From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-02-18 15:48, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >> You put the Windows machine somewhere where it doesn't take up much   
   >> space, and keep one computer where you use it the most.   
   >>   
   >> You get to use the Mac's keyboard, mouse and screen, and the mouse   
   >> tracking is almost always smoother than Windows, and the display of   
   >> higher quality.   
   >   
   > No complaints here on the Dell screen or keypad. The laptop screen is   
   > 3456x2160 OLED and the keyboard and mouse pad are as good as anything   
   > Apple has. I also have a 27" Dell 3840x2160 backlit LED monitor that is   
   > as good as anything with similar specs on the market today.   
   >   
   > The issue with the Dell is the Intel i9 CPU. I kills the battery, runs   
   > hot, and the fans make a lot of noise. It has a better sound system than   
   > the Air. BUT, the Air is at least as fast as the Dell, runs all day on a   
   > charge, and no noise. To me the OS differences are not and issue. Both   
   > work just fine.   
   >   
   > I bought the Dell for a specific project that was taking up to 20   
   > minutes to run stats tasks on an even older top-of-the-line HP. That   
   > went down to well under 5 minutes. The HP had a 1 tb hard drive, the   
   > Dell a 2 tb SSD that helped too. It did the job at the time, 4 years   
   > ago. The client paid for it. A lot has changed.   
      
   What hasn't changed is that you're still an asshole.   
      
   Your words about what is and is not as functional don't have much   
   meaning anymore.   
      
   I tried to offer you some useful advice about an app you'd probably not   
   have known about, and you had to get argumentative.   
      
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