XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy
From: vallor@cultnix.org
On Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:12:53 -0400, "Joel W. Crump"
wrote in :
> On 8/24/2025 5:31 PM, Alan wrote:
>
>>>> More specifically, if you're "not wired for Apple", because you
>>>> replaced it with Windows, what makes you more "wired" for that?
>>>
>>> Windows is just WYSIWYG, Mac is quirky. Linux requires comprehension,
>>> which I have, but I'm not disliking using Windows again, for now. I
>>> haven't made my decision about replacing it with Linux on this mini PC.
>>
>> Unresponsive.
>>
>> In what way is Windows any more WYSIWYG than macOS?
>
>
> I could be out of date, I guess, having used macOS during Snow Leopard,
> but then again it hasn't really changed fundamentally, it's
> counterintuitive to me. They are on a lower intellectual level than
> Microsoft, and definitely the GNU/Linux realm. People who click with
> macOS are willing to pay for the privilege, but damn it's pricey, the
> hardware options not competitive with Windows devices.
Well, we bought a Mac Studio, which is a low-end UNIX(r) workstation,
not comparable to a Windows desktop.
However, for $4K more, I bought this Linux workstation from System76,
and it runs rings around the Mac for my workloads.
When it comes to computers, I like to buy one that will last for a while,
giving it some future-proofing. For example, my Linux workstation has
two 10Gbase-T Ethernet ports, one of which I use to talk to my NAS
at 10Gbits/s.
Hugh posted a link that you should read about "boots theory":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory
Going back to the Mac, I think Thunderbolt supports 40Gbits/s connections.
(Someone please correct me if I'm wrong -- it may be faster now.)
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