Switching to Mac as a Windows User 

Hey everyone! Just wanted to say thank you for all the love this video has been shown and also for the helpful tips regarding my switch over to MacOS! I also wanted to just clarify that while I have "switched" to Mac for the majority of my day to day work, I'm still using my PC on a near daily basis to play games. I still love both platforms I'm definitely gonna keep enjoying the strengths that both Windows and Mac have to offer!

If you want the files to snap to grid in every folder, just right click and press show view options, set it how you like it, and then press set as default.

I don't typically comment on videos. But I have never seen such high-quality video and audio, well thought out, and great transitioning RU-vid video/Channel with such little subscribers. You have the right workflow; and I undoubtably know you will succeed as a professional RU-vidr. Great work, and I appreciate the information!

Before I retired I was a Network engineer and we were always offfered a MacBook solely because in addition to network gear we also work with Unix systems. The under pinnings of Mac OS is Linux/Unix.

This is why RU-vid is so great. If it weren’t for the recommended videos the platform wants to put out to people, I would’ve never seen this masterpiece. Kudos to you, keep what you’re doing, and you’re gonna go places for sure.

Windows key + directional arrow to snap windows to different areas of the screen is one of my favorite keyboard shortcuts on Windows.

1) I can’t believe this video isn’t from a 100k+ subscriber channel.. actually insane!! 2) I’ll never swap to just one OS (between mac and windows).. my portable set up is Apple (mac, iPhone, iPad Pro, Apple Pencil) but at home it’s all about the windows desktop🙏

Great video! I am a life long windows user as well, I am now about 4 months into a migration to MacOS. I have to agree with the ecosystem integration, that’s a huge improvement but it has been a slow process adopting just about everything else.

As a part-time win developer I might argue on your speech about the app installation. I can dive really deep into this difference but I will try to be as short as possible. There are only 5-10 types of macs that are running the latest macOS (I’m talking about MBAir, MBPro, iMac, etc.). Each of them is sharing almost an identical processor. The Xcode is also only available on Mac (this is a program to code programs on Apple devices). So basically macOS developers can build their soft on their machines and distribute the pre-built app. With windows, you will never know what processor will be installed in the pc so this “long installation” is basically an app build process. That’s why windows is way more popular but way slower.

I just got a an Asus Rog Zephyrus M16 a few months ago! The only problem I have had with it is that the fingerprint sensor stopped working, but just needed a driver update. It has been an amazing device! I would switch to the apple ecosystem but it would be really expensive and I'm already invested into the Samsung and Windoes ecosystems. Loved the video 😃😃

Great video mate. I wholeheartedly appreciate both OS for what they offer and it all comes down to personal use case. I too have been a life-long Windows user and I used to think that MacBooks were overly expensive and limited until I tried the M1 Air and I was blown away by what a thin & light notebook is capable of. I wasted no time in recommending and getting my best friend to switch over to the same specced MBP as yours, since he is a music producer and immediately after switching he was quick to point out how smooth, fast and bug-free the whole process is now. As a gamer, I will personally still stick to Windows but I wholeheartedly standby the Apple Silicone.

Very nice vid, feeling all of this! I just made this switch as well last week, Apple everything else, was editing vids on my iPad Air but had began struggling when I started editing more 4K footage...Went with the 14" MacBook Pro. Getting used to Final Cut looks like it will be the biggest change.

Thanks for making this video! I’m about to go into grad school and your video definitely was the final push I needed to switch to MacBook Pro. I had a surface book 2 for my undergrad (which was very expensive), but I didn’t have the best experience with it. Similar to what some other people said, I’ll keep my windows PC around for gaming, and use MacBook for everyday tasks. We are definitely in the same situation here because I have been using windows for a LONG time but at the same time I also have all the Apple products but the computer haha

Nice video, I added Tiles for Window management and get those Window snapping back in MacOS. I also use AppCleaner to get all the configuration files off my app when I want to remove an App. Just two apps to look at that I find useful in my setup.

This channel should have much more subscribers.... Keep creating such great videos...

I like windows, and I have used windows 2.0 through windows 11. That being said, I got a MacBook Pro M2 this year and I am very happy with it. My only gripe is that MS Office apps still don’t have feature parity with the windows version. That annoys me as a business user but it is nothing that I can’t deal with.

Really nicely put together video. I too am a recent Mac convert - albeit to a couple of older machines (2013 13" i7 Macbook Pro and 2013 15" Macbook) and I love them. Completely agree with all of your observations about window sizing and snap to gird etc. But, when all is said and done, I'm very happy with the move.

To have every finder window snap all files to the grid go to the right click menu and choose show view options set that window up as you like it and then choose set as default and every folder will be organized the way and size you prefer. Snap to grid should be a default but it is MacOS which uses the Unix/BSD philosophy of 1 program 1 task so it is up to you to choose what you prefer.

How do you not have atleast 500k subs? The quality of this video is insanely good.

A good, balanced comparison. This video helped me sort through my decisions on my next purchase. Thank you.

The biggest issue I find with Mac OS is that it simply doesn't run the Windows programs that I regularly use. So if I changed to Mac as my main computer I would have to find alternatives for each of these that work on Mac, if they are available at all.

I'm pretty set on getting a macbook soon in a similar situation to you as a windows user all my life. So far it's seemed to me that the best option is just to own both. Even if that takes time to save - being able to have a good PC to game on and use all the programs windows has to offer is a must at this point - and windows PC's are outstanding with price to performance. Macs however win the laptop field by far. It also feels good to have a machine for personal and entertainment and one that works and looks different for getting things done. Thanks for the video man, summed up the points from someone in a similar mindset to myself and helped solidify the decision.

Your videos are so interesting, this filming and editing are great. Hope you will get much more subscribers asap, you are underrated creator

I myself was a windows user since the age of 5, from W95 to present, and having my first macbook air m1 way back 2021, spurs a lot of questions, there were pros and cons, but one thing you can't take away from them was the trackpad and its build quality, apple sure does treat you on the aluminum unibody that you can't even compare to laptops at the same price point. another thing is that the trackpad gestures were just sooooo organic and good and well makes total sense, there were features you wish you had on a windows laptop. but as they say you dont game on a Mac, i still game on my gaming desktop but when it comes to document works, browsing and stuff, I find myself picking the MBA, ohh yeah, battery, I can just work with this thing the whole friggin day without plugging it in again to juice it up.

It's amazing how similar our situations are. I also bought an M16 and had performance issues and am now looking to buy a Mac. I noticed you also bought the 16GB RAM model. I found out my performance issues were because the 16GB ram was a 1x16GB stick running in single channel. Had to buy another 16GB stick for it to run in dual channel and all my problems went away. Thanks for the video.

Switched to Mac 3 months ago, been the smoothest and best transition I’ve had

Saw the first 10 second of the video and already subscribed.! keep going mate.

Really appreciate the quality of the video, i was confused when I checked your subscriber count, you deserve much more. And about the MacBooks, i would change platform in a blink if it wasn't for gaming experience. That's almost the only problem i have with Mac OS. And also i like the way i can change windows to my likings as well, but heck i can deal with that but not the gaming part, i really enjoy playing call of duty or witcher 3.

I "switched" to Mac because the battery on my beloved but ancient ThinkPad was finally dying. I wasn't motivated by dissatisfaction with Windows, but because with M1, MacBooks had suddenly become an amazing value. I put "switched" in quotes because I don't really consider it a permanent switch. I still use my ThinkPad sometimes, and my next computer (when I get one) will be whatever seems like the best value at the time, whether Windows, Mac, or Linux.

You are so underrated bro. I am also on the same page on switching to a Macbook just because i cant seem to find the same value in Windows laptops, as much as id want to. Such a quality video overall. subbed!

Crisp and clean. Good job on the edit. Very helpful

Quick tip, especially on smaller screens set the dock to the left of the screen instead of bottom and activate hide automatically. The screen is wider than it is vertical.

Another thing about uninstalling apps is that just dragging the app to the trash can does its job but sometimes there's leftover files. There's apps like app cleaner that when you drag an app into it it will find the leftover files and delete them. Just thought I would let you know

Greetings - enjoyed your video. Quality, pace and topic. In your transition, did you stay with Microsoft office apps or move to apple’s suite (pages, keynote, numbers, notes, reminders)? I’m thinking of dumping M365 and using LibreOffice, with Notes (moving from OneNote) and from To Do to Reminders

I started with the exact same laptop… picked up the M16. Had issues and picked up a Lenovo Legion 7 slim. Then an Asus G14. Then gave up on windows entirely and now have a MacBook Pro. I haven’t truly put it to the test yet but so far everything runs incredibly smooth and as you said, it works really well with my other Apple products like my phone, watch and AirPods. I do wish gaming worked better, and as you said the multi-window setup and little things are strange. But overall I have more peace of mind and confidence in the machine and the system. I never saw myself as someone who could use MacOS but my frustrations with windows got too severe. So far I am satisfied but it’s still very alien to me and I’ve got to re-learn everything.

Amazing video, excellent editing! I can't say I've ever fully switched away from Windows, where I work in I.T it simply is the more common operating system so you can't really get away from it. I do however prefer to use Mac OS in my personal life, I find the OS more fun to use honestly while still being very practical. There absolutely are drawbacks, gaming for me being the biggest where it really is in a bad state right now but even then I've moved more towards console gaming recently so it's become less of an issue.

I just use Windows 11, Ubuntu Linux, and macOS Ventura. I like using all three because they all do things the others can't do.

Similar story here, only I did the switch in 2014 for the apple eco system. I had issues with mac in the beginning because, in addition to what you mentioned, Microsoft Office, qGIS, R, and running games are just way better on windows. I now run a dual monitor setup with a mac and a pc and a kvm switch. The Mac is my “daily driver” and my windows pc is my „home“. Both are connected through my local network for file swapping and I have never been happier.

Great comments on your thoughts and comparisons.

I use “Magnet” to organise the windows and “Better Display” in case you get scaling issues with the monitor

You can make snap to grid a default option for every folder. It's really easy to do if you're interested.

Really high quality video! Great work

I bought a macbook air m2 a couple of months ago and i love it, use is for work, private and some light video editing for my motorcycle trips. Really love it! Easy quick and powerful and still slim.

Good video! I kind of want both computers in my workflow. I like using Windows PCs for playing games, watching videos etc and although I don’t have one, I want a Mac for video editing, scripting etc, because I always felt like Macs are better at being work machines and making videos on iMovie on an iPad/iPhone gets limiting really quickly.

Currently on the fence about switching, and I’m in the same boat as you. Been a windows guy since I was a kid with XP, but lately I’m about fed up with the lackluster battery life and nonstop tweaking needed to have my windows laptop run the way I want it to. At this point a MacBook seems better and better (for a mobile computing solution)

This video hits the spot in every possible ways for me! Even the transitions feel nice. I’m on my way to ‘switching’ to Mac and now stuck in the middle. Right now, iPad Pro + some peripherals and waiting (more like confusing) for right decision between MacBooks.

Awesome video mate ❤. With just 4 k subs your video quality is super ❤

Great video! I personally switched to Mac 13 years ago, while going to college. I used Windows my whole life. My first contact with Windows was when my grandmother died back in 1998 and my dad bought his first PC. It ran Windows 95 and was great. Before graduating high school my mom bought me a desktop running Windows xp. Then while going to college I bought the biggest piece of garbage PC I’ve ever encountered. It was a Packard Bell laptop running Vista. And it crashed at least twice a day. Once it blue screened while typing an essay for a class. That was the last straw and tried to install Linux which I used on the Windows Xp desktop my mom bought me. But it wouldn’t install as my laptop was ‘tatooed’, something illegal now which locked you to a specific version of Windows which you couldn’t downgrade or install anything else. So I sold it on eBay and bought a white MacBook. Now I just bought a second hand M1 MacBook Air after using a hackintosh I put together myself for the past 5 years.

7:11 You don’t have to set “Snap to Gird” for every window’s icon arrangement, you can set view settings for them all once by clicking “Use as Defaults” at the bottom of the Show View Options panel in any window.

beautiful description of your experience

My journey is similar to yours when I made the leap from Windows PC to MacOS last year. I’ve own Apple products such as iPhone and iPad. I’ve been stuck in the Apple ecosystem for close to 10 years at that point. When it came time to purchase a new computer I decided to go all in with one ecosystem. It was definitely weird at first but glad I made the jump. It made things a lot easier such as accessing my photos, videos and messages.

I have switched from window to Mac OS for 2 years . I do love everything on Mac including its built quality, trackpad, display, and the battery life but what I missed the most on my window laptop is the shortcut since I spend alot of time with Ms.Word and Excel. I find shortcut on window is way better.

Cool video! I agree about MacOS security. It's a bit overbearing and not always obvious why apps and features aren't working (at least to a novice MacOS user). Also agree about Finder. It just seems way more clunky than File Explorer. I also love how you can middle mouse click on the File Explorer tab in the task bar to open more windows. Makes copying files across drives way easier, IMO

Great video. I'd been a windows only laptop user until I got my first mac, a macbook Pro 2013 (which is still in use). I haven't looked back since for value for money and usability. I use windows for games but am looking at getting an M1 or M2 which will cover what I need. I like the a windows interface and I'm enjoying using Apple macs/macOS and also Windows based laptops (as well as iOS and android, though I loved Windows phone OS!).

Hey production quality is really and I mean really good for your sub count. I'm sure you don't hear it enough but great job dude

I’ve also just moved over to Mac from 30 years of PC usage.I will say that Stage Manager is more powerful than anything Windows offers, but it’s not as easy and requires a lot of setup, but once that’s done, it’s better than Windows. Took months for me to figure it out.

Rectangle works pretty well for snapping windows on Mac.

I did a full migration to Apple in July 2017 when my company switched to Win10 mainly because we had to use Win10 with very limited access. So it wasn't really a Win10 issue but it was enough to push me over the edge and learn MacOS. Still using Win10 in the same work environment, glad to get to my apartment to use my Mac Studio.

Good one! On point. I wanted this type of video.

Yes if you had the resource use all , I use Mac for office, windows for gaming, Linux for my TV entertainment, iOS for banking safety and android just for fun custom ROM. All good for me 😄

Get better touch tool or better snap tool for the same windows tiling capability. You can set a primary setting to apply to all finder windows.

Thank you for the video! I just wanted to ask whether you have tested the MacBook pro out for gaming, and if so what the experience was like.

As someone planning to buy a Mac mini, this was mighty helpful. Thanks.

Thanks for the video and sorry to hear you had so many problems with your previous laptop. However, based on your other Apple purchases you are a perfect candidate for an Apple laptop to my way of thinking. My experience with Windows and Android products has been excellent so far. I very much admire Apple products, but I have not found a reason to switch from my Android smartphone or Windows PC. I must admit, Apple feels from my experience a very purpose designed set of products that meets many customer requirements. But when I review and compare Apple with other Windows and Android products available, Apple has felt to me to be limiting from design to features available to application availability. But Apple was superior in product integration and customer service. Though product integration is not exclusive to Apple anymore. More on that later. In my case, I needed to replace my laptop PC and I decided to include the Apple MacBook Air M1 (the Apple M1 was the most current model when I was looking to buy). The Apple MacBook Air M1 is a beautiful thin and light laptop with great battery life, beautiful display, great build quality and feels premium to hold. But once I reviewed and compared what I prefer in a laptop, the Apple MacBook Air M1 came up short. For me, there are features and designs I have come to think of as a must have in a modern laptop. My previous laptop was the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, a wonderful PC to own and use every day. When I compared my seven-year-old Windows PC with the Apple’s MacBook Air M1, I realized that I was giving up too much for what the Apple MacBook Air M1 has to offer. The Apple MacBook Air M1 is a wonderful 13-inch laptop for personal computing. But it was no match for the form factors, designs, apps, and features of Windows PCs. If your requirements are for a tried-and-true clamshell laptop design, then Apple and Windows have plenty to choose from. However, if you want an OLED display (in my case Super AMOLED), Multitouch display, Pen inking capability, convertible or 360 form factors, and to connect to any device, you simply cannot find an Apple product to compare with. When I compared my selection of premium designed Windows PCs to the beautiful Apple MacBook Air M1, the MacBook Air M1 remains a solid laptop, but with limited features. One of the key design advantages of the Apple Ecosystem is the product integration and convenience of the Apple iPhone iPad, Apple Watch and Apple Earbuds all communicating together. The Windows/Android products simply could not compete in this area of technology. Well, until 2021 when Samsung Galaxy announced the Galaxy Book Series of Windows PCs. Samsung now offers product integration for the Galaxy line of products which include smartphone, smartwatch, earbuds, tablet, Smart Monitor, Smart TV and SmartThings to link to a host of other products from lights to garage doors to security to appliances to heating and cooling. The Windows and Android ecosystem just received a hand up into the world of modern living for convenience and control. Over time I have upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy smartphone, Galaxy Tablet, Galaxy earbuds, Smart Monitor and Galaxy Book Windows PC. I did not plan to buy into the Samsung line of products, it just turns out that way over time. My Windows PC experience has been in a word, fantastic. The PC brands I have used are Lenovo ThinkPad and Microsoft Surface and now Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15-inch. All my PCs are still running today after years of service. I cannot say what Apple integration will be beyond their personal tech products. But what I have experience to date from Samsung is a very satisfying integration with Windows and Android products and the selection and availability of apps and peripherals that goes well beyond what Apple offers today. But in the end, I am with you, the best tech is the tech that works best for you. In my case it has turned out to be Samsung integrating the best of Windows and Android.

I used MSDOS at the beginning. I thought I would never change from PC and Windows. In March of 2021, I bought the base M1 MBA because everyone was raving about it. I just wanted to try it out. Long story short, I wish I had bought the 16GB version for running Parallels because virtualization is better with more resources. I know it sounds a bit wishy-washy but most of my accounting and tax software is PC only.

Really good well made points. really liked this video, man keep it up!

Nicely done video. As someone said you were already a canditate to the switch and the bad luck you had with one (sample of) WIndows device justed sealed the deal. Personally I use both Macs and Windows PCs but I do prefer the Windwos OS and its software support (but I don't have an iPhone and have no plan to get one), while I do prefer the hardware in the M series Macs (I have a M1 Mac Mini).

One thing I always found annoying when I switched to Mac is you need an app for so many functions, and you either get free apps that look like garbage and have little options, or paid apps that require new versions every time you update the OS. Devs love Apple because they can nickle and dime the hell out of you. Also, multi monitor support was pretty atrocious. Aside from that, it's good stuff.

Glad the Max is working for you. I came to Apple after a similar experience with a new Thinkpad many years ago. Move your speakers close to the outer edge of your desk, and point them directly at you for a more accurate sound. 👍

Good video, and you are so right to switch. I’ve been a Widows user since 1999 with Windows 98. Always had desktops. When I had a website, my webmaster taught me how to build my own web pages. So, I got a high end Dell desktop with Windows XP pro. Had that computer 10 years, when hard drive died. Cause Dell was so reliable, I bought another high end Dell with Windows 7pro, with 2T hard drive. First off, I usually set up my own computers. This time I got lazy, and had a computer guy set it up. Not long after I got it, Windows screen kept on going out on me. Computer guy took tower, told me Dell didn’t put in enough power supply for that drive. He changed it, but other things acted up. Finally at barely 2 years, hard drive died in 2017. Dell wouldn’t replace it. I wasn’t going to buy another expensive 2T drive. Computer guy held on to tower. I didn’t bother to fix it since I no longer have a website. Now I’m in senior housing studio apartment. I got the iPhone 13 pro. My lawyer said I should really get a laptop. After the last experience with Windows, having iPhone, figured a MacBook Air would be compatible with phone. I have the M2 MacBook Air coming. After watching a ton of videos on here, I upgraded to 16 gigs of ram, and 512 SSD storage. I stuck with 8 core GPU, since several videos said not allot of difference with the 10. I’m not a gamer or graphic designer, so didn’t need the pro. I’m going to subscribe to Photoshop. This is my first laptop, so will be a learning curve. I’m excited to get it, I like that it’s light and thin.

nice job man , cant wait for new video

As a lifelong windows user, a year and a half ago at work they gave us the new m1 macbooks. It was my first time ever experiencing MacOS. I have to say the transition I was cursing a lot, but once the learning curve was over, I began to love it. I actually love both OS systems. I downloaded some apps that just made it amazing for me. I now have an iPhone and the ecosystem is wonderful for me. I had been an android user (was a fanboy) for years, I know appreciate both systems and respect both. MacOS is wonderful and I'm happy to have stuck to using it.

Nice video! I considered MacOS, but I found the Zephyrus G15 I picked up for $1099 to be an overall better value than a MacBook air would've been for me. I will say Windows and Android integration is getting pretty good, and thanks to things like the Phone Link app and Nearby Share for windows, I can seamlessly send files to my computer, message, take calls (this one has been a bit finicky), etc. My one complaint has been the seemingly poor Bluetooth range I've been getting on my earbuds, but I suspect it's an issue on their end as it happens with my iPad pro as well.

Keep the great work man!

Great video. Thank you for sharing.

The way you multitask on MacOS isn’t threw split few but with Mission Control. There is almost no need to see more than two windows at once most of the time so I think it is almost as good although windows has a similar feature but not as simple.

Hi, great video! I noticed that you were complaining about having to change the pin to grid functionality independently for each folder. To make it apply to every folder you can right click in any folder, bring up the display options, and in sort by put snap to the grid and press "use as default" at the bottom of the page.

1520 subscribers??? WTF RU-vid. Dear algorythm please bless this man for this quality

same, I just switched to the m1 macbook and I am blown away. this thing is more of a jump in tech than I have seen in the last 20 years. I also just could not agree more about what you said about people that get too locked into one camp. its like they get all tribal about mac or PC, I personally use both and they both have their strengths and weaknesses. although I have too say, after trying the few supported games on steam that do work properly on my macbook. I really wish AAA gaming wasnt PC's stronghold because this m1 runs games so unbelievably efficiently its just mind boggling. the games that are supported I can run everything maxed out on m1 and at the same time have 3-4 hours of battery life. that is alien level of efficiency, my razer blade gaming laptop that gets the same FPS I might add, only lasts 45 minutes. how is this even possible. the freaking macbook fan doesnt even start spinning until 5 minutes in, and its not like ramping up high at all. it seriously feels alien compared to what im used to.

Thank you for allowing us into your Mac journey and what a slick presentation. My preference though would be 'background' music at a much lower volume, or left out altogether. There is always an option for us viewers to add music tracks from home, if desired. I would also not start almost every sentence with 'Now'. Thanks again.

Something no one mentions in videos like these, is that every new macOS version is free whereas you have to pay for new windows versions.

Great video! You can use rectangle to get a mimic of split view in Windows.

Dudeee.. why don't you have like..a million subscribers!! that production quality is out of this world!!

Salutation brother. Great video on an ever on going topic. Myself I can never use a mac I just find it a child like experience like using my first leapfrog laptop. No disrespect to any mac users but I like the freedom to build and explore with multiple OSs and tech built into the OS without having 30 other programs to achieve 1 task e.g. WSL, hyper-v, Windows sandbox for example and there are so useful and amazing coupled with Windows terminal. Visual code, etc. I see no reason to mix and match. If I want Linux I use either hyper-v or WSL and if I test a website I'm not sure of I use Windows sandbox which is a containerised version of Windows. I close it deletes simple. Each to their own but I'm Microsoft. I just got the surface laptop 5 15" and Windows dev kit 2023 which is Windows 11 on Arm. Beautifully designed and ready to rock. Enjoy whatever tech your into.

The window snapping feature is actually patented by Microsoft so Apple can't implement a similar feature.

This was really helpful; one thing I would love to hear your opinion on once you’ve had your Mac for a long while is how it holds up over time; my experience with my mid-tier Windows laptop was that the speed and battery life quickly deteriorated after about a year of use. It’s gotten so bad that, even though my computer is completely usable while charging, it cannot last more than 20mins off charger, and is consistently slow and jittery. I’d love to hear how your Mac fares, especially after the heavy use yours seems to get.

MKHD video quality in here. Voice and content quality are here. You deserve more subscribers than 1k.

I use Windows 11 on my MacBook (using Parallels) as some Microsoft 365 applications work better on Windows such as switching between multiple accounts in Teams which I find very useful.

I use both Windows and Mac OS, idk why people make a big deal about using certain brands 🤦🏻…they are just tools and both are amazing. The windows and Android fan boys are the ones always making a big deal about people using apple products, they need to grow up and just embrace Technology as a tool not a Cult.

I'm exactly in the same situation. It took me months to adapt my Macbook. Like someone said in the comments, you have to use a lot of 3rd party apps. Crappy free ones or pay and pay and pay for every tweak. This is what I changed: - 3rd party: Clipboard history - 3rd party: Invert mouse scroll (different direction than the trackpad) - 3rd party: Map mouse buttons. Trackpad is great but mouse support isn't. - 3rd party: Set specific areas for snapping windows - Finder is awful. Column view is Ok but not perfect. photos management there is just bad. Thank God for the space bar to preview them. I needed a 3rd party app to organize photos and edit. Windows is much better for file management and photos. For example you can't hide file extensions because lots of files have a check box to show it overriding the system configuration to hide them. Or why can't I delete a file by pressing the delete button? - 3rd party. The red x on the windows doesn't close the app when you close all of them. You have to use cmd+q or tweak that with an app. - office and onedrive integration is Ok but not as good. If you work with big companies you need to use all that a lot. It can't even save pdfs from word or PowerPoint correctly. - security is just excessive. Like you said it took me an hour of password inputs, a paid app and modifying the kernel to allow me to read ntfs drives. And you have to changes lots of security settings manually for almost every new program. - external monitor management is lackluster. - I think the keyboard has one too many modifiers. Shift, FN, control, option, Cmd... It's just confusing when to use one or the other for a shortcut. - took me a while but found an International keyboard setting to use less keystrokes to write some characters I needed. Windows has it available as default. Needed an app to install a new keyboard distribution. - why don't the just implement CUT (cmd+x) system wide? - uninstalling a programs leaves a lot of crap laying around the os. - I reeeeally miss touching the screen - gaming is non existent. That said I'm sticking with Mac after using windows for 30 years. - battery is superb. i leave the charger at home. - The ecosystem is amazing - build quality and speed is great. - the silence and coolness allowed me to use it as an actual lap top again.

What about portability and weight on the 16" MBP? Am actually looking to buy a 2021 14" model

...starting with Windows XP... so you're a windows noob then? I started with PC-DOS 2.1 on an IBM XT. 🤣

Definitely a topic for consideration again with M3.

Good video! I use Magnet for the snapping function, works exactly like Windows. By the way, what screenwriting software is that at 9:39 ?

The Production value of this video is insanely good.

Thank you. Good video. My own experience: I have been a IBM/Microsoft PC user (and system builder) since 1982. I have built a number of Intel and AMD home systems. As such I have been helping people with Computer problems for many years. Up until 3 years ago if someone told me about a problem they were having with a Mac, I would just apologize and say I wasn't familar with MacOS. One day I decided to get some level of understanding of the MacOS and bought an old 2012 MacBook on ebay. I changed the Hard drive to SSD and added memory and found that that machine was actually pretty nice to use. Well, that ended up with a purchase of a 2020 MI Mac Mini, then a 2020 Macbook air. Oh for playing around - an I7 2012 MacMini upgraded and I use Bootcamp on it as well as Catalina. The net: I have learned to love both Mac and windows (I am a retired IBM employed). Like yourself, I have found a few things that I prefer on Windows 11, like window positioning. However rectangle has been the savior for me on Mac. My goto machine when traveling is now my M1 macbook air. How sweet that machine is.

Glad you came to this decision! 9:34 It’s so easy to just pick the easy route and sue with something, but tbh, it’s not that simple

You deserve more subs! Great video!

I just made the switch from Windows 2 week ago and it's been going great! For window management, I got Magnet App on day 3 as I could not live with the native Apple way of doing it.

same here i used windows for 17 years .. i purchased used 2021 macbook pro last week, it’s look easy to handle always youtube tutorial help me lot !