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Anyone moved to MacOS from Linux and didn't regret it?


serpro69

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Once more I find myself looking at MacBooks, simply because it seems like no one else is making good and reliable laptops for work anymore... And each time I look at a mac, I find myself cringing at the thought of having to abandon Linux and all (well... most :classic_biggrin:) that it entails, particularly: an open OS, free and open-source applications, no spyware that collects your data, etc etc etc (of course I won't miss occasional driver issues or similar things that sometimes work and then don't anymore for whatever reason... but tbh, Ubuntu and PopOS have been my daily drivers for a long time now, and I don't have much to complain about either way). Plus, I have an android phone, so not sure how good of friends Android and a Mac would be... I'm too used to just being able to e.g. plug my phone, and copy some files back and forth as needed.

What I like about macs is first and foremost good and stable hardware. But last time I tried MacOS (around 2017) - I gave it up after two weeks :classic_biggrin:
So what I'd like to hear is opinions of someone who's been using Linux for awhile, and then transitioned to mac, and managed to stay on a mac. Anything to be aware of in terms of software, usability, etc etc? Things that you kind of take for granted in Linux world that are a pain in mac? Well, anyone who can share some opinions on switching to a mac is welcome to do so.

Thanks!

GitHub

 

Currently and formerly owned laptops (specs below):

Serenity                    -> Dell Precision 5560
N-1                             -> Dell Precision 5560 (my lady's)

Razor Crest              -> Lenovo ThinkPad P16 (work)
Millenium Falcon    -> Dell Precision 5530 (work)
Axiom                        -> Lenovo ThinkPad P52 (work)
Moldy Crow             -> Dell XPS 15 9550

 

Spoiler

Senenity / N-1: Dell Precision 5560
    i7-11800H CPU
    1x32 GB DDR4 2,666 MHz
    512 GB SSD
    NVIDIA T1200
    FHD+ 1920x1200
    PopOS 22.04

 

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