cantankerous_cashewMac shipments grow 10%, as all major PC brands see downturns
Captain PoofterIs Mac better with Steam and games now? Or is this just all the college students buying macs to type papers on?
'M' as in 'MANCY'What an annoying comment. Plenty of people use Macs for professional or personal reasons who don’t find gaming to be a deciding factor in their purchase decisions.
zalackLike Abby creative ever. Gamers will disagree but I find Macs desktop UI much nicer than Windows.
The Wacom drivers are also MUCH better on Mac. It's hard to explain, but the stylus just doesn't feel as smooth on Windows. The response curve/time is just better, even with the same settings. Even things like native column view in finder is something I can't live without now.
Also, UNIX is nice if you're a developer but aren't fond of any of the Linux desktop environments.
I game on PC and deploy to Linux servers, but Mac is my daily driver for coding and video editing. It just gets out of my way and let's me be productive. I have to do way too much fiddling on Windows and PC for a desktop experience I like less.
What an annoying response. I asked about gaming specifically because I already know it’s the only thing holding back iOS. I’m fully aware iOS is capable of creative software and general use. You don’t need to start a circle jerk.
You’re the one that started off pegging all MacOS users as college kids writing papers in Starbucks. If you’re gonna be snarky then stick to your snark. No need to back peddle now.
I didn’t tag anyone as anything. Read it again. I asked if college kids buying laptops was what was driving the higher sales. But I get things can seem like it’s personal when you attach so much of your identity to a product.
Sure, Jan.
Ok boomer
What an annoying apple fan. Plenty of people use computers for gaming and not professional reasons
And I love that for you.
I mean it’s not worse than they were, but if you are buying a laptop just to play games it’s not really the platform for you.
I buy Macs to do work on, I think a lot of people continue to use them to do work on past college. Plenty of people also have consoles, so having a computer that can do both well isn’t even a priority for all gamers none the less the ton of people who don’t play AAA games.
I’m not interested in gaming laptops at all. I only mentioned laptops because those count as PCs as well so I was wondering if that’s what was driving the data.
Is Mac better with Steam and games now?
It could be soon. Apple just dropped their Game Porting Toolkit last month.
Interesting!! Thank so much for not responding like a fanboy. This is really interesting, and could be what theyve been looking for when it comes to games? 🤞
Would you blame them for wanting a good machine? I know Chromebooks are fine for papers and browsing but like budget windows computers, they’re built like shit.
roadkillSaying "Chromebooks are ... built like shit" is so incredibly reductive and disingenuous. Don't buy the cheapest and you won't have that problem.
Why is it that every time these threads come up, people compare $199 devices with $1999 Macbooks and expect their criticisms to be as if both were on equal footing?
Are there more expensive Chromebooks with better build quality?
My impression was that they pretty much only serve the ultra low end market?
There are Chromebooks that do approach 1000$.
To take a more luxury approach, Framework has a chromebook edition of their laptop, which has the same hardware except a different motherboard firmware as chromebooks require a titan chip onboard.
dontwakethetrees (she/her)Up until recently, and still applies to many, chromebooks had a rather short shelf life before “expiring”. You could buy a new Chrombook with like 2 or less years of support before it became e-waste. Like wouldn’t even support video streaming and no security updates.
Even on previous macOS versions they still receive security updates for a while as does Windows. Plus the lifespan is rather large with a 5-6yo intel Macbook receiving the upcoming OS release later this year.
Its not just a $199 vs $1999 laptop issue, its an ecosystem issue as well.
You’re right, they make premium ones too. I just started seeing these. Do you know if they offer more features other than build quality/screen quality/etc? I would imagine the Chromebooks would have battery life advantages at least over a windows PC equivalent.
Probably only due to a less bloated OS, as high and chromebooks run standard pc laptop parts. Would be similar to min maxing battery by optimizing a linux distro.
Comparing a Chromebook to a MacBook is simply unfair lol. Stahp.
You’re totally right. I was simply trying to make the point for using one over a chrome book considering the low impact work flow. I think there are some Chromebooks that cost as much as the MacBook Air? Who are those for?
I’m done with this entire conversation. Why did you get all the up votes, when I was totally right? Cuz this is a full on apple circle jerk, that’s why. ✌️
I’m sorry man, I really don’t like the way that happened. I was down for having a nice conversation about comparing the pros and cons of Mac OS, Crome OS, Windows, and other Linux Derivatives/Distros.
Thanks man, appreciate that. 🍻
ThekingoflordaMonthly reminder that computers can be used for something different than gaming.
Dude still thinks he’s on Reddit smh
I asked a question about Apple’s weakest aspect of their computer market, and the fanboys all piled on for a circle. But I’m the one stuck in Reddit? Get over yourself and go stand in line for an iPhone.
Friendly reminder that no one said they couldn’t 🤷♂️
Wanting to use it for gaming is totally valid though, in which case you should probably get a Windows machine
Flying SquidHello, this non-gaming, non-student who works in the design field uses a Mac every day, as do many of my colleagues.
Sorry. I forgot to include people running Adobe software in my summary.
Neither.
There’s a reason Apple reports “Shipments” instead of “Sales”.
In order to get the “honour” of selling apple crap, a retailer has to commit to a certain dollar value of inventory-on-hand.
If those units collect dust in that retailers back-room, Apple doesn’t give a shit. And it’s notoriously difficult to RMA unsold product to them.
Source: Previous Tech Sales Manager at Staples.
Since when is Apple selling computers through Staples?
They sell phones, tablets and watches at basically every electronics place.
Ok, but this is about computers, not phones, tablets and watches.
Up here in Canada, Staples has been dealing MacBooks since at least 2013 or so. (when I was there)
Interesting…
TPetrichorBeware the Mac simps. They’re a different breed, for sure
Dark_BladeThere’s a fuckton of in-between there lmao, people don’t just buy computers for gaming or typing papers.