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0 pointspqdbr9y ago0 comments

The new MacBooks are so lackluster that for the first time in 11 years I'm actually considering Windows options, and I also arrived at Razer as the best option out there. They look amazing and performance and connectivity wise blow the new macs out of the water.

In the end, its macOS that's still holding me back. Haven't decided yet tough.

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kabdib9y ago

Windows is getting better, but it will still make you very angry. The update system makes me howl. The shell is pale shadow of the MacOS terminal (you can kind of fix this with other shells, but the app-restore behavior after a reboot? Gone, and Windows reboots a lot compared to MacOS).

dougmwne9y ago

I'm curious if you've tried PowerShell. MS has been pushing it as a command prompt replacement since Windows 7. It's a little annoying to have to relearn the syntax, but it seems about a capable as osx terminal.

deadbunny9y ago

When you say shell I assume you mean terminal. The Windows terminal is utter garbage, and I've not found a decent one (i've not looked very hard to be fair) but you can install bash (the shell) and have all the functionality you've got in OSX (also a bash shell, a really really old bash shell).

porker9y ago

> The Windows terminal is utter garbage, and I've not found a decent one

I install http://cmder.net/ on every Windows machine. Makes my life more pleasant

reitoei9y ago

Git Bash + ConEmu + Chocolatey is pretty close to perfection IMHO.

ashark9y ago

> but the app-restore behavior after a reboot? Gone, and Windows reboots a lot compared to MacOS

It's annoying enough on my gaming machine, I can't imagine using Win10 on a device I use for serious work. Reboots seemingly every 36 hours or so. Their update system is totally out of control.

highace9y ago

You can disable that, you know. It's one of the first things I do after an install.

coldtea9y ago

>They look amazing and performance and connectivity wise blow the new macs out of the water.

So, in the two things that matter less for laptops? Because on the go you can do with less performance and you don't need as much connectivity, if that means less weight and more battery life.

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