For Photos/files preview on Mac via Finder, you can just select a file (without opening) and hit the space bar. This brings up an instant preview and you can cycle between ALL files in there that support a preview (usually photos, videos, audio, text files, documents, etc, even PSD, AI, and INDD files). Any folders or other kinds of project files will not show a preview but a simplified, stripped info box.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Thanks man. Appreciate it 👊

@dgreensuperhoops

6 ай бұрын

Select all the photos you want to look at then right click and select open with preview. Then you can cycle through them. The windows way of doing it is much simpler.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the share 👊@@dgreensuperhoops

@ken_in_vegas

6 ай бұрын

Additionally, spacebar previews allow you to arrow key around the files as you had wanted and there’s a widget in the upper corner of Quicklook (that’s what the function is called) to make the floating window full screen. And it’s plugin expandable to add new file types!

@AaronFigFront

6 ай бұрын

I thought that preview cycling only works properly with list view on the folder, no automatic row switching in icon view. I believe Snazzy Labs recommended an app to fix that.

For the clock, you can of course reposition everything, including the top bar, but what you could also do is just add a clock widget to the screen and put it in the lower right corner. Not the same, but at least you will see the clock when you look for it down right. As some already commented, you will get the full benefit once you have more than Mac. Go for an iPhone and Watch to start with. Once you experience the seamlessness of the ecosystem, you will not want to go back :)

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion... good idea. And yeah I'm excited to one day go all in and try it out. I'm not quite there financially yet though lol. I mean it's not THAT much more than Samsung or Google stuff but to just buy all the stuff at once when you don't NEED it stings a bit.

Command space (not control space) for Spotlight. To arrow through pictures (that is, other than within your Photos Library which does support arrow keys) select View/Show Preview. There is a way to do most common tasks on either macOS or Windows.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

My Windows brain is interfering with remember the CMD button hehe. Good catch! And thanks for the tips... I'm getting there!

"you just tap ctrl+space" It's Cmd+Space, my man. Let the clutches of Windows release you!

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Hahahaha exactly!! 30 years of habits will take more than just 2 weeks to unwind 🤣 good catch 👊

Excellent video - Been a Heavy Windows user since Win 3.1 - but as you I bought my first Mac (Macbook Pro 36GB ram) a few weeks ago. It is not that hard to get used to - stil I work more effective on a PC - but that will probably change soon. And battery life - oh yes - that is one of the main reasons for the switch. When windows can run on the new arm processes it will be interesting to see the difference. About the price: My Old laptop was a 15" Dell XPS. More or less same build quality - and price level. So the expensive Mac's has to be compared with something as a Dell XPS equvilant.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I'm with you... there's still things I miss and when I go back to my Windows machine it feels good. The portable power of the Mac though jeez... it runs so cool, so quiet. It's great. Yeah those XPS lappys are nice. My friend's wife just got one... those fans though! Loud when they kick in.

@BBshark000

6 ай бұрын

Since you are comparing your MacOS experience to a Dell XPS, I assume you don’t game much, if at all. Can you maybe point out the most impactful things you miss on MacOS compared to Windows? What are the things that make you work more effectively on Windows that are exclusive to Windows only? Thanks!

Have been thinking about making the switch, thank you for this video!

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Glad you found it! Yeah it's just good stuff. If you don't do video editing or gaming, those M2 Airs look just incredible. The M3 airs should be out in March. Otherwise for more power, the MacBooks are sick. Wait for a deal though or shop used with Apple care included.

@Marcus_Visbal

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife much appreciated! I’ve been looking over the refurbished section and once I get rid of my pc build, in planning on buying the m2 MacBook Pro 16

I bought the base m1 air on launch and I'm using it since then about 12 hours a day. Yes, it needs a bit of time to learn the basics, but one you got it, it's just "disappears". I mean when I need to do something I just open the laptop, when I finished I just close it. The OS somehow clicks with me, I can focus on my work, editing my family videos, record some sick guitar tunes or just browse the web. Never gonna look back and I say it that I used windows from 3.1 to 10 every day for years.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

That's awesome. I think you made a good choice with that laptop at the time. I'm almost starting to be drawn to the Airs myself. This Max is overkill for daily use and doesn't quite meet my video editing needs so I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet. Do love the Apple stuff though

You can dock sites in taskbar in chrome and edge just as easy as you did in Mac.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Just drag it directly to the start menu bar? I looked around in Chrome and didn't see anything but maybe it's drag and drop. I'll check it next time i'm on my windows machine. Thanks for the tip!

@shytut

6 ай бұрын

You can create a shortcut, move it into the programs folder, then add it’ll appear in the start menu. From there just right-click, pin. To be honest, not as easily, but this also is a lot more powerful. You can do this for portable apps too. Or shortcuts to ANYTHING.

Thanks for your video.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 👊

I saw in your last video about what are the windows down the bottom. So in Apple you can't hit X to close a tab or a browser really. To quit the the app you've to open the app (confusing) and go to where 'File' would be and click quit. There's also a 'force quit' shortcut which is the equivalent to 'Task Manager -> End Task' I'm getting a new Macbook for Christmas but I did have a 2011 that lasted me for 7.5 years.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Nice, thanks for sharing. Yeah it's just all these little things you get used to, and when they slightly change it's so annoying. Right now I'm in Safari and the text is a little small. I would usually just alt+mouse wheel to quickly adjust the text... I can ZOOM but it's not the same. That's an exciting x-mas present. lucky guy!

@mendodsoregonbackroads6632

6 ай бұрын

Cmd+Q quits an app as well.

Great video. I've been using DOS/Windows since 1984 (got you beat there) and have spent nearly a year switching back and forth between Windows and MacOS. I had all the other ecosystem pieces (iPhone since 2007, iPad and Watch since 2015) and now I'm now squarely in the Mac camp with a MacBook Pro 14. Since you've already tasted the MacBook/iPad integration, you'll love the iPhone addition for a unified phot library, iMessage, FaceTime, and most any iPad app on your Mac. You should consider the M1 Max option you mentioned. No raytracing (if gaming is your ultimate goal) but the price savings are as staggering as the performance. Apple went all out to crush Intel with the M1 series of chips, and the M2/M3 cycles, while more powerful, are NOT maps in performance. I was able to pick up a third party M1 Max MBP 14 (32gb/2tb/24gpu core) unit with annually renewable Applecare+ for $1750. It is way beyond what I need for my business practice and the performance/battery life runs circles around my Surface Pro 8.

@TheSAHDLife

5 ай бұрын

This is great! I'm not sure if you follow my other channel but you should check out what I've been up to over there. It might make you laugh: www.youtube.com/@thesahdstudio I have returned both the M3 MacBooks and now have a 16" M1 Max I bought on Marketplace (with AppleCare) lol. Am very happy with the performance and love the value that it offers. So yeah, I'm right there with ya! Looking forward to trying out the rest of the Apple tech eventually (except the Vision Pro. What the heck is that!!).

lol. I really like your funny antics 😁😁😁😁. Your videos are actually fun to watch, too!! Thanks for sharing. btw, I was a windows user for ever. Just about every few years, I needed either a new desktop or laptop. Decided to try a MacBook Pro in ‘11 and it lasted me up until 2020… I actually still have it and it still works (minus a few dead pixels.) . So, in short, will stay with apple until the end…

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Appreciate your support 👊 Yeah the Apple stuff is just so good. Like you said, the longevity is just nuts. My 3 year old laptop is still great WHEN it's plugged in. It defeats the whole purpose of having a laptop!! What did you get in 2020?

@EvilSecondTwin

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@TheSAHDLife upgraded to the touch bar MacBook and it rocked! Traded it for the M1 Max because I thought I’d stay with that one for a while…but recently traded up to the M3 Max and I think I’ll stay with this one for a good while! I hope! I do feel silly trading up for the newest version as technology keeps getting upgraded every few or so months! 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴😏😏😏🙁🙁🙁🤔

@TheSAHDLife

5 ай бұрын

@@EvilSecondTwin So, interestingly I am about to trade down from the M3 Max to the M1 Max, lol. It's just a bit too much money to stick with the m3 max new. Was your M1 Max good? Was it a noticeable difference switching to the m3?

@EvilSecondTwin

5 ай бұрын

⁠​⁠​⁠@@TheSAHDLife no difference at all. I really can’t tell. The M1 Max was/IS a beast! I had NO REASON to trade-in but I can only justify my decision by thinking two things: 1) to upgrade along with a new iPhone …and 2) to simply have the “max version of both.”😏😏😏 I don’t do any photo/video editing whatsoever so I KNOW I overpaid for something I don’t really do nor need -but I just have this mentality that “it’s better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. The most I think I ever did was probably have a million pages opened and watched a movie at the same time -no slowdown 😁😁 M1 Max is a beast -you’ll love that machine!

@TheSAHDLife

5 ай бұрын

@@EvilSecondTwin Nice! Really glad to hear that. Thanks for letting me know... and I get it man. You are not alone with your decision to buy the M3 Max. How is the phone?! I haven't switched to an Apple phone yet as it's kind of tough to buy on its own outright. Tempting though.

press space while on a picture of file, then you can use the arrow keys

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Nice. Thanks! Will try it.

Have you set up tap to click on the trackpad? I think I can see you pressing to click and that gets really tiring. The tap to click makes for the best experience with the Macbook trackpad.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Haha nice catch! I did enable it but still am a little hamfisted when using a trackpad. I NEVER used the trackpad on my Windows machine... I just love having a mouse. But with this Mac I am using it more and more. I can't believe people edit videos with a trackpad!! That's crazy. Maybe it's good?!

I switched from windows after getting a new macbook pro 13 inch from 2022. I like it asides from the touch bar. I haven't had a laptop quieter than this one. No fan spinning whatsoever or heating. I wouldn't mind the touch bar if I could control volume up and down through the keyboard.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Is the Touch Bar a model specific thing? Was that the Intel one? Yeah this thing runs SO cool and SO quiet it's wild. Highly impressive.

@peaceful_flow639

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife This one is apple silicon. The 2022 pro has the last touchbar(I think). I think it has a lot of advantages, liking it so far.

Have you tried to click on the desktop (thus bringing Finder to the front in the menu bar) and pressing File -> Hide others (Apple+Shift+H)?

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

When you say Apple+Shift do you mean the CMD key? Haven't tried that yet but I will! thx

@tobiaslofi

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLifeyes sorry. It used to just have an Apple logo on it but it is the command key now.

I have both Windows and Mac and tend to use my Windows computers more.than I do my Mac. As you mentioned with AirDrop, I use Quick Share with my Samsung devices, Note 20, Galaxy Book Pro 360, and my Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra. So, I can share files easily, but you have to be in that ecosystem, much like you have to with Apple. You need to be in that ecosystem to utilize all of what Apple offers. With Windows, you can use a Samsung tablet with One UI 3.1 as a second screen. Just select the second screen icon on a Samsung tablet that supports it, like the S8 or S9, and then hit Windows+K and it will connect to the tablet, and you can use it on as a second screen. Also, gaming laptops aren't really designed with battery life in mind. The GPU has enormous power draw. Mind you, MacBook's don't have dedicated GPU's. Most modern Windows gaming laptop have a system called Optimus, where it disables the GPU when not using it. The Asus Zephyrus G14 with the Ryzen 9 can get about 12 hours of use when not gaming. I get about 18 to 20 hours on my Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360, but that's not really comparable to a gaming laptop, since it has far lower power draw.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Good share thanks. Sounds like you are deep in the Samsung ecosystem... I love Samsung devices. Their screens in particular. That 360 looks really cool. I think my take away from this is, Windows and Androids are more useful than how I was using them... but Apple just makes it a little bit easier you know? Just a bit. Maybe not with Samsung though.

@jeannedarc1566

6 ай бұрын

I have a Samsung phone and everything else is Apple. QuickShare via QR code works well enough if I want to get photos off my phone (also connecting by USBC). I love the Apple ecosystem but left the iPhone behind when iPhone 14 STILL had lightning port.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Hehe yeah right? Finally they switched to usb-c with the 15? Well that's good for me I suppose if I stay in the ecosystem.@@jeannedarc1566

@-Burb

6 ай бұрын

As someone replacing their 2020 Ryzen 9 G14 soon, it’s never gotten anywhere near 12 hours of battery life. Brand new with low-medium brightness I could get about 7-8 hours, and nowadays only get 4-5 with light browsing, no active dGPU. Cant wait to replace it with a MacBook, I’ve never had a laptop with really good battery life. Maybe when windows switches to ARM they’ll be better, but Windows on ARM can already be run on Mac anyways with Microsoft supporting Parallels, so I can’t even imagine myself switching then.

Glad to see it's going well! I'm planning to purchase a Mac Mini soon and for gaming I am considering and Xbox Series S. Both of which will be connected to my Dell Ultrasharp 27" monitor!

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

That sounds like a sick little setup. I think the Xbox game pass trick is still a thing, maybe check it out? ;)

@James-dg1me

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife I will definitely check that out! Thanks for letting me know.

Okay, you sold me, I like your content and style so I'm a new subscriber.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Alright! Welcome aboard 👊 I don't always just talk about tech stuff but I always return to it. Either way I try and make each video entertaining. Have a great weekend!

Actually I switched to mac 8 months ago and then switched back to windows a month ago. I bought an Aorus laptop to replace my m1 macbook air and I can't be more happy with the change. I think the feel on things like touchpad and keyboard are biased by the preconception than Mac used to have better ones, but on keyboard area the Thinkpad are the best, and touchpad... with precision drivesr and glass touchpads on windows, with the newest drivers, the accuracy and precision of the movement is indistinguishable from mac. The thing is, now it's less different being on one side to other than ever, just have to find what makes you happy!

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

I've never even heard of that laptop before.. looks sick! Oled?! Why did you replace the m1? Gaming? Yeah the only real reason I switched was, well the power, as I was super curious about the m3's, and the battery. I think I'll end up returning my m3 max and just get a used m1 max for half the price. Then down the road I can upgrade if I still want to remain in the ecosystem.

As a MS Edge browser user, Windows can create apps for specific websites. I use it for the 49er's football website and Crunchyroll.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

MS Edge eh?! That's rad. To be honest I never gave it a fair shake. It's probably pretty good. What anime are you watching?!

@akin242002

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife One Piece. Wanting to see it to the very end of story. Been paying attention to it since the 2000s.

I switched to Apple around 2 weeks back, and the macbook Pro is amazing tbh. Well, for work/ studies, if you want a laptop for working, studying, coding, etc. macbooks are the go. The battery life is far superior. The only thing they're missing is gaming stuff. The build quality i think shouldn't have been mentioned tbh, you can get windows in a steel chassis just like Macbooks for around the same price points as the pros. You can also get plastic crap, depending on brands. Razer blades are basically a direct competitor in looks, build and feel. I agree and love the trackpad on the macbook! It's honestly amazing

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Yeah sounds like we're feeling the same about these laptops. Nice! Honestly my buddy has the Razer Blade and a XPS and while they are nice, with the fans and heat, I just don't think the build quality IS as good. It's really good but after using it, it just doesn't feel AS good. But his ones both have GPU's in them so maybe that changes things. To the touch they are nice but when you use them, the heat and air moving around to me makes the build quality feel worse.

@AaronFigFront

6 ай бұрын

Here are some Mac tips if you need them. kzread.info/head/PL64uH3XBiU932Emt0IcOfWZXjX1gEtVhC&si=dPprMW-n8dlRXFeJ

The first thing that really convicne its a great decision was the fact that I can use it UNPLUGGED for hours. I mean you can use windows unplugged but 1) brightness automaticall changes 2) it slows down and 3) the battery only lasted an hour or lower depending on the tasks.

@OnilMarteNavarroza

6 ай бұрын

My Windows laptop can be used unplugged for hours even using Photoshop. Built like a tank, has a nice screen although the audio is very low unfortunately.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm there with you. The performance definitely changes on the Windows machines. Now to be fair, I haven't used all of them. There are a lot of people in the comments happy with their Windows devices. But to me the Mac stuff seems better for my type of use.

@beigefox6579

6 ай бұрын

@@OnilMarteNavarroza Which windows laptop is that?I am missing something🤷🏽‍♂ I would love to know. My MacBook Pro can run for 12+ hours on battery watching HD/4k videos and multitasking, no fan coming ON, no heat under laptop, no throttled speed. Let me know which Windows laptop does that on battery.

you can select multiples photos and press enter.. (or double click with mouse button), you can then swipe up/down with 2 fingers

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Nice. Will try it out. Thanks! 👊

I have almost been using Apple computers for 30 years too. 😂 That's scary to think about! ♥️🖥️🙏🏻

@TheSAHDLife

21 күн бұрын

Haha yeaahhhh time flies right!!? Those old Mac's in all the schools. I feel like in the US they had Mac but in Canada we had Windows at schools. Does that check out for you?

One follow up, the Microsoft vs Apple thing is very Liverpool vs United, I don't think we will ever get a delete key or games or times for file transfers, or snap-screen windows, I think it's very deliberate or many 3rd party apps or compatibility for things like cybersecurity work or coding. I think it's all very deliberate between the two companies. They need to drop the only 8GBs of RAM though for 2024 onwards.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Good take! I agree.

Chrome can add sites to the dock in maco os or taskbar in windows edge is built on chrome

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Right? I didn't see how in Windows... though to be honest I like where the bookmarks are in Chrome/Safari anyway and don't use this... I just thought I'd mention it in case some people didn't know about it.

When I want to 'start fresh' i just make a new space. I tend to leave a blank one at the end that I can easily just swipe to. Or if I'm using a mouse like a Logitech MX Master I just have Spaces assigned to one of the mouse buttons for super quick switching.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

this is very interesting, nice! Thanks for that suggestion! I'm going to try it out.

@AaronFigFront

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLifeit also works with keyboard shortcuts in setting if you manually enable it under the Mission Control section. It works with Control Key + Number Keys, like Control + 1 for Space 1, Control + 2 for Space 2, etc.

So for the pictures to use the arrow key you have to highlight all of them first with cmd A

@calebd9707

6 ай бұрын

Or you can click and drag on screen

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Nice. Thanks!

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate it. I'm getting there!

option+cmd+h hides all other apps besides the one your focused on but idk if theires an equivalent to win+d

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Right? Yeah those things seem to move the front window or... well yeah I'm still learning. Thanks for the share 👊

Press space bar to preview a photo then use can use the arrow keys to move around the folder

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Nice. Thanks! 👊

1. Safari won't let you playback smoothly at more than 2x which is so weird 2. You can have PWA to Chrome , also with extension support unlike safari which strips away extension support if you dock it like having ads or what not.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

What won't it playback smoothly at more than 2x? Sorry, my brain isn't working well this morning... and I want to know!

@0ianurag

6 ай бұрын

no it doesn't, safari has the issue with its audio video media engine, on most sites it shows frames only but in youtube it plays after moving 10s forward or back, it is, you can watch Chris Spiegl Safari: Video Playback Speed with Keyboard Shortcuts | Watch Videos Faster & Increase Comprehension video which is from 2 years ago, but still this safari issue not fixed, it is not the case with chromium browsers, so I prefer battery hungry browser over the so called battery saver safari@@TheSAHDLife

What made you go Max instead of just getting a pro with more ram?

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Pure curiosity! lol. On my other channel TheSAHDStudio I ran some tests and the Pro didn't quite do as well as I hoped that it would have. The Max did so I returned the Pro. I'm still not sure if I need this yet... maybe a M1 Max with 32+ ram would be enough for me?

@adama3231

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife Thanks for responding, I’m thinking of M3pro but 18gb won’t be enough ram. Planning to go 36gb. Thought about Max but prices in Australia are just way too high. I’m thinking price and better battery will trump peak performance, hopefully I don’t regret it.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

@@adama3231 I think unless you do crazy video editing or gaming it will blow your socks off! Let me know how it goes! 👊

I’m sure someone beat me to it, but Instead of opening the image, hit space for quick view, then arrow keys to navigate. Or open several images and make sure preview is showing you the thumbnails then you can flick between images.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate the comment! I'm starting to learn. It's just those little things you know? Get frustrated here and there but it won't matter in the long run.

I'm in a dilemma. I have an Asus Vivobook Pro 15.6" OLED / i7 gen11 / 16GB / 2000GB / RTX3050. Apart from the battery life, no issues. I don't game a lot, I don't carry the laptop, I don't have an iPhone or any other device in the Apple ecosystem. Should I save myself the hassle of regretting or shall I try a MacBook Air 15 M2 with 1/4 of the storage, less I/O, a worse display a completely different OS for 1,5x the price ? It's tempting but it may hurt...

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

haha I feel you on this one. There's nothing like an OLED screen... The ram (16g) falls a tiny bit short for how I would use it, just throwing that out there. To be honest I think you probably would be really happy with the air although the new m3 airs should be out in March. There's always something around the corner eh? You could get a refurbed one on the Apple site with a return windows. Maybe try it out? The air seems like the perfect laptop, it really does. If I didn't game or video edit I would get that one no question. I think you will second guess your decision until you try it out. So do it! hahaha

I use both. My MacBook is for work & my PC is for gaming with light work.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Yeah man you know what's up. Playing anything fun?

@Kjaywest

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife I'm playing a MOBA right now & Forza H5 & Ratchet & Clank on PC.

“Thanks Apple, your Koolaid taste damn good!” lol Ahhh, the pleasure and the pain of Apple’s embrace.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

I resisted for so long! Now I got the itch 🤣

I don't know what you are doing, but I have no trouble scrolling through photos in the photo app using the arrow keys.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

I guess it was just opening up the viewer and not the photo app when i double click on a file from Finder?

Hahaha! 😂 Awesome! ...I mean, I went through the same exact thing! 30 years of PC/Windows. I switched to MacBook Pro 💻 a couple years ago when the M1 pros came out. I had the same initial "break-in" phase. Even some of the same issues. I mean ,yes, WHY can't you just arrow through images in a folder?! .....But it's really just a use-thing. Like I discovered if I clicked on "gallery view" in the finder folder I could use my arrows again to flip through the images. and the whole "cmmd+delete" to actually delete something. I actually got used to the differences pretty quickly through - within a couple of weeks or so. And total "Fan-Boy" by a month or two later! Everything was just so smooth, "just works", and the battery life is killer! 🔋.....There's a workaround, or just a different way of doing the same thing, to get used to for everything with Mac. But it's just so good! I even went all-in and got an iPhone and Apple Watch.... I love how everything seamlessly just works with each other. 😃💜

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Great comment. Glad to know it's worth persevering. I'm slowly getting there, and good tip with the cmd + delete. No complaints with your M1 MacBook pro? I imagine the new ones are always tempting but it's still good enough for all your needs (and is the battery still good)?

@S3XYEV

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife .......Times flies! 🤠 It's been two years. I've been averaging about 20.5 charge cycles and have seen a loss of about 0.4% battery capacity per month. Battery condition reports "normal", and I still go ALL DAY on a charge. 🔋 This is probably the MAIN reason I love the MacBook - I work at home as well, and I like to sit on the patio, sometimes for hours. When I am inside, I keep it plugged in as much as possible. This cuts down on the number of charge cycles... But honestly, I don't worry about it at all... I've had no complaints. In fact, I will edit audio and videos, DaVinci Resolve, Audacity, while also having Photoshop open, working with graphics and editing photos, while also having 30+ Tabs open on two different browsers (Chrome & Edge).... ....and this is just a base-Pro, not a Max! It's SOooo good that I can't imagine having to upgrade anytime soon. Maybe when the battery gets under 70% capacity or dies 🪫 completely (In about 4 years or so) - LOL 😂 And even then, I may just put in a new battery! I have kept up on M2 and M3, watching all the YT video reviews and such. So far I haven't seen a reason to upgrade. Maybe when the M5 or M6 comes out! 👍😁 What we are seeing now (with all computers) is what I call diminishing returns on practical applications.... Going from my old Windows Laptop to the MBP 💻 I went from 30/40 minutes to render a video down to 5 minutes. A huge difference! M3 performance cores are supposed to be about 30% faster than M1. In practical use, it might shave a few seconds to a minute or so off my render time. I don't care.... With a practical application use-case, we eventually hit a wall. When you get rendering down to seconds, even if you improve a chip by 50% or more, it still takes the same seconds. A race to 0 zero? Now, if they double the battery life, or maybe a new design, or vastly improve something else, maybe it will be worth upgrading. But it's hard to improve on "The Best" ...The trackpad is best-in-class. Like you said, the chassis feels like a tank! The speakers are the best on a laptop. The screen is amazing! The keyboard is great - I just fly on this thing. And, as you mentioned, even the charging brick, with MagSafe, is just the best out there! It's really what a laptop should be and the best I have ever owned. I tell folks to go get a great deal on an M1 MBP 16" and save the money (vs an M2 or M3)! Plus they nerfed the transfer speeds on the M3 base models vs M1.... I think what's amazing is it's the "whole package", and how the apps are all optimized, and everything just works together and so smoothly! Up until now, I still had the Microsoft 360 (Office) suite of applications. I use OneNote on my MBP and iPhone. But I am switching over to the Apple apps, and finally cutting all ties... Google is another story. I still use a lot of Google apps though, and everything is saved there. I like being able to go on any device/computer/phone, with any OS, and get to my "stuff". It's going to take a while to cut ties with Google, if I ever do. I also "sign in" everywhere with my Google account. I haven't really tried out Safari... That's going to take more time. That might be my next adventure!

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

That's really great thanks for sharing all that. Yeah I think I'm leaning in that direction of maybe a used M1. I do like the 16 inch size and don't want to go any smaller but. Maybe I can build a desktop with a dedicated GPU if I want to play around more with effects and things like that.

@S3XYEV

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife ....Happy to share! 🤠💜👍 ....and a good idea! 💡I've seen refurbished 16" M1 MBPs in the $1100 range! ....You gotta get an iPhone and Apple Watch, and get the whole experience! You'll love it! In addition to 30-40 years of Win/PC, I've used Android phones - Samsung Galaxy, OnePlus - the last decade or two, and had a Samsung watch too .......But I've since switched to iPhone and Apple Watch and it's been GREAT! I needed a new phone and I had got the M1 MBP, so I figured "go all-in"! 👍 I have the iPhone 13 Pro Max ....AMAZING how they all work together. AirDrop has been wonderful. And the 13 Pro Max has even better battery life than the 14! .....I probably won't be upgrading until iPhone 17 or 18! LOL 😂 It's just that good.............................

Use gallery view instead of icon view if you want to scroll through images like windows.. and price is comparable to premium windows laptops.. xps from Dell is similarly priced.. so I don’t think macs are expensive

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Yeah good call, I'll try that out. Not a huge deal, I figured it would be a user error on my part. And yeah, my buddy just got the XPS from Dell. It's nice. I wouldn't buy it for myself but it's pretty slick. Them fans though... they loud!

@SuperFailster

6 ай бұрын

Simply press the space bar to get a preview of the images - and you can use the arrow keys.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Awesome. Thanks 👊 @@SuperFailster

@AaronFigFront

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLifelist view also works. But it is not really a user error on your part. Other Mac users have complained about it as well. There might be an app to fix that (adding automatically row switching in icon view). 😂 The app is somewhere in these Mac tips videos (playlist) : kzread.info/head/PL64uH3XBiU932Emt0IcOfWZXjX1gEtVhC&si=dPprMW-n8dlRXFeJ

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

@@AaronFigFront Nice! Thanks for the share. I'll make my way through those videos lol.

I think it’s hard to judge until you switch to the whole ecosystem. When you do, gaming is a think of the past 😢

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

I know right? I'm trying not to pass total judgment until I get everything but I think it's pretty safe to say at this point, Apple stuff seems pretty awesome... Yeah I guess when you have a young family it's hard to squeeze in the gaming anyway so it's less of a priority for me. Plus I have an Xbox if I need to. Goat simulator 3 on there is pretty fun with the kids

@davidrussell6559

6 ай бұрын

There are ways around it. If you’re not a competitive gamer. You can still get a good gaming experience but it will cost you extra.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Do you use Apple Arcade? Are there good games through it? @@davidrussell6559

@julianc691

6 ай бұрын

What a load of crap . Dude,what ecosystem? Do you even believe yourself? A watch and a tablet that synchronize don’t mean shit. I am a windows and mac user for the past 25 years and windows is king.

@sebyseb05

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLifeGeForce Now is a good way to play games on MacOS

imaging if youre getting the XDR display or mac pro. You need to sell your house to be able to get it lol

@TheSAHDLife

3 ай бұрын

Ohhh I want it but saw the price and noped right out!🤣

i switched to mac on sunday dec 1st, still dont regret it

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Ohhh what'd you get?

@q.uantum

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife nothing too crazy, just a base spec mac mini

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

@@q.uantum love the form factor. Might have to get one down the road myself.

@AaronFigFront

6 ай бұрын

Some Mac tips if you need them: kzread.info/head/PL64uH3XBiU932Emt0IcOfWZXjX1gEtVhC&si=dPprMW-n8dlRXFeJ

It's interesting and it's beautiful hardware but for the price of that MacBook you could get an 'OK' XPS and build a truly KILLER Desktop PC and still have money left over. The Mac is awesome but that price point is WAY out there.

@TheSAHDLife

3 ай бұрын

I can't disagree with you. Well put.

An interesting video, but solid gold because of the comments. I am going to bookmark this video as a cheat sheet.

@TheSAHDLife

27 күн бұрын

Glad you found the video! The comments are my favourite part about doing KZread... especially on a topic like this. In case you want to see more I documented my journey over on my other channel. You can check out some of my playlists for Windows to Mac journey here: www.youtube.com/@thesahdstudio/playlists I'm considering switching back but not completely sure yet.

you can add to dock in chrome I think

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Yeah right? I mean I like where my bookmarks are in Chrome anyway but yeah.

I intend to switch to Mac too, after using and advocating Windows for years and years. For content creators, I wonder if you felt more inspired to create stuff using the more premium-feeling MacOS experience? It's a shame the Apple hardware is so expensive, however, it seems to be a decent investment down the road.

@ryejpeg

6 ай бұрын

Windows to Mac convert here. used to be an ardent apple hater lol. i definitely feel less limited on my mac and the only thing i miss on windows is gaming support. but that depends on the creator and their specific needs. personally, i prefer my workflow on mac and many of the small ui/usability changes are a non issue to me - its just about understanding the new operating system, not treating it as a new version of another.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Honestly, I'm not loyal to any ecosystem and am chasing a smooth video editing experience... that's it. And so far, for a portable video editing machine, the M3 Max absolutely blows the doors off anything else. So yes, I DO feel more inspired because the tool in this case is just so much better than anything else. You have to pay to play though that's for sure. Oof!

@OldDogZeroTricks

6 ай бұрын

Thanks.@@ryejpeg

@OldDogZeroTricks

6 ай бұрын

Yes, I agree with that. Thank you.@@TheSAHDLife

As a 10 year Mac user, we all hate the minimize thing. You’re not alone

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Really? Haha I thought maybe I just couldn't figure out what was going on. Thanks for sharing 👊

A max (esp. unbinned) is powerful enough to run fairly intensive games through Crossover/Whiskey... 2077 can do 60fps at mostly maxed out settings at fairly high res. Obviously it's running at at least 30-50% slower than it would native, but still you're not all that limited on what you can play.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Good share. Yeah 60fps is good enough... I mean 90+ is always nice :) I would love to play Cyberpunk. Haven't yet. Is it worth the play? I waited since the launch was so bad.

@brandall101

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife I'm only 5 hours in but absolutely blown away. Should get it for the sheer beauty of the environments if nothing else, but I'm really digging the gameplay/story as well. With the default settings I was in the 70-80 range, so you could get to 90 if you lower some things.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

@brandall101 sick maybe I'll get some time over the holidays and we'll check it out. Thanks 👊

@-Burb

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLifeI loved Cyberpunk, played through it about 2 months ago before the DLC came out. They’ve definitely fixed it up by now, glad I waited to play it though because launch sounded atrocious haha

The key word short cuts are not nearly as hard to remember as you make it seem. I also used windows for 30 years and the switch to Mac took maybe a week. Now I know way more keyboard shortcuts then I ever did on windows

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

For me it's been tricky... there's things like, well in Safari right now, I'm responding to comments and I want the text to be bigger. In Windows I would just alt + spin the scroll wheel to adjust the text size. With the Mac that doesn't exist. I found I can ZOOM but it's not the same. So it's not just learning new ones, it's forgetting or adjusting the old ones.

@denesszanto1543

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife you can cmmd + scroll (or two-finger double-tap on a text with the trackpad) but that zooms in instead of the enlarge within the screen feature of Windows. I changed about a month ago and what I miss the most is the quick window management (windows + arrows) but for that I'm about to buy better touch tool. We'll see. It's also a bit of a pain to get used to the different shortcuts, but that's just time, I guess.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

@@denesszanto1543 Nice share with the double tab! What did you switch to/from? And yeah... I think I'll return all my m3 stuff and get a used m1. Should be good enough for now and will save me a few bucks so I can invest in other tools.

This says more about you than it does the device you use. I have used macs, win, and Chromebooks, and they all have their pluses and minuses. It all boils down to the learner, or the image.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

I'm just looking for the best computer to video edit on and the new M3 chips are just on another level when it comes to portable power. Thankfully the Apple ecosystem is actually nice to use!

I was in and out for two Years before I fully committed to Apple and trash all pcs and androids never to look back. You have to get full ecosystem experience as to get to love it otherwise you will fell disappointed. I chucked away my first iPad twice in the bin as I had and knew Win Surface tablet. Then I got iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods, MacBook, etc. I started and still hold of my entry level SE range. Now firmly committed to All ecosystem I am upgrading one by one the PRO level devices once my SE come to end of live. There are NO plus and minus and advice NOT to look for. It is a DIFFERENT experience. You just need to get to love it than it become fun. Good luck :)

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Nice! Thanks for sharing. Yeah so far so good... I'm two in (iPad and MacBook). My S21 phone still works so dam good, I wish it didn't so I had a reason to upgrade my phone. lol

@nedywest71

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife I kept my Galaxy S7 edge at the time but got me iPhone SE as to deep my toes in Allpe Ecosystem and with the time natural my S7Edge become obsolete not because of its age but because of what iPhone offer when paired with Mac and iPad. It is just matter of time. My advice would be DO NOT waste time to linger behind with android if you are moving to apple as you will be disappointed.

5:44 OMG I CAN NEVER REMEMBER WHERE CONTROL IS!

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

I'm not alone!? Haha nice 👊

I had the same experience but thankfully, mine was in 2008. Welcome to Apple World and you will never go back. You will begin to question yourself, as to why you waited this long. Trust me. Enjoy!

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Haha thanks! Yeah it's good stuff. I'm still struggling with which are the right pieces for me at the moment but I am glad to be here!

This is why I'm waiting. Bc i dont need AAA gaming, but rs3, lol, and some indie games would be nice. And then it would literally be an all purpose laptop. So wait for mba m3 or mba m2 15" cant decide

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

it really is a tough choice... I know, I just want a little bit of indie games for here and there. I'm sure there are some there once I dig down. This screen and battery life is sweet... although I haven't used the Air's yet but I hear amazing things about them too.

Switched to mac 2 years ago, the minimizing thing still bugs me, but its a minor issue compared with all the other cool stuff

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Alright so my take on the minimizing thing wasn't crazy? Yeah I'm right there with you... that's not a big deal and everything else works so dam well. Really happy so far with everything although the price stung for the model I bought.

@alex.muntean

6 ай бұрын

Use command+H and opt+command+H. It gets way better this way. 😉

@gnomishviking3013

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLifejust hit command h

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

@@alex.muntean thx mang 👊

@peaceful_flow639

6 ай бұрын

The way I solved this was by creating a hot corner shortcut on the bottom right of the screen to show desktop and one for the upper right to show mission control. This way I can easily switch to the desktop by moving my pointer to the bottom right and also view all open windows by moving it to the upper right. I no longer need minimize this way.

There is nothing wrong with Windows or Linux and these days both are relatively easy to use and reasonably stable. However, the thing with Apple is that they don’t want their users to experience unnecessary complications caused by software or hardware conflicts. They understand that for most people owning a laptop, tablet or phone is simply a means to an end. Very few SMEs or home users want to have to spend their time or money learning how to diagnose software or hardware conflicts. Most don’t want to have to search online for a way to download a piece of software to allow their mobile phone or tablet to communicate with another device they own. Apple are unreasonably expensive and use a very restrictive OS. However, the benefits of that approach mean that very few people who’ve spent a lot of money of an Apple device are unhappy. Apple knows that which is why they are so successful……it’s really that simple.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Yeah exactly. And the older I get the less I want to mess around with stuff... I just want it to work. I've always gone out of my way to get performance for a discount. But now I see the value in there approach. Like you said, it's not for everyone, and that's why we have options. I just hope the competition continues to step it up because Apple is really keeping the lead right now.

I have to get something to replace my windows laptop for photo editing. The lithium batter swell has killed my video quality, destroyed my sound, and probably the thing will self destruct like in the tv program mission impossible. I’ll be going with m3pro in either 14 or 16. I have been using windows since version 3.

@TheSAHDLife

5 ай бұрын

Hehe. I have a feeling you're going to really like the new Apple stuff. When do you get it? You'll have to let me know what you think about it if you remember

im fully into the apple ecosystem except for the mac. ipad, iphone, apple watch, airpod, have them all. Biggest issue for me is how much apple charges for ram and disk space. Ridiculous having the ssd soldered to the motherboard. Own a desktop with 4 hard disks, have gone through a feew generations of gpu upgrades. Then there is of course gaming. if you’re into games from battlenet, with games like call of duty and diablo dont think mac is a good choice. Apple arcade is horrible compared to gamepass. Had apple arcade since launch because of the tv+ and apple music and storage family bundle.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

That's interesting. I wonder how many people are like that also... people who love the Apple ecosystem but also appreciate a custom build PC. I'm not gonna lie I'm tempted to return this and build a PC then maybe get an Air or something for light editing etc.

I don't own anything Apple and I was in the market for a laptop.....I could not bring myself to waist 2K on a laptop when I got the same specs for $850.00 window Dell XPS machine.

@TheSAHDLife

Ай бұрын

Yeah I hear you. When I felt the performance difference while video editing it wasn't even a contest. Not to mention the battery and build quality... It was really worth it for me. But if your needs are met with spending less than half the cost I think that's definitely the way to go!

@Dom59878

Ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife You are right I will not do any video editing or Cad work now that I am retiring. I just need something for browsing, KZread/Netflix and good for travel...I got a Dell Xps 13 with I7, 16gb and 512gb .

@TheSAHDLife

Ай бұрын

@@Dom59878 That sounds like a good choice. I think the new MacBook Air's are fantastic HOWEVER it's still hard to recommend $1,500+ laptops for people who are just doing light browsing etc like you mentioned.

Mac file manager is trash, but otherwise things generally work fine. Some of it is even better than windows.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

It's definitely different I'll say that. You can also just kind of put your files anywhere... I'm getting used to it but not super comfortable yet.

I thought that you were written " I switched to "apple ii" "... hahahahha...

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

That is funny! Writing headlines is hard ...maybe I should have used the word "Two" instead of the number?? lol

I found it interesting that Windows 10 has gained market share in the past 2 years while Mac OS even with the M series chips has lost market share for the past 2 years. I'll stick to Windows. It's always a flip flop whoever has the most advanced hardware, and most users don't need the most advanced hardware anyway and it will no doubt flip back to Windows hardware shortly anyway. There is way more Windows software & hardware accessories available, and people are getting frustrated with Apple's closed system architecture, in ability to expand memory or drive space, and ridiculous pricing on memory or drive upgrades at purchase time. It's mostly people doing heavy video editing that favor Mac's, and the rest of the world favors PC's. Look at the market share. And only a matter of time before the dominate video editing market flips back to Windows. PC's will continue to be the dominate force in personal computers as far as most of us can see. I prefer the choice of having the most software I can run, most cost effective solution, and most expandable option. I also have no complaints with the general operations of Windows. As an IT specialist for over 30 years, I've never found Apple easier to operate. I've been an Apple user since owning an Apple ][+ in the early 80s. Checkout the KZread video "Most Popular Operating Systems (Desktop & Laptops) 1978 - 2023" to see who the real Winner is today and how Apple is falling behind in it's installed user base.

@TheSAHDLife

5 ай бұрын

I hear what you are saying. Based on what I've learned recently, when it comes to portable power and efficiency, Apple is so far ahead of the competition. And for someone like me, who wants to video edit on the go, when I started testing, it was night and day. I agree, most people don't have needs like me. But there's no denying that 3nm technology is so much better than the rest and it sounds like Intel is still years away from 4nm tech. Yeah if you want a decent cheap laptop, go Windows. If you want to build and tinker with computers or play games with a sick GPU, go Windows. But if you want portable power with incredibly long lasting battery, Apple is in a league of their own.

@classicarcadeamusementpark4242

5 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife I wouldn't disagree on battery life. I think that largely has to do with what kind of tasks your doing on the computer and your settings. With Windows, settings for general purposes on some laptops can have very long lasting batteries if you selected the right laptop for that. Battery life is not a high priority for me, but tapping the full power of the CPU at times probably can be so I use "Ultra Performance" settings which lower battery life, but I could change them if I were on a trip for basic tasks. Video editing with decent software is probably easier to figure out what you need with an M series Mac because the GPU's are decent, but even better ones are probably available if you buy the right PC for that. I do play on doing some video editing on my latest Dell Latitude running Windows, but I didn't buy a machine with a high end GPU so my choices will be a bit more limiting. But it does support an eGPU, so if I do occasionally need to do some higher end video editing, I could use it with one. I'm not producing movies. Just raw video footage mainly, but I would like some professional looking titling. I haven't decided what to use yet but I'm exploring options. But besides the things you mention, there are a zillion other tasks done on computers, and many of them are done better by a PC than a Mac. But it all depends. One thing I'm heavily into is software synthesizers (VST's) using my laptop as my instrument for my bands. Getting 32 gigs of ram and a large 2TB hard drive as I have is incredibly expensive on a Macbook. Some sample collections use a lot of drive space, and a lot of ram is helpful too. But most importantly, a lot of my favorite soft synths I've been running for more than 20 years, and Windows 10 backwards compatibility (the dominate version of Windows) is far better than Mac OS. It would be highly unlikely I run run much software that old on a Mac, and some of my synths were never made for Mac as Windows PC's were dominant. In addition, optimizing your OS is highly recommended Mac or PC. And that means, disabling all kinds of things. Most people dedicate a computer just to that task. But with all this drive space, on a PC, I can run......more than one copy of Windows on the same laptop. I have a copy setup for general normal tasks, a copy setup for my VST synths, and Windows 11 too in case there might be anything actually use for that, and to try it out. I run a lot of older 32 bit software, and Apple completely eliminated all 32 bit software on my iPhone and I imagine, probably did the same with Mac OS. That meant over night, I lost 75% of my iPhone sofware and a lot of it was never made in 64 bit, I had to pay to upgrade some, and some operated so differently, it was like learning how to drive all over to do the same things I already knew how to do previously. Microsoft values compatibility with the past much better, so PC's last a lot longer in terms of what software you can run. There is also a lot more software made for Windows than Mac OS, let alone optimized for the M series chips. The bottom line is, I run a lot of things that can not be run on a Mac, and they run perfectly fine on a PC. I am a gamer too, but mostly retro via emulation. PC's are way better at that too in terms of availability, updates of them, etc. Most of the work I've done has been as an IT specialist, and PC's still run the business world, and likely will well into the future. It's best to stay on the same page and keep up with that. A lot more people earn their livings using PC's than Mac's. Maybe not for video editors, but computing in general. As I worked in broadcast TV running millions of dollars worth of gear a long time ago, I do have some interest in the current world of video editing, but it's not my highest priority. Also add to my novel, I setup additional hard drives as backups for my music software and general data. Most portable laptop stands that I'd want to carry to shows don't have room for an external drive. What happens when your Mac main drive crashes? You can't pull it out to swap out like on a PC and change it in 5 mins. I had to remove a virus on a Mac one of the last tasks I had to do on a Mac. On a PC, you can also connect the drives to a USB adapter and copy your data over to. There is no way to do that on an M series Mac either if your OS doesn't boot. From my experience, Windows or Mac, things can go wrong with either. Same baloney, different OS. I was amazed at how difficult it was to resolve some issues on Mac's when Apple always claims they are easier. Seems there are a lot more options on a PC to get out of trouble. I also find a lot more great support information online for PC's with tutorials that show you how to do almost everything. And a lot more people around knowledgeable about PC's. So from a support stand point, I feel it is easier to get help with a Windows computer generally speaking. With Apple, it's just them. With Windows, it's the whole rest of the personal computer industry.

@TheSAHDLife

5 ай бұрын

I don't disagree with what you're saying. I have been a Windows guy for 30 years for a reason too. Just now that all my stuff is in the cloud and I only use a couple apps I just want my computer to work. Plus with Mac it seems like you CAN install Linux or run Windows too if you really want, but I don't run old software like you were mentioning. I love all computers! I was just happy to find that the M series Mac were more suited to what I need with the portable power. I had no idea they were as good as they were. But moving forward, I'll have my eyes on all the computers as opposed to one side or the other. Also I do have a NAS drive where I download media (for Plex) and back up stuff. It's easy to access on the Mac too.@@classicarcadeamusementpark4242

@classicarcadeamusementpark4242

5 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife It's a good idea to look at all options, I agree with that. Although I much prefer the Windows platform to Mac, I'm still an iPhone user. However, I'm very disappointed in Apple having eliminated all 32 bit software, which was 75% of my useful iPhone software and I actually find my iPhone less useful now than I did a few years back before that happened. There was no upgrade path on a lot of those programs/Apps. I also feel Apple has "intentionally sabotaged" the transfer process of iPhone photos via USB cable to Windows. It always works at first, then mysteriously fails over time as the phone storage gets more full. Apple claims corrupted profiles, yet everything else works fine. I've seen this issue on countless iPhones. Transferring data from an external hard drive or any other USB device works perfectly fine on all these same PC's. As we use our iPhone's as our camera & video camera today and take a lot of pictures/clips, this is a big problem. Finally the only good solution for getting around this is a paid iCloud storage account and downloading the pictures to the PC that way, but it benefits Apple financially. There is no excuse for this. And if it is true that the iPhone profiles become corrupted that easily on countless people's iPhones, it's not saying much for the OS! As for running Windows on a Mac, I want to say that has a lot of limitations. Many of the things I do including my VST synths do not work probably on a Mac running Windows through either Boot Camp or Parallels. And for that matter, I could setup another partition on my PC and run a Hackintosh to run most Mac software if I really wanted, but I haven't found a good reason to. Apple's Final Cut Pro might be a reason for some, but there are good video editors for PC's like Adobe Premiere and most of the others if you have the right kind of GPU setup for it. There are also PC laptops that are comparably powered to the M series Macbooks, with a durable shell & screen, comparable battery life, weight and "comparable everything" and reasonably priced too. Take a look at the ASUS Zenbook 14 available with the Intel 14th gen processors. Stacks up very well to the Macbooks in almost every feature/category. Not the laptop I currently need for my needs, but for all the so called advantages to the M series in a PC, this looks like an excellent Windows alternative with the many advantages of Windows over a Mac.

apple has alot of AAA games and alot more to come apple is getting into gamming more then they have before and soon no PC will standup to the mac for gaming

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Well hopefully this makes the competition really step it up. I saw Intel just announced their newest chip annnnnnd they are still behind! Crazy.

The macOS/Windows gaming is a bit odd. Mac positions and advertises itself as a lifestyle and "fun" choice whereas Windows advertises itself as the business choice. And yet it is macOS machines that are highly focused on production to the exclusion of gaming, and Windows machines that are dedicated gaming machines.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Love this take! You are right.

it depends where do you live. if USA yes

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

I think MKBHD said on one of his recent videos that 87% of teens have iPhones... that's insane. The social pressure to buy in the ecosystem so they don't miss out is crazy. So I imagine that extends to the computers etc.. and when those kind of numbers are involved, well it's no wonder Apple is worth trillions!

@yervandpapazyan4473

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife

welcome to the dark side we have the best of the best

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Thanks man, glad to be here! My wallet not so much.

For someone who’s been using windows for 30 years those gestures have always been on windows

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Right?! I have always used a mouse with my Windows PC's... desktop or laptop. So I never really felt a reason to learn gestures... and I felt like I knew enough shortcuts. But what's funny is, now that I've learned gestures on a Mac, I've actually become a better Windows user in the process. lol

@emmanuelappiahtawiah9261

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife Well fairs

@ScottGrunwald

6 ай бұрын

The gestures/trackpads on top end windows laptops are terrible in comparison. Mac just does this on an other level. I’ve tried a lot of laptops there is one windows laptop getting close and that’s the Microsoft laptop studio.

M1 Max all the way. Not worth it to pay double for 30% extra performance

@TheSAHDLife

15 күн бұрын

You are not wrong! In fact I ended up returning the M3 Pro AND M3 Max and got myself a M1 Max instead! I made a series about it on my other channel: kzread.info/head/PL-LtJzG3km4szpyrt4fJHJuHoEd3XZBZE&si=rKlN5b2D4qGtwbg0 Though I have to admit, I JUST ordered parts to build a desktop and I'm really excited about it. Still love the Mac though.

@teddy0139

15 күн бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife ohh, I will never abandon building my own desktops. As long as this will be supported:-)

@TheSAHDLife

15 күн бұрын

@@teddy0139 Haha I get it now... I'm waiting on my last piece (hard drive) which should show up on Friday. Can't wait to get up and running!

Enjoy your soldered SSD

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Haha right?? Everybody says to just use external ssds... eww.

@falkenvir

6 ай бұрын

@TheSAHDLife well thats not the issue, the SSD'S TBW is a countdown clock to its eventual death.

Evan is a Apple FanBoy

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Haha It's starting to warm that way eh?!

Windows then, windows now, windows tomorrow. I love having full control over my systems and i don't always have money to spend on apps. Welcome the MODs, Crack and much more, the community is huge, and windows for me is just the Best.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Yeah I hear you on that. Luckily for me I paid once for my editing software which also works on the Mac because I am CHEAP when it comes to paying for stuff (usually). The quality of this computer and the battery life really feel like they're on another level than the Windows stuff which is why I bought it. Heck, I could run windows on it and all the "other" stuff too. This particular computer might be a bit overkill though. I'm still not sure.

Hmm I think if you pay for something and it is fit for purpose you shouldn’t return it you should use it especially since creating this video you have financially benefited and will continue to.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

What do you mean I have financially benefitted... do you mean the tiny bit of money I make from ads? All those 10's of dollars? I don't know how much you think KZreadrs especially the size of my channel make but that is not enough to justify the cost of this. The thing is, and you can go see it on my other channel TheSAHDStudio, this Max isn't that great for how I use it. Sure it does some things really well but it's weak in others. So while I do absolutely love the Apple ecosystem, I still haven't found the right tool for me yet. It comes with a return warranty so if I find something else that seems like it'll work better I have no problems returning this thing.

you miss out on a lot, windows is total rubbish and hasn't improved much over the years :)

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Yeah the Apple ecosystem is really nice. Windows has a few things going for it... I miss a few of them. But yeah, if you can afford Apple stuff it really seems like the way to go.

stagemanager

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

stagemanager is weird! I haven't played around too much with it. Maybe it's great??

You are too old to change ! 😂 Habits are terrifying (I am older than you, just a joke) And yes, Apple is too expensive, even when we try to buy a Windows machine with the same kind of build quality … they are also expensive

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

I think my ability to embrace change is what's keeping me young! That's what I tell myself anyway lol! And yeah you are right... non-Apple laptops are great and can be just as costly. There are even features I like better on those laptops like OLED screens.

@lynxAzur

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLife yes, as computer guys it seems that our immature side keep us younger …. For the record I have only Macintosh computer at home since my first Mac SE 30 in 89, NeXT machine were too expensive to have them bought by myself at this time… as a pro I work with a lot of different computers, OSes and toolkits but at home with my own money…

Not if you are a gamer, Apple is overpriced and not a good gaming machine.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Exactly. I just want smooth video editing and the Mac is SICK for that. For gaming? Not so much.

If you want to game, download and pay the annual fee for crossover. Then you can play many if not most windows games if you have a m3 pro max.

@TheSAHDLife

6 ай бұрын

Good share on Crossover. I have heard about it... didn't know you have to pay for it though. That kinda sucks :(

@-Burb

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSAHDLifeThere’s something called Whiskey that is apparently like an open-source free thing like Crossover I’ve heard of, apparently it’s pretty good as well! If you look in the r/macgaming subreddit they talk about the different ways to get stuff running on Mac. Honestly I’m amazed it’s even possible to run an x86 Windows application at all on an ARM Mac, those developers working on Crossover and similar things are crazy! It’s definitely not perfect, but hopefully someday Macs will really be able to game.