Mac vs Windows in 2024: The Ultimate Comparison 

I use both. I don't mind using both. I bought a M1 Air for university and it's been a blast, while boasting a PC with good specs at home to program and game. Both do the job I bought em for, both work fine. The OS has never been a contention point for me.

For quick split-screen multitasking: Open your apps in full screen. When you swipe up with four fingers on the trackpad, your apps will appear at the top. You can drag one into the other and it gives you a split screen view

I have been a windows user since 2004, when I was in university. I once tried macs, but I could not Get used to it and I switched back. I think it depends on what you are familiar with and what suits your needs. Windows offers many choices and customization options, which I like. Macs have a more closed ecosystem, which is one of the reasons I don't use them. For example, windows allow me to use different hardware and software combinations, while macs are more restricted and expensive.

I have used windows since ever but last week My cousin was traveling and he left his M1 MacBook air with me, this machine is incredible. the weight, the battery, the speed, it's just unbelievable

I'm a lifetime Mac guy, currently own a 16" M1 Max MBP, but I run Parallels 18/Windows 11 at the same time for certain apps. I love MacOS, and I really like Windows. I gotta say that Yoga looks really awesome. A dual display laptop would be incredibly helpful for my work.

For me it's definitely Windows because of the choice between different brands and the better interoperability between devices from differents brands (e. g. Android Phones)

Smart advertisation while inducing fight between Windows and mac users

Moved to windows recently (for work) after long time being mac user and am very happy with the move. Windows 11 in particular is very snappy and windows power tools makes it more powerful and productive. Being an Office 365 user, windows plays very nice and Android (Samsung Z Fold 3) integration is its finest. I have another laptop for the geek in me and it is running Linux (Mint). 🙂 Old hardware but Linux don't care. 😉

The user experience changes a lot when using Microsoft PowerToys on Windows 10 and 11, adding much of the same handy features that macOS has like spotlight (cmd+spacebar) and quick view. Working on both a MacBook Pro 16", a HP/Windows 13" laptop and Windows gaming PC I don't have to switch between getting used to the CMD and CTRL keys because of the many keyboards that support both and have a physical switch on them to switch between macOS, Windows or even Linux keyboard layout.

If you're a gamer, there's really no choice, you're running Windows. A Windows PC is either your only computer or in addition to your Mac. Gaming on Mac has always been limited and continues to be.

This is the video I've been searching for! Mike defined the true user experience which is way better than many comparison videos

I'm loving these kind of alternative video subjects!

I prefer Windows because every time I use macOS it feels like you're being forced to buy more Apple products to use it properly. Apple also actively blocks workarounds that create synergies between the Mac and a non-Apple product.

i've been using windows for almost my whole life. i don't remember the last time i had a blue screen of death. Those things used to be an issue back then. In the last decade or so i don't expect a lot of people experiencing that unless you're running unsupported software on your machine. And the reason you see a lot of those on youtube is become there are a lot of people using PCs world wide compared to MACs hence the result.

Thank you very much for this clear analysis and for leaving out background music. I switched from PC to Mac a few years ago, mainly for the superior hardware. In the end I could no longer tolerate the fans of my Lenovo laptop constantly running. Never heard the fans on my MacBook Pro and no regrets on all other aspects.

I was a windows user, swore by it and refused to even think about a Mac. In 2011 I needed a PC with macOS for work, and refusing to spend any money on a Mac I went down the Hackintosh path. It was....interesting...but so time consuming and constantly working on it. So...I figured if I am going to use a Mac, Im getting one I can play with and upgrade, in came the 2010 5,1 Mac Pro....been on macOS since.

I currently own two Macs, including a 14 inch M1 Macbook Pro. I prefer Windows and it's not even close.

Something I really like with the trackpads on Windows - at least Surface trackpads (as far as I know) is that they are COMPLETELY customisable. On Mac you certainly have some control, but on Windows, you can make any three or four-finger gesture on a trackpad do ANYTHING - including ANY custom keyboard shortcut. I personally use ones below: Three fingers: - Tap: ALT + TAB (quickly switch between the last two apps) - Swipe up: Windows + S (Search) - Swipe down: Windows key (instant Windows menu shortcut - faster than pressing the windows key on a keyboard) - Swipe left: Win + A: (opens Action Centre) - Swipe right: "Switch apps" (shows and lets you swipe through all open windows) Four fingers: - Tap: ALT + F4 (closes apps) - Swipe up: Win + E (opens File Explorer) - Swipe down: "Backward navigation" (goes back in FE, web browser, many apps...) - Swipe left: "Minimise a window" - Swipe right: "Maximise a window" I find these shortcuts SUPER helpful!

Really taken aback by how well articulated this video is! Liked and subbed!

For me it's both. For desktops I choose windows, because I really love gaming, but for laptops I choose Mac, as Macbooks are really superior in battery life, weight and performance that if I had the money to choose, I'd always go for a macbook.

Nice thorough comparison Mike. In respect to ecosystems the Microsoft Surface range and peripherals are probably the closest, if not equal to Apple's. The mice, KB's, headsets and Studio desktops connect seamlessly with the Surface Tabs and laptops. Granted MS don't have a watch or phone (It's a crying shame that MS didn't/couldn't make the Windows Phone work) but as you say, Android phones work well as do Google and Samsung watches. That Lenovo hybrid tablet is very cool though, especially when using the stand. :)

Thanks Mike. Just the video I was looking for. I've been thinking about buying a MacBook to replace my decade-old Windows laptop, but couldn't get much unbiased opinion on the features and appeal of Mac OS.

I have a windows desktop that I built 6 years ago that I use for gaming and a big screen “control room” experience. Lots of freedom and a great tool to have. But I have a MacBook as my laptop I use for school and carry with me everywhere for all my general purpose computing and music creation with logic. I love them both for very different reasons and honestly don’t ever want to pick just one to use because they’re so different.

I use Windows and recently Linux on my desktop and I have a Macbook Pro laptop. The one major thing that really kills me with the Mac is multi-window of a single application. With Windows, I can just hover over the icon in the taskbar and choose the window I want to bring up. On the Mac, I have to either Cmd+Tab through all of my open apps or open one window of the app, go up to the window menu, and choose the one I'm looking for from a text list, which is definitely not ideal. I do like both experiences overall though.

Another great video Mike. I use a MacBook at the minute, having been on Windows for 20yrs+ Don't know how you treated you Window's lappy's in college, but when you said the hinges always crapped-out, no matter what you got...🤷‍♂ I can honestly say it's NEVER happened to me ever! But you're right, both have plusses and minuses...

Macs are not much much more expensive. I value my time and even though Apple products are a higher quality hardware the real benefit comes in ease of use and security and support. I feel more productive on a Mac and spend less time on non-productive issues.

With Universal Control on the Mac, you can move your mouse pointer to another Mac or even up to 10 other Macs and use the keyboard of one as long as you are logged in with the same Apple id (iPads also work). Or you can simply use your iPad as a second screen.

My girlfriend just switched to a PC. She can't believe PCs came with a touchscreen 😂 it's 2023 baby.

Mike, you didn't mention that we can use samsung wireless dex on a windows laptop! It's like, suddenly you've got yourself a samsung tablet as well lol, my only complaint is that the wireless dex can't really go beyond 1080p video output and sometimes even a bit laggy ( to my asus midrange laptop at least... ), but still very helpful especially when I'm outside and don't have any wifi nearby, the oneui desktop experience boosts my productivity so much more!

Windows has been very stable for me, I've had issues with Mac where I had to open the terminal and run a bunch of commands for stuff to work right. Asus Pro, Dell XPS, and Samsung laptops are very well built, so you can't really give that point to Apple since you're comparing the MacBook to much cheaper laptops which are understandably less robust (you get what you pay for). Also you can go into settings and disable windows showing you other apps you can snap.

I am still running a mid-2011 iMac. I have upgraded to a 1TB SSD and 32 GB of RAM. Sure, it's definitely getting a bit long in the tooth, but I can still run Word, Excel, PhotoShop just fine on it. Not too shabby for a 12-year old machine. My old iPhone 5 lasted 9 years (although I had to spend $20 on a new battery) before I had to upgrade for banking etc...

I really enjoy your videos. I just found your videos today and subscribed.

One of the more unbiased reviews I've come across. When it comes down to getting work done in the quickest and easiest way, hands down, Windows is the clear winner. Between window snapping, peek preview of apps from the taskbar, clipboard history, ease of use on OneDrive across different PCs, I feel Windows just does things the way you want. There are way more things like assigning different sound output devices to different apps, tabs in file explorer, task manager on Windows 11, power toys, etc. that just gives way more control to the user. One of the biggest draws on the Apple side of things is their ecosystem. Once you're in, you're in. And credit where credit's due, it works really well. When it comes to longevity, I feel like if you get a well-built Windows device, like a Surface, it will last you a real long time. I've had mine for about 4 years and the quality still feels like it did on day 1, even the Alcantara keyboard.

Long time Windows user here, after switching from Mac a long, long time ago. Windows 11 is very nice and the whole set-up works well with my Samsung Galaxy phone. Macs are just too expensive for little benefit in my opinion.

i use both operating systems... i have done so for years, and i think you're pretty spot on; it's a fair comparison

Good job explaining the two kinds of systems. Thnks

Very good comparison. Thanks! I also use both and am not really impressed with Windows when it comes to the file management. This could be improved. Anything else both systems have their pros and con's that balance out.

I'm not sure what all the fuss is about in closing a window in macOS. For every application Ctrl-Q for "Quit" is the way to go. If you must click on the red dot in the upper right of the window - that will close that app window and if it's the only window open for that app, the app is suspended - very little resources are used from that point on. I use Windows in my work life as an IT support person and Mac's in my personal life, I made the switch to macOS long ago. Nice video and good conversation

Looking very sharp with them glasses!! Nicely done.. 😊

Great video. Im looking for a new computer and I've been thinking about swapping from windows to mac. Very helpful video.

Nice and fair comparison/review. However, when it comes to the longevity , a more fair comparison would be to compare MacBooks with ThinkPads (the X or T series) - I'm still using, on a daily basis, X220 (from/2012) and the other one from 2008 (X200) still runs (but it's slow). I've used a few MacBooks (Pro/Air), a MacMini and an iMac, and a few Thinkpads (X200, 220, and currently using a T480) and I find the ThinkPads being much more reliable (hardware reliability) than MacBooks. When it comes to MacOS vs. Windows.... it's a personal preference. I've always had problems with MacOS when connected to external non-Apple monitors, controlling sound, etc. so I prefer Windows since it has always worked (in my case) with all the pheripherials I've used quite smoothly.

Wow, this was a really nice & well done video that I was interested in seeing & hearing your perspective on Mike. I have been a lifelong Windows user here (I started with Windows 3.1 way back when) However I am beginning to save up for & I will eventually be moving on to Mac's. I am not much of a computer customizer or a gamer & I have a large as is 4,400+ iTunes Music Library that I need & want to be able to listen to on the go. The build quality of Mac's is another calling card for me going that route. Also interesting that my very old Windows PC laptop that my MacBook will be replacing was also an HP.

I don't understand why people are so insistent on having Face ID on Mac. Touch ID is all you need! It's placed on the keyboard-which happens to be the primary source of input when interacting with your machine.

I use both too. My older PC I bought back in 2012 and when it couldn't even run Win 11, I bought another motherboard and installed an SSD and a better gpu and now I use that as my second PC. Have 2 Win laptops too, but only because newer games ran better on newer hardware, so a 2020 and 2022 Win laptops. My main PC runs on an i5-9600 with a 3060 gpu. Runs my games really well on 2 x 27" 1440p monitors. I also have all the Apple hardware even though much of it is getting old, but they work well too. Agree on the plusses and minusses on both OS.

I used to be a Windows user having experience with 98, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10, though I've moved to a MacBook Air after the release of the M1 model. They definitely both have their strengths and weaknesses and they're both excellent operating systems, although I've been finding I prefer macOS and the MacBook Air hardware to what I've had before.

Also having mutiple screens for Macbooks is a nightmare unless you have a thundebolt hub otherwise its seperate cables

I am still running a 2009 Apple Mac Pro with dual 5690 Xeon Processors, 128 GB of RAM, 2 TB NVME drive, (2) 8TB drives in a RAID, (2) 1 TB SSDs, and an 8 GB RX580 Video Card. I am running Mac OS Monterey (via Open Core Legacy Patcher) and Windows 11 via Parallels desktop. So technically I am getting the best of both worlds. She may be 14 years old, but she still purrs like a Jaguar . . .

5:14 for those pop-ups on windows, you can customize this, and stop the pop-ups, also with Windows you can make it more personal and have it look like a Mac if you want more minimization

Good (and objective and fair) review. The two companies have very different strategies. Windows commitment to backwards compatibility and platform agnosticism is great-ish. But it is a HUGE overhead and barrier for their software teams (and the recent imposition of hardware restrictions on Windows 11 capable platforms attests to that). Apple's closed ecosystem gives them a much easier way to ensure a consistent user experience, but at a huge cost to the end user (both in price and options). The fact that apple has pushed 3 or 4 proprietary hardware interfaces over the years, in complete disregard for the investment people (and companies making devices that plug into these interfaces) have made in devices that use that interface (all of which become unusable when the next years product comes out) has turned me off Apple. It remains to be seen how well Apple plays in the USB-C arena. I use Windows and Linux on my computers. I use an iPhone (I did use a Windows phone for a few years and had great hopes for it's future .... sigh). At the end of the day I would say both do their jobs well. Apple has better marketing, packaging, and hype. Windows has been more accessible. Apple feels more evil.

I always hated macs and said they were more expensive but when m1 came out I made the transition. It is a very reliable machine just for work. They are incredible but I still maintain a windows desktop for gaming and storage so at the end it depends on each person.

I use both. Never had a problem. Preference wise too, I like one over the other. For example, I love Microsoft Office on Windows but for video editing I switch over to M2 Mac The one thing I don’t like about Windows is it’s ability to slow down with a plethora of junk and temp files being generated automatically. Then with with an installation and subsequent uninstall of apps, Windows seems to slow down and doesn’t seem to be the same

Great commentary! Balanced and true!

Moved to Mac 10 months ago after 30 years of being a Windows user. Absolutely love the Mac and the Apple ecosystem (own iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch) and would never go back to Windows. Still, there are some things that are more convenient on Windows than on Mac. For example, the ability to customize system sounds, which isn't native on the Mac, but has to be achieved with the purchase of an app.

I'm a desk top kind of guy, so the laptops make no difference to me, but having been a Windows user all my life, because of W11 not being compatible with my quite expensive and still very powerful Windows PC, I decided that I would just sell it, and jump over to a Mac Mini, it has less power, but seems to work just as fast for most things, and apart from the keyboard layout @ and " being swapped around, and the control keys being different, I have found most things pretty easy to get along with. I love the trackpad, but still use a mouse as well. My one real annoyance is if I am on a website and want to post an image, the folder only shows very small icons, which makes it hard to find the image I want to share, especially if I am in a folder with many similar images. I can change the size of the thumbnails on the computer itself in folder view, but not when opened through adding a picture, say on FB. It drives me crazy. I would like facial recognition for logging in as well, although I do have the fingerprint, thing on the keyboard, I much preferred that the computer just recognised me when I turned it on. I also miss Office Access, it was my go to tool for some work

Laptop: Mac. Desktop: Windows, custom built. I’ve been a Windows user all my life. I got my first MacBook Pro (their first M1) 2 years ago. There are some things I hate about MacOS because I’m so used to Windows but overall, my MacBook has been reliable and has great performance and battery life. It was perfect when was in college, so handy at my current job. I’d owned 2 Windows laptops before. After 3 to 4 years of use, the battery would drain so fast and I would lose nearly 50% of its performance

I use both laptops. Windows at work and Mac at home. They both have their advantages. When it comes time to get a new one, I keep considering the cost and features on Windows machines, but I like the Mac environment too much (plus I like my iTunes/Music playlists and wireless connections to multiple stereos). It is always a hard choice.

Nice video. “Bloatware” issue is huge, and always has been. Apple frequently issues OS security updates. Also, does Windows OS have a feature similar to Spaces?

This is a very good comparison. I mean, really good. I had an opportunity to try mac and windows, and yeah - there are pros and cons for each OS. Just as you said - Win is more flexible than macOS, but the macOs has this dead simplicity and better accessibility in its core - for example the setting option in Win: "Increase font size", in mac : "Make text bigger". Also, I got to admit, that transition to Apple Silicon chips was great and flawless. New stuff works as intended, old stuff uses very well tuned QEMU (branded as Rosetta2) and it just work. On the other hand, I would not say, that macOs is more stabile than windows. I think, that they are now "on par", I experienced some crashes on mac as well. Plus for us programmers - its kinda tempting to use Mac for their unix insides, but honestly -this can also backfire pretty well :) (you use different implementation of standard utilities like sed, so there are differences which you need to be aware of) - today the Win with WSL seems actually like a much better choice.

My problem with Mac has always been the extreme lack of public available freeware software vs corporate software you have no choice but to purchase.

It is not the Mac operating system that leaves programs running in the background after you click the Close button it's the developers. All Xcode made apps can be set to completely close with the button (no need to quit afterwards) but the developers don't program it to close or prefer to leave it running so you can open a new program window.

I spend much more time on windows, but have a mac too and using it too. There are many things very annoying about the mac which does not seem make sense to me and annoys me a lot. I just cannot get used to the Finder for example unfortunately. Seems their choices many times more about being different over being useful. Like on a selected file enter opens the file on every OS except on mac it goes to rename but question: How often want to rename versus open a file? So it would make sense to have the easier more obvious option for the more often used operation right? I wanted to quickly write down something on the mac the other day so i used notes and while i was using it editing the text it jumped in scrolling up and down like a mad dog so i googled it what's wrong and I found a thread saying it is like this for many years nobody fix anything. So one assume with a mac you get a very stable working less customizable platform but I am not sure about the stability anymore. I always feel the mac os is an abandoned child. It has a lot opportunities but besides integrating the iOS cooperation more and more they don't develop much about it. The dock is still half as intuitive as on windows doesn't even pop up a peaking window about the app you hover the mouse over... the copy panel still doesn't show the actual speed of transferring. weird. I am sure there are many many annoying things about windows but they at least seem trying. Since windows 10 for me there was not much glitch or serious issues about it. But of course my first os was windows and that matters a lot for sure. I have mac because I use logic, native apple app on a native appropriate hardware designed along with the their own OS and have a lot hiccups. Always happens something after waking up from sleep. Cannot set in the computer to NOT give voltage to the external usb audio interface when sleeping ,so I have to unplug it all the time when I stop working, I don't want to keep it plugged in to the charger all the time it kills the battery they say, so then I use again after opening the lid waking up the computer it says the audio interface was changed and seem ok then when I hit space for paying the audio it pauses and thinking again to apply the audio again for 10 sec... so annoying. Also mac kind of force you to update the system so you do it and then it turns out your midi controller or anything doesn't have the driver for the new system yet so you are F d so I think that old testiment or myth that with a mac everything is seamless and with a windows your life is just hard doesn't seem to be true maybe it never was.

I use Mac for work (development) and Windows for gaming

i bought lenovo legion y520 4 years ago and i just changed it's battery recently. Now it works like brand new. There has been no issue with gaming or performance but with the tuning down the graphics level of games. Nonetheless, it's still good for normal productivity

I've used both. (I'm currently running macOS.) I've been using Windows up until late 2009 (Windows 7.) Though i started out with Windows XP. I had some little experiences with MS DOS & win 98, but i was really but a little kid at that moment, i think about 9yrs. old. I was around 15yrs. old when i bought my first computer. A Windows XP HP desktop. Man was i proud! When that first one failed in just one year. I started to look at websites and early RU-vid for building my own computers. Choosing my own parts was so cool! I really loved (and still love) doing that! In 2009 i was diagnosed with leukemia and i needed to stay in the hospital for a long time. So i wanted a good laptop. For me, the choice was obvious: I wanted a Macbook Pro. The thing is that back at that time, Windows laptops really weren't that reliable! Mostly because of battery or hdd/ssd fails. I never heard so many "horror stories" on the mac side when it came to that. And i can actually completely relate. I had my Macbook Pro 2009 up until the new Macbook Pro retina was introduced in 2012. Anyway, i'm a Mac user since 2009 and i never looked back. My mom used a Windows laptop, first with Win 8 and then she had a free upgrade to Win 10. I hated Win8! She always asked me for help with stuff like importing photo's etc... and i remember hating the interface so much man! But i guess that's personal. That Win10 upgrade looked much more like Win7 for me and i guess that's what i was used to the most. In the end, i think it's just that: Everyone starts with one and mostly liking that one best. But, that's not always true, like in my case! 😅 It really depends from person to person and what you like (or need) in a computer/OS. I use my computer mostly "creatively." I love the ease of use that a Mac has. Like connecting with my iPhone, Apple Watch, etc... I use logic pro x & final cut pro for music & video editing. It works for me... 🤷🏻‍♂

Can you do another comparison video? Ubuntu (22.04 LTS) vs MacOS and the better customizability of Ubuntu.

I use Windows for gaming, macOS for everything else.

This was an excellent overview

Great video!

Windows because as you said we can personalize it according to our need.

I'm not sure picking that lenovo is very representative of "windows" (very much not a typical windows machine) but it is representative of how there's a wide variety of windows machines! Overall a good comparison, but I'd say that referring to your old experience with hp in terms of reliability is a bit unfair (they love to just break).

I'm an IT professional. Working with Windows is my work. At home I have Macs. Before I moved to macs, it always felt like I was still at work when I was using the computer at home. Since I moved to the Mac, that problem is gone--well worth the price many mac haters always moan about.

A blog post on how to compare computers I had a Dell XPS laptop that was more reliable than my MacBook Pro. I owned a MacBook Air also stopped working after 4 years. Apple makes great products that often last long, but there are also many Windows laptops that are well made and durable. And if you want to build your own Windows desktop, you have so many choices and options from $1,000 machines to $10,000+ machines that are often stunning and powerful. I currently use a custom-built PC desktop, with the latest RTX graphic card (4080), and latest gen AMD cpu. I also have a well-built Legion Pro 7 laptop, and I use iPad Pro M1 as my "apple computer." I think nowadays, its partly preference, and partly use case, and partly I am locked into this ecosystem case. :) I could easily switch back to a MacBook Pro if I want or need to, but I don't think I'd give up my custom-built Windows machine, I'll just keep upgrading and tweaking.

I use both everyday, but there are some things I like on the Mac more, I used cmd + 4 all the time to capture parts of the screen, and I like that any image with text in it, you can extract that text as Apple as OCR built in, lots of simple things like that really increase my productivity when it comes to studying, also prefer pages to word, having said that prefer excel to numbers, fortunately office 365 is on the Mac now and has been for sometime. I usually use my Mac and then remote into my pc when I need to these days. Clearly gaming is not a Mac thing, but in regards to productivity I’d go Mac any day.

Good video. 👍 Thank you! i've used both, both work. I don't "identify" with my computers so I don't care that much either way. I guess over the past 10 years or so. I seemed to have migrated to 100% Windows. That's a bit cheaper, more convenient, also a bit more customization. (Not a Windows fanboy, but It does makes me feel less like I am inside a walled garden). That said, neither one is perfect. 😊

11:59: you absolutely can extend your screen between two macs. I do that almost every day to extend my desktop, and yes it’s wireless.

I have been a Windows user my whole life and switched to a MacBook not long ago. I really love it till now and i really hope it stays that way.

Nearby Share from Android to Windows and the other way around is out now

The one thing that amazes me is that if you compile out the exact same app between CISC vs. RISC base systems the RISC base systems resultant app file size is always smaller. I would think it would be the opposite. One thing that is really amazing is Rosetta on the mac gives you the benefits of having both Windows and Mac on one machine. MS sees the writing on the wall with laptops with their first toe step with Windows Arm OS version.

0:45 what control feature is that...and how do you add it to the Menu Bar?

I remember my good old days with windows 7 i used them for 7 years of gaming and youtube and internet surfing 🏄‍♂️

Having a huge selection of Windows laptops to choose from is definitely a plus but you don't really feel the downsides of Apple's complete lack of choices because the 2 laptops they do make, they're excellent in pretty much every regard nowadays. However, it's still Windows for me for its far superior business/enterprise and finance application landscape as that's my line of work. Even though I was previously inclined towards getting a MacBook, I had to scrap that plan.

PC Gaming has a hold on me sadly. I am grateful tho that at least the iPhone works decently on a PC now. (Intel Unison and Phone Link) Although, I may replace my PC laptop for a M Chip Macbook Air if MS hasn't delivered on ARM by 2026.

2012 MacBook Pro user here , still works great and is snappy after an SSD upgrade and a ram upgrade to 8gb , I had a windows gaming laptop and it was great for games , but it was entirely made out of plastic , the older MacBooks were and still are tanks and work horses

Was the computer you had issues running adobe the lenovo thinkpad t480s or of the same line? I had a similar if not the same issue with that device back when I ran windows on it.

I only recently fully switched to Mac this year. I’ve had a few iPhones in the past, and didn’t like how I was not able to fully customize everything down to the pixel like how I would on my Android. But there was always this glaring fact that, the iPhone never once let me down. It’s reliable. The only android phones I had that can even compare are the galaxy phones, but even then, after the 2nd year, they start to slow down. My last android phone was the Note 10+ and that will always be my favorite phone ever. It’s so gorgeous and I love the “boxy” look. I miss the S-Pen everyday.. but that phone takes like several minutes just to turn on.. and is constantly lagging. Compared to my old iPhone 8 with a cracked screen that turns on less than 30 seconds… and I have never had any issues with it. The lagging is was the main thing that pushed me towards apple. I got the new iPhone 14+(or pro, whatever tf they call it lol), I knew what I was getting, some brick with extremely limited features and customization, but at the end of the day, I kinda really don’t care about that anymore lol. I’ve had it for about a year and only once did I need to restart it because it was acting buggy and slow, vs doing it at least once a day with my Galaxy Note 10... Then I got the air pods, which are seamless when connecting w my other Apple devices, and I got an iPad Pro w the Apple Pencil. I had a galaxy tab 7+ and just like the Note 10+ that started lagging and being buggy after a year. Apple Pencil is flawless. And the tip is durable vs the squishy tip on the S-pen that comes with Galaxy Tab 7+. Then I got the Apple Watch, and full disclosure, both the galaxy watch (I had one) and Apple Watch are kinda equal but the Galaxy Watch by far excels with monitoring your sleep. And then I got a MacBook Pro and… it’s like being on drugs or something lol.. it’s just so simple. RELIABLE. And the apps optimized for macs run too smoothly… vs w my windows laptop where I have to take 20 million extra steps to divert all my CPU to rendering a preview of a video lol… they both have their strengths and weaknesses. Macs are super reliable, and the ecosystem with the watch and the iPhone and iPad and the AirPods is pure perfection. Even when the Galaxy buds came out initially, it was one too many steps to switch to another device, which I wouldn’t have thought until after I switched to apple. I totally get the appeal of windows and yes in hindsight, it’s better. But only if you know what you’re doing. Like if you have experience building PCs and know all the ins and outs vs If your just a normie who isn’t trying to build a skynet pc to run Skyrim on 12k 600fps with ray tracing, then apple is goat. I love both and use them both equally everyday. I kinda treat my MacBook more like my wife, and my PC like the mistress lol 😅

am kinda butt hurt because i thought you are just comparing the two OS as vanila without any third party apps but you went ahead and mentionned "magnet" for mac at that point you already lost because for windows unlike mac you can install and cutomize anything about the windows operating system am talking functionality and visuals and user eperience basicall:y if we allow third-party apps in this comparison then by that argurment the windows is superior period ;)

I use both Windows and MacOS. They each have their specific function and it's usually the software not the hardware that dictates what system I am using. As for performance they both are more than adequate for the applications I use.

Every thing that makes a Mac special has nothing to do with being a computer, Things like airdrop, icloud, instant wake, quality materials, longevity, compatibility, easy etc. and of course the ecosystem

For ease of use. It's always windows.

I just switched from Windows to MAC 💻 and can’t believe I waited so long! If you have an iPhone 📱 and an iPad then getting a MacBook 💻 is a no brainer 😎 makes so much sense!

You don't quit applications by clicking the X on Mac... you Command + Q them. It's very easy. Command + Tab scrolls through your apps, and Command + Q closes them. You can do it in a split second, much faster than clicking around.

I found one of the most honest opinion in this review. I use both OS and both of them have + - 's. Apple ecosystem is one thing which I love most about it. Windows PCs' are more customisable from software to hardware where Apple is very very limited. And most of the professional relies on Windows and the way MS Azure is spreading everywhere Windows will capture larger market share in next few years.

Interesting video! I've got the best of both worlds, a 16" M1 Pro MacBook, and a fully kitted out gaming desktop PC. I'd rather use my Mac for 99% of things, so web browsing, video editing, programming, Microsoft Office (ironically), listening to music, file sharing, remote desktop, email etc. It just runs smoother, has a nicer UI, is snappier, and you know its just going to work and not hang when you click something. That being said, if I had to choose only 1 computer to use and disregard the other, it would still have to be a Windows machine, simply because that 1% of things i'd rather do on a PC, are things you CAN'T do on a Mac, like proper gaming, indie titles, and all of those weird and wonderful .exe apps you find that suit your every need.

I've used both for years and one of my biggest gripes in Windows is with File Explorer. It still doesn't give you a folder size and copying ETA is just ridiculously innacurate.

I have Mac and my wife has Windows. It is incredible how many times Windows bugs and asks questions as if all users had to be IT professionals. My Mac never does that. Besides that, Windows has that Outlook which is just hell on earth. So, once I changed to Mac I never even thought about coming back. I just hate my wife's struggle with her PC and having to turn it off 2-3 times a day because it just stops working.

I recently got a mac and its really good, runs fast and smoothly. there's 2 thing I want them to improve with it, you can close the windows by pressing x and how they don't support apps like google docs

TLDR: For tinkerers, nerds, gamers and frugal people, having a Windows is best. For professional work, having a Mac is best. As for me, I have both, MacBook for work and Windows Desktop at Home. I was a staunch Windows user when I was in college and regularly gaming, torrenting, hobby hacking, and messing around with computers. I love it because I own my computer, and there are not many restrictions to play around with every aspect of the computer including BIOS, Boot OS, etc. I still, to this day enjoy doing the above things as a hobby and maintain a gaming Windows laptop/desktop on the side. For everything else, and for serious professional work, Mac helps stay focused on the work I am doing, and it just disappears into the background. It is perfect for doing serious work, and I still can perform many tasks but it has to be something that is legal and supported by Apple. It is also more expensive, as you pay for this convenience.

WINDOWS , GTA 6 and windows has really changed from windows 11 ,,,,, mac is only for youtubers to edit videos

I do appreciate your thorough comparison of the user experience in all aspects, however I would have liked a section on performance, which really, really matters to me. I use big, fat photo editing programs in my pursuit of astrophotography, and raw speed is very important. I can go to Nanoreview and look at specs, but a more nuanced review of performance is always of great interest to me. Or did I miss your comments on this aspect? I looked at all your chapters and listened to most of the ones I thought would likely deal with performance, but didn't encounter much. ??

The Macbooks have been outstanding since the Apple Silicon release in 2020 and I can't see myself going to another laptop any time soon. That said, on the desktop, I prefer running Ubuntu or Linux Mint and also can't see myself switching there because of the power and customization (all the parts I need, none of the ones I don't) I can put into a machine I built myself for my usecase.