For the same price as a MacBook Pro, you can get a PC laptop with more CPU cores, more memory, a better graphics card, and a bigger hard drive. What first struck me while purchasing a Windows laptop is how much computer I could get for my money.
When choosing models, a few of the review sites that we found the most helpful were: Windows Central, Tom’s Ha r dware, and Linus Tech Tips. These days, our entire engineering team is running on an array of PC laptops. I had to consult a multitude of tech review sites before I ultimately settled on the Lenovo X1 Extreme - otherwise it would have been near impossible to pick. People complain about how confusing Apple’s product line up is, but it seems rather straightforward when compared to the PC market. The PC ecosystem is a total Cambrian explosion of models, configurations, and special offers. My first impression of the Windows world was that shopping for a PC was a complete nightmare.
Exploring Windows hardware Choosing a model These days, I have both my Mac and PC set up in my home office, and I switch between them nearly every day.Īs I reflect on my journey to Windows, here are some of the significant hardware and software considerations I made along the way. Once I was comfortable in the Windows environment, I molded my workflow to accommodate both Mac and Windows. I was surprised when I ended up preferring my Windows laptop over my Mac for certain tasks, especially for writing. When I first made the switch, I used Windows as my daily driver for a few months. I believed that the only way to do that was to dive head-first into running Windows in my own workspace. As the CEO of Astropad, I knew I needed to become intimately familiar with Windows so that we could port our products in a way that would respect the Windows environment. The drastic change was instigated when my company, Astropad, began developing our products to bring them cross-platform (you can follow our Windows progress here).
I’ve been a Mac user since 1993, so it was personally a big deal when I decided to make the switch to Windows this past year.
Thoughts on switching from Mac to Windows
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