From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Feb 20, 2026 at 9:15:09 AM MST, "Alan" wrote   
   <10na1ad$hbce$1@dont-email.me>:   
      
   > 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...   
      
   I have my desktop hooked up to my TV. I watch old videos on it and control it   
   from my laptop. Being able to use my second computer without having to switch   
   back and forth is useful.   
      
   Of course not everyone needs this.   
      
   (Backing you... I get you are being sarcastic).   
      
      
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