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   Alan to Tom Elam   
   Re: Why I'm an Apple convert   
   20 Feb 26 08:15:09   
   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-02-19 17:37, Tom Elam wrote:   
   > On 2/19/26 1:08 PM, Alan wrote:   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > You are not correct. I Googled that app and it's not useful for me.   
      
   Riiiiiiiiight.   
      
   An app that lets you easily use a second computer without having to   
   switch back and forth physically is "not useful" for someone with two   
   computers he wants to use...   
      
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