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02:22 macOS: sub par software
07:49 The Apple Ecosystem: not useful to me
09:35 macbook Pro: top notch hardware, but...
12:24 M1 Pro CPU: powerhouse with one crucial flaw
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MacOS sucks as an operating system. No going around that, it's designed for mono tasking, or full keyboard use. No window tiling, dock can't minimize apps by clicking on them, the green button puts everything full screen...
The Global menu is great though, I wish it was well supported on Linux. No cut and paste for files and folders in the file manager is completely insane, and dragging files to other folders, or even to an open app is SO SLOW.
Installing apps was OK once you get used to it. The app store is pretty useless, as everything I wanted to use wasn't in it: resolve, firefox, GIMP, rectangles, an app for nextcloud notes, obs, steam, none of them are in the app store.
Virtual desktops are ok: gestures are good, but I'd argue GNOME does them better now: three fingers up in macOS doesn't show the virtual desktops, you also have to move the pointer towards the top of the screen to reveal them, or create a new one
You also can't just swipe right with 3 fingers to get to a new virtual desktop and start opening apps there.
Clicking on a window only focuses it, it doesn't select what you want, which is also annoying to get used to. Font rendering is absolutely great, though, especially compared to font rendering on Linux.
Now in terms of hardware, there's very little that's wrong with this macbook pro:
- The display is pretty great, high res, color accurate, high refresh rate, it's very good, bUT it's also covered in super reflective glass, without a matte coating. The keyboard took me a while to get used to, no numpad on such a big laptop is annoying. The webcam, mic and speakers are insanely good, and trounce everything I have ever used with Windows or Linux.
But, in the end, I still prefer using my Slimbook Executive 16. Why? First, while the build quality of this mac is undeniably better, it's also extremely heavy. 1.5 kilos for the executive 16, 2.1 kilos for the Macbook
The ports on the mac are far less useful as well, lacking any USB A port. In terms of trackpad, I'm not super convinced by the one on the macbook. It's huge and precise and gestures work really well, but the click is just so unsatisfying.
M1 is a cool architecture, but it also has trouble running VMs for operating systems that aren't ARM based, which means it's basically unsuitable for my day to day work where I need to test distros, on a VM first, and then on actual hardware.
On geekbench, It scores 2038 in single core score, which isn't bad, and 12636 in multi core, which is among the highest I've ever reviewed on a laptop, and it was on battery, not plugged in.
Battery life is insane, with 14 to 16h of light work, and 6 to 8h of video editing, compared to 7 or 8h on the executive, and about 3 to 4h of editing.
In the end, I have more fun using my Executive 16. It feels solid enough, although it does scratch more easily, it weighs less, I like its keyboard and display just as much, and I actually prefer the touchpad on the Executive The mic, speakers and webcam aren't super important to me, so I don't really mind the downgrade, but I have to admit the ones on the executive are just way below the ones the macbook ships with.
On top of that, my Executive can run a full blown Linux distro, and VMs, which this mac can't, yet. Of course I'll try Asahi on it at some point, but for now, it looks far from ready.
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"The system feels like its designed for mono-tasking, not multitasking" As someone that uses a Mac for work, I 100% agree. I've since adapted, but hopefully I can get Linux next time I need a laptop refresh.
While the window management is a bit weird when it comes to the maximize and minimize buttons and a native window snapping feature would certainly be nice, I find the criticism super nit-picky. How can someone who uses Linux day in and day out refuse to simply use the short-cuts or trackpad gestures and insist on the admittedly least practical way of window management? Why is it preferable to create a new desktop if you accidentally swipe too far on Linux? Also, why not use the side-by-side fullscreen mode? And my finder does support copy and paste. Something is very odd here. Then again, I have happily used my Mac for almost a decade for every day tasks such as web-browsing and Spotify all the way up to development of scientific software, photo editing, and writing a dissertation. I guess, I use the window management in a completely different way since I cannot remember intentionally minimizing anything in quite a while or even clicking the maximize button. I have set up my most used apps on separate desktops (some side by side, some by themselves) and switching between them with a simple swipe or shortcut is as fast as you can get even on my aging 2014 MBP. On the one "crowded" desktop, I find Mission Control to be quick and comfortable. Even with some legitimate criticisms, it is still among the best daily driver machines beating my much newer company laptop significantly. I'm a lot more worried about the weird stage manager thing on iPad and newer Macs. THAT is a terrible hack on top of everything else with no clear purpose beyond what was already possible before that looks like a second dock with window thumbnails IMHO. Let's hope that this will not become the default. You didn't touch on these issues at all. And lately, it feels like Apple is running out of ideas which shows in super-gimmicky features such as using your iPhone as your webcam, video call presenter overlays, and remote controlling your iPad. Had these resources been put into polishing some issues and simple optimizations... OK, this would not help with advertising "magical experiences" but one can dream... That being said, I can definitely see benefits of Linux over Macs and use it one my other machine because it gives me more control and options when it comes to typical server tasks, emulation, and some development software if you are willing to actually research how this stuff works. I have even toyed with the idea of installing some Gnome distro on my Mac but there is no real reason beyond curiosity to do it. Maybe, when I upgrade my machine in a couple years... In the end, it is a matter of preference, I guess. However, it still feels like the verdict that would be reached in this video was predetermined since I find the usability criticisms relatively weak. And preferring the Slimbook hardware over the modern Apple hardware because of a few hundred grams really didn't help in that regard. I mean, having a milled metal chassis is part of why these machines feel more premium and last basically forever...
@@gruensein Less functionality is less functionality.
@@gruenseinDroidCam released in 2010, I find it useful. Apple had to catch-up and they have honestly improved with face tracking.
Have you tried Raycast? It is free and has useful built-in commands for window management and more.
just get windows
I was forced to use MacOS for a web developer job, so I feel your pain. I can't see why it's on as a high pedestal, other than mindless startup, camera hardware, and the exclusive software. It's too limited, it's too expensive, and hand-holdy.
The only thing that's good imo is their hardware, nothing more. If I didn't have to use Adobe I'd be on Linux for sure. But yeah for powerusers Windows is 10x better. And so is Linux.
I have not used macOS a lot, but I strongly suspect it is due to some "candy crush effect". Anything on the interface moves so smoothly it's addictive and the display has great colors, it makes everything appealing, pictures, icons, etc...
It used to be a lot better than Windows IMO. Started going backwards after Snow Leopard.
@@zeisure9554 Yeah I agree. I've never been a fan of Apple software, but their hardware designs are always really cool and premium (except the notch of course - that's unacceptable).
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In the settings: 1. You can tell macOS to always show the menu bar, also in fullscreen 2. There is an option called "spring loading delay" which can be reduced so dragging and triggering timeouts on directories and tabs gets faster, so you don't have to wait so long when dragging things around. Also: - There are tiling window managers that allow resizing multiple windows (e.g. Amethyst) - To cut and paste a file, you have to copy the item and paste it via cmd+opt+v (you can see this when you right click and hold option after copying a file)
Lol im not going to look at this video if the man doesn’t even know cmd+v, weird for a linux users
@@obed818 he said cmd + option + v which is the equivalent of cut and paste and to be fair, it is less known
@@obed818 you can watch the video, he has some fair points. It's interesting to see the first impression of a Linux user who has accessability for the unexperienced user in mind. To his defense Apple does a lot of things differently, so you have to look it up. Would still be good if he did more homework by searching if things are possible and how they are possible. There is a lot of stuff that is hidden behind the coat, even a lot of features that some would miss on other operating systems. Still, macOS lacks some other features out of the box, like a good tiling manager. It's a mixed bag.
Copy cut paste is just abysmal on mac, you are initiali coping the file, no cut option, and if you do the OTHER command for paste (used to move copied file) then it works as cut. So unintuitive and stupid.
@@Ajdin87 Not really when you think about it. MacOS has no "cut and paste", it rather has "copy or move". You can get used to it, but I agree that it is confusing when coming from Linux or Windows, so not trying to defend them on this one.
An entirely fair review. I'm a Mac guy and it works great for me. The issues you had would never be a problem for me, because I don't use my machine that way.
Incredible hardware plagued by inferior software.
Yep!
as a macbook user i'm still hoping windows on apple silicon is a thing
@@lqweiiiWell now you can run windows on your mac silicon parralelly.
@@lqweiii You already can with parallels and windows for arm. I guess you mean dual booting though.
@@Hornet135 parallels sucks, i've tried once and don't like gw
I used a mac for almost 2 years at a former job since that was what IT sent to everybody. I eventually got used to it, and some of the keyboard shortcuts were nice for what I needed to use them for, but I remember the relief I felt when I went to a job that let me use Linux instead so I could set it up how I wanted.
sounds like my previous job, got a slim client with regulations and blocked addresses. It was something that slipped out short moments when i tried to help people (in a between the line hidden message withouth information). The boss was a dickhead so he did run the place like a meat grinder though so if you didnt fit it was "off with their heads".. withouth warning. It worked at samsung support, the level 1 meatshield work.
Just the fact that the M1 has no fan noise and an all-day battery makes it far superior to any linux or windows laptop even if you forget the OS. I really hated macs as a previous windows user when I got my first one for work but then the whole Apple ecosystem just convinced me. Everything works super smooth and easy between all my devices and I don't have DRM/codec issues with services like I have on linux. I use linux for work, don't get me wrong, but solely through the SSH terminal client.
@@dingdong2103All laptops are great if you forget the OS but not much use tho 😂
0@@jaqian I have zero issues with my bacobooks in the past 15 years. I prefer to use them instead of the linux desktop due to the compatibility with current DRM for example. Or printer etc. compatability.
I have to use macOS for my job. For 50 hours a week, I'm forced into the Apple experience. I can't tell you how relieved I am at the end of the day when I can switch to some other UI, *any* other UI. I mean, consistent keystrokes... that's all I ask for. And maybe when I close a window, don't have all the other windows for that app pop up to the top. Oh and maybe when Finder needs to pop up a dialog box, have it do so on the same monitor where the Finder window I'm working with is located. And maybe have it always pop up on *top* instead of underneath other windows. Oh and maybe support Home, End, Page Up, Page Down, and, oh I don't know, Delete when you want to delete a selction of files? I mean, seriously, Apple... you've been doing this for 40 years, and this is the best you could come up with? *sigh*
The window snap feature really has become a must-have OS feature. Windows has tried to expand on it-- and I definitely think it can be improved-- but those little pop-ups with the different configurations aren't doing it for me.
Try using the Windows + Z shortcut to trigger them - I've found them very useful
Or try windows fancy zones from windows power toys. Power toys are internal development tools for Microsoft that they let the public use. Sometimes they become core windows feature like custom keyboard shortcuts.
There is nothing I hate more than the window snap features. They are the first to go whenever I configure any system for my personal use.
@@karlgunterwunsch1950 I never use window snapping on macOS and never miss it, because window management is so easy that I have no need of it. I _do_ use window snapping/tiling on Windows 10 [at work] because it’s such a pain to navigate and manipulate windows once you have more than a dozen or so open. But auto-snapping-where it just grabs and resizes my window if I drag too close to an edge or corner? That is absolutely obnoxious! I go back and forth every few weeks or months between turning it off because the autosnap is daily annoying me when I’m just trying to move a window to a better position, and turning it on because the lack of being able to move a window to the other monitor is frustrating me multiple times per day. Even when I intentionally enable it on Windows 10/11, I use the snapping and tiling features more often by accident (because I accidentally type the wrong keyboard shortcut) than intentionally. If I could turn on the “send to other monitor” keyboard shortcuts but disable all the rest of the window snapping/tiling features (both keyboard shortcuts and auto-snapping hot zones), I would in a heartbeat.
@@karlgunterwunsch1950why? What problems do you run into?
I did the same but only lasted 2 days using a MacBook! It was a horrid experience and I felt like Apple was constantly telling me, "This is the way WE think you should use this laptop..." - I felt too controlled!
Thats the point, MAC is still doing the things like the dont care the others, and pay for that.
This is why I converted an old 2015 Macbook Air to Linux... Right now Linux Mint Mate but I think Debian 12 GNOME is comming its way
I guess you also use the toilet your own way. Face on the seat.
@@warthunder1969 the world becomes a better place when we convert Apple/Mac and WeenDoze machines to Linux, especially Linux Mint Mate.
@@hugoedelarosa you're just angry because you have to pay double the price for a simple thing like a mouse or a charging cable.
You better brace yourself for all the mad Apple fanfolks
Oh yeah they always come with 0 arguments and the worst of takes. I generally just mute them 😂
@@TheLinuxEXP Because they want to believe that extra thousands of dollars they spent on an logo were worth it
Yeh most mac users are just computer normies who wana look cool while they check their email and social media at Starbucks
@@TheLinuxEXP Ha ha, Mac user here and I can tell you that the Genius Bar is one of my least favourite places to visit.
Cringe. You make me wanna become a “mad apple fanfolks” out of spite lol. Mac is pretty annoying. I only use it for travel with the banger battery life
As someone who’s used both MacOS and Linux (Mint Cinnamon, Ubuntu Gnome & unity) I found the Mac UI a different work flow to understand vs. Linux to become productive. Creating new desktops is not that difficult (I do prefer Keyboard shortcuts though) and drag and drop of files is not as difficult as you Made it sound. But having said that, If the proper commercial software I user were available on Linux i would be running Linux Mint as my main, hands down. As it is, Mint is a side project computer where I run DBs and K8s as warranted. Let me freak you out a little now. I’ve maintained (and to this day) the best OS combo could dream up and would want to use is Windows UI (Win 7 that is) running atop Linux. That is Mint. 😜. BTW I am a full MacOS user with my phone and iPad in the Apple eco-system. Its pretty good. And the closest to a Linux experience with a polished UI that runs “commercial” software. And I’ve been running it for about 8 years now.
"different work flow to understand". Where can i learn this ?
@@akashsahu933 Depends on what you want to do. I learned just by using it, and if there was something I do on Windows or Linux but didn’t understand on Mac, I set out to find the answer. MacOS UI is very nice once you get accustomed to it. But for me, a lot of the tweaks I needed were also at the .zshrc file level (aka .bashrc .bash_profile )
There is definitely cut/copy and paste for files/folders in OSX. If you want to maximise a window (not full screen it) - double click the title bar of the window.
I feel those pain points since day one, for those who are sort of forced to use MacOS (Mobile developer) here are some tips that might make your life a bit easier: 1. Install Homebrew it’s a sort of Linux equivalent to Flatpack 2. Enable three finger drag and drop (Hidden under accessibility) 3. Enable tap to click (No more force click) 4. Turn on the config that groups all opened app windows under the app icon 5. Window management is the weakest point, so something like Magnet might help (Or try the new stage manager) 6. Don’t use Chrome as your daily browser it consumes CPU and RAM like there is no tomorrow at least on intel MacBooks. 7. To move (cut and paste) use cmd + c then option + cmd + v at target location There are more settings that can be fine tuned(Yes privacy related too) that will help you make the daily use a bit less frustrating.
I was kinda surprised that he wasn't using Homebrew. It's really awesome and as a Linux user you should feel right at home using it.
Tips #2 and #3 are my first suggestions for all new mac users
Homebrew felt a bit hacky to me. I tend to use MacPorts or build stuff myself and install with stow
Why is it *option* + command + v???
I don't get the ate with force click
I used it for 6 months and I hate MacOS 🙂 Horrible UI and some features that not working "as expecting" makes me crazy. External hardware also not always works as expected... But the worst thing is that windows management. I feel like I move to 90's xD
It feels designed for using one app at a time, without any interaction with other apps
@@TheLinuxEXP I have the exact same feeling. Multitasking sucks. I also have strange problems in my development workflow which somehow resolve when I do a reboot.
@@blubblurb learn to isolate your environment. Here we use devocontainers and everything works fine for the 3 platforms, same environment everywhere, same experience.
@@R0MUl0 Works if you do backend stuff but I also do Android and iOS development. The Android development I can do on Linux fortunately but the iOS stuff I have to do on the Mac, I don't see how I could isolate it using containers.
@@TheLinuxEXP Actually, that's how I feel about Windows because it seems that it wants you to maximize every app so you focus on one at the time. On macOS you can "maximize to fit" (Option-click the green window widget) so you can still interact with multiple windows from different apps. You can also move background windows without moving the foreground window by using Command-drag to move an out of focus window.
I started using a macbook transitioning from an ubuntu laptop. At first the experience was not that great like confusions with when to use control, option and command but as time went on i grew comfortable with it. I really like the hardware aspect of the mac with a really good screen, touchpad and keyboard. Also for the software I do not use a secondary screen and use full screen apps with workspaces. I have configured the touchpad shortcuts to easily swipe between workspaces and it is really a good experience. I setup workspaces in order for what i need and am quickly able to swipe between them. This is a bit hard to do on other linux desktops and is a bit finicky if achieved via extensions. Overall I like my macbook to work with now.
During the pandemic, I had the option of bringing my $10K Mac from work for home office, but instead I opted to use my $1300 personal Linux box, even buying some extra RAM to run some intensive programs. The Mac UI, as described here, slowed down my productivity.
A few corrections - 4:12 This can be sped up by changing the spring loading speed in system settings. 5:47 This can be overcome by enabling three-finger drag in settings (as can a lot of similar limitations).
three-finger drag is the best touchpad feature ever and I miss it on Linux Laptops. Also nice is the possibility to select text with a three finger swipe
@@akPasta I find it weird that Apple placed that feature under "Accessibility Settings", considering how incredibly useful it is even for people with no motor impairments.
If I recall correctly, force-click drag is enabled by default.
@@ThePC007 that's why I never found that feature way later while using OSX, I never knew that was on the accessibility settings, it made sense for me for that setting to be on the mousetrack settings 😅
He's not interested in learning anything.
I would like to see you do the same with Windows 11, including games.
It’s planned!
Guarantee one key thing he will deem to be better with a Win 11 machine than the macbook: He'll be able to run Linux on it at full speed.
Well Windows at least does basics like file explorer and window management really well.
@@jothain I can't use Linux as my main OS because PC is my main platform of games(all games work and VR games), I'm a game programmer(all tools are in windows and work better in windows) and there is a lot of things I like in Windows, some better then Linux, but some worst(a lot worst). I always use Linux in my laptop, don't use much because I don't have a lot of reasons to but I really like to watch the evolution of Linux and test the different desktops and distros. What I really want to see is Popos Comic.
@@the.dorgas bit similar thing here. I'm not dev,but I use quite a bit of CAD/CAM software and it's just usually too much hassle to make them work in Linux. Also game a bit and because of those I mostly use Windows. All os's have their ups and downs. But I really like using Linux on like homeserver and such. Also it's remarkable how much Linux has improved in couple decades. These days you after all can run most software on it, that's if one has will to tinker and possibly as last resort have beefier hardware to run virtualization etc. Oh and it's been interesting last couple years when devices like Steam deck have gained quite a bit of userbase
Some tips: 1. Option-click the green maximize button in a window and it resizes to fit content. This was the original behavior of plain clicking the green button, but when full screen apps became a thing, they made it the secondary behavior. 2. Command-M will normally minimize any open foreground window. Bonus: on most apps, Command-H will hide the app, and Option-Command-H will hide all other apps except the foreground app. This is kinda like the button at the end of the Windows Taskbar. Do this instead of trying to minimize all windows. 3. Cut and paste in Finder (file manager) is actually "copy and move." Think about it, cut and paste is actually a concept within a document (cutting and pasting selected text or an image inside a document). In the file system you move a document from one location to another in the file system. Therefore use Command-C (for copy) and then Option-Command-V (for move). 4. To create a new Space for an app, just drag its window it to the top edge of the screen, and it will open the Mission Control interface where you can drag that app window over the "+" button. Unfortunately, there isn't a keyboard shortcut to create a new Space. I don't understand your complaint about dragging a document to an app to open it. I do this all the time and it's a function that's been in macOS for a very long time, like since the 1990's. Was it that it's too slow for you, or I didn't exactly understand your issue? Wait, you're a Linux user and you're saying that keyboard shortcuts are "bad?" I don't get it. There are some mouse-oriented (or trackpad-oriented) shortcuts too. For example, Option-clicking a background app hides the foreground app (again instead of minimizing). Yes, I hear your pain about the window tiling, that is something I really love in Linux DE's. However, I have column view in macOS Finder, which is something I wish Linux file managers had. Gosh, Dolphin with column view would be KILLER. BTW, I see Davinci Resolve in the App Store, so I'm not sure why you couldn't find it. The other apps you mentioned are distributed by their respective publishers. I'm not sure if this is an Apple issue, though. The publishers have to choose to distribute their apps in the App Store. You may want to explore Homebrew, the "missing package manager" for macOS.
Indeed. I generally find this channel to be pretty good but this ‘test’ was not well done in my opinion. Unfortunate.
He seems too mentally resistant to actually learning the ins-and-outs of usage, and yes, changing some simple settings at times. Which is odd for a Linux user, where your default mode has to be one of tolerance for digging deeper to find out how to get something to work.
@@haysoos123this is the thing. Just like with any OS there are differences in how things work. He seemed to be under the impression that he could just jump in. Many of his problems were fixable taking a moment to ask and do some research. The bit about DaVinci Resolve that was mentioned here is a No Brainier. He basically wanted what he had and wasn't happy about it.
dont forget screenshot commands CTL+Shift+3
@@RobertWilke I think being able to just jump in is a reasonable assumption for a commercial product. Sure you have to do some digging in linux when you are new but that's the tradeoff for getting free software. Mac doesn't offer that benefit, so why pay for it if it doesn't at least offer a better user experience?
Tried Mac on my new job because there was no Linux option. As an Ex-Red Hatter that worked with Fedora 33 to 36 daily using mostly i3wm on multimonitors on a support role and using i3wm on my personal laptop, I found counterproductive to use macOS, and relying on third party tools to make productivity better. Your points are exactly why I asked to change laptop on work and discovered one IT verified Linux image I can use for my daily tasks. The worse part is to ask help for any "macOS Greybeard" and get contemplated with the blame the victim card. It is always YOU, the user that is trying a change the is at fault, and not the shinny Apple OS who is the one to blame.
Thank you! I am a Linux enthusiast who went to the Mac systems because half my software needs are proprietary, and Windows is a nightmare to work with. I totally agree with all of your points about the software customisability issues and illogical limitations. Here are a few 'hacks' to make some of it simpler - 1. In System settings - accessibility - Trackpad, you can set up three finger drag. This will allow you to move stuff without having to click and drag 2. There's a fantastic free app called Spectacle that does the Window snapping for you (and has simple, powerful keyboard shortcuts) For me the reflective screen hasn't been much of a problem, but you could perhaps install a matte screen guard to fix that. I also switched my hard drive cables to Micro B 3.0 - USB C 3.1 Gen 2, and got dual ended pen drives with USB C, so I rarely need to use Dongles (although I do carry one for the odd USB-A need). Numpad is definitely a much needed missed item. I also use getmacapps site when setting up system for first time.. it installed most of my basic apps, the rest I DMG / Apple Store as needed. Mac OS definitely lacks the finesse and customisability of Linux. But you get to work with most of it. I might return to Linux full time some day. But the stupid-ass proprietary stuff keeps me tied. Windows is a no-go though, for sure
you are lame
What a timing, Nick. I am just configuring my new laptop with Linux after 11 months on macOS. And most of the things you said are my experience. I'am really happy to be back to my beloved KDE again and check all the changes we had since then.
FYI, cut and paste exists, it’s just not advertised (which is dumb). Cmd+c to copy. Then cmd+option+v
Do you know how to get intel hd graphics control panel in Linux mint?
Since I switched to using OSX stage manager, I barely use multiple workspaces or tiling. Also just use brew to install things
As someone who has to deal with Macs because a bunch of people at work love them, it still makes my mind boggle how even now things like their native window management is still terrible.
3:20 You can set the menu bar to be always shown in full screen mode. 3:58 You can cut and paste files by copying them and then pasting them while holding the option key. 4:14 In the accessibility settings you can reduce that delay and make it nearly instantaneous. System Settings > Accessibility > Pointer Control > Spring-loading speed 4:43 You can use brew and install software like with any other package manager on Linux. 12:42 VMWare for Apple Silicon is almost out of beta and I heard that it will be free
Yeah, and they say that it works flawlessly out of the box.
@@amenoyoni For normies, macOS does, indeed, work out of the box.
"Spring-loading speed" - OMG, you have just resolved the most annoying thing for me in macOS that has been chasing me for YEARS! Thank you sooooo much!!!! 🥳
@@amenoyoni It does work better than Windows and Linux out of the box for most uses cases. If you want to customize it further there are options. If you have years of muscle memory from using another OS it will take time to adjust.
I also prefer how in macOS, when you click an app icon in the dock it automatically moves you to the virtual desktop already containing that app instead of instantiating a new copy of the app. It infuriates me in Plasma when it does that. I'm glad Gnome gets that right. Also, a quick tip, instead of going full screen with your apps, it's not meant to be maximize, but more a distraction free focus mode, double-option click on the corner of the window and it'll "maximize", really just grow to fill up the full size of available screen space. Much better and maintains your menubar.
Well I’m an engineer and work with both Linux and Mac. I use the M1 Pro for daily tasks. I must say that trying something new takes some getting used to. Just like windows users rant about how things are done in Linux, they will have to adapt somehow or find a workaround that fits their needs. I have zero third party apps and though I wish things were a bit different they still get the work done. Gestures and keyboard shortcuts gets most of it done for me. Gnome does things differently than KDE, Mac does things differently than windows and so on… You pick something that you like and works for you and you stick to it. Each OS have their own quirks and character. ✌️
Same as you working both with linux and mac as software engineer. Got to the same conclusions. But I have to admit hardware of MacBooks are very good.
Thank you! One would have expected him and his cohorts to have this understanding but ...
Indeed. A power user will find ways to make things work for them. His remark about "if it need shortcuts, it doesn't work" was the most surprising to me. As a power user, shortcuts are a big part of what makes things work efficiently. But sensible arguments and logic don't drive engagement as much I suppose.
@@stragulus You couldn't say it any better.
It took me about 6 months before I could unlearn the way of Windows and start to love the mac. Now I'm the polar opposite - I would never use Windows as a daily driver anymore. The max I can accept is to run a virtual machine on mac or linux. It's the ultimate windows experience, you can nuke it from orbit with a click of a button if you suspect it got corrupt or infected (which all windows boxes always end up doing).
1. You can enable menu bar being always visible in the settings. I have this on on mine because I see no reason not to when the space is otherwise blank anyways. 2. There's no cut operation, but cmd+option+v moves the copied file instead of copying it with cmd+v 3. I actually like the "first click doesn't do any action in the window" a lot because it means it's really easy to focus windows with the mouse without having to find a place in the window that doesn't have a button or other control on it 4. brew or nixpkgs :) 5. I haven't really tried virtualization on my MacBook yet but I've read you can run VMs efficiently using the Virtualization framework which comes with macOS. Additionally, why do you need x86 VMs? Usually Linux distros have an aarch64 build these days
I use Magnet for the window positioning and Home Brew as package manager. That eases not all, but some of your pains with Mac. I definitely agree that the file manager and the maximise window problem are annoying.
Magnet is always the first thing I install on a new Mac. Should be part of the OS, but it's cheap, and unobtrusive... I won't run a Mac without it.
I’m only 5 minutes in and I’m shocked by how clunky the UX seems. I’ve always assumed MacOS’s UX was one of its main upsides. Guess not tho lol.
Bloated af UI lol
It's made for the non savy user like the iphones are. It works great for them but feels very restrictive for everyone else.
To be fair, you have to actually know how to use it? You know like every OS that exists. There are more keybindings and gestures and hidden settings then anyone will ever know, but you have to actually want to try to learn something new. Defaults on any OS are for the Npcs
@@ghost-user559 Yeah, I was shocked how many of the issues outlined in the video could be solved by just changing a single setting in the settings menu. Changing default settings and installing some productivity software is something you need to do on any OS as a power user.
@@ThePC007 Yeah it’s always ironic to me that the main argument against MacOS I hear is “you need third party apps just to make it work”, while those same people use Linux, an operating system that comes with nothing native except a kernel, and is entirely based upon third parties to make an actual operating system functional lol.
Love Apple Silicon Hardware now. I personally enjoy MacOS, it definitely has its issues, but all OS'es have their issues. Still waiting on Asahi Linux to be all settled, and having the option to eventually install any Linux on this hardware still has me excited and holding onto my M1 Pro 16"
Linux + Apple silicon will be a deadly combination
sadly your SSD will probably die before it becomes a thing. Louis Rossman talked about how the 16" macbooks are uncureable in that regard in his video "How MOST 16" Macbook Pros often kill themselves & why they're unfixable" - you can have someone replace the BGA-soldered SSD and the capacitor, sure, but it'll just happen again. so make sure you keep backups
@@glebglubcorrect. Mac hardware is nice until it stops working. Then they tell you to upgrade or suffer. I guess it's too hard to find people willing to fix electronics. Except for the electronics repair companies... But they aren't allowed to have schematics, parts, or software required to make said repairs. Way to treat your customers, apple. 🙄
Just get the latest cpus from AMD, they aren't really any worse when it comes to performance and efficiency.
@@MickenCZProfi lmao I’ve used the latest gen. Still find my way back to Mac every time I try and as soon as this thing can game, I’d be comfortable with it being my only device.
I almost quit a job because a Mac. I asked to my project manager to provide a linux based laptop in order to perform my duties. So, I totally agree with your remarks here. The worst thing I found in that Mac was the screen. Almost like a mirror.
Reflective screen is a productivity feature, it discourages employees from jacking off on the job, lest they see their own face while ejaculating.
@@ultru3525bruh😹😹😹
@@ultru3525uhhhhh based???
@@ultru3525 a problem with that: mac users _do_ jack off to their own face.
Before I started my own company - in my last job - we were also given macbooks. The hardware was really good but I couldn't stand the mac ecosystem. I ended up reflashing the whole system with linux instead. That way I got the sleek look of the macbook with all the hardware but an operating system that doesn't drive me crazy. I will say though - the lack of USB ports is awful as an embedded developer.
Microsoft has a patent on window snapping. Apple can’t implement it without paying a license.
MacOS fixes a bunch of what is wrong with Linux and at the same time 'breaks' some things that is right with Linux.
It's like python. Offers stability by sacrificing everything else.
lol no
It certainly doesn't fix monitor management.
@@jeremyjjbrown what is wrong with monitor management?
"MacOS fixes a bunch of what is wrong with Linux" Well that's certainly your own opinion as the video doesn't imply this and I very much disagree with it as well.
It's baffling how terrible multitasking is on macOS in 2023. My biggest issue with it.
Yeah, though I'd rephrase that to Window management. It's indeed utter garbage even using like about year it.
the fact that he is using an iPhone puzzles me, it is a mono tasking device too
@@victorchong1557 True indeed. Never owned iPhone, but I have iPad and it's... not very nice to use imo especially trying to multitask.
@@victorchong1557 maybe he prefers to do anything intensive on an actual laptop rather than trying to do those tasks on a smaller screen
Could you elaborate? I don’t feel like macOS gets in my way for multitasking (so long as I avoid accidentally putting a window into the awful full-screen mode), unlike Windows 10, which is a constant pain if you have more than a dozen or so windows (of one app or across multiple) open. The only Linux DEs that I’d say I’m familiar enough with to have well-supported opinions on this are Ubuntu [can’t remember the name of the current DE right this second] and KDE Plasma, and while they work _differently_ than macOS, it’s not obvious to me that they’re better for multitasking due to the UI. What do you mean by “multitasking”? What can’t you do on macOS (or can only do awkwardly or with a lot of steps or whatever),? And how do you do it on other UIs that is better? Maybe I just don’t need to do the same sorts of things. Maybe I just don’t know what I’m missing.
I use Linux on desktop and a macbook because it's great for what I do. Most of your points I completely agree, the window management thing is a tiny bit better with a tiling wm(yabai) but it has its issues like not handling minimum/maximum window size well. The only part I wasn't sure about was the trackpad click, honestly I found myself completely unsure if they had a fake click or the trackpad did actually sink down, unless this is something with the 16 inch model(I run 14), I thought the click emulation on the trackpad was perfect.
Unity was so ahead of its time.
Some issues that can be mitigated: - You can move files on Finder using Command + Opt + V on the paste moment - Using Opt and clicking on maximize is the same of double clicking - Three fingers can be configured to function as click and drag
Once Asahi Linux can get everything sorted out with Apple Silicon (and pass it upstream to mainline kernels) native Linux on these things could be AMAZING!
It apparently has a bit better battery life than macOS. Not sure these chips need it, but...
You might want to look into what the options key does, as MacOS kinda hides things behind it. Like moving files with cmd+c/cmd+opt+v in my earlier comment. Like move files does show in the menus while holding options Holding options then clicking display settings, changes the icons to a full list of available Refresh rates and resolutions
I understand your point with multitasking, but this isn’t really an issue for me anymore since I’m using a tiling window manager. This way I can jump between applications and use them on different screens (since I work with multiple screens I usually just have one window open per screen). With this essential addition Mac works for me. The integration with other Apple devices is thought through, the hardware is great and it allows me to use programs and drivers that Linux don’t support while offering a similar terminal experience. For me mac os combines important features of linux while ditching the crap windows does.
Only when I switched to Mac, I understood why different desktops exist, and switching between them is very easy by single swap. I use computers for 20 years now. But never used different desktops, niether on windows or linux, but Mac OS is build for that, and once you set up your desktop, "multitasking" is much better than on any other operating system.
I use macOS and Linux... I don't understand why the cut, copy, and paste options were disabled in the Finder for you, because they've always worked for me (I just tried it now to be certain) -- maybe a permissions issue in that folder? I completely agree with your comments on window tiling, though. I think Sonoma will fix a lot of these issues, which is very welcome. The big draw with mac is its integrations with the apple ecosystem. getting messages and calls on my mac is a huge time saver for me, since I don't need to keep picking up my phone. And as you mention, AirDrop and the shared clipboard has helped my workflow quite a bit. I would miss those features now, having gotten used to them.
Honestly you mentioned almost every problem i have with macos when i have ro use it for work/school. You know your desktop has issues when it looses to windows in multitasking.
I hate the click on non Mac trackpad. I like silent and clean
The only mouse focused window manager that also can auto resize windows by just dragging on the grid is Swish. It also gives way more well made gestures. Like to hide window, or move a window grid group to a new space (getting around the awful native full screen), gesture to close tabs. I didn't like it when it came out, but might try it again now.
M1 user here. I absolutely love how quiet it is, easily (for me) it's best feature. I hate Apple's ecosystem personally and avoid it myself. I only like Apple products for their hardware. I plan on ditching the OS and installing Linux but I was waiting for Asahi Linux to support the touchbar which has only just been fixed (I can't do without function keys!). I'll probably get an M2 at some point, as long as I can install Linux on it because the processor just knocks everything else out the park at the moment.
can you upgrade your RAM or your GPU on your own?
@@prakhars962you can't they're soldered within the Arm Chip
@@sky77751 🥲
Yah the only thing I don't like about the Apple hardware is that they solder the SSD onto the motherboard now. A 1TB M.2 drive costs a fraction of what Apple wants for the upgrade. There's so many 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD Macbooks out there as the upgrades are unreasonably priced.
is Asahi Linux already working on Applce SoC?
for gui app installation, at least for many open source ones you can use the homebrew and/or the macports package managers, they are great for this, and they are not recompiled linux apps, but rather their fully fledged mac ports for many of them. EDIT: There is also a nix port for macOS.
The lack of proper virtual desktop / multi window / windows snap support compared to Ubuntu or even Windows 11 which does this really well with snap layouts, was the reason I gave my work their MacBook Pro back and asked for a Lenovo ThinkPad running Ubuntu 23
As for Virtualbox, I think Oracle gave up. The m1/arm version was in beta for a year or so, and never worked. For the latest vbox released last week, the arm version is missing. Parallels is paid, that’s fair. Otherwise kind of confused by your trouble. Initially there were weird issues with Linux bootloaders not being mapped properly in memory(?) but it’s been fine for the last 6-8 months? You can’t run x86 VMs, but I use parallels 18 all the time to run ARM Linux.
M1 Pro user here! I use mine for software development and more or less have found solutions to all of your productivity complaints. For the window management, I use yabai and skhd, turning the shoddy window management into a tiling window manager that can be customized to whatever you like. It still does get annoying when the auto-tiling doesn't go where you want it to be, but it's certainly a lot better than stock. You could also set shortcuts to go to each desktop. So I usually have multiple desktops tiled exactly to what I want at any given point. And as for the apps, I straight up ignore the app store and install most my apps through the brew package manager.
I'll have to check out Yabai. I use Amethyst from time to time. I have keyboard shortcuts setup to snap my windows with Raycast for daily use.
Excellent video and even though I don't use my ageing MacBookPro 2010 for the stuff you produce, your review more than validates my decision to dump Mac OS a few years back when Apple left my pretty decent machine behind with regards to software and OS support! My MacBookPro is now thoroughly enjoying a new lease of life with Linux and in particular, Gnome.
Back in the day, I used a linux desktop, but switched to windows as I was often tasked to support that OS. So it is really great to hear, how the linux desktop enviroment evolved. But it is totally strange, that MacOS lacks in that regard that much. The GUI, drag & drop was even it's strong point under ancient MacOS 6.
I use both platforms. But have to say (not well known shortcut), you can enlarge an app using the option key held down when clicking the green icon. Also, you can cut and paste, by clicking copy and then holding down the option key when pasting and choosing Move.
Putting asahi on a m1 mac us a game changer because you get a fast arm chip and long batterie life and a nice KDE desktop
Unfortunately, I tried and I didn't have working speakers. It's good, just not ready for most users.
I'm going to be that guy, but so many of your problems could have been fixed by looking through the settings, but I will concede that if you have to trawl for them it is annoying, and also use homebrew or nix package managers and you can also use a tiling windows manager, also three finger swipe to the top.
There are no settings for most of my issues here, believe me, I looked!
@@TheLinuxEXP for window snapping, hold the option key and you can snap left or right without being in full screen. Holding the option key often gives you an alternative set of options.
I use Alpine btw.
@@TheLinuxEXP just realised that the focus follows mouse is enabled in the windows manager I use on Mac, called amethyst, which is what for me personally makes the Mac the most productive OS as a mix of full screened apps and tiled workspaces works really well.
for me personally the only thing I would ever buy a macbook for is running asahi linux, I fully agree on everything you said regarding the software, it just feels really weird to try to multitask on this
I use both macOS and Linux (and windows unfortunately) and I love them both… but besides a few minor complaints, I still prefer the Mac and always find myself returning to that machine for my serious work.
I think it depends on the person, I can multitask on Mac OS very smoothly with lots of applications, and the system still works fine even after using up all the ram.
Oh, heck yeah! My old MacBook Air handles multiple tasks /way/ better than my much newer, much more powerful MSWindows laptop with triple the processor cores and double the RAM. An individual task can more easily slow down the Air - a spreadsheet with 10s of thousands of lookup functions takes a measurable amount of time to open, and sometimes switching sheets within it has a noticeable delay, while a comparable spreadsheet on the work computer might take a bit to open but then is responsive in use. But I can have roughly double the number of programs open, each with more documents/windows open, on the Air before I even notice any slowdowns and realize I should close some things I’m not using. Safari is also significantly better than Chrome or Edge at handling lots of open tabs. When my Air starts slowing down and I realize I’d better clean up Safari, I typically discover I have several hundred tabs open-usually around 300-600. Meaning that it was functioning just fine and I didn’t notice anything with {several hundred minus a handful} tabs open. That said, there are increasing numbers of single webpages that absolutely slow my 2016-era Air to a crawl, all by themselves, while my work laptop handles them without breaking a sweat. The work laptop clearly has way more power and is newer, but MSWindows just doesn’t multitask nearly as well as macOS IME. Most Linuxen are even better than macOS at this, however. At least in my experience.
you're still limited fundamentally by the os
@@NoradNoxtus It's not my case, what limits you?
A lot of these software issues can be worked around with third party programs but there really is no excuse for these features being absent out of the box (window management especially). I love my Mac but I miss the customization and true configurability of Linux so much If you still have the Mac I’d love to see your opinion on homebrew, Amethyst, and UTM, because I use all of those programs daily and they make MacOS usable for me
You might also like Raycast.
It's counterproductive to have to use third-party programs to solve problems that even Windows can solve natively.
so you use macOS and custom mod it in a way? by installing 3rd party tools. Isnt that the same as people do with windows 10/11 to make is usefull or better?
@@BeckyAnn6879 I have never heard an actual Mac user in real life complain about the lack of window snapping. As far as I'm concerned, window snapping only solves a fictional problem. Neither Linux or Windows has smart zoom a much more useful basic UI feature.
@@lokelaufeyson9931 Except, no mod can actually fix Windows' poor user experience.
First let me say, almost every “flaw” I heard you mention is possible using shortcut keys. Also, I used Linux for many years even on a laptop years ago when I was younger and had the time to play with things to make them work and had fun setting different things up. As a grown-up with other things to do than play around with the latest window manager, distro and or “cool app” I just want my Tool to work and not be subject to 10 Zero Day CVEs every month or be forced to pay for yet another Windows license. To each his own.
Even though it's possible, for most users tiling windows and seamlessly using multi window is a must
lmao this dude is defending a company
Honestly, you did everything the hard way. To add a new space, simply drag a window to the right edge of your screen and you have a new space. To tile, simply click-hold the green button and snap to a side. To move between spaces, 3-finger swipe left or right. 3-finger swipe up for mission control. Turn on space for docking spaces to the side of your screen. Very simple and easy. I personally don't like snapping tiling as it often snaps when i am just moving the window to the top of my screen. None of these are difficult to learn. It feels very infantile and small minded to complain about these things when Linux is missing core usable features such as viewing files in icon view when uploading photos to a web store or drive.
He did so many things the hard way: No copy or paste in the Finder menu? He needs to select something first if he wants the copy and paste to display in the menu. Another thing he complained about was the delay in dragging and dropping, but there's a setting where the drag and drop can be set to a range of values, including instantaneous, for example.
I think you are doing the same thing you accuse him of doing. I can go into an icon view just fine when uploading pictures on firefox or to another drive (I assume you mean like google drive or remote storage, it works for that and for local drives). Seems like you were doing things the harder way because you didn't have the information or it wasn't intuitive enough to know from being on it, just like the creator.
If you are using KDE Plasma desktop, then you can view files in icon view while uploading, as Plasma allows the browser access to the desktop file manager. most other Linux desktops do not allow icon view, as they don't allow the browser to access the root file manager. I actually replaced Cinnamon desktop in Linux Mint just to get this feature back. @@32Rats
I'm a linux user and sometimes I have to use MacOS to work and the OS desktop experience is horrible, if you don't end up installing brew you can't work decently, small minded adjective doesn't work here. On the other hand, in the case of the iPhone, it is wonderful and far exceeds that of Android in usability.
Thank you, it was frustrating watching this man talk and complain about things he doesn't even know how to use.
I have the exact same gripes with MacOS. I tried three times over 10 years, and just couldn't work with it. MacOS, just like iOS, seems to get in your face at every operation shouting "LOOK AT ME!" when you want to get something done, with more clicks or taps to complete an action. That said, it did feel more solid and purposely crafted than Gnome/KDE or Android. What that purpose is, I'm not sure, but I think it goes all the way back to their original unitask Mac and featurephone-esque iPhone roots. (Still can't get at the photos from the file manager or USB on iOS? WHY?)
It took me about 6 months to start to like the OSX. Now a few years later I could never even imagine going back to windows.
5:44 - there is actually an option to do the double-tap drag and drop, but I think sometime in the mid 2010's got hidden under the accessibility settings or something like that. Don't remember exactly where, but it used to be easier to find. God forbid people actually use the configuration options built into the operating system, Apple...
I can’t believe macOS doesn’t have window snapping/tiling that is actually useful. Even windows has that
macOS has the window management you want, but it’s hidden: press the alt key while hovering the green button and you’ll see the options you were missing.
You can use tree finger drag if you enable it. I never use the fullscreen feature, I just double-click on the titlebar. For some reason some years back, Apple made it so that you have to drag your mouse to the top in order to see the virtual-desktops, but the nice thing is that you can swipe between them on one monitor without it affection any of the other monitors. So I can have a youtube video on one monitor and still swipe between desktops on my main monitor.
same. it takes time to adapt like any other OS. three finger drag is awesome. thought it's hidden in accessibility.
You can just use control 1,2,3,4 etc to switch between virtual desktops
@@ghost-user559 i just use four finger swipe on touchpad.
@@bbajr You can do it with 3 fingers, but I generally find it more convenient to use 4.
@@katrinabryce 4 is compulsory when u use three finger drag. I hate having to physically press the trackpad. I double tap for right click and use three finger to drag.
Interesting with the touchpad. That’s the one thing I’d like to transfer to Linux. Virtualisation is… ok. Docket runs Rosetta now and qemu is reasonably friendly to use with UTM if you like a GUI. Not snappy though
You are totally right. But there’s one thing that you didn’t try. The reason to use a Mac in the first place. Not to run virtual machines. But video production with Final Cut Pro, essentially like the Video Toaster was for the Amiga, the one reason to get a Macintosh.
The M1 is by far the biggest reason to get a Macbook. I really wish it was available for other platforms. I also feel like the Mac UI was better 10 years ago. I can never quite put my finger on what's different, but there's just too many things that are just slightly more awkward than they should be.
Try parallel desktop, it works fine for me...@markitzero7408
Actually Asahi Linux project is running very good. I'm writing this comment from my M1 Mac Mini with Ubuntu 23.10 installed with the Asahi installer. Everything works pretty good. The only thing I'm missing is to connect my 2. Display with the thunderbold interface. I can only run one of my displays connected to HDMI. When this issue is fixed, I can use it as my daily driver. The installation is pretty simple. There are some good tutorials here on youtube. Also I had no problems to deinstall it.
When I was doing desktop support (I was the only one who apparently got along with the PR dept that used macs), it was a real epiphany when Adobe was getting slammed over flash and other stuff at the time by Jobs. When I'd mention it to get opinions, the PR people would completely shut down - with one only half joking it was like the parents were fighting. They were ideologues for both to that degree.
Have you tried hyperdock? Have you used the option key with the green button? Have you thought to use your thumb in combination with your index finger on the touch pad? You can thank me later... :) However, I want to ask you what laptop machine you use for linux. Thanks for any answer.
The long battery life and lack of fan noise are game changing, and something you don't get anywhere else, at least for now.
I've been using Mac OS for almost 15 years mainly for work (I'm a software developer) and the UI annoyances list goes on and on. The dock is a waste of screen space: you can't pick a specific window, is impossible to use with keyboard shortcuts and you can't place things like widgets on it. The task switcher is also a pain; if you need to jump from one window to another, you have to use the up and down keys. Additionally, an extra step is required to pick the icon if it is for the current app (which is always the first).
there is a tool to fix that, its called alt tab and replaces the task switcher (cmd + tab) with a windows style one
@@kreavitawastaken alt/option+tilde switches windows.
I've been using Mac OS since version 9 and don't know of this task switcher you speak of.
Are you developing osx/ios software? May I ask why you use a Mac vs Windows or Linux for development?
@@AFFL1CTED1 I don't work developing software for OSX / iOS (I'm a front end developer). In all my jobs they give me a Mac and I don't have the option of changing it to another operating system due to the proprietary remote management and VPN tools that I must use due to security policies. Personally I use Arch Linux and I am delighted with it.
I would be curious to see how you feel about the hardware when it runs linux fully - it would seem best of both worlds.
I'm using Linux only for server side stuff nowadays, for personal and development macOS is a beast, super fast to use and configure, and finally I can update/upgrade apps anytime without fear of breaking everything. And if something break the backup system is amazingly easy to use. I work everyday on terminal Iterm2 and it is sharp as hell, I'm very productive without fear of a breaking package. Of course the price is expensive too, but I think it worth to work on real issues not on my OS issues.
I’m wondering what was your experience after using Linux for 30 days. You compare your years of experience with Linux 30 day experience with Mac?
As a Linux engineer who is working on the exact same Macbook M1Pro (I had to choose between Macbook and Windows :D), I can relate to most of what you're saying. Inability to configure desktop on Mac actually forced me to switch to Gnome and make Gnome behave like Mac, so I wouldn't care what device I'm using and relate on the power of habit. I'm using UTM app for Virtual Machines - it's basically a UI over the QEMU and I'm fine with that, as long as it free and do the job alright. My biggest pain is docker containers! Every time I run Docker Desktop it eats 8Gb or RAM away because it runs some Linux VM in order to start Linux Containers. I tried to switch to Podman, and it's more configurable (I can specify how much RAM to dedicate for Linux VM), however I still will need to run QEMU VM to host my containers, when it just works in Linux. I completely agree about M1Pro raw power and whooping battery life, even with heavy development with compilation, running multiple docker containers etc, the laptop easily get me through the day on a single charge. If I'm working on the docs, or just have bunch of meetings, I can easily sqeeze 2-3 days out of the single charge, and that's impressive to say the least.
3:20 change the setting to never hide/show the menubar CMD+OPTION+V at destination to cut/paste file 4:12 change spring loading delay to a shorter time period 4:35 use homebrew/macports you can use 3 fingers to drag windows, I believe that's in accessibility settings 12:30 I've had good experiences using UTM for x86 emulation
I think main idea was to make a clickbate video :)
As a person who uses both M1 MBA and a windows gaming pc, everything you said about mac os reflects very well on what it feels to daily a mac device, especially when you are coming from other os
The floaty windows on macOS is a problem. There's a $10 app called Magnet that is currently the #1 Productivity app. (I don't use it, so I don't know if it's good.) So, clearly window management is lacking on macOS. Yet, I'm currently stuck with Mac. I've been keeping a list of blockers… *BLOCKERS* • Apple Arcade • Disk Utility • Hype • Keynote (iWork) • Final Cut Pro • Messages • Music (Ecosystem trap) • Notes (iCloud features) • Numbers (iWork) • Pages (iWork) • Photos • Pixelmator Pro (Image Editing) • Time Machine • Xcode • Widgets That last one is my app, and I probably could port it, but I doubt if it would make money as a Linux app. 😊 *macOS Features* • Screenshots • iPhone Messages *Ready To Go* • Audacity (Audio Editing) • Blender • DB Browser for SQLite • FileZilla (FTP) • Handbrake (Video Transcoder) • Inkscape • Thunderbird (Email) • Visual Studio Code While there are lots of Linux alternatives for the iWork suite of apps, I like how it works on Mac. The iCloud integration is great and it works across macOS / iOS / iPadOS. Even if I switched to Linux as the operating system, Apple hardware is really good. Apple Silicon is amazing! Yet, I just put Ubuntu on a 2017 MacBook Air. It runs great. That gave the Mac new life, since Apple isn't giving it the latest major versions of macOS. So, perhaps Asahi Linux is a good middle ground.
As for virtualization, have you tried out UTM? It's based on QEMU, and I've used it for native virtualization, not x86 emulation, but it's pretty good!
I just wanted to comment same thing, works very well for arm based os, I even tried emulation of x86 but it is really slow and sluggish
Docker has support for Rosetta2 these days. Runs much quicker than the old qemu set up. Need to use X, VNC or similar for GUI stuff though.
UTM is a life saver for me on the Mac Book I recently got for proprietary Apple software I use for work related tasks. I use the the VMs to write and test code without having to lug around multiple machines. However, as mentioned in this video moving into full screen on a Mac can be a huge pain, especially with VMs.
I agree that the native window management sucks. After not touching Macos for about 25 years I just got a brand new M2. I was surprised that there weren't native window management features really at all. However, being a programmer that likes to tweak things, I was able to leverage Yabai, SKHD, Karibiner Elements, and Spacelauncher to create a very comfortable keyboard driven multitasking setup, with window management and resizing included. And for moving and managing files I'm already used to the terminal so I just use the terminal. It's also incredibly fast and responsive, and even running some pretty heavy docker images doesn't seem to push it. All in all, it's not the best machine for everyone but it's doing great for me.
While gloss screens are a pain for reflections, they are essential for image clarity and accuracy of colours given that matte coatings are a deliberately applied fuzz filter
MacBook's touchpad is awasome. Its haptic feedback is enough for me. It is not require different pressure force to click, compared to any other touchpad with physical buttons underneath surface which usually require different pressure at different edges.
30+ years Mac user here… absolutely agree with you. I just had the pleasure… and it really felt good, to wipe out my old 3 Intel machines. Now they feel like new, and since completely switching to Linux I have no regrets, and I’m super satisfied with the total control I have. Never looking back to Mac!
How's the driver support? Some of the 2nd hand old Intel Macbooks are quite cheap now and I've been considering getting one as a Linux machine
I primarily use macOS but that’s because I cannot stand the insanity of Windows and I have software I use that only has Windows or Mac builds. A lot of the macOS GUI criticisms are completely valid. Apple caters to the lowest common denominator which unfortunately means power users get looked over. I’ve been complaining for years that they should have a “power user mode” that gives you the ability to do more. But at the end of the day, as a UNIX admin, I just love that I have a UNIX core. It’s just nice to have a platform that has the same tools I use elsewhere. But I’ll end with the same thing I tell everyone: at the end of the day, a computer is just a tool to help you get a job done. Some people can do their work with a claw hammer but some people are just fine with a tack hammer. Both can drive nails, but use the one for the nails YOU have.
The UNIX kernel IO stack is more efficient than Linux's.
I was forced to use Windows in a previous job and just couldn't stand it. Makes no sense to me. In the end I used it only to run Ubuntu under WSL and do everything I had to do in the terminal. For browsing and other GUI work I used my personal Linux machine with Barrier installed on both to share mouse and keyboard. At least the unix side of MacOS is real rather than emulated - though I switched back to bash from the default zsh because after 20+ years of unix I have a bunch of personal legacy scripts and settings that don't quite work in zsh.
@@slebetman I also didn't make the switch to zsh because of script capatibility. Everyone I know who is forced to do Web development in Windows uses WSL.
Just wait until someone makes a Linux distro that will run on those machines- that would be a KILLER combo.
Disclaimer: I don't like OS X for the reasons you demonstrated and more. However, there is something you are missing. OS X can be operated on extensive keyboard shortcuts. That said, the keyboard shortcuts are non-intuitive and don't perform the operation you're expecting in every scenario. All the same, I would like to see you explore and demonstrate them.
For someone who uses home, insert, end, page up and page down keys a lot. It is a pain to use a mac many times. Not to forget using a normal monitor or an ultrawide usually gives u blurry text which you have no easy way to fix.
6:04 you can set font hinting and a few other options in .Xresources, ik it's a bit arcane but for me it made font rendering smooth
Font hinting improves things a little and it's certainly crazy on linux that it's not on by default. However, even with this enabled, fonts on linux look worse than they do on MacOS or even windows.
3-finger trackpad drag is mandatory for me on macOS, I hate having to awkwardly click-down and hold while I drag. Easily enabled: System Settings > Accessibility > Pointer Control > Use trackpad for dragging and select Three Finger Drag under Dragging Style. It's instant with no delay between drags. Neither Windows nor Linux has figured out the trackpad quite like macOS.
The cut and paste thing with apps is because mostly it is large video files and big projects being transferred (or used to be). They dont have that so if you're moving a file and it gets corrupted in the move you still have the original and aren't screwed.
The thing about Apple products is, if you are not going to be using the entire ecosystem, just having one or two devices (maybe except iPhone and iPads) is like paying a super expensive price for sub par products for that price range
Name a laptop with better battery life?
except the product isn’t subpar, it’s just the software
@@telephoto I would argue it’s just Ui/ux most of the time. Pages is awesome and powerful, so is GarageBand and iMovie, and so is numbers and keynote. Even the command line is just bash or zsh. It’s really just the interface people don’t always mesh with. Overall native software is really powerful and generally free. It’s just not what some people are used to.
@@ghost-user559 I thought that would be obvious since the video does go over how robust the MacBook is. But again if you want to get the true value out of your Apple product you have to use with the entire Apple ecosystem or you're missing some key features and comforts others who use the entire ecosystem enjoy
@@mrbloodyhyphen-5657 Yeah I agree it opens up the full potential of each device when you own more of the ecosystem. I have an iPhone, iPad, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro, so I totally understand that side of the argument. But I only got that ecosystem slowly over the years because of the quality of the software itself and the value of both the apps and the hardware quality. I disagree that it’s a subpar device. Upgradability is the issue with the modern models, and the gpus don’t compare to a dedicated desktop PC, but the hardware is not subpar. Thunderbolt is excellent, the screens and color gamut’s are excellent. Touchpads are industry leading, so are built in speakers. Battery life is best in class as is efficiency, and native apps are powerful and mostly free. It has its compromises, but even just a MacBook Pro is enough to have a very competent home business or creative workstation. It’s just not the right tool for everyone, it’s proprietary and it’s not cheap. But it’s definitely not sub par for what it excels at.
I use brew package manager to install applications, I rarely use the App store. Also, for running arm64 VMs, I use UTM and it works great. I'm a developer and normally work on Linux, but recently I've transitioned to an M1 Air and find it pretty useful, but still prefer Linux for any real development work tbh
Loved the video! I would like to see a part 2 where software solutions are attempted to be found and how viable that path is. Ex: More Window Management, Package Managers like Brew etc.
Brew used to work really great but with the switch to Arm, many packages aren't yet available (or werent about a year ago when I tried to set it up for dev use).
@@dingdong2103Packages that haven't jumped to Apple Silicon by this time is probably as good as abandonware 😂😂
Thank you for confirming that switching to Linux was the best move I ever made.
One thing I love on MacBooks is the « drag with three fingers » feature. After I discovered it years ago, I stopped using a mouse for my laptop. Can it be replicated on Linux? Also, a glossy screen is certainly more reflective, but it retains contrast better than a matte display. And this is very handy for visual creators. So it’s a trade off. But, would be nice that Apple offered a matte version, like they did before.
One thing I don't like on macos is that full screen creates a new desktop that I never asked for, so if I go full screen, the next desktop doesn't have the apps I expect. Gnome and KDE both have their own desktop switching gestures built in, but I find it easy to do with the keyboard (I bind it to ctrl-super-right/left) like it is on windows
@@chinter just press option when you maximize a window and in most cases it does the trick. For desktops, just use 3/4 fingers gesture. Depending if you have the three fingers drag activated or not.
@@vladartiomav2473 Double clicking on the window's top decoration does the same thing as option-click so that works for me. I have 3 fingers activated on my M1 (which is my main portable device and will continue to be for years!). I am just saying other OS's aren't behind in that area. I have some other complaints, but just like TLE, they are personal preferences rather than actual general flaws in the design and I prefer gnome or windows style of window organization and grouping
Great review but i wish you could've explored some of the ecosystem integration that Apple offer and compared it to the Linux world(perhaps with Nextcloud). But i know you also had a video on ecosystems in general :)
Middle click to paste is an evil feature in linux. Can't tell you how much it screwed me over during coding where it pasted some letters I copied in wild places while scrolling through code and broke everything. One time i was so frustrated trying to find wll the bugs, that i completely rewrote the whole thing I was doing, just to then figure out time later it was just a stupid word pasted in 3 different spots