but people are still hell-bent on Apple giving 16GB for entry level MBs since very other Windows manufacturer does it
Honestly, if there was a Windows laptop which had decent build quality with internals and software that didn’t break, and the OS was more like Windows 7, I’d just buy that. The specs in Windows laptops are very good at this point. It’s just everything else that’s the problem. I don’t want to pay the apple tax, but because of these shitty Windows laptops I’m forced to.
I recently spent 3 days debugging the WiFi on my Windows PC because it wouldn’t connect to the internet at all through one of my satellites, and would not connect to certain domains (specifically Epic and Windows Store download services) from the base router. The problem ended up being fixed by assigning a static IP.
I’ve spent tons of time fighting with all sorts of other weird problems in the past, often sound related. My wife’s work computer (a PC) refuses to do sound output over DP or HDMI, for example.
Point being, Windows machines, due to the OS alone, are worth several hundred dollars less than Macs to me because they take so much babysitting and can break in weird ways at a moment’s notice.
Honestly, if there was a Windows laptop which had decent build quality with internals and software that didn’t break, and the OS was more like Windows 7, I’d just buy that. The specs in Windows laptops are very good at this point. It’s just everything else that’s the problem. I don’t want to pay the apple tax, but because of these shitty Windows laptops I’m forced to.
I recently spent 3 days debugging the WiFi on my Windows PC because it wouldn’t connect to the internet at all through one of my satellites, and would not connect to certain domains (specifically Epic and Windows Store download services) from the base router. The problem ended up being fixed by assigning a static IP.
I’ve spent tons of time fighting with all sorts of other weird problems in the past, often sound related. My wife’s work computer (a PC) refuses to do sound output over DP or HDMI, for example.
Point being, Windows machines, due to the OS alone, are worth several hundred dollars less than Macs to me because they take so much babysitting and can break in weird ways at a moment’s notice.
Yes, and their resale values are shit too. That’s another point in favour of Macs.