I experienced, Apple MacBook series offers a basic laptop model design. If I want a premium powerful laptop that offers a solid build quality and standard laptop features Apple MacBooks and MacOS offer a wonderful solution. However, if you require or want a more sophisticated design, features and functionality in your laptop, then Windows PC laptops are where you should be looking.
With Microsoft Windows you have the choice of premium standard laptop Windows PCs and you have Windows PCs, with additional features, designs and functionality. I fall into the set of laptop users who prefer a higher level of sophistication and interoperability from my laptop. Some of the additional features offered from Windows’s PC is Touch Display, a common feature by Windows standards. Pen inking support is another feature designed for Windows for a select number of Windows PCs. And a major design advancement in reimagining the standard laptop is the Convertible 2 in 1 Windows PC. These are just some of the advanced features and designs of Windows PCs today. Microsoft Windows, by its very design, offers one of the most advanced operating systems for laptops and in many cases a superior experience than Apple MacBook/MacOS offers.
I am one of those laptop users that appreciate Apple for what they offer in laptops. And if Apple MacBook/MacOS meets your requirements, that is all that needs to be said. But I have found that I prefer more than the base laptop design. I found the Ultra-Thin and Light Convertible 2 in 1, 15-inch OLED display Windows laptop with touch and pen inking support to meet my basic requirements. I have so many laptops to compare from Microsoft Windows from basic laptop design to laptops with two screens to laptops with dial or scroll features to desktop performance to match any requirement. That is the wonderful advantage of Microsoft Windows PC brands like Microsoft Surface to HP to Dell to Lenovo to Asus to Acer and Samsung to name a few.
So, in my view when I compare Apple MacOS to Windows, I must include laptop design and features that affect how I use the operating system and my preference is Microsoft Windows for its advanced features and designs today. Nothing says that Apple cannot add some of the features, enhance designs and functions as part of the MacBook/MacOS in the future, only time will tell.
One thing is that macOS does seem to be better for people who are software developers or on the creative side of things. However for gamers and business users, Windows is a better choice.
Just so you know, you can add custom widget llike email, spotify, reminder, photos, etc to windows widget screen and remove the content under discover bar.
25 years using only pc’s. A month ago bought my first Mac Studio. Don’t know why it took me so long to do it. Those m1 m2 studio and mini macs are the future of computers. Don’t think I’m ever going back unless I want to play games
The only thing that bothers me on windows 11 is that the user needs to purchase office 360 and it's not free out of the box .
On Windows, when you're searching for an app, just type 3 or 4 characters in the search box... boom, there it is.
Introducing a mac user to pc with windows 11 is like introducing aliens to humanity with hitler
I run a agency and I get so many Apple laptop complains it doesn’t connect and files magically get saved secretly and will never be found. Even when you preset it where to save and it doesn’t get save. And after a update it all resets
Steam on Linux even destroys steam on macOS...
And you should try it (multiple desktop environments should be tried for a proper conclusion, a few you can try are: gnome, KDE, cinnamon, mate, unity7 and XFCE) the distribution I recommend as base would probably be Ubuntu, Debian or fedora since they have properly working software centers. Arch would be a great option but you will need to install basically everything from the terminal.
5:06 Hi Arthur can you tell the app at that scene ? thank you
Most of us don't have a touchpad on our desktop PCs for gesture multitasking.
Good video thanks - however there's one error - I've been using ArchiCAD on MAC for nearly 8 years now - ArchiCAD works on both Windows and Mac. Considering a switch to Windows due to Samsung Notes integration.
One and only biggest frustration about Mac for me is snap to grid, it's so good in windows
as well the fact that the text is separated from the icon on the desktop on macOS, it is so frustrating if I want to select an icon and clik the space between, when nothing changes. :(
What do you mean with ArchiCAD is only supported on Windows?
I use both daily. I work in IT and a lot with Microsoft 365. It’s natural that Microsoft services integrate best with Microsoft hardware and software. Yes, hardware too! Intune, Microsoft’s device management platform has a special Surface console where you can track the lifecycle of Surface devices so they have used their advantage of vertical integration and built it right in. But I’m also closely following the development of integrating Macs with Microsoft Intune. Soon there will be no need for a 3rd party intermediate to be able to log in to a max using your M365 account and many aspects of software and settings can already be controlled by Intune on macs. I use a Mac privately and do manage my side business. That way I keep up with what’s new on both platforms and get the best of both worlds.
Great. it's the same for me. I need windows for my gaming and macOS for my daily work as software engineer. but sometimes I use windows for works too.
switching between them is the only option I think to cover each other needs as they have own power 😁
I wonder what's the customization in windows I'm using it for 7 yrs and customization need third party apps that drain battery.. I moved to vanilla os after mac n windows and now I feel what's the customization means.
First of all, we must admit that this review was objective and comprehensible
Thank to the Author!
Another aspect is a matter of habit )
Personally I am a life long Windows user and had been trying a couple of times. But for my personal purposes (work with a lot of files, documents, Chrome with more than 3 accounts, gaming a little bit) Windows is more convenient
i wouldnt say comprehensive, a lot of the functions he complained about have existed on windows since windows 10. and he also didnt use any shortcuts or productivity functions. he essentially did almost no research on how to use windows. and even seem to not know certain functions in iOS
I used Mac OS for a couple of days. Never have I had to use so many clicks to achieve so many simple tasks. It’s pretty cool overall but a few issues like no taskbar open grouped apps feature preview and just that Excel is better on windows prevented me from moving.
It’s funny, I found so many videos of people trying to make Mac OS function like windows but hardly any videos of anyone wanting Windows to function like Mac OS.
I loved how Mac OS can be customized but I found I was clicking so darn much.
I know I'm late but the thing for me is, that you have the choice with windows. You can decide what you need and what you don't. There a ton of company's making different laptops and you can choose. If you choose Apple than you lock yourself in.
10:33 nowadays it’s an old approach to split OS and data to separate partitions. Just keep everything on one drive and make backups with an external one. No need to split it up! Windows can be reset without harming user data. Isn’t it?
hi, so i just wanted to point out that if you want free production programs (worse, powerpoint etc.) you can literally seurtch for googles versions. no need to install nor pay anything.
pro tip: install powertoys on your pc. gives you a couple of features you’re used to on a mac
For me the last great windows OS was windows 8.1 and XP. Mac OS is nice but the payment of entry seems unreasonable for me. Linux is nice for me and I love the control it has.
Agreed on all points! I got into Linux when Windows downgraded me to Win 10. It was the final straw and I switched to Linux for years. I would say check out the 2015 Macbook Pro, though. I got mine ~a year ago for $200 and it's awesome. Quad core processor, 16bg RAM, 500gSSD, and never skips a beat in operation. I now run this Macbook as my daily driver at home and my Thinkpad with Linux as my portable laptop option.
12:00 Windows beats MacOS in gaming, because you have a completely modular system with desktop cases. You can build a high-powered machine and switch components. No one wants to play huge games with a less powered MacBook, where you can’t customize anything. Even SSD are all soldered on the board on every Mac. That’s really weird. Unreplaceable parts, which last only a few years. But Apple just wants to sell hardware as often as possible.
I don't really like the different disk approach when it comes to file management. It just seems to me that using your personal folder (as you do on a mac) rather than a disk partition for your personal or work stuff is just more convenient. Otherwise, you have to mess around too much with configuration. Not a good experience in my opinion...
I'm pretty sure that's not the case, I have a PC with windows 11 and buy a pair of laptops for my parents and all the stuff is one single drive, it's the first time I heard of that (pretty much its more lika a feature on that MSI laptop), in the other hand I found pretty annoying how dificult its to archieve that separation of my folders to other drive in my Mac (For what I found, the only way is to move the entire Personal Folder with a very hidden option).
@@TheKeiki Yeah. I know it is not the most common way. My father used to do this from Win98 and onwards to our computers when we were little, but I always found it confusing. The first time I used Linux and then Mac I found more convenient to use a personal folder and oh my, turns out Windows was like that by default, so I just stopped using that approach. Of course, my father was the one to criticize but it just worked better like that for me. I know most people do it so that if that partition or disk damaged then their data is lost (I went through that myself afterwards), but since the cloud it is not a problem anymore...
Having a separate partition for your personal stuff ensures that if anything happens to your system files then it will not impact your personal files.
@@probitj.kalita6459 Yes, but I'm a M365 user, so OneDrive backs up all my files so I never lose anything 😁
"Mac users invest in a MacBook priced at $999, while Windows or Linux users opt for a Windows laptop at $99. Naturally, there are significant differences between the two. If you were to compare the Surface Pro and MacBook Pro, you'd quickly discover the actual distinctions.😌 New MacBook Pro starts at $1,999, whereas the recently released Surface Laptop begins at $899.99. Undoubtedly, there exist noteworthy disparities between these choices. The decision largely depends on one's financial considerations and specific business needs. that's it."😌
Good video but you left out a major consideration, the ecosystem. I'm neck deep in Apple and I have been tempted to get a Windows desktop but after thinking about all the functionality that I'd be giving up, it is never worth it to me.
Exactly!!
You don’t need a Windows PC if you are not a gamer
@@adrianzamfir5438 amén 🙏
You can buy a Windows laptop you know. And keep using your macOS, that's what I'm going to do.
@@anenglishmanplusamerican7107 interesting perspective. I thought about same thing to keep windows, Microsoft office all within its ecosystem based Windows Pc and MacOS separate. Avoid complications
Wordpad be like: b1tch, what am i!?? A ROACH???
Because of gaming is based on not the OS, should that be a heavy weight?
Bro u can use office online app preinstalled on windows 11, there's clipchamp for video editing but I understand your point.
Been a Mac user for over 5 years and I still find Windows management/multitasking a pain to say the least. and the dock is really inefficient compared to the taskbar on Windows.
Imagine just compare new Mac vs an old windows laptop.
At this point I don't even use the dock or start menu in any OS. I just bring up search or spotlight and type the app or file I need. I think these days so many people just search for what they need that all these menus have become redundant and need a navigational redesign.
I use both, but windows makes far more sense to me. Win11 is miles ahead from the old buggy XP days. On Mac the finder tool is just so unintuitive and clumsy. You never really know where a file is. Windows explorer will simply let you right click and do anything and always see the absolute path in the address bar.
My files are pristine. It's a joy to know exactly where everything is. Funny, I came here to confirm that I should get a Mac and now because of this I want to stay with Windows.
you'll enjoy mac if you get all their expensive package equipment...macs, iphone, ipad, watch etc...for me I want flexibility...nowadays windows laptop design is getting better and luxury as apple...check out lenovo, dell and others...super slim, almost bezeless, great specs...and removable SSD which apple doesn't have, if your macs ssd fail you gotta replace the whole logic board, imagine that cost and whole data that lost (unless you keep it inside cloud)
Seems like you are running old version of Windows 11. It does have focus mode and the windows splitting you can drag window up it will suggest splits for windows.
The Android subsystem, Linux subsystem and tabbed file explorer are amazing windows from windows 11. Beside of that it's an amazing video
I guess it's been 2 weeks since I switched to MacBook, I think that MacOS is better, because of the portability, trackpad, Touch Bar, the way having a MacBook feels, build quality, animations, minimalist design, ecosystem, being able to sign in my accounts with Touch ID, and etc. I have lots of reason why I prefer MacBooks over windows laptops. If you have any other opposite opinion, I would like to know. :)
Some of your points are really good. Some of them are nonsense though. Search for example includes app, documents, web, and settings. Not just files. Maneuvering between virtual desktops can be done via that icon on the desktop, but like MacOS you can also use track pad gestures, or a keyboard combo.
I do agree about Windows widgets being poor, but I also find the calendar widget on MacOS poor, much preferring to be able to add appointments to a calendar and viewing multiple months without having to open the calendar app.
I use and love both so I honestly have no dog in the fight in this comparison. MacBooks tend to be much better than Windows laptops without doubt.
Awesome video! I had thought about switching from Windows to macOS about a year ago but one of the computer people that I know very well said stick with windows. I’ll have to ask him sometime what it is about macOS he does not like. One thing I like about windows is the third-party accessibility Features that I pay for separately work very well. Have you ever tried using Magnifier or any kind of audio technology on macOS?
External monitor is pain in the ass for macOS, and if you close an app, it’s still running in the background eating your ram
Are you talking about a computer monitor or studio monitor speakers when you say external monitor?@@RiskyRantung
After using Windows for 20 years in a work setting and off and on during this time having various Macs (but never really used them enough to get comfortable) I made the full jump for work a year ago. After a year on my 14” MacBook I’ve finally gotten pretty comfortable and most importantly, fast with regard to navigation. I still don’t love file management in MacOS vs windows, but I’ve gotten way more comfortable with it. All in all, I have enjoyed my MacBook experience. I will say, I think Apple does some BS with their battery life. I went 8 months having 99% battery health and then all of a sudden it drops to 90%…and I’m plugged in most of the time and have every battery saving setting on….so it doesn’t even make sense. And yes, I also have a high use app for business that developers wont make for M chips…which is really annoying , and I still from time to time use a windows machine.
That was my initial experience with macOS, coming from Win10. And since I've built a new rig running Win11, the features I'm used to with macOS are like second nature and I find myself having to relearn Windows. I wouldn't give up my MBA, but I'm back to enjoying PC gaming again.
I believe the Mac reassesses the battery health during updates, it’s not reading it live when you check it. It could be that a restart or system update caused the battery health to refresh after a long period and that’s why the number changed suddenly.
I'm a Mac OS user for a long time and now I switch to windows and I already learned how to use it
Windows does have Focus mode as of 22H2 on Windows 11.
Mac is nice when using it as a laptop, once you connect an external monitor, it becomes a mess with windows management. Don't get into the hype/marketing of Apple. This is coming from a 10 year+ Apple user going back to Windows. It's like going home, lol.
So uhh do you whant to know why windows is asking if you whant to run this app well for security
If you want Focus mode on windows 11, open the clock app lol
You forgot to mention an important problem, Windows OS forces you to make OS Updates at crazy times, even when you don’t want it.
Mac OS doesn’t have this problem.
disable User Access Control (UAC) if you don't want to see the "Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device"
I hope MS will improve its search. Right now it’s not really usable. I use Everything on the Win Desktop to quickly find any files on my drives. It is blazing fast. MS search still can’t do this, why? It can’t find file contents like Spotlight. But there is no good and free desktop search available. Even paid apps are not good.
On my Mac I just need Spotlight to find everything very fast.
I think this is the most important thing MS has to fix. The current search is just crap compared to Spotlight!
6:59 is spot on. It’s super annoying that you buy a Windows laptop and still have to pay ~150$ for the basic Office apps.
Don’t forget an antivirus software is a must with PCs
@@callmeNeno windows comes with a good antivirus
its so easy to pirate lol
@@PeppaP1g mmmhmm
You will need Microsoft 365 even though you bought a Mac. Who use iWork anyway? If anyone wants to do serious work and to co-work with colleagues, M365 is the only way to go.
It's kind of crazy because Windows used to known for its widgets
Widgets - agree it’s a complete garbage. Disabling them was the very first thing I did
Workspaces button - I only use it to add/remove workspaces. Switching between them either with touchpad gestures or Ctrl+Win+Arrows. However, sometimes they behave odd, like when I have a browser open in one space, and in the other I click a link in an app, it switches workspaces to open the link in the running browser instead of opening a new browser window in the current workspace😬
Lol, he doesn't know the power of end user controls. Which macOS doesn't have
I am having macbook pro but missing windows because at the end I need all those customization and tools it provide. Windows is the best OS.
Windows 'pluses' than Mac are: (out of my head, which I can remember now)
-Has lower minimum price for hardwares, so it can be more affordable
-Has better spec than equal prices Mac
-Much more Apps choices, (more so Games Apps, so it's the better choice for gaming)
-Better hardware (choice) for Games
-Much more hardware combination options
-More Customizeable
-Repairable, in relatively much cheaper cost
-Upgradeable, in relatively much cheaper cost
-Used by much more people anywhere so has advantage to have much bigger chance to get help anytime needed, etc
-Even old computer can still using the latest Windows version (although sometime has to be with some tweak)
-Even the newest computer and latest Windows version can still be use for old apps/drivers (need tweak sometimes)
Please add..
I'll add some, later when I remember
Windows has its historical reasons, has historical code, and needs to be compatible with older software. Mac only needs to be adapted to his own products, there is no comparison. windows is a universal product, and has a vast market.
You can't ask different operating systems to have the same operating habits and logic.
Many Windows 11 Features coming soon! They are still in Dev and Beta Program
Yeah, I was a die-hard Windows user since it began.
The iPhone changed my opinion of Apple. Now, I use Apple for everything.
I still prefer MS Word, Excel, Access, & PowerPoint.
My wife use mac and sometimes my amd 16 core
I m glad I dont use macs.
weird when blogger compare build materials between macbook pro 16 that costs like 2500 usd and some windows plastic laptop that costs 1/3 of the mac's price. Do comparison between devices of similar class.
I don't know if I left a comment on this channel but I have decided to go back to Windows. My main reason being the Macos. It feels very restricting and cumbersome to work with. There were two reasons why I decided to try a Mac. One of the reasons was everyone was saying that the operating system runs so much better and is much simpler to use. However after one year of using macOS I am still no further than when I first started it is so confusing. Resizing windows automatically is like pulling teeth out of a shark windows especially windows 11 does this effortlessly. The second reason why I decided to switch to Mac is that everyone was saying that Mac computers are better built and I decided to try apple silicon which I will say is revolutionary in speed and functionality however the offerings they give you for the price it's not worth it for me. I purchased the 16 gig 256 gigabyte hard drive and decided to clone a one terabyte hard drive off of the internal drive but then I found out that I could not run OS updates on the external drive because it wasn't an official Apple drive. Also I found out that if the storage on the system on the chip went bad I wouldn't be able to boot from an external drive which would render my Mac a paperweight so I decided to go back to a Windows machine. I purchased a used i7 9700 setup for 279 bucks maxed out the memory and got a two terabyte SSD M.2 2280 all for less than 450 bucks for the whole system. And honestly I can't tell the difference in performance between it and the the Mac other than when rendering video that's when the Mac my current setup with my memory and SSD upgrades. Other than that my Windows machine seems a bit Snappy are that maybe because of Windows 11. Don't get me wrong Apple makes great products however I just think that they nickel-and-dime you for everything and to get anything remotely useful of functional to the level I have with the Windows machine I would have to pay 5000 to $10,000 to get that and I just don't want to do that for just a small increase in performance. I'm using desktop systems not laptops. As far as I understand Apple laptops outshines anything Windows has to offer.
There are many apps available for mac only also. It's a gaming OS, and even games crash.
Each year both Apple and Microsoft bring new features to the OS. I do think Apple has looked too much to iOS to improve macOS and Microsoft seems to only go so deep when making changes, mostly surface level. I think it shows both OS platforms are very mature but they can still learn from each other.
Going to disagree with this. In the recent versions of Windows, Microsoft has added support for running Android 13 apps and a full Linux container, both of which massively increase overall usability. This means you can run Android apps on a 2 in 1 which already has a touch screen, as well as improving the experience for developers.
Just those two things alone are far beyond surface level changes.
Ive used both and Windows taskbar, mouse following UI (no click on app required to make it forefront), and window management are so far ahead of MacOS its insane. Also the requirement to be keyboard bound and the fixed top menu on MacOS are horrible. It always feels like I'm in the 80s, which is strange because Apple got a huge head start on Microsoft in GUI. Also why is there a command key and a control key..... WHAT THE HELL! In Windows the muscle memory is awesome because control is the bottom left most key on the keyboard and does everything both do on MacOS.
Again, muscle memory is the answer to most of the questions you just asked. The menu bar and many keyboard shortcuts have literally been around since the 80’s, why would they change it now?