I'm Done with Macbooks

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Post by rodriguezcommaj » Fri, Feb 05, 2016, 7:54 PM UTC

Re: I'm Done with Macbooks

#2

Post by joshstrange » Fri, Feb 05, 2016, 8:48 PM UTC

Am I missing something or is the writing on why OS X doesn't lend itself well to a laptop missing?

I see him complain about form factor, ok sure, it's not an iPad but it does way more than an iPad... I'm failing to see real criticism of WHY OS X is so bad on a laptop vs desktop...

Re: I'm Done with Macbooks

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Post by SixSigma » Fri, Feb 05, 2016, 8:51 PM UTC

joshstrange wrote: post #2

Am I missing something or is the writing on why OS X doesn't lend itself well to a laptop missing? I see him complain about form factor, ok sure, it's not an iPad but it does way more than an iPad... I'm failing to see real criticism of WHY OS X is so bad on a laptop vs desktop...

Yeah, it's just "my tablet is easier to use than a laptop" despite "I can't use my ipad for X"

Well, I can't ride my horse in bed either so I have to make do with a picture. But I can't ride pictures so I have to go to the stable. FML

Re: I'm Done with Macbooks

#4

Post by aarpmcgee » Fri, Feb 05, 2016, 8:55 PM UTC

I don't get why this article is interesting.

Re: I'm Done with Macbooks

#5

Post by d1str0 » Fri, Feb 05, 2016, 8:58 PM UTC

Or a less misleading title: I'm Done with Laptops (Only iPads)

Re: I'm Done with Macbooks

#6

Post by Ezhik » Fri, Feb 05, 2016, 9:08 PM UTC

I assigned my F-keys to control multiple desktops (F1 - show all windows, F2 - show windows of current app, F3/F4 - switch to left/right desktop, F5 - show desktop), that made OS X much more pleasant to use for me.

OS X took some time getting used to - I'm still not sure what the green not-really-maximize button is supposed to do, but I've gotten used to it.

I don't really get what this person does with his MacBook or iPad, and what exactly makes one better than the other. I use OS X on a laptop - but it's a big ThinkPad T420 (Works surprisingly great! Got a lot of slots for storage, and can't get enough of that keyboard and TrackPoint), so it's not quite portable, so I end up carrying my Surface Pro 3 around instead - which I mostly use as a laptop, and have configured to have the same shortcuts. Maybe if there was a new version of the ThinkPad X300 with modern guts (and good OS X compatibility), I could ditch the Surface.

Re: I'm Done with Macbooks

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Post by mark_l_watson » Fri, Feb 05, 2016, 10:30 PM UTC

I sort-of agree with the author. I have an iPad mini 4 and an iPad Pro, and because of the form factor I try to do as much as possible on an iPad, even SSHing to servers to do bits of work, stuff that would be better with a real keyboard. If I do use a laptop it is usually at my desk with a humongous screen when I am programming.

Then there is stuff for which an iPad is better: learning Haskell using the Haskell App with any Kindle Haskell book open (comfortable reading and it takes only a second to try a code snippet or exercise in the App; doing research with notes going to Keep; some writing (where I spend much more time thinking than typing).

I feel like I am going against the trend of doing everything on a smartphone or a laptop. When I travel, just taking the iPad mini 4 is perfect (again, if I need to, I can code SSHing to a server).

Re: I'm Done with Macbooks

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Post by efes » Fri, Feb 05, 2016, 10:38 PM UTC

Hmm, not sure I get the article. I recently ditched OsX on an iMac and in the past I used Solaris on an apple laptop. In general, I would say that while not cheap for a general intel machine, the core hardware is pretty good and Apple's lack of interest in making a lot of drivers should make them an easy platform for other OSes to prioritize.

The results on linux have remained a little less than ideal. It is a shame to see that graphics card makers still think they can afford to bully us around and I still don't get what apple is thinking with wireless HID. Do a lot of users type from 50 meters away?

Re: I'm Done with Macbooks

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Post by mruniverse » Fri, Feb 05, 2016, 10:48 PM UTC

d1str0 wrote: post #5

Or a less misleading title: I'm Done with Laptops (Only iPads)

Accurate title, and it's funny.

I'm Done with the iPhone (Only iPhone+).

Re: I'm Done with Macbooks

#10

Post by FussyZeus » Fri, Feb 05, 2016, 10:54 PM UTC

SixSigma wrote: post #3

joshstrange wrote: post #2

Am I missing something or is the writing on why OS X doesn't lend itself well to a laptop missing? I see him complain about form factor, ok sure, it's not an iPad but it does way more than an iPad... I'm failing to see real criticism of WHY OS X is so bad on a laptop vs desktop...

Yeah, it's just "my tablet is easier to use than a laptop" despite "I can't use my ipad for X" Well, I can't ride my horse in bed either so I have to make do with a picture. But I can't ride pictures so I have to go to the stable. FML

My motorcycle is way faster than my car, but it's snowing out so I can't ride my motorcycle. I'm just done with my car.

This guy must be FASCINATING at parties. Holy cow what a privileged existence. If this is seriously the biggest beef on his trip I'll trade problems with him any day of the week.