Windows 11 after two decades of macOS: okay, but also awful
a day ago
- #Operating Systems
- #Productivity
- #Windows vs macOS
- Switched from Mac Studio M2 Max to Windows PC for daily use, finding it productive but painful in some areas.
- Highlights Windows Explorer, task bar, winget package manager, and third-party software like File Pilot and Everything as positives.
- Criticizes macOS for issues like wireless mouse stuttering, sleep problems, SMB share connectivity, Time Machine reliability, and Finder UI delays.
- Struggles with Windows keyboard bindings, leading to custom solutions with SharpKeys and AutoHotKey, but finds them finicky.
- Praises Windows for native screen resolution scaling, customizability, window management, and Unreal Engine performance.
- Lists Windows downsides: installation requiring Microsoft account, keyboard layout issues, scaling and font rendering problems, DDC/CI brightness control issues, UI inconsistencies, disk label assignments, start menu confusion, and various bugs.
- Concludes by returning to macOS with a used M1 Macbook Air, citing unresolved frustrations with Windows and macOS's relative reliability despite its flaws.