Hello Community,
basically I consider myself a educated windows user but the experience with windows 10 made me finally switch to an Mac OS X User.
There is a lot Winfows 10 does ok on which is the reason why I keep Bootcamp Windows 10 and Parallels but for day to day use I use the iMac now and
it has been a better choice because you can take all the advantages of every OS and develop for all OS out there without thinking to much.
Windows has been since the early days lacking a feasable and competent Backup Solution. And yes I have tried Acronis , Justcloud, Genie 9 Backup and non of them fulfill the terms of an no headache backup of the running system.
Each variation has its own pitfalls and will make issues in the case of failure.
So besides the development aspect the time machine backup which has been proven to be reliable and easy to use are my main points for MAC OS X over Windows.
For Games and some Apps I still have a Bootcamp Windows 10 which runs just as on a regular PC.
I have seen in the more time I use the iMac the more alternatives to Windows Apps I do find on the Mac side.
Booting a mac into Windows will show you the same behavior as on a PC and you will see the main difference -
I can work short after the start with OS X - Windows 10 seems to be busy with itself - pulling updates at certain points or will make you wait for xyz program to finish its work before you can.
So another point is MAC OS X seems more developed with the user in mind, There are some shortcommings on the Game side but for work it has been proven to be more reliable - drivers seem not to be an issue in the meantime and you can start work right from the start without waiting for the OS to operate.
And with the fact that the MAC having the same issues as a PC when running Windows 10 it is not the Hardware that is the issue.
So for me I would say if you can afford a MAC and it is far less expensive then 1st thought with the advantages above in mind,
You can still develop for Windows , Linux or Android with the addition of all iOS,OSX, WatchOS , MacOS and TvOS Plattforms.
With Windows 10 you will need patience which I definately lost over the backup and the sudden death of one of my PCs before that-
The best addition to a NAS System like Freenas running ZFS for all Data and Backup issues.
Hope this was Helpfull to some people.
So why not Linux ? Well to be truthfull I think Linux has its place and is valuable if you do not like Windows and can not afford a Mac.
In all other cases the Mac will serve and add value-
OS X beeing UNIX based and Freebsd (Freenas) beeing UNIX based I see no reason for Linux on my side for Home use.
If you want a Systen that just works you can not find a better choice in my eyes.
Best regards,
Harald Weiss
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Hello Community, basically I consider myself a educated windows user but the experience with windows 10 made me finally switch to an Mac OS X User. There is a lot Winfows 10 does ok on which is the reason why I keep Bootcamp Windows 10 and Parallels but for day to day use I use the iMac now and it has been a better choice because you can take all the advantages of every OS and develop for all OS out there without thinking to much. Windows has been since the early days lacking a feasable and competent Backup Solution. And yes I have tried Acronis , Justcloud, Genie 9 Backup and non of them fulfill the terms of an no headache backup of the running system. Each variation has its own pitfalls and will make issues in the case of failure. So besides the development aspect the time machine backup which has been proven to be reliable and easy to use are my main points for MAC OS X over Windows. For Games and some Apps I still have a Bootcamp Windows 10 which runs just as on a regular PC. I have seen in the more time I use the iMac the more alternatives to Windows Apps I do find on the Mac side. Booting a mac into Windows will show you the same behavior as on a PC and you will see the main difference - I can work short after the start with OS X - Windows 10 seems to be busy with itself - pulling updates at certain points or will make you wait for xyz program to finish its work before you can. So another point is MAC OS X seems more developed with the user in mind, There are some shortcommings on the Game side but for work it has been proven to be more reliable - drivers seem not to be an issue in the meantime and you can start work right from the start without waiting for the OS to operate. And with the fact that the MAC having the same issues as a PC when running Windows 10 it is not the Hardware that is the issue. So for me I would say if you can afford a MAC and it is far less expensive then 1st thought with the advantages above in mind, You can still develop for Windows , Linux or Android with the addition of all iOS ,OSX, WatchOS , MacOS and TvOS Plattforms.
With Windows 10 you will need patience which I definately lost over the backup and the sudden death of one of my PCs before that-
The best addition to a NAS System like Freenas running ZFS for all Data and Backup issues.
Hope this was Helpfull to some people.
So why not Linux ? Well to be truthfull I think Linux has its place and is valuable if you do not like Windows and can not afford a Mac.
In all other cases the Mac will serve and add value-
OS X beeing UNIX based and Freebsd (Freenas) beeing UNIX based I see no reason for Linux on my side for Home use.
If you want a Systen that just works you can not find a better choice in my eyes.
Best regards,
Harald Weiss